High-water mark
665.5772
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.5772 at Smokin In the Square — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Mar 16, 2018
PATIO PEOPLE
PATIO PEOPLE is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 25th of 26 at the Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff (2014). They finished #1653 in the 2022 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1475
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
May 16, 2014
latest May 20, 2022 · 8 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Consistency
±23.29
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.58 · weakest Brisket (150.39)
Road miles
710
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 278 mi
Schedule strength
77%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1599)
Purse competed for
$17K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
634.48 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 157.0856 | 160.93 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 146.8000 | 159.58 | top 74% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 152.5372 | 163.58 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0856 | 137.6232 | 150.39 | top 91% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
1 of 3 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
93
finished ahead 14 times, behind 88
Longest layoff
4.2 yrs
Mar 16, 2018 → May 20, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest Sevierville's Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
20183 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.5772 Smokin In the Square
- Career-best overall score665.5772 Smokin In the Square
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.6800 Smokin In the Square
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff
- Peak power rating (1487) Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2022 | Sevierville's Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 29 / 30 (628.3432) | 28 (157.0856) | 22 (165.0972) | 18 (168.5372) | 30 (137.6232) |
| Mar 16, 2018 | Smokin In the Square Pensacola, FL | 37 / 49 (665.5772) | 36 (167.9772) | 26 (166.8344) | 28 (169.6800) | 40 (161.0856) |
| May 16, 2014 | Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff Hartselle, AL | 25 / 26 (609.5200) | 23 (157.7144) | 25 (146.8000) | 26 (152.5372) | 24 (152.4684) |