Bears Backyard Q MO
Rating
1649
peak 1649
Contests
55
in the data
First seen
2019-04-12
latest 2025-11-05
Best ToY finish
#155
Master 2021
Grand champs
1
2 reserve
Category wins
4
21 podiums
Overall top-10s
13
of 55 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
690.31 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 672.17 (+18.14)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±71.30
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.23 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.11)
Road miles
3936
mi across 55 mapped stops · furthest 484 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
4 LEGS UP BBQ has finished one call ahead of Bears Backyard Q 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 29 of their 36 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Ambition Que in 15 of their 21 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.8344 points of the Grand Championship at Mozingo Lake BBQ (2021-09-03).
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 35% across 8 contests, versus top 44% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Smokin on the Route (2024-07-26) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 14-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, JANKY LEG BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 52 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 150.2744 | 170.98 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 54 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 179.4400 | 153.1200 | 169.11 | top 49% |
| Pork | 52 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.1088 | 171.23 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 53 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 178.8572 | 155.3484 | 170.45 | top 39% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 40 | 0 | top 45% |
| KS | 8 | 0 | top 42% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 28% |
| OK | 1 | 1 | top 4% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
| Medium (20–39) | 27 | 1 | top 49% |
| Large (40+) | 25 | 0 | top 40% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (12 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (42 of 55 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (54 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smokin on the Route (2024-07-26)
- Wins it all in 2% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 672.17
- 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 702.8576 | 691.76 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 709.7032 | 689.64 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 695.9200 | 684.71 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 696.5488 | 684.93 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 692.5256 | 679.25 |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 685.1088 | 612.57 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 672.4572 | 659.05 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 67 / 158 (688.4684) | 127 (167.3828) | 73 (172.5600) | 67 (171.9656) | 20 (176.5600) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 95 / 401 (689.6344) | 85 (174.2744) | 13 (177.7144) | 280 (165.6800) | 110 (171.9656) |
| 2025-10-31 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) Oak Grove, MO | 27 / 53 (687.8968) | 29 (173.1084) | 37 (170.2628) | 28 (171.4056) | 20 (173.1200) |
| 2025-10-17 | Happy Basset 5th Annual BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 14 / 23 (686.7312) | 4 (177.7028) | 9 (170.8344) | 16 (167.3828) | 14 (170.8112) |
| 2025-08-15 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 8 / 62 (698.8228) | 38 (169.7028) | 2 (179.4400) | 24 (173.1200) | 7 (176.5600) |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 6 / 70 (702.8576) | 2 (180.0000) | 43 (171.4288) | 10 (175.4288) | 13 (176.0000) |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 50 / 106 (687.8972) | 54 (171.9772) | 47 (171.9888) | 78 (168.5256) | 17 (175.4056) |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 9 / 53 (693.6572) | 6 (176.5600) | 15 (173.1544) | 8 (175.4172) | 33 (168.5256) |
| 2024-09-13 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Weston, MO | 30 / 38 (668.9596) | 9 (173.1084) | 14 (170.8228) | 28 (166.8228) | 33 (158.2056) |
| 2024-08-16 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 9 / 65 (696.5600) | 4 (177.7028) | 11 (174.8572) | 29 (170.8800) | 18 (173.1200) |
| 2024-07-26 | Smokin on the Route Miami, OK | 1 / 27 (709.7032) | 4 (177.7144) | 5 (177.7144) | 1 (180.0000) | 9 (174.2744) |
| 2024-06-28 | Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 10 / 28 (691.9084) | 15 (172.5600) | 19 (168.5372) | 11 (173.1084) | 4 (177.7028) |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 18 / 36 (677.0284) | 16 (171.9656) | 35 (159.9544) | 24 (167.9656) | 2 (177.1428) |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 14 / 47 (694.8116) | 28 (171.4172) | 30 (170.8344) | 17 (173.7028) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 240 / 487 (673.5652) | 391 (160.5256) | 198 (170.8112) | 97 (173.7028) | 203 (168.5256) |
| 2023-08-18 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 24 / 57 (684.4456) | 7 (176.5600) | 40 (163.9428) | 25 (170.8228) | 9 (173.1200) |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Cameron, MO | 13 / 30 (681.5884) | 21 (168.5372) | 5 (176.5716) | 11 (173.1084) | 24 (163.3712) |
| 2023-06-30 | Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 12 / 33 (694.8000) | 22 (170.8228) | 9 (175.4172) | 5 (176.5944) | 13 (171.9656) |
| 2023-06-09 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO | 2 / 44 (695.9200) | 2 (177.7028) | 7 (175.4172) | 14 (173.1200) | 11 (169.6800) |
| 2023-04-21 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ Sugar Creek, MO | 27 / 51 (667.8512) | 17 (171.9772) | 20 (170.8228) | 23 (169.1200) | 41 (155.9312) |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Oak Grove, MO | 17 / 40 (680.5028) | 35 (163.3828) | 25 (167.9772) | 2 (176.5828) | 11 (172.5600) |
| 2022-09-03 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 31 / 45 (669.0056) | 43 (158.7884) | 16 (172.0000) | 30 (166.2400) | 11 (171.9772) |
| 2022-08-19 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 21 / 54 (684.4684) | 39 (166.2284) | 26 (169.7144) | 23 (173.1200) | 7 (175.4056) |
| 2022-08-12 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO | 9 / 25 (694.2172) | 15 (173.1200) | 5 (176.0116) | 8 (174.2744) | 14 (170.8112) |
| 2022-07-16 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Cameron, MO | 3 / 25 (696.5488) | 2 (180.0000) | 19 (167.9772) | 19 (169.7144) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2022-07-16 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Ribs Cameron, MO | — | — | 14 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2022-07-15 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Cameron, MO | 14 / 27 (681.6000) | 4 (178.8572) | 9 (171.9772) | 7 (175.4172) | 25 (155.3484) |
| 2022-06-10 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO | 22 / 36 (680.4340) | 26 (169.6684) | 17 (171.4056) | 9 (173.1200) | 26 (166.2400) |
| 2022-06-03 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition Kansas City, MO | 9 / 41 (689.6228) | 12 (173.1200) | 6 (174.8572) | 20 (167.3828) | 9 (174.2628) |
| 2022-04-22 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) Sugar Creek, MO | 11 / 35 (687.9544) | 16 (170.2628) | 3 (174.8800) | 12 (170.8344) | 11 (171.9772) |
| 2021-10-30 | Boo-B-Que - Day 2 Unity Village, MO | 27 / 33 (676.4800) | 11 (176.0116) | 28 (166.8456) | 14 (173.1200) | 31 (160.5028) |
| 2021-10-29 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 Unity Village, MO | 29 / 41 (679.2912) | 28 (170.2628) | 8 (174.2744) | 34 (165.0856) | 28 (169.6684) |
| 2021-10-15 | Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest Sugar Creek, MO | 15 / 27 (670.2516) | 3 (175.4400) | 24 (153.1432) | 2 (177.7144) | 16 (163.9540) |
| 2021-09-03 | Mozingo Lake BBQ Maryville, MO | 2 / 12 (689.1084) | 3 (174.2628) | 3 (175.4516) | 2 (174.2628) | 6 (165.1312) |
| 2021-08-21 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 2 Excelsior Springs, MO | 10 / 30 (689.6456) | 11 (176.0000) | 22 (165.6800) | 12 (170.2628) | 4 (177.7028) |
