The heartbreaker
1.1544
points from the title
Came within 1.1544 points of the Grand Championship at So.Bo.Co. BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD) (Sep 10, 2022).
Trailboss
Trailboss is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 8 at the So.Bo.Co. BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD) (2022), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. Also listed in KCBS results as “Trail Boss”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1514
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 11, 2021
latest Sep 10, 2022 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.72 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.85)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$1,975
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
322.57 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 165.7372 | 157.7028 | 161.72 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 165.7144 | 155.9888 | 160.85 | top 46% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| So.Bo.Co. BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 38% | Sep 10, 2022 |
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20225 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) So.Bo.Co. BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD)
- First overall podium So.Bo.Co. BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD)
- First Reserve Championship So.Bo.Co. BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD)
- Career-best overall score323.4172 So.Bo.Co. BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD)
- Most recent contest So.Bo.Co. BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD)
20214 milestones
- First tracked contest So.Bo.Co. BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD)
- First call So.Bo.Co. BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD)
- First overall top-10 So.Bo.Co. BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.7372 So.Bo.Co. BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2022 | So.Bo.Co. BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD) Ashland, MO | 2 / 8 (323.4172) | 4 (157.7028) | 1 (165.7144) | — | — |
| Sep 11, 2021 | So.Bo.Co. BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD) Ashland, MO | 5 / 10 (321.7260) | 3 (165.7372) | 8 (155.9888) | — | — |