Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY)
2022-10-21 – 2022-10-22 · Vicksburg, MS · 📍 3900 Washington St.
Reps: JANET APPLETON, SAM APPLETON · Prize money: $15,000.00
Grand Champion: Rammer Jammer BBQ (346.8572) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 NORALA BBQ TEAM
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0228 points — closer than 95% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
RAMMER JAMMER BBQ took the Grand Championship home to AL.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 1–2: NORALA BBQ TEAM and Bentley Que tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: RAMMER JAMMER BBQ and Hebert's tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Hebert's and Smokey Bees BBQ - MS tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 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
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-12 | Vicksburg, MS | 3900 Washington St. | 30 | 355.4172 | HESS HOGS 4 | — |
| 2022-10-21 ← this one | Vicksburg, MS | 3900 Washington St. | 28 | 346.8572 | Rammer Jammer BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 174.2628 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 172.5600 | 168.0000 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
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 |
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 |
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 |