High-water mark
502.7884
career-best overall
93.1% of a perfect 540
Their best day on record: 502.7884 at Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) — 93.1% of a perfect 540.
- Backyard
- Mar 12, 2022
Step Bros. BBQ
Step Bros. BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 7th of 26 at the Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022). Also listed in KCBS results as “Step Bros BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1514
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Mar 12, 2021
latest Mar 10, 2023 · 2 years on the trail
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 3 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.11
spread of their Backyard (3-meat) overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.69 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.04)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)
Purse competed for
$16K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard (3-meat) avg
489.79 / 540
3 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs
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 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 176.5716 | 146.1944 | 165.69 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.1084 | 155.9200 | 162.04 | top 45% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5256 | 160.5600 | 162.06 | top 56% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 | 7 | 0 | top 41% | Mar 10, 2023 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
58
finished ahead 49 times, behind 33
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Mar 12, 2021 → Mar 12, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
20223 milestones
- Career-best overall score502.7884 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5716 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1517) Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
20215 milestones
- First tracked contest Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First category win (Chicken) Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score494.7428 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2023 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 19 / 31 (471.8400) | 27 (146.1944) | 10 (165.0856) | 16 (160.5600) | — |
| Mar 12, 2022 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 7 / 26 (502.7884) | 3 (176.5716) | 10 (165.1084) | 17 (161.1084) | — |
| Mar 12, 2021 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 10 / 28 (494.7428) | 1 (174.2972) | 18 (155.9200) | 14 (164.5256) | — |