A first Grand Championship
1
title in the data
This was Valtek's first Grand Championship in the data.
Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
Sep 29, 2022 · Midland, TX · 📍 11700 W COUNTY RD 122
Reps: Bob McKinnon, Larry Voth, Lynda Voth, Terri McKinnon
Valtek won Grand Champion at the Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) on September 29, 2022 in Midland, TX at 11700 W COUNTY RD 122, scoring 352.0228 in a field of 64 teams. Covia took Reserve Grand Champion with 327.9772. Category winners: Pork Ribs — Cudd Energy Services (RPC) (177.2000); Brisket — Valtek (176.5828).
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
149.18
median 299.74
352.02 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Pork Ribs 177.20
- Brisket 176.58
106.90
177.20
Entries
64
2 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
352.0228
Winning margin
24.0456
GC over RC
Field average
288.31
149.18352.02
median 299.74 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
6.8228 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
316.5828
149.18352.02
10th place overall
Field spread
202.8456
winner to last place
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 30%
beats 70% of 610 Backyard Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.22 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,500
avg power rating going in · stronger than 1% of contests
Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
A statement win
24.0456
points clear of the field
Wider than 99% of the 610 championships in the data
The champion won by 24.0456 points — a wider margin than 99% of championships in the data.
A rookie on the podium
1st
at their first tracked contest
Valtek finished 1st overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
0.0684
closest of 2 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 6–7: Gravity edged Covia by 0.0684. Pork Ribs places 8–9: Wildcat Oil Tools edged Blue Energy Services by 0.1028.
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0684
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.1028
One of the big ones
64
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 93% of the 5,462 contests in the data
64 teams — bigger than 93% of the 5,462 contests in the data.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 177.2000 | 168.5944 | 163.5084 |
| Brisket | 176.5828 | 169.7600 | 162.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
64 entries · top 352.0228 · median 299.7426
Pork Ribs
63 entries · top 177.2000 · median 151.3368
Brisket
60 entries · top 176.5828 · median 146.8572
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Cocktail
40 entries · top 174.2628 · median 155.4114
Ancillary — Wild Game
42 entries · top 174.8572 · median 156.3086