High-water mark
337.1544
career-best overall
93.7% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 337.1544 at B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) — 93.7% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- 2022-08-05
Carnivorous Jim BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1522
peak 1522 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2019-06-21
latest 2022-08-05
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
322.49 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 323.99 (-1.50)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Consistency
±9.90
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.94 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.04)
Road miles
173
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 127 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Purse competed for
$21K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
323.99 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (3 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
4–1
behind in the head-to-head
UGLY BABY BBQ ahead in 80% of their meetings
UGLY BABY BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Good Grefe! in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
88 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2451 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2433 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 80%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
Level with Carnivorous Jim BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2424 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#2445 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2444 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1532
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before Carnivorous Jim BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2439 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 8 years before Carnivorous Jim BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UGLY BABY BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 155.9544 | 162.94 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 149.7028 | 161.04 | top 39% |
| 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI | 4 | 0 | top 35% |
| MN | 2 | 0 | top 44% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 39% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 34% |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.1 yrs
2019-06-21 → 2022-08-05
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WI
5 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 162.94 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.04)
Walk rate
57%
a top-10 call in 4 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
43%
3 of 7 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests — and still running
Backyard average
323.99
out of 360 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
185
170–118 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
173
6 mapped stops · furthest 127 mi
Schedule strength
1562
average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$21,000
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 5 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
2019-06-21 → 2020-10-16
Power rating
1522
peak 1522 · #2436 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- First tracked contest Dells BBQ Bash(BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Dells BBQ Bash(BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Dells BBQ Bash(BACKYARD ONLY)
- 2019
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score331.4744 Bring'n Home the Bacon
- 2022
- Career-best overall score337.1544 B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.2972 B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1522) B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.2 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 | 2020-10-16 |
| +7 | Bring'n Home the Bacon | 2019-06-21 |
| +2.2 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2022-08-05 |
| +1.8 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) | 2022-06-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -0.4 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | 2021-06-12 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 40% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 44% | 93.7% | 89.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 89% | 89% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 20% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-05 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 10 / 21 (337.1544) | 9 (170.2972) | 9 (166.8572) | — | — |
| 2022-06-03 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 13 / 33 (305.6572) | 13 (155.9544) | 15 (149.7028) | — | — |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI | 22 / 45 (320.5372) | 20 (161.7144) | 21 (158.8228) | — | — |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 8 / 40 (326.8004) | 10 (164.5488) | 15 (162.2516) | — | — |
| 2019-06-21 | Bring'n Home the Bacon 🏅 West Salem, WI | 11 / 37 (331.4744) | 8 (168.0116) | 12 (163.4628) | — | — |
| Dells BBQ Bash(BACKYARD ONLY) Wisconsin Dells, WI | 10 / 25 (322.2976) | 15 (157.1432) | 8 (165.1544) | — | — |
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 | — | #157 (236 pts) | #171 (226 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #243 (78 pts) | #256 (73 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #74 (125 pts) | #93 (100 pts) | — | — |