High-water mark
678.8228
career-best overall
94.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 678.8228 at Covington TN's World's Oldest BBQ Cooking Contest — 94.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 4, 2021
Yellow Hammer
Yellow Hammer is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 14th of 34 at the Covington TN's World's Oldest BBQ Cooking Contest (2021).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1508
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 31, 2013
latest Jun 4, 2021 · 8 years on the trail
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 175.71 · weakest Pork (162.56)
Road miles
36
across 2 mapped stops
Master avg
670.55 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 175.4286 | 175.71 | top 11% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0002 | 161.1200 | 162.56 | top 69% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8570 | 162.2628 | 162.56 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 179.4400 | 159.9998 | 169.72 | 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
70
finished ahead 41 times, behind 34
Longest layoff
8 yrs
May 31, 2013 → Jun 4, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20214 milestones
- First category win (Brisket) Covington TN's World's Oldest BBQ Cooking Contest
- Career-best overall score678.8228 Covington TN's World's Oldest BBQ Cooking Contest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)179.4400 Covington TN's World's Oldest BBQ Cooking Contest
- Most recent contest Covington TN's World's Oldest BBQ Cooking Contest
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash
- First call Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2856 Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2021 | Covington TN's World's Oldest BBQ Cooking Contest 🏅 Covington, TN | 14 / 34 (678.8228) | 5 (176) | 25 (161.1200) | 27 (162.2628) | 1 (179.4400) |
| May 31, 2013 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN | 22 / 43 (662.2856) | 3 (175.4286) | 28 (164.0002) | 35 (162.8570) | 29 (159.9998) |