A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
7.62 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
7.62 BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
STF
STF is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 13th of 20 at the Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1462
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 23, 2023
latest Jun 26, 2026 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±69.31
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 155.23 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.56)
Road miles
0
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
11%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1516)
Purse competed for
$7,000
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
268.98 / 360
4 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2628 | 151.9884 | 155.23 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8684 | 147.9656 | 152.56 | top 79% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 93% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 | 13 | 0 | top 84% | Jun 20, 2025 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
32
finished ahead 11 times, behind 56
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Jun 20, 2025 → Jun 26, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
20242 milestones
- Career-best overall score314.8568 Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)162.8684 Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
20232 milestones
- First tracked contest Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1485) Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.4 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 23, 2023 |
| -10.4 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 21, 2024 |
| -10.2 | Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 26, 2026 |
| -2.5 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 20, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 41.4% | 41.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 17 / 19 (308.5256) | 15 (158.2628) | 17 (150.2628) | — | — |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 13 / 20 (303.4056) | 12 (155.4400) | 15 (147.9656) | — | — |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 15 / 17 (314.8568) | 16 (151.9884) | 12 (162.8684) | — | — |
| Jun 23, 2023 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 15 / 15 (149.1428) | — | 12 (149.1428) | — | — |