Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
2023-08-18 – 2023-08-19 · Frostburg, MD · 📍 11200 Hoffman Hollow Dr.
Reps: ANGELA MCKEE, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $1,800.00
Grand Champion: Better Half BBQ (349.1544) · 11 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Dog Bite Barbecue
Entries
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Tightest race
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Double threats
How hot was the win?
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Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Better Half BBQ took the Grand Championship home to MI.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 3–4: Dog Bite Barbecue and STICKS & STONES BBQ tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: Fire & Shine BBQ and Rub A Dub Grub tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: Fire & Shine BBQ edged Bay Brothers BBQ by 0.0228.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Dog Bite Barbecue (won 2022).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frostburg, MD | 11200 Hoffman Hollow RD | 8 | 340.5600 | Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | — | |
| 2018-08-18 | Bobby Preston Amphitheater, 11300 Hoffman Hollow Rd | — | — | — | — | |
| 2021-08-20 | Frostburg, MD | 11200 Hoffman Hollow Dr. | 18 | 346.2628 | Ham Squad | — |
| 2022-08-19 | Frostburg, MD | 11200 Hoffman Hollow Dr. | 12 | 339.4400 | Dog Bite Barbecue | — |
| 2023-08-18 ← this one | Frostburg, MD | 11200 Hoffman Hollow Dr. | 11 | 349.1544 | Better Half BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 173.7260 | 155.4400 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.4172 | 169.6800 | 159.9660 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
11 entries · top 349.1544 · median 343.4400
Chicken
10 entries · top 179.4400 · median 173.4458
Pork Ribs
11 entries · top 171.4172 · median 168.5372
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Turkey
8 entries · top 174.8456 · median 169.4342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 2 | Rub A Dub Grub | |
| 3 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 4 | Pinky Out BBQ | |
| 5 | Bay Brothers BBQ | |
| 6 | Better Half Barbecue | |
| 7 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 8 | Country Boys BBQ |