Mercury Systems
Mercury Systems is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 13th of 35 at the Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1496
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Aug 13, 2021
latest Sep 8, 2022 · 1.1 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 150.53 · weakest Pork Ribs (148.26)
Road miles
4
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$32K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
298.79 / 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 136.5256 | 150.53 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8460 | 133.6800 | 148.26 | top 75% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 69% | Sep 8, 2022 |
More numbers
Opponents faced
144
finished ahead 70 times, behind 120
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Aug 13, 2021 → Sep 8, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20224 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score327.3832 Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Career-best overall score327.3832 Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)164.5372 Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Most recent contest Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
20211 milestone
- First tracked contest Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2022 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 13 / 35 (327.3832) | 18 (164.5372) | 17 (162.8460) | — | — |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 49 / 49 (270.2056) | 51 (136.5256) | 50 (133.6800) | — | — |