A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Bowmans Butt & BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Bowmans Butt & BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Bark Ring BBQ
Bark Ring BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 15th of 17 at the Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship (2021).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Oct 30, 2020
latest Jul 21, 2022 · 1.7 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.11 · weakest Pork (145.65)
Road miles
19
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
72%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1591)
Purse competed for
$20K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
314.52 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
450.67 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 152.5372 | 157.11 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 150.8000 | 154.25 | top 72% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145.6456 | 145.6456 | 145.65 | top 64% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 76% | Jul 21, 2022 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
108
finished ahead 34 times, behind 98
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20223 milestones
- First call Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.7028 Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2022 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 🏅 Galax, VA | 16 / 25 (316.5028) | 10 (165.7028) | 19 (150.8000) | — | — |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 🏅 Galax, VA | 15 / 17 (312.5372) | 15 (152.5372) | 14 (160) | — | — |
| Oct 30, 2020 | Zom-B-Q 🏅 Wytheville, VA | 21 / 33 (450.6740) | 20 (153.0856) | 19 (151.9428) | 21 (145.6456) | — |