Sep 24–25, 2022 · Ashland, VA · 📍 11322 Air Park Drive
Reps: Bill Jones · Prize money: $1,310
POOR BOYS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) on September 24, 2022 in Ashland, VA at 11322 Air Park Drive, scoring 525.7144 in a field of 18 teams. Ham Squad took Reserve Grand Champion with 524.5372. Category winners: Chicken — Full Throttle BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — LOVE-N-SMOKE (176.5716); Pork — Ham Squad (178.8572). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2023.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 72 times in 100
POOR BOYS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Ham Squad, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
POOR BOYS BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 2 calls from 3 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was POOR BOYS BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 22nd tracked contest.
Chicken places 1–2: Full Throttle BBQ and Gold-N-Blue Barbecue tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Buckshot's BBQ and Swine 'N' Roses BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: The Fat is Where It's At and Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2022 ← this one | Ashland, VA | 11322 Air Park Drive | 18 | 525.7144 | POOR BOYS BBQ |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Ashland, VA | 11322 Air Park Drive | 20 | 529.6916 | BETTER HALF BARBECUE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5716 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 173.7260 | 170.8344 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 171.9772 | 166.8344 |
18 entries · top 525.7144 · median 511.9200 · out of 540, not the usual 360
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | Ham Squad | |
| 3 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 4 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 5 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 6 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 7 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 8 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 9 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 10 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 11 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 12 | Zoni-Q | |
| 13 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 14 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 15 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 16 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 17 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 18 | Col. Buck’s BBQ |
18 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 2 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 3 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 5 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 6 | Zoni-Q | |
| 7 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 8 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 9 | Ham Squad | |
| 10 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 11 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 12 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 13 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 14 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 15 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 16 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 17 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 18 | Col. Buck’s BBQ |
18 entries · top 176.5716 · median 171.1316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 2 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 3 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 4 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 5 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 6 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 7 | Ham Squad | |
| 8 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 9 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 10 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 11 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 12 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 13 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 14 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 15 | Zoni-Q | |
| 16 | Col. Buck’s BBQ | |
| 17 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 18 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ |
18 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.1258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ham Squad | |
| 2 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 3 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 5 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 6 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 7 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 8 | Zoni-Q | |
| 9 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 10 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 11 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 12 | LOVE-N-SMOKE | |
| 13 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 14 | Kane's BBQ | |
| 15 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 16 | Col. Buck’s BBQ | |
| 17 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 18 | Country Boys BBQ |