MURPHY'S BACKYARD BBQ AL
Rating
1531
peak 1531 · rated over 4 contests
Best runs
4
straight top-10s
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2019-03-08
latest 2021-11-19
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
340.26
last 4 Backyard vs avg 340.26 (-0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
and counting
Consistency
±5.64
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.15 · weakest Chicken (170.11)
Road miles
49
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 36 mi
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Purse competed for
$9K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
340.26 / 360
4 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Hickory Hangover has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of HELL ON SQUEALS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0112 points of the Grand Championship at Mission Q (Backyard Only) (2020-11-20).
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 4-contest overall top-10 run.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 34 at their very first tracked contest, Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) (2019-03-08).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.5716 | 163.3828 | 170.11 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 174.8916 | 164.0000 | 170.15 | top 30% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 57% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 25% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Q (Backyard Only) | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 39% | 2021-11-19 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (4 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 340.26 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-03-08 — First tracked contest · Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📣 2019-03-08 — First call · Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2020-11-20 — Career-best overall score (349.7260) · Mission Q (Backyard Only)
- 📈 2021-11-19 — Peak power rating (1531) · Mission Q (Backyard Only)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) | 2020-11-20 |
| +12.2 | Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) | 2019-03-08 |
| +2 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) | 2019-11-22 |
| +0.5 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) | 2021-11-19 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 57% | 93% | 93% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 10% | 97.1% | 97.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 32% | 94% | 94% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-19 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL | 8 / 14 (334.8344) | 6 (170.8344) | 10 (164.0000) | — | — |
| 2020-11-20 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL | 2 / 21 (349.7260) | 2 (176.5716) | 2 (173.1544) | — | — |
| 2019-11-22 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL | 10 / 20 (338.2172) | 11 (169.6684) | 7 (168.5488) | — | — |
| 2019-03-08 | Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) Harselle, AL | 5 / 34 (338.2744) | 21 (163.3828) | 2 (174.8916) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #214 (154 pts) | #272 (114 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #120 (246 pts) | #115 (246 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #80 (115 pts) | #69 (150 pts) | — | — |
| 2019 ↗ | Backyard | — | #18 (115 pts) | #14 (150 pts) | — | — |