The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Chidlow BBQ Festival (Sep 9, 2022).
- last seen Aug 29, 2020
- back Sep 9, 2022
Baldies BBQ
Baldies BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 11th of 17 at the Chidlow BBQ Festival (2022). Also listed in KCBS results as “Baldie's BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1473
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 29, 2020
latest Nov 26, 2022 · 2.2 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 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.34 · weakest Chicken (149.86)
Road miles
95
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
5%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1507)
Master avg
615.69 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
300.33 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 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.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.0112 | 139.9884 | 149.86 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 160.0116 | 146.2512 | 151.71 | top 70% |
| Pork | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 160.0572 | 156.6172 | 158.34 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.5484 | 148.5140 | 154.53 | top 62% |
“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
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WA
1 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
31
finished ahead 11 times, behind 42
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Aug 29, 2020 → Sep 9, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20223 milestones
- Career-best overall score627.4396 Chidlow BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)160.5484 Chidlow BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Smokin' in the Valley
20201 milestone
- Peak power rating (1491) Pitboss Backyarder BBQ Series Round 3
—2 milestones
- First tracked contest Pitboss Backyarder BBQ Series Round 2 (Backyard Only)
- First call Pitboss Backyarder BBQ Series Round 2 (Backyard Only)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15 | Smokin' in the Valley | Nov 26, 2022 |
| -8.8 | Pitboss Backyarder BBQ Series Round 3 | Aug 29, 2020 |
| -2.8 | Chidlow BBQ Festival | Sep 9, 2022 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 86% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 82% | 87.1% | 85.5% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 79% | 83.3% | 83.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2022 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia | 12 / 12 (603.9308) | 12 (152.5484) | 12 (146.2512) | 10 (156.6172) | 12 (148.5140) |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Western | 11 / 17 (627.4396) | 10 (160.0112) | 17 (146.8228) | 7 (160.0572) | 4 (160.5484) |
| Aug 29, 2020 | Pitboss Backyarder BBQ Series Round 3 Herron | 11 / 14 (300) | 14 (139.9884) | 2 (160.0116) | — | — |
| — | Pitboss Backyarder BBQ Series Round 2 (Backyard Only) Bakersville, WA | 12 / 14 (300.6516) | 11 (146.8800) | 9 (153.7716) | — | — |