The comeback
1.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) (May 14, 2021).
- last seen Aug 23, 2019
- back May 14, 2021
Happy State Bank
Happy State Bank is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 7th of 33 at the Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) (2021).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1493
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2019
latest May 14, 2021 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 148.78 · weakest Brisket (142.27)
Road miles
127
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)
Purse competed for
$28K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
588.89 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
269.62 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7256 | 121.6684 | 142.83 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5828 | 128.5372 | 148.78 | top 46% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.3312 | 137.7028 | 144.02 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.1200 | 131.4172 | 142.27 | top 85% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 49% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 87% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 49% | May 14, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
121
finished ahead 45 times, behind 101
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Aug 23, 2019 → May 14, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20214 milestones
- First call Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- First overall top-10 Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- Peak power rating (1493) Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- Most recent contest Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
20192 milestones
- Career-best overall score609.7828 Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.7256 Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
20181 milestone
- First tracked contest Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.5 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) | May 14, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.1 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship | Aug 23, 2019 |
| -7.6 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) | May 10, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 21% | 74.9% | 74.9% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 84.7% | 81.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2021 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 7 / 33 (269.6228) | 7 (141.0856) | 8 (128.5372) | — | — |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 54 / 62 (567.9996) | 61 (121.6684) | 24 (164.5828) | 46 (150.3312) | 60 (131.4172) |
| May 10, 2019 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 29 / 38 (609.7828) | 16 (165.7256) | 29 (153.2344) | 36 (137.7028) | 28 (153.1200) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | — | — | — | — | — |