High-water mark
665.6344
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.6344 at Barn Burner BBQ — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 20, 2019
THEBACKYARDBBQ.CA
THEBACKYARDBBQ.CA is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 6th of 21 at the Barn Burner BBQ (2019). They are ranked #3432 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1495
peak 1495 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jul 21, 2018
latest Aug 31, 2019 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±34.39
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 155.86 · weakest Chicken (154.73)
Road miles
1,405
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 478 mi
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Master avg
623.68 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to THEBACKYARDBBQ.CA, each with one reason worth a look.
127 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,418 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,419 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1495
Level with THEBACKYARDBBQ.CA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,408 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1516
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before THEBACKYARDBBQ.CA's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,422 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1495
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,420 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,424 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMELLAQUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 138.8344 | 154.73 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 142.2172 | 155.86 | top 55% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.2512 | 144 | 155.68 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169.7256 | 145.0856 | 155.63 | top 48% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 35% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 59% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barn Burner BBQ | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 59% | Jul 20, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
BC
2 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
101
finished ahead 66 times, behind 92
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20196 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2512 Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)169.7256 Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 Barn Burner BBQ
- Career-best overall score665.6344 Barn Burner BBQ
- Peak power rating (1497) Barn Burner BBQ
- Most recent contest BBQ on the Bow
20182 milestones
- First tracked contest Barn Burner BBQ
- First call Barn Burner BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.7 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | Jun 15, 2019 |
| +9.6 | Barn Burner BBQ | Jul 20, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | BBQ on the Bow | Sep 1, 2018 |
| -10.8 | Barn Burner BBQ | Jul 21, 2018 |
| -2.5 | BBQ on the Bow | Aug 31, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 32% | 92.4% | 90.3% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 90% | 82.8% | 81.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2019 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary | 15 / 37 (633.6568) | 23 (155.9428) | 9 (162.8572) | 8 (166.2512) | 29 (148.6056) |
| Jul 20, 2019 | Barn Burner BBQ Chilliwack, BC | 6 / 21 (665.6344) | 6 (169.6800) | 6 (166.2744) | 10 (165.7028) | 5 (163.9772) |
| Jun 15, 2019 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton | 12 / 44 (650.2512) | 25 (158.2972) | 24 (157.6800) | — | 5 (169.7256) |
| Sep 1, 2018 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary | 39 / 43 (572.9028) | 38 (138.8344) | 37 (142.2172) | 33 (146.7656) | 30 (145.0856) |
| Jul 21, 2018 | Barn Burner BBQ Chilliwack, BC | 16 / 18 (595.9432) | 16 (150.8916) | 15 (150.2744) | 17 (144) | 10 (150.7772) |