The comeback
6.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 6.9 years, then back at Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff (Mar 31, 2023).
- last seen May 6, 2016
- back Mar 31, 2023
Back Porch Smokers
Back Porch Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 30th of 42 at the Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay (2014).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1481
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 11, 2014
latest Mar 31, 2023 · 8.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.28 · weakest Brisket (141.07)
Road miles
1,397
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 719 mi
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
539.93 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 153.7028 | 158.28 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 169.1428 | 143.3600 | 156.25 | top 53% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.6056 | 149.1200 | 154.86 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141.0744 | 141.0744 | 141.07 | top 86% |
“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
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
96
finished ahead 14 times, behind 83
Longest layoff
6.9 yrs
May 6, 2016 → Mar 31, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
20144 milestones
- First tracked contest Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay
- First call Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay
- Career-best overall score613.0400 Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.1428 Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 64.8% | 64.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 71% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2023 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 55 / 57 (466.8228) | 35 (162.8572) | 56 (143.3600) | 37 (160.6056) | — |
| May 6, 2016 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 1, 2015 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 11, 2014 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI | 30 / 42 (613.0400) | 26 (153.7028) | 3 (169.1428) | 34 (149.1200) | 36 (141.0744) |