Simply BBQ
Simply BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 11th of 21 at the BBQ Fest - Chippewa Falls, WI (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026). They finished #258 in the 2026 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1502
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
May 15, 2026
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.38 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.36)
Purse competed for
$1,950
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here. Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #258 (116 pts) | #250 (131 pts) | #298 (101 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 167.3828 | 167.38 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3600 | 159.3600 | 159.36 | top 67% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | BBQ Fest - Chippewa Falls, WI (BACKYARD ONLY) Chippewa Falls, WI | 11 / 21 (326.7428) | 9 (167.3828) | 14 (159.3600) | — | — |