High-water mark
668.4572
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 668.4572 at Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown — 92.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 9, 2015
5 ALARM BACKYARD BBQ
5 ALARM BACKYARD BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 11th of 49 at the Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown (2015). They are ranked #2417 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1523
peak 1523 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Apr 19, 2013
latest Oct 9, 2015 · 2.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.57
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.12 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.39)
Road miles
441
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 330 mi
Schedule strength
15%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)
Master avg
635.73 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #864 (344 pts) | #853 (379 pts) | #916 (344 pts) | #647 (514 pts) | #936 (329 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to 5 ALARM BACKYARD BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
99 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,433 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1523
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,427 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1523
They turned up 6 years after 5 ALARM BACKYARD BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#2,420 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1532
Level with 5 ALARM BACKYARD BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,406 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1541
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,418 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1523
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,405 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1523
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 179.4400 | 153.7144 | 164.12 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 143.9776 | 154.39 | top 56% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 167.9998 | 153.1428 | 161.58 | top 28% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 159.9544 | 148.5714 | 155.64 | top 47% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 36% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
2 of 5 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
238
finished ahead 163 times, behind 114
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
May 31, 2013 → Apr 10, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20155 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.4572 Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown
- Career-best overall score668.4572 Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown
- Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown
- Peak power rating (1523) Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown
- Most recent contest Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest New York City BBQ Cookoff
- First call Green Lane Fire CO's
- First category win (Pork) Que for the Troops
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11 | Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown | Oct 9, 2015 |
| +6.6 | Que for the Troops | May 31, 2013 |
| +6.2 | Green Lane Fire CO's | May 10, 2013 |
| +1.5 | New York City BBQ Cookoff | Apr 19, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.3 | Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival | Apr 10, 2015 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 42% | 92.8% | 89.9% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67% | top 36% | 87.9% | 87.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2015 | Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC | 11 / 49 (668.4572) | 1 (179.4400) | 32 (162.2400) | 14 (166.8228) | 27 (159.9544) |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE | 61 / 99 (625.6120) | 46 (161.7144) | 92 (143.9776) | 39 (161.6572) | 51 (158.2628) |
| May 31, 2013 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 14 / 46 (632.5708) | 8 (162.2854) | 32 (145.7142) | 1 (167.9998) | 10 (156.5714) |
| May 10, 2013 | Green Lane Fire CO's Green Lane, PA | 18 / 58 (625.7142) | 10 (163.4288) | 10 (160.5712) | 22 (153.1428) | 36 (148.5714) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 15 / 33 (626.2856) | 24 (153.7144) | 12 (159.4286) | 11 (158.2856) | 15 (154.8570) |