| 2021-08-20 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 Excelsior Springs, MO | 17 / 40 (685.5884) | 17 (171.9772) | 26 (165.0856) | 15 (170.8228) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2021-08-13 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO | 13 / 25 (687.9316) | 20 (165.6800) | 11 (171.4172) | 5 (177.7028) | 13 (173.1316) |
| 2021-07-17 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 2 Cameron, MO | 17 / 25 (675.2800) | 17 (169.6800) | 12 (170.8228) | 18 (168.5372) | 17 (166.2400) |
| 2021-07-16 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 1 Cameron, MO | 16 / 33 (679.8744) | 13 (171.9772) | 9 (173.1316) | 4 (175.4172) | 26 (159.3484) |
| 2021-06-18 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life Kansas City, KS | 8 / 37 (692.5256) | 5 (176.5600) | 13 (173.7028) | 16 (170.2628) | 9 (172.0000) |
| 2021-06-04 | Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual Mclouth, KS | 28 / 42 (657.6456) | 39 (156.5372) | 15 (171.4056) | 19 (168.0000) | 28 (161.7028) |
| 2021-05-01 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff Columbia, MO | 27 / 39 (667.3368) | 28 (165.1428) | 36 (157.6800) | 19 (171.9656) | 12 (172.5484) |
| 2020-10-17 | Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO | 23 / 38 (681.5884) | 6 (176.5600) | 15 (170.2628) | 26 (168.5372) | 27 (166.2284) |
| 2020-09-26 | West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest Cameron, MO | 15 / 36 (683.3368) | 10 (175.4056) | 33 (157.0740) | 2 (179.4400) | 11 (171.4172) |
| 2020-09-05 | Mozingo Lake BBQ Maryville, MO | 18 / 34 (666.8804) | 24 (159.4288) | 15 (169.7488) | 1 (176.5828) | 20 (161.1200) |
| 2020-08-14 | BBQ & Fly in on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 31 / 55 (677.5884) | 26 (171.4056) | 42 (164.5372) | 39 (166.2400) | 9 (175.4056) |
| 2020-07-18 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Cameron, MO | 28 / 32 (656.4572) | 17 (170.8456) | 32 (154.2288) | 28 (158.2744) | 7 (173.1084) |
| 2020-07-18 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Single Meat - Rib Contest Cameron, MO | — | — | 15 (165.6916) | — | — |
| 2020-07-17 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Cameron, MO | 14 / 42 (685.1088) | 18 (169.7028) | 30 (165.6916) | 9 (175.4172) | 8 (174.2972) |
| 2020-06-26 | Grillin and Chillin Chillicothe, MO | 12 / 34 (682.7656) | 23 (168.5256) | 5 (173.7372) | 3 (177.7028) | 28 (162.8000) |
| 2020-04-06 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League washington, MO | 36 / 109 (166.8228) | — | — | — | 36 (166.8228) |
| 2019-08-16 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 32 / 68 (671.9088) | 7 (176.0116) | 48 (161.6572) | 40 (165.1200) | 26 (169.1200) |
| 2019-07-12 | 2nd Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) Cameron, MO | 16 / 35 (672.4572) | 24 (165.0856) | 25 (160.5488) | 20 (170.8228) | 1 (176.0000) |
| 2019-05-03 | Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character St. Joseph, MO | 22 / 39 (659.3600) | 25 (163.4056) | 35 (153.1200) | 25 (165.0972) | 1 (177.7372) |
| 2019-04-12 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 40 / 54 (632.4576) | 50 (150.2744) | 44 (157.1088) | 46 (153.1088) | 10 (171.9656) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #322 (673 pts) | #297 (758 pts) | #347 (753 pts) | #410 (533 pts) | #328 (718 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #281 (790 pts) | #292 (795 pts) | #432 (560 pts) | #328 (680 pts) | #307 (755 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #375 (538 pts) | #421 (533 pts) | #417 (588 pts) | #358 (598 pts) | #314 (703 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #272 (842 pts) | #269 (862 pts) | #250 (960 pts) | #289 (837 pts) | #225 (1002 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #155 (1152 pts) | #119 (1320 pts) | #160 (1165 pts) | #94 (1500 pts) | #125 (1304 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #187 (630 pts) | #175 (695 pts) | #154 (737 pts) | #82 (1100 pts) | #145 (795 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1231 (180 pts) | #1563 (125 pts) | #1580 (120 pts) | #1459 (145 pts) | #603 (570 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |