Blades&Muellers BBQ
Blades&Muellers BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 34th of 42 at the Iowa State BBQ Championship (2026). They finished #334 in the 2026 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1492
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Apr 3, 2026
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.86 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.98)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
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 | #334 (60 pts) | #339 (60 pts) | #342 (60 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 166.8572 | 166.86 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9772 | 151.9772 | 151.98 | top 86% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2026 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 34 / 42 (318.8344) | 27 (166.8572) | 36 (151.9772) | — | — |