The comeback
5.4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 5.4 years, then back at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (Mar 5, 2021).
- last seen Oct 3, 2015
- back Mar 5, 2021
NAVY BLUE BBQ
NAVY BLUE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2021. Their best overall finish is 31st of 81 at the Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (2021).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Mar 5, 2021
latest Mar 5, 2021
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.53 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.93)
Road miles
90
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 44 mi
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #262 (60 pts) | #267 (60 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1312 | 161.1312 | 161.13 | top 33% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.9316 | 147.9316 | 147.93 | top 42% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5256 | 164.5256 | 164.53 | top 26% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
a different one every time
Opponents faced
132
finished ahead 54 times, behind 77
Longest layoff
5.4 yrs
Oct 3, 2015 → Mar 5, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20213 milestones
- Career-best overall score473.5884 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)164.5256 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2021 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 31 / 81 (473.5884) | 27 (161.1312) | 34 (147.9316) | 21 (164.5256) | — |
| Oct 3, 2015 | Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 2 (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 24, 2015 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA | — | — | — | — | — |