Car-B-Que (BACKYARD ONLY)
2023-09-08 – 2023-09-09 · Belton, MO · 📍 998 Commercial
Reps: ALFRED T BOWEN, FRAN BOWEN · Prize money: $3,000.00
Grand Champion: Smokey Bey's Barbecue (350.8344) · 11 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Fluffy Butt BBQ
Entries
11
2 judged meats
Top score
350.8344
Winning margin
2.3088
GC over RC
Field average
335.62
median 339.39
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
9.1656 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
324.4456
10th place overall
Field spread
52.6516
winner to last place
Prize money
$3,000.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 49%
beats 51% of 708 Backyard Series wins in the data
Traveled in
9%
of the 11 teams with a home region came from outside MO
Came back for more
31%
4 of 13 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.79 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1545
avg power rating going in · stronger than 50% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 7–8: Bushwood BBQ edged Bad Influence BBQ - MO by 0.0116.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-09 | Belton, MO | 998 Commercial | 13 | 358.8572 | SWINE-O-LICIOUS BBQ | — |
| 2023-09-08 ← this one | Belton, MO | 998 Commercial | 11 | 350.8344 | Smokey Bey's Barbecue | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 169.1200 | 157.0512 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 170.8344 | 162.8000 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
11 entries · top 350.8344 · median 339.3944
Chicken
11 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.3828 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
11 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2744 · 🔥 perfect 180