The comeback
4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4 years, then back at Clayton BBQ Cook-off (Jul 8, 2022).
- last seen Jul 13, 2018
- back Jul 8, 2022
NB Construction BBQ
NB Construction BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2022. Their best overall finish is 9th of 20 at the CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD) (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1497
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 8, 2022
latest Jul 10, 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.16 · weakest Brisket (151.97)
Road miles
5
across 4 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
627.27 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
327.41 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8456 | 155.3716 | 157.11 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 151.9660 | 160.16 | top 50% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9656 | 159.9656 | 159.97 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9656 | 151.9656 | 151.97 | top 78% |
“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
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
3 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
42
finished ahead 17 times, behind 28
Longest layoff
4 yrs
Jul 13, 2018 → Jul 8, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20226 milestones
- Career-best overall score627.2684 Clayton BBQ Cook-off
- First call CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD)
- First overall top-10 CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score327.4056 CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168.5600 CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD)
- Most recent contest Holy Smokes (ONE MEAT RIBS)
20181 milestone
- First tracked contest 2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 61% | 90.9% | 89% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2022 | Holy Smokes (ONE MEAT RIBS) Walnut Creek, CA | — | — | 10 (151.9660) | — | — |
| Jul 10, 2022 | CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD) Clayton, CA | 9 / 20 (327.4056) | 13 (158.8456) | 4 (168.5600) | — | — |
| Jul 8, 2022 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Clayton, CA | 21 / 27 (627.2684) | 24 (155.3716) | 17 (159.9656) | 20 (159.9656) | 21 (151.9656) |
| Jul 13, 2018 | 2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off Clayton, CA | — | — | — | — | — |