The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY) (May 28, 2022).
- last seen May 24, 2019
- back May 28, 2022
Snout N About
Snout N About is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 4th of 40 at the Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 (2019). Also listed in KCBS results as “Snout "N" About”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1519
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
May 24, 2019
latest May 27, 2023 · 4 years on the trail
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 34%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.53 · weakest Pork (157.13)
Road miles
1
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
321.39 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
493.12 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 156.5488 | 160.73 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8688 | 157.6800 | 165.53 | top 26% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1316 | 157.1316 | 157.13 | top 59% |
“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
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
115
finished ahead 99 times, behind 32
Longest layoff
3 yrs
May 24, 2019 → May 28, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20234 milestones
- Career-best overall score493.1204 Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8688 Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1519) Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
20194 milestones
- First tracked contest Red, White, and BBQ Day 1
- First call Red, White, and BBQ Day 1
- First overall top-10 Red, White, and BBQ Day 1
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score324.5832 Red, White, and BBQ Day 1
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2023 | Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL | 15 / 34 (493.1204) | 17 (165.1200) | 4 (170.8688) | 20 (157.1316) | — |
| May 28, 2022 | Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL | 13 / 28 (318.2056) | 13 (160.5256) | 16 (157.6800) | — | — |
| May 24, 2019 | Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 🏅 Westmont, IL | 4 / 40 (324.5832) | 16 (156.5488) | 4 (168.0344) | — | — |