503 Backyard BBQ OR
Rating
1491
peak 1506
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2019-05-25
latest 2023-05-27
Best ToY finish
#1577
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
651.77 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 653.13 (-1.35)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±8.13
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.08 · weakest Brisket (157.10)
Road miles
410
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 53 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Smoke324 has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Old Dirty Basters in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, OR first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 161.6684 | 168.08 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 156.5144 | 163.51 | top 61% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 160.4912 | 164.44 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5716 | 150.7772 | 157.10 | top 69% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 56% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 58% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in OR (6 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 653.13
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 651.9088 | 651.91 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 662.7428 | 652.64 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 649.0516 | 649.05 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 659.8856 | 659.89 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-27 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 17 / 25 (651.9088) | 15 (167.4288) | 23 (156.5144) | 22 (163.3940) | 14 (164.5716) |
| 2022-07-02 | Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022 Sweet Home, OR | 28 / 34 (638.1252) | 22 (167.4056) | 28 (159.4056) | 25 (160.4912) | 30 (150.8228) |
| 2022-05-28 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 12 / 27 (662.7428) | 18 (166.2516) | 15 (167.9656) | 13 (166.8228) | 16 (161.7028) |
| 2022-01-08 | Willamette Sportsman Show Cookoff 2022 Albany, OR | 10 / 16 (657.0396) | 11 (161.6684) | 10 (162.8684) | 5 (170.8456) | 9 (161.6572) |
| 2020-02-15 | Albany Bacon Championship Albany, OR | 8 / 16 (649.0516) | 5 (167.4284) | 7 (167.4288) | 10 (163.4172) | 13 (150.7772) |
| 2019-05-25 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 13 / 34 (659.8856) | 2 (178.2972) | 11 (166.8572) | 20 (161.6684) | 25 (153.0628) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1577 (119 pts) | #1055 (259 pts) | #1537 (129 pts) | #1890 (84 pts) | #2468 (59 pts) |