High-water mark
497.0400
career-best overall
138.1% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 497.0400 at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival — 138.1% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- 2022-03-04
Bearded Brothers Competition BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1521
peak 1521 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2021-07-30
latest 2022-03-04
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
484.32
last 5 Backyard vs avg 484.32 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.20
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.25 · weakest Brisket (150.22)
Road miles
135
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 40 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Purse competed for
$46K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
484.32 / 360
5 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
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ ahead in 80% of their meetings
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Wiggle Butts BBQ in 4 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.
80 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2484 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1520
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Bearded Brothers Competition BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Bearded Brothers Competition BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2467 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2480 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1520
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#2469 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before Bearded Brothers Competition BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2482 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1520
No shared contest yet.
Level with Bearded Brothers Competition BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2477 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1530
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PIT CREW GA | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| COOL HAND QUE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| ZIPS BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Stewbabys BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| ROLLIN KOLBZ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| NATIVE SMOKERS BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 155.9432 | 162.13 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 148.5144 | 162.25 | top 32% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 149.6228 | 159.95 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 150.2172 | 150.2172 | 150.22 | top 19% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 19% |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.6 yrs
2021-07-30 → 2022-03-04
Busiest season
2021
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 162.25 · weakest Brisket (150.22)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Backyard average
484.32
out of 360 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
193
188–133 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
135
5 mapped stops · furthest 40 mi
Schedule strength
1566
average field rating faced — tougher than 51% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$45,775
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 5 state-championship entries
Power rating
1521
peak 1521 · #2479 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2021
- First tracked contest GBC Summer Showdown
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score469.5656 GBC Summer Showdown
- First call Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.3944 GBC Throwdown
- 2022
- Career-best overall score497.0400 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1521) Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2022-03-04 |
| +5.4 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival | 2021-08-20 |
| +3.6 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | 2021-09-24 |
| +2.3 | GBC Throwdown | 2021-11-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.8 | GBC Summer Showdown | 2021-07-30 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 19% | 138.1% | 138.1% |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75% | top 41% | 136% | 133.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 14 / 73 (497.0400) | 16 (167.3828) | 16 (164.5600) | 16 (165.0972) | — |
| 2021-11-19 | GBC Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 12 / 28 (485.0176) | 19 (155.9432) | 7 (167.3944) | 13 (161.6800) | — |
| 2021-09-24 | BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 11 / 27 (480.3884) | 10 (163.9428) | 8 (166.8228) | 21 (149.6228) | 5 (150.2172) |
| 2021-08-20 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 9 / 26 (489.6116) | 11 (163.9772) | 9 (163.9772) | 10 (161.6572) | — |
| 2021-07-30 | GBC Summer Showdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 18 / 39 (469.5656) | 14 (159.3828) | 20 (148.5144) | 11 (161.6684) | — |
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 | — | #184 (184 pts) | #149 (259 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #96 (335 pts) | #93 (340 pts) | — | — |