Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD 2)
2023-07-07 – 2023-07-08 · Cameron, MO
Reps: PHIL MORROW PHB, ROSEMARY MORROW
Grand Champion: Smoke This Drink That BBQ (349.7028) · 12 teams
Entries
12
2 categories
Top score
349.7028
Winning margin
2.2856
GC over RC
Field average
339.29
median 336.79
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
5.1772 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
333.6688
what a walk cost here
Field spread
22.3196
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 86%
beats 14% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1555
avg power rating going in · stronger than 61% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Slaps BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 15 tracked editions.
🃏 An upset on the books
Smoke This Drink That BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Swine-O-licious BBQ, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-17 | Cameron, MO | 42 | 708.5372 | Man Meat BBQ |
| 2020-07-18 | Cameron, MO | 32 | 705.6916 | Slaps BBQ |
| 2022-07-15 | Cameron, MO | 27 | 701.0856 | Slaps BBQ |
| 2022-07-16 | Cameron, MO | 25 | 702.8572 | Fergolicious BBQ |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron, MO | 30 | 703.3828 | Meat Rushmore BBQ |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron, MO | 30 | 177.7144 | Gettin' Basted |
| 2023-07-07 ← this one | Cameron, MO | 12 | 349.7028 | Smoke This Drink That BBQ |
| 2024-07-12 | Cameron, MO | 28 | 703.9544 | JANKY LEG BBQ |
| 2024-07-12 | Cameron, MO | 20 | 178.8572 | SWINE-O-LICIOUS BBQ |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron, MO | 36 | 702.7884 | Shiggin aint easy |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron, MO | 10 | 346.2284 | HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron, MO | 27 | 180.0000 | HESSHOGS4 |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron, MO | — | — | — |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron, MO | — | — | — |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron, MO | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
12 entries · top 176.0000 · median 168.8514
Backyard Series — Overall
12 entries · top 349.7028 · median 336.7942
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
12 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.5486