Backyard BBQ & Grill

Backyard BBQ & Grill is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 5th of 33 at the Smokin' Hot BBQ San Juan Puerto Rico (2015).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1505

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 21, 2014

latest Jun 21, 2019 · 5.3 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

50% of 4 contests

Avg finish

top 49%

overall standings

Best overall

669.0400 / 720

Master · Smokin' Hot BBQ San Juan Puerto Rico

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1316

Chicken · Smokin' Hot BBQ San Juan Puerto Rico

Consistency

±14.63

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 161.99 · weakest Pork (159.26)

Road miles

across 4 mapped stops

Schedule strength

12%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1517)

Master avg

644.06 / 720

4 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

669.0400 career-best overall

92.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 669.0400 at Smokin' Hot BBQ San Juan Puerto Rico — 92.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Feb 21, 2015

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

BBQ FREAKS ahead in 100% of their meetings

BBQ FREAKS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Cocineros del Este in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

3.3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.3 years, then back at Viva La BBQ Fest (Jun 21, 2019).

last seen Feb 20, 2016
back Jun 21, 2019

A February team

Top 40% average finish in February

Something about February: average finish in the top 40% across 3 contests, versus top 49% the rest of the year.

3 February contests
top 49% the rest of the year

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	4	2	1	173.1316	149.0744	160.83	top 53%
Pork Ribs	4	0	0	165.1200	157.0972	161.98	top 54%
Pork	4	0	0	163.9428	152.5372	159.26	top 57%
Brisket	4	2	0	168.5256	153.7600	161.99	top 41%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 75%
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 40%

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PR 3 of 4 contests

Contests visited 4 a different one every time

Opponents faced 81 finished ahead 63 times, behind 44

Longest layoff 3.3 yrs Feb 20, 2016 → Jun 21, 2019

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20191 milestone

Jun 21 Most recent contest Viva La BBQ Fest

20156 milestones

Feb 21 First call Smokin' Hot BBQ San Juan Puerto Rico
Feb 21 First overall top-10 Smokin' Hot BBQ San Juan Puerto Rico
Feb 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.0400 Smokin' Hot BBQ San Juan Puerto Rico
Feb 21 Career-best overall score669.0400 Smokin' Hot BBQ San Juan Puerto Rico
Feb 21 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1316 Smokin' Hot BBQ San Juan Puerto Rico
Feb 21 Peak power rating (1515) Smokin' Hot BBQ San Juan Puerto