The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY) (Mar 25, 2022).
- last seen Mar 22, 2019
- back Mar 25, 2022
LAMAR
LAMAR is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 12th of 48 at the Hammond BBQ (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1503
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Mar 22, 2019
latest Mar 25, 2022 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 150.86 · weakest Chicken (140.00)
Road miles
10
across 7 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Backyard avg
290.86 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to LAMAR, each with one reason worth a look.
LAMAR has 2 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 115 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#3,108 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,107 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1511
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before LAMAR's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,141 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
Level with LAMAR on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,118 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before LAMAR's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,137 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before LAMAR's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,129 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 6 years before LAMAR's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142.3084 | 137.6912 | 140.00 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 153.1312 | 148.5940 | 150.86 | top 36% |
“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.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 25% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
LA
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
101
finished ahead 71 times, behind 42
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Mar 22, 2019 → Mar 25, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY)
20193 milestones
- First call Hammond BBQ
- Career-best overall score295.4396 Hammond BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)153.1312 Hammond BBQ
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Hammond BBQ
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 79.5% | 79.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2022 | Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY) Hammond, LA | 21 / 28 (286.2852) | 22 (137.6912) | 15 (148.5940) | — | — |
| Mar 22, 2019 | Hammond BBQ 🏅 Hammond, LA | 12 / 48 (295.4396) | 20 (142.3084) | 9 (153.1312) | — | — |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 24, 2017 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 25, 2016 | Hamond BBQ Hammond, LA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 27, 2015 | Smokin Blues & BBQ Hammond, LA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 21, 2014 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | — | — | — | — | — |