The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
ANT'S BACKYARD BBQ has finished one call ahead of One Thumb Barbeque 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
One Thumb Barbeque
One Thumb Barbeque is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 21st of 25 at the BBQ, Boots & Brew (2021). They finished #856 in the 2020 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1464
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jan 24, 2020
latest Apr 8, 2022 · 2.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.60
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 156.34 · weakest Brisket (148.25)
Road miles
619
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 234 mi
Schedule strength
71%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1590)
Purse competed for
$25K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
612.05 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1673 (54 pts) | #1672 (54 pts) | #1710 (54 pts) | #1671 (54 pts) | #1672 (54 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #885 (130 pts) | #1057 (115 pts) | #1005 (125 pts) | #943 (125 pts) | #934 (125 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2972 | 145.6572 | 155.41 | top 91% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7372 | 144.5144 | 150.69 | top 90% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.7884 | 152.5028 | 156.34 | top 91% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2972 | 138.2628 | 148.25 | top 91% |
“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 90% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 92% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ, Boots & Brew | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 90% | Apr 8, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
97
finished ahead 12 times, behind 133
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
Jan 24, 2020 → Apr 16, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20223 milestones
- Career-best overall score619.8972 BBQ, Boots & Brew
- Career-best single call (Chicken)162.2972 BBQ, Boots & Brew
- Most recent contest BBQ, Boots & Brew
20202 milestones
- First tracked contest The Golden State Battle II
- Peak power rating (1490) The Golden State Battle II
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | BBQ, Boots & Brew | Apr 8, 2022 |
| -9.9 | The Golden State Battle II | Jan 24, 2020 |
| -9.9 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 | Apr 16, 2021 |
| -5.9 | BBQ, Boots & Brew | May 21, 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 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 84.6% | 83.9% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2022 | BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA | 28 / 29 (619.8972) | 25 (162.2972) | 29 (144.5144) | 28 (158.7884) | 25 (154.2972) |
| May 21, 2021 | BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA | 21 / 25 (599.2344) | 24 (145.6572) | 22 (153.6916) | 22 (152.5028) | 22 (147.3828) |
| Apr 16, 2021 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 🏅 Hollister, CA | 38 / 41 (609.1656) | 36 (151.4400) | 30 (157.7372) | — | 39 (138.2628) |
| Jan 24, 2020 | The Golden State Battle II 🏅 Hollister, CA | 42 / 46 (619.8856) | 43 (162.2628) | 45 (146.8228) | 40 (157.7372) | 43 (153.0628) |