High-water mark
339.3600
career-best overall
94.3% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 339.3600 at Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) — 94.3% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Jul 17, 2026
Killer Rex BBQ
Killer Rex BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 12th of 27 at the Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) (2026). They finished #172 in the 2026 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Apr 3, 2026
latest Jul 18, 2026
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±3.36
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.93)
Road miles
166
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 111 mi
Schedule strength
73%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1593)
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
334.62 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here. Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #172 (245 pts) | #154 (305 pts) | #196 (230 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 165.6800 | 169.70 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 162.2516 | 164.93 | top 69% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 62% | Jul 18, 2026 |
More numbers
Most contests held in
IA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
91
finished ahead 43 times, behind 86
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20267 milestones
- First tracked contest Iowa State BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score332.5600 Iowa State BBQ Championship
- First call Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1)
- Career-best overall score339.3600 Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1084 Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1)
- Peak power rating (1504) Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1)
- Most recent contest Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2026 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) Miles, IA | 22 / 28 (331.9544) | 23 (165.6800) | 20 (166.2744) | — | — |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) Miles, IA | 12 / 27 (339.3600) | 8 (173.1084) | 17 (166.2516) | — | — |
| Apr 3, 2026 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 28 / 42 (332.5600) | 18 (170.3084) | 31 (162.2516) | — | — |