K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY)
2023-06-30 – 2023-07-01 · Kennett Square, PA · 📍 401 Birch St
Reps: JEFF CHAMBERS · Prize money: $590.00
Grand Champion: Sauce 'Em & Toss 'EM (350.8228) · 12 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Brewski's BBQ Competition Team
Entries
12
2 judged meats
Top score
350.8228
Winning margin
1.6912
GC over RC
Field average
328.72
median 335.37
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
7.4284 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
314.2632
10th place overall
Field spread
59.4512
winner to last place
Prize money
$590.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 50%
beats 50% of 708 Backyard Series wins in the data
Traveled in
50%
of the 12 teams with a home region came from outside PA
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.68 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1533
avg power rating going in · stronger than 38% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: Capt. Blue BBQ and Zoni-Q tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: Zoni-Q and Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-30 ← this one | Kennett Square, PA | 401 Birch St | 12 | 350.8228 | Sauce 'Em & Toss 'EM | — |
| 2024-07-06 | Kennett Square, PA | 401 Birch St | 14 | 343.9312 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | — |
| 2025-07-12 | Kennett Square, PA | 401 Birch St | 12 | 343.9428 | Yardogs BBQ | — |
| 2026-07-11 | Kennett Square, PA | 401 Birch St | 15 | 346.8572 | Fire & Shine BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 169.7144 | 155.3828 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 170.2744 | 159.3600 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
12 entries · top 350.8228 · median 335.3716
Chicken
12 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.6800
Pork Ribs
12 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2516