Backcorner BBQ
Rating
1744
peak 1755
Contests
46
in the data
First seen
2019-03-30
latest 2024-09-21
Best ToY finish
#20
Master 2023
Grand champs
7
7 reserve
Category wins
26
55 podiums
Overall top-10s
36
of 46 contests
Avg finish
top 23%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
678.06 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 672.93 (+5.12)
Walk rate
96%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
22
best run (overall)
Consistency
±12.75
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.71 · weakest Chicken (166.77)
Road miles
5258
mi across 46 mapped stops
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
IQ - NETHERLANDS has finished one call ahead of Backcorner BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Osdorp Grillers (NL) in 26 of their 28 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0460 points of the Grand Championship at Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest (2024-06-22).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 41-team field at Meat the East.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Holiday in Hell (2022-12-03) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 26-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ.
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 8-contest overall top-10 run.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 44 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 177.7028 | 153.0740 | 166.77 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 45 | 32 | 9 | 18 | 179.4400 | 153.6572 | 167.71 | top 31% |
| Pork | 43 | 32 | 6 | 12 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.8344 | 169.71 | top 31% |
| Brisket | 43 | 34 | 9 | 19 | 180.0000 🔥 | 152.4684 | 168.91 | 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.
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 15 | 3 | top 23% |
| Medium (20–39) | 24 | 3 | top 24% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 1 | top 19% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (12 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (45 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Meat the East (2019-04-13)
- Wins it all in 15% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 672.93
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 692.5484 | 681.04 |
| 2023 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 688.4684 | 676.35 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 692.5256 | 672.83 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 671.2800 | 666.91 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 669.5884 | 669.59 |
| 2019 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 683.9196 | 665.48 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-21 | Vuur en Vlees Deurne, 5752 5C | 6 / 10 (660.4116) | 8 (163.9428) | 3 (169.1316) | 6 (162.8000) | 4 (164.5372) |
| 2024-09-07 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) Dongen, 5106NC | 1 / 24 (690.8116) | 5 (174.2972) | 9 (167.9772) | 1 (175.4172) | 4 (173.1200) |
| 2024-09-06 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 1) Dongen, 5106NC | 3 / 16 (683.3368) | 16 (161.1084) | 1 (175.4172) | 1 (175.4056) | 3 (171.4056) |
| 2024-08-23 | Smoke in the North Rolfstorp, | 8 / 23 (665.5308) | 18 (162.7884) | 15 (162.2284) | 5 (169.7028) | 4 (170.8112) |
| 2024-06-22 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 6669 BZ Dodewaard, | 2 / 23 (690.2056) | 8 (171.9656) | 1 (176.0116) | 11 (165.0856) | 1 (177.1428) |
| 2024-06-01 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 4 Boom, 2850 | 2 / 16 (688.4912) | 9 (167.3712) | 6 (170.2744) | 1 (175.4400) | 2 (175.4056) |
| 2024-05-31 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 3 Boom, 2850 | 2 / 12 (692.5484) | 10 (169.1200) | 1 (179.4400) | 5 (173.7028) | 3 (170.2856) |
| 2024-05-18 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival Freistadt, Os 4240 | 3 / 22 (691.3256) | 7 (174.2628) | 3 (174.2628) | 2 (177.7028) | 13 (165.0972) |
| 2024-05-18 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Freistadt, Os 4240 | — | 6 (171.4056) | — | — | — |
| 2024-04-20 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest 2024 Terneuzen, 4538AP | 15 / 23 (655.2572) | 14 (166.8456) | 11 (162.8232) | 2 (173.1200) | 23 (152.4684) |
| 2024-03-23 | Spitsbroek on Fire Eede Holland, R523 PW | 1 / 22 (692.4800) | 16 (163.9428) | 2 (170.8228) | 1 (177.7144) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2023-10-21 | Vienna BBQ Days 2023 Vienna, 1110 | 2 / 13 (688.4684) | 8 (171.4056) | 3 (173.1200) | 4 (171.9772) | 1 (171.9656) |
| 2023-10-21 | Vienna BBQ Days 2023 (ONE MEAT RIBS) Vienna, 1110 | — | — | 9 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2023-09-23 | KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees Deurne, 5752 5C | 1 / 13 (675.3488) | 1 (172.5484) | 7 (155.9660) | 4 (171.4172) | 1 (175.4172) |
| 2023-09-16 | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2023 Sint Niklaas, 9100 | 4 / 14 (664.4456) | 7 (166.8228) | 5 (168.5372) | 2 (174.2628) | 8 (154.8228) |
| 2023-09-16 | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2023 (ONE MEAT RIBS) Sint Niklaas, 9100 | — | — | 1 (167.9888) | — | — |
| 2023-09-10 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) Dongen, 5106NC | 1 / 23 (687.9428) | 3 (176.0000) | 3 (170.8572) | 1 (180.0000) | 13 (161.0856) |
| 2023-09-09 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest Dongen, 5106NC | 2 / 13 (686.8000) | 5 (166.8228) | 2 (171.4172) | 3 (176.0000) | 1 (172.5600) |
| 2023-05-06 | 3rd De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest Terneuzen, 4538AP | 5 / 15 (662.1368) | 4 (171.9656) | 6 (162.8228) | 11 (160.4912) | 4 (166.8572) |
| 2023-04-08 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 2 MEERBEKE, 9402 | 3 / 13 (671.3144) | 9 (163.3828) | 1 (174.8572) | 11 (162.2400) | 3 (170.8344) |
| 2023-03-18 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 2 Boom, 2850 | 5 / 13 (668.4456) | 5 (167.9772) | 3 (172.0000) | 6 (165.6800) | 8 (162.7884) |
| 2023-03-17 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 1 Boom, 2850 | 1 / 13 (682.2172) | 7 (164.5372) | 1 (178.2972) | 3 (166.8228) | 1 (172.5600) |
| 2022-12-03 | Holiday in Hell Helshoven, | 1 / 15 (692.5256) | 1 (177.7028) | 4 (173.1200) | 4 (170.2856) | 5 (171.4172) |
| 2022-12-02 | Burn in Hell - When Hell Freezes Over Helshoven, | 2 / 15 (688.5028) | 2 (174.8456) | 4 (171.9888) | 6 (171.9656) | 6 (169.7028) |
| 2022-09-17 | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2020 Sint Niklaas, 9100 | 6 / 25 (658.7316) | 23 (158.2056) | 1 (173.7144) | 9 (163.9772) | 8 (162.8344) |
| 2022-09-10 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest Dongen, 5106NC | 5 / 28 (677.0972) | 8 (170.2628) | 13 (161.1200) | 5 (172.0116) | 3 (173.7028) |
| 2022-06-25 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 6669 MH Dodewaard, | 8 / 22 (662.6852) | 19 (153.0740) | 15 (163.3828) | 7 (170.8228) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2022-06-03 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp, 2134CG | 10 / 38 (664.4576) | 3 (172.5600) | 19 (159.4060) | 6 (171.9772) | 14 (160.5144) |
| 2022-05-21 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ-Contest II Terneuzen, 4538AP | 8 / 18 (657.5544) | 16 (158.7884) | 14 (156.5144) | 10 (166.2400) | 1 (176.0116) |
| 2022-03-26 | Spring Break BBQ Contest III Lommel, 3920 | 3 / 31 (681.0744) | 16 (166.2400) | 3 (168.5600) | 4 (169.6800) | 1 (176.5944) |
| 2021-10-23 | KCBS International BBQ contest Vuur en Vlees Liesselseweg, Deurne, 5752 SC | 8 / 30 (671.2800) | 20 (163.9428) | 11 (166.2400) | 13 (166.8344) | 2 (174.2628) |
| 2021-09-25 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Terneuzen, 4538AP | 7 / 21 (661.0052) | 19 (161.0740) | 10 (163.3828) | 4 (170.2856) | 6 (166.2628) |
| 2021-09-11 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest Dongen, 5106NC | 7 / 29 (668.4456) | 13 (162.8228) | 9 (167.9772) | 10 (165.6684) | 6 (171.9772) |
| 2020-09-12 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Dongen, 5106NC | 6 / 31 (669.5884) | 24 (159.3484) | 2 (172.0116) | 12 (166.8228) | 3 (171.4056) |
| 2019-11-30 | Beer,Fries & BBQ-The Winter Edition Helshoven, 3800 | 12 / 31 (653.0744) | 22 (158.2856) | 9 (165.6916) | 22 (158.8344) | 3 (170.2628) |
| 2019-09-21 | Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint Niklaas, 9100 | 11 / 36 (659.8396) | 20 (162.8000) | 15 (162.8228) | 9 (169.6684) | 10 (164.5484) |
| 2019-09-07 | Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen, 5106NC | 5 / 38 (673.0628) | 17 (163.9312) | 16 (161.6916) | 4 (174.3200) | 4 (173.1200) |
| 2019-08-31 | 3rd International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland, 3891 DM | 12 / 31 (652.9940) | 14 (164.5484) | 19 (153.6572) | 7 (170.8228) | 10 (163.9656) |
| 2019-08-17 | EUregio Barbecue Festival Erlenstr Waldfeucht-Haaren, 52525 | 2 / 28 (680.5720) | 3 (172.0116) | 4 (167.4288) | 3 (177.1428) | 8 (163.9888) |
| 2019-06-08 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp, 2314CG | 14 / 55 (670.2512) | 20 (166.2856) | 1 (174.2856) | 26 (165.1200) | 22 (164.5600) |
| 2019-05-25 | Brew N Q Open Leicestershire, LE672FY | 15 / 34 (658.7312) | 13 (170.2512) | 22 (159.9772) | 19 (161.6800) | 12 (166.8228) |
| 2019-05-24 | Brew N Q Invitational Leicestershire, LE672FY | 3 / 26 (673.0512) | 13 (167.3828) | 9 (164.5372) | 11 (167.4056) | 1 (173.7256) |
| 2019-05-11 | Beer,Fries & BBQ VI Kapermolenpark,Hasselt, 3800 | 16 / 49 (653.6116) | 13 (170.2628) | 16 (162.2516) | 31 (160.5600) | 22 (160.5372) |
| 2019-04-26 | KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2019 Marketplate, 51545 | 8 / 24 (659.8860) | 9 (168.0000) | 20 (154.7888) | 4 (167.4172) | 3 (169.6800) |
| 2019-04-13 | Meat the East Hengelo, 7534 MK | 1 / 41 (683.9196) | 17 (167.4056) | 6 (171.9772) | 1 (177.1428) | 11 (167.3940) |
| 2019-03-30 | Spring Break BBQ Contest Lommel, | 6 / 40 (666.7428) | 23 (159.3828) | 1 (176.5828) | 17 (165.6800) | 12 (165.0972) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #31 (2101 pts) | #137 (1280 pts) | #32 (1986 pts) | #15 (2176 pts) | #23 (1961 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #20 (2347 pts) | #41 (1927 pts) | #18 (2220 pts) | #37 (1922 pts) | #25 (2042 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #217 (989 pts) | #341 (709 pts) | #276 (904 pts) | #237 (964 pts) | #148 (1259 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #406 (460 pts) | #620 (270 pts) | #517 (385 pts) | #432 (440 pts) | #350 (585 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #373 (292 pts) | #661 (132 pts) | #315 (397 pts) | #536 (192 pts) | #255 (462 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #133 (1638 pts) | #240 (1153 pts) | #130 (1569 pts) | #134 (1548 pts) | #134 (1533 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #199 (1411 pts) | #290 (1116 pts) | #392 (911 pts) | #183 (1406 pts) | #323 (1021 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #649 (596 pts) | #523 (761 pts) | #596 (671 pts) | #770 (521 pts) | #718 (551 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #866 (408 pts) | #730 (548 pts) | #764 (523 pts) | #984 (378 pts) | #878 (413 pts) |