Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY)
2022-10-21 – 2022-10-22 · Vicksburg, MS
Reps: JANET APPLETON, SAM APPLETON · Prize money: $15,000.00
Grand Champion: Rammer Jammer BBQ (346.8572) · 28 teams
Entries
28
2 categories
Top score
346.8572
Winning margin
0.0228
GC over RC
Field average
329.96
median 336.23
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8800 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
339.3828
what a walk cost here
Field spread
63.0748
winner to last place
Prize money
$15,000.00
on the line
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 90%
beats 10% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1581
avg power rating going in · stronger than 81% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0228 points — closer than 96% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
RAMMER JAMMER BBQ took the Grand Championship home to AL.
🃏 An upset on the books
RAMMER JAMMER BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Hickory Hangover, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-12 | Vicksburg, MS | 30 | 355.4172 | HESS HOGS 4 |
| 2022-10-21 ← this one | Vicksburg, MS | 28 | 346.8572 | Rammer Jammer BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
28 entries · top 177.1428 · median 169.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 2 | RIBLIFE | |
| 3 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 4 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ | |
| 5 | LEE LA Q | |
| 6 | HESSHOGS | |
| 7 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 8 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 9 | FLAPS UP BBQ | |
| 10 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 11 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 12 | Smoke & Smoke Catering | |
| 13 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | Dang Good BBQ | |
| 15 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 16 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 17 | Struttin Smokers | |
| 18 | J K BBQ | |
| 19 | Jury's Out | |
| 20 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 21 | Bentley Que | |
| 22 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 23 | W&W Smokin' BBQ | |
| 24 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 25 | Hebert's | |
| 26 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 27 | Holy Smokers | |
| 28 | Roux BBQ |
Backyard Series — Overall
28 entries · top 346.8572 · median 336.2344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ | |
| 2 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 4 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 5 | LEE LA Q | |
| 6 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 7 | FLAPS UP BBQ | |
| 8 | Bentley Que | |
| 9 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 10 | RIBLIFE | |
| 11 | HESSHOGS | |
| 12 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 13 | Smoke & Smoke Catering | |
| 14 | Dang Good BBQ | |
| 15 | J K BBQ | |
| 16 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 17 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 18 | Jury's Out | |
| 19 | Hebert's | |
| 20 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 21 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 22 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 23 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 24 | W&W Smokin' BBQ | |
| 25 | Struttin Smokers | |
| 26 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 27 | Holy Smokers | |
| 28 | Roux BBQ |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | Bentley Que | |
| 3 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 4 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ | |
| 5 | Hebert's | |
| 6 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 7 | FLAPS UP BBQ | |
| 8 | LEE LA Q | |
| 9 | J K BBQ | |
| 10 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 11 | Smoke & Smoke Catering | |
| 12 | Dang Good BBQ | |
| 13 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 14 | Jury's Out | |
| 15 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 16 | HESSHOGS | |
| 17 | RIBLIFE | |
| 18 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 19 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 20 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 21 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 22 | W&W Smokin' BBQ | |
| 23 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 24 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 25 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 26 | Holy Smokers | |
| 27 | Struttin Smokers | |
| 28 | Roux BBQ |