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
Ed's Plumbing
Ed's Plumbing is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 28 at the Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1483
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 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 148.62 · weakest Chicken (120.56)
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
269.18 / 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 Ed's Plumbing, each with one reason worth a look.
Ed's Plumbing 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 139 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,009 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1483
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Ed's Plumbing)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Ed's Plumbing has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,031 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1482
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,034 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1482
Level with Ed's Plumbing on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,028 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1483
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,019 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before Ed's Plumbing's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,007 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before Ed's Plumbing'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 | 141.2344 | 99.8860 | 120.56 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.6172 | 144.6284 | 148.62 | top 51% |
“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 82% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
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 19 times, behind 94
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Mar 22, 2019 → Mar 25, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20222 milestones
- Career-best overall score285.8628 Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY)
20191 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)152.6172 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 82% | 79.4% | 79.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 70.1% | 70.1% |
| 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 | 23 / 28 (285.8628) | 20 (141.2344) | 22 (144.6284) | — | — |
| Mar 22, 2019 | Hammond BBQ 🏅 Hammond, LA | 37 / 48 (252.5032) | 39 (99.8860) | 11 (152.6172) | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — |