High-water mark
499.3028
career-best overall
92.5% of a perfect 540
Their best day on record: 499.3028 at Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) — 92.5% of a perfect 540.
- Backyard
- Mar 12, 2021
Smokin in the Square
Smokin in the Square is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 7th of 28 at the Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2021).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1507
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Oct 2, 2020
latest Mar 12, 2021
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170 · weakest Pork (157.06)
Road miles
122
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 122 mi
Purse competed for
$4,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
333.14 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
499.30 / 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 169.1200 | 170 | top 28% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 162.2628 | 167.69 | top 52% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0628 | 157.0628 | 157.06 | top 75% |
“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)
20214 milestones
- First overall top-10 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score499.3028 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1200 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
20203 milestones
- First tracked contest Bonifay All American Smoker Competition
- First call Bonifay All American Smoker Competition
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score333.1428 Bonifay All American Smoker Competition
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2021 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 7 / 28 (499.3028) | 8 (169.1200) | 4 (173.1200) | 21 (157.0628) | — |
| Oct 2, 2020 | Bonifay All American Smoker Competition 🏅 Bonifay, FL | 13 / 18 (333.1428) | 5 (170.8800) | 16 (162.2628) | — | — |