The comeback
9.4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 9.4 years, then back at Reuniting After War (R.A.W.) BBQ Competition (Sep 16, 2022).
- last seen Apr 26, 2013
- back Sep 16, 2022
Big Byrd BBQ
Big Byrd BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 15th of 24 at the Reuniting After War (R.A.W.) BBQ Competition (2022). They finished #1158 in the 2022 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Apr 26, 2013
latest Mar 17, 2023 · 9.9 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 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 156.97 · weakest Brisket (151.41)
Road miles
248
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 139 mi
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Purse competed for
$18K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
614.25 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
319.33 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
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)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.4912 | 149.7142 | 156.35 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2512 | 146.2858 | 156.97 | top 70% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1316 | 151.4286 | 154.28 | top 86% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 135.4288 | 151.41 | top 73% |
“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 77% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 49% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
159
finished ahead 56 times, behind 111
Longest layoff
9.4 yrs
Apr 26, 2013 → Sep 16, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20232 milestones
- Peak power rating (1488) Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
20222 milestones
- Career-best overall score645.6344 Reuniting After War (R.A.W.) BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Brisket)167.3944 Reuniting After War (R.A.W.) BBQ Competition
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest BBQ Boogie & Blues
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.6 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 17, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.9 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | Apr 26, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 81% | 81% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 39 / 80 (319.3256) | 41 (160.4912) | 35 (158.8344) | — | — |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 47 (160.5260) | — | — |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Reuniting After War (R.A.W.) BBQ Competition 🏅 Bowling Green, KY | 15 / 24 (645.6344) | 17 (158.8572) | 15 (162.2512) | 20 (157.1316) | 11 (167.3944) |
| Apr 26, 2013 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 23 / 25 (582.8574) | 24 (149.7142) | 24 (146.2858) | 22 (151.4286) | 25 (135.4288) |