High-water mark
338.8572
career-best overall
94.1% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 338.8572 at CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD) — 94.1% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Jul 10, 2022
Sparky-Q BBQ
Sparky-Q BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2022. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 20 at the CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD) (2022). Also listed in KCBS results as “Sparky Q BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1513
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jul 10, 2022
latest Jul 10, 2022
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 15%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.58 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.27)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$1,700
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172.5828 | 172.5828 | 172.58 | top 10% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 166.2744 | 166.27 | top 35% |
“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
Opponents faced
19
finished ahead 17 times, behind 2
Longest layoff
4 yrs
Jul 13, 2018 → Jul 10, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20227 milestones
- First call CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD)
- First overall top-10 CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD)
- First overall podium CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score338.8572 CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD)
- Career-best overall score338.8572 CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5828 CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD)
- Most recent contest CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD)
20181 milestone
- First tracked contest 2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2022 | CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD) Clayton, CA | 3 / 20 (338.8572) | 2 (172.5828) | 7 (166.2744) | — | — |
| Jul 13, 2018 | 2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off Clayton, CA | — | — | — | — | — |