Catalyst

Catalyst is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 25th of 54 at the Permain Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2021).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1491

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 29, 2021

latest Sep 29, 2022 · 1 year on the trail

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

280.4000 / 360

Backyard · Permain Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

152.5144

Brisket · Permain Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 141.40 · weakest Pork Ribs (137.96)

Road miles

across 2 mapped stops

Backyard avg

279.36 / 360

2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

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
Pork Ribs	2	0	0	0	148.0344	127.8856	137.96	top 73%
Brisket	2	1	0	0	152.5144	130.2856	141.40	top 50%

“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

Opponents faced 89 finished ahead 40 times, behind 76

Longest layoff 1 yrs Sep 29, 2021 → Sep 29, 2022

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20221 milestone

Sep 29 Most recent contest Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)

20214 milestones

Sep 29 First tracked contest Permain Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
Sep 29 First call Permain Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
Sep 29 Career-best overall score280.4000 Permain Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
Sep 29 Career-best single call (Brisket)152.5144 Permain Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 29, 2022	Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) Midland, TX	53 / 64 (278.3200)	—	41 (148.0344)	—	54 (130.2856)
Sep 29, 2021	Permain Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) Midland, TX	25 / 54 (280.4000)	—	44 (127.8856)	—	8 (152.5144)