The comeback
2.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.6 years, then back at Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) (Nov 12, 2021).
- last seen Mar 22, 2019
- back Nov 12, 2021
BACK PORCH BBQ
BACK PORCH BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 4th of 48 at the Hammond BBQ (2019). They finished #2212 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1508
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 5, 2017
latest Mar 25, 2022 · 4.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
50% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.87
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.42 · weakest Pork (141.69)
Road miles
903
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 647 mi
Schedule strength
30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)
Purse competed for
$27K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
571.86 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
317.67 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 137.0968 | 148.38 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 176.6172 | 141.1084 | 161.42 | top 46% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141.6912 | 141.6912 | 141.69 | top 98% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143.9656 | 143.9656 | 143.97 | top 86% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 54% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
LA
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
173
finished ahead 111 times, behind 74
Longest layoff
2.6 yrs
Mar 22, 2019 → Nov 12, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20223 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.6172 Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1508) Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY)
20211 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score332.5144 Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY)
20192 milestones
- First call Hammond BBQ
- First overall top-10 Hammond BBQ
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Sertoma 48 BBQ (JUDGESFULL)
- Career-best overall score571.8624 Sertoma 48 BBQ (JUDGESFULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.1 | Hammond BBQ | Mar 22, 2019 |
| +8.9 | Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY) | Mar 25, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.9 | Sertoma 48 BBQ (JUDGESFULL) | May 5, 2017 |
| -3.9 | Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) | Nov 12, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 8% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 79.4% | 79.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2022 | Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY) Hammond, LA | 7 / 28 (313.7140) | 23 (137.0968) | 2 (176.6172) | — | — |
| Nov 12, 2021 | Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) Vicksburg, MS | 20 / 30 (332.5144) | 17 (167.9772) | 22 (164.5372) | — | — |
| Mar 22, 2019 | Hammond BBQ 🏅 Hammond, LA | 4 / 48 (306.7884) | 17 (143.3596) | 2 (163.4288) | — | — |
| May 5, 2017 | Sertoma 48 BBQ (JUDGESFULL) Lawrence, KS | 44 / 44 (571.8624) | 44 (145.0972) | 44 (141.1084) | 43 (141.6912) | 38 (143.9656) |