RAILYARD BBQ KS
Rating
1571
peak 1576
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
2022-06-03
latest 2026-06-05
Best ToY finish
#284
Master 2023
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
3
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
683.81
last 5 vs career avg 683.31 (+0.50)
Walk rate
73%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±11.05
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 174.24 · weakest Brisket (168.87)
Road miles
1442
mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 249 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
WOOD HOOK BBQ has finished one call ahead of RAILYARD BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of DUSTY ROADS BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.7028 points of the Grand Championship at Shenandoah ShenDig (2023-07-21).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 30-team field at McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual (2022-06-03) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 27-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 30 at their very first tracked contest, McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual (2022-06-03).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 166.3200 | 174.24 | top 28% |
| Pork Ribs | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 163.4172 | 169.57 | top 51% |
| Pork | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.3828 | 170.63 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 177.7028 | 153.6568 | 168.87 | top 45% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 9 | 1 | top 42% |
| IA | 2 | 0 | top 29% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 23% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 40% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 21% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 40% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 1 | top 32% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 51% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (10 of 15 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (14 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual (2022-06-03)
- Wins it all in 7% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 683.31
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 675.8744 | 675.87 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 693.7256 | 685.93 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 687.9768 | 685.66 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 703.9656 | 682.45 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 687.3940 | 685.09 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 35th Annual McLouth, KS | 18 / 30 (675.8744) | 2 (176.5600) | 22 (166.8228) | 20 (167.3944) | 21 (165.0972) |
| 2025-07-18 | Shenandoah ShenDig Shenandoah, IA | 16 / 30 (678.1368) | 14 (171.9656) | 18 (168.5372) | 16 (171.9656) | 19 (165.6684) |
| 2025-06-06 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 34th Annual McLouth, KS | 9 / 28 (693.7256) | 15 (171.4172) | 12 (173.1428) | 7 (173.7028) | 5 (175.4628) |
| 2024-06-14 | 10th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life Kansas City, KS | 17 / 34 (683.3488) | 3 (177.7028) | 19 (166.2744) | 20 (168.5372) | 11 (170.8344) |
| 2024-05-31 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual McLouth, KS | 4 / 35 (687.9768) | 2 (179.4400) | 5 (174.2856) | 10 (171.4284) | 24 (162.8228) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 183 / 487 (679.3372) | 138 (172.5716) | 137 (172.0000) | 239 (168.5256) | 261 (166.2400) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 194 / 211 (661.5540) | 156 (167.9772) | 155 (167.9656) | 201 (161.0856) | 169 (164.5256) |
| 2023-09-01 | Smoke on the River Burlington, KS | 11 / 20 (679.9316) | 10 (173.1200) | 17 (163.4172) | 10 (169.6800) | 3 (173.7144) |
| 2023-07-21 | Shenandoah ShenDig Shenandoah, IA | 2 / 37 (701.0856) | 1 (180.0000) | 15 (170.8228) | 5 (177.7028) | 8 (172.5600) |
| 2023-06-09 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO | 10 / 44 (683.3484) | 4 (176.0000) | 31 (167.4056) | 10 (174.2744) | 25 (165.6684) |
| 2023-06-02 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual McLouth, KS | 12 / 36 (667.9424) | 15 (166.3200) | 15 (167.9656) | 1 (180.0000) | 29 (153.6568) |
| 2023-05-05 | 2nd Annual Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ Contest Alva, OK | 6 / 15 (703.9656) | 4 (178.2972) | 7 (175.4056) | 10 (172.5600) | 6 (177.7028) |
| 2022-06-17 | Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE | 6 / 29 (682.7884) | 11 (171.9656) | 20 (165.1428) | 8 (172.5600) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2022-06-03 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual McLouth, KS | 1 / 30 (687.3940) | 2 (176.0228) | 2 (174.8456) | 21 (159.3828) | 1 (177.1428) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #721 (90 pts) | #473 (255 pts) | #874 (70 pts) | #776 (80 pts) | #780 (75 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #634 (238 pts) | #749 (213 pts) | #800 (208 pts) | #644 (258 pts) | #619 (263 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #566 (309 pts) | #444 (494 pts) | #685 (274 pts) | #734 (219 pts) | #775 (194 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #284 (775 pts) | #277 (825 pts) | #425 (570 pts) | #266 (825 pts) | #313 (710 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #474 (449 pts) | #565 (379 pts) | #649 (334 pts) | #766 (224 pts) | #499 (449 pts) |