High-water mark
334.2516
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 334.2516 at Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) — 92.8% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Jun 11, 2021
Ball & Chain Smokers
Ball & Chain Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 4th of 49 at the Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (2021).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1505
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jun 11, 2021
latest Sep 8, 2022 · 1.2 years on the trail
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.61
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.79 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.58)
Road miles
15
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)
Purse competed for
$34K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
323.37 / 360
3 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 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 154.2172 | 163.79 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 148.5032 | 159.58 | top 72% |
“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 | 4 | 0 | top 70% | Sep 8, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
161
finished ahead 119 times, behind 102
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Aug 13, 2021 → Sep 8, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
20217 milestones
- First tracked contest Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score334.2516 Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score334.2516 Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.2744 Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Peak power rating (1516) 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 | 46 / 35 (302.7204) | 39 (154.2172) | 48 (148.5032) | — | — |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 4 / 49 (333.1432) | 6 (166.8688) | 4 (166.2744) | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 17 / 31 (334.2516) | 10 (170.2744) | 22 (163.9772) | — | — |