4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL
2022-11-12 – 2022-11-13 · Gadsden, AL · 📍 1600 Noccalula Rd
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, JEANNE TITUS, RANDY G BIGLER
Grand Champion: Ham Squad (353.1200) · 49 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 HICKORY HANGOVER
Entries
49
2 judged meats
Top score
353.1200
Winning margin
2.2856
GC over RC
Field average
335.87
median 336.51
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
346.2284
10th place overall
Field spread
38.3656
winner to last place
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 38%
beats 62% of 708 Backyard Series wins in the data
Traveled in
73%
of the 49 teams with a home region came from outside AL
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.61 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1597
avg power rating going in · stronger than 90% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Ham Squad took the Grand Championship home to VA.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: Full Throttle BBQ and T & S BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Big Ten Bones and Weber's Backyard BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: HELL ON SQUEALS and HICKORY HANGOVER tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1597 power rating going in — stronger than 90% of every contest tracked.
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 175.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 171.4400 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
49 entries · top 353.1200 · median 336.5144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ham Squad | |
| 2 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 3 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 4 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 5 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 6 | TFS PIT VIPERS | |
| 7 | Bentley Que | |
| 8 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 9 | MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ | |
| 10 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 11 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 12 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 13 | HESSHOGS | |
| 14 | T & S BBQ | |
| 15 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 16 | Shmack Q | |
| 17 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 18 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 19 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 20 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 21 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 22 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 23 | Gardenvalley Smokers | |
| 24 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 25 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 26 | BAMA QUE'N & BREW'N | |
| 27 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 28 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 29 | Firemaster BBQ | |
| 30 | Sugar Shack | |
| 31 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 32 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 33 | Col. Buck’s BBQ | |
| 34 | RIBLIFE | |
| 35 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 36 | BEACHIN' GOOD BARBECUE | |
| 37 | Ishy Links BBQ | |
| 38 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 39 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 40 | Jury's Out | |
| 41 | Little E's Que | |
| 42 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 43 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 44 | NEW RIVER BOYS | |
| 45 | TIPSY SMOKER | |
| 46 | Tojos Smoke Me Tender | |
| 47 | NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' | |
| 48 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 49 | Zoni-Q |
Chicken
49 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 2 | T & S BBQ | |
| 3 | Ham Squad | |
| 4 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 5 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 6 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 7 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 8 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 9 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 10 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 11 | TFS PIT VIPERS | |
| 12 | Gardenvalley Smokers | |
| 13 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 14 | MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ | |
| 15 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 16 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 17 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 18 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 19 | HESSHOGS | |
| 20 | Shmack Q | |
| 21 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 22 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 23 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 24 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 25 | RIBLIFE | |
| 26 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 27 | Sugar Shack | |
| 28 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 29 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 30 | Jury's Out | |
| 31 | Ishy Links BBQ | |
| 32 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 33 | Bentley Que | |
| 34 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 35 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 36 | Firemaster BBQ | |
| 37 | BAMA QUE'N & BREW'N | |
| 38 | Little E's Que | |
| 39 | TIPSY SMOKER | |
| 40 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 41 | Col. Buck’s BBQ | |
| 42 | NEW RIVER BOYS | |
| 43 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 44 | BEACHIN' GOOD BARBECUE | |
| 45 | Tojos Smoke Me Tender | |
| 46 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 47 | Zoni-Q | |
| 48 | NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' | |
| 49 | Scuttlebutts |
Pork Ribs
49 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentley Que | |
| 2 | Mispillion Meat Works | |
| 3 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 4 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 5 | Ham Squad | |
| 6 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 7 | MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ | |
| 8 | TFS PIT VIPERS | |
| 9 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | |
| 10 | Shmack Q | |
| 11 | HESSHOGS | |
| 12 | BAMA QUE'N & BREW'N | |
| 13 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 14 | Swine-O-Licious BBQ | |
| 15 | Col. Buck’s BBQ | |
| 16 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 17 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 18 | Firemaster BBQ | |
| 19 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 20 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 21 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 22 | Country Boys BBQ | |
| 23 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 24 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 25 | The Fat is Where It's At | |
| 26 | BEACHIN' GOOD BARBECUE | |
| 27 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 28 | MRC_Barbecue | |
| 29 | WRECKING CREW BBQ | |
| 30 | Sugar Shack | |
| 31 | T & S BBQ | |
| 32 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 33 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 34 | Gardenvalley Smokers | |
| 35 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 36 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 37 | RIBLIFE | |
| 38 | NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' | |
| 39 | Big Ten Bones | |
| 40 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 41 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 42 | Zoni-Q | |
| 43 | Ishy Links BBQ | |
| 44 | NEW RIVER BOYS | |
| 45 | Little E's Que | |
| 46 | Tojos Smoke Me Tender | |
| 47 | Jury's Out | |
| 48 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 49 | TIPSY SMOKER |