Batwing
Batwing is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 18th of 21 at the Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) (2020).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1492
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Aug 7, 2020
latest Apr 9, 2021
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.23 · weakest Pork (158.80)
Road miles
7
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$3,750
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
333.05 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
479.82 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 160.5028 | 166.23 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0856 | 160.5144 | 160.80 | top 81% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8000 | 158.8000 | 158.80 | top 62% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20213 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score333.0512 Smoke on the Falls
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.9656 Smoke on the Falls
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Falls
20202 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score479.8172 Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2021 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 24 / 38 (333.0512) | 11 (171.9656) | 31 (161.0856) | — | — |
| Aug 7, 2020 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 18 / 21 (479.8172) | 18 (160.5028) | 17 (160.5144) | 13 (158.8000) | — |