HANDS DOWN BBQ
HANDS DOWN BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 15th of 15 at the K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026). They finished #296 in the 2026 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 5, 2017
latest Jul 11, 2026 · 9.2 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 168.59 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.86)
Road miles
819
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 819 mi
Purse competed for
$590
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
642.30 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
287.95 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 140.5372 | 151.11 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2972 | 147.4172 | 150.86 | top 93% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7256 | 157.7256 | 157.73 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5944 | 168.5944 | 168.59 | top 35% |
“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
Opponents faced
47
finished ahead 11 times, behind 36
Longest layoff
9.2 yrs
May 5, 2017 → Jul 11, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY)
20173 milestones
- First tracked contest 36th Annual Kennett Jaycee's
- Career-best overall score642.2972 36th Annual Kennett Jaycee's
- Career-best single call (Brisket)168.5944 36th Annual Kennett Jaycee's
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2026 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Kennett Square, PA | 15 / 15 (287.9544) | 14 (140.5372) | 15 (147.4172) | — | — |
| May 5, 2017 | 36th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Kennett, MO | 23 / 34 (642.2972) | 23 (161.6800) | 29 (154.2972) | 26 (157.7256) | 12 (168.5944) |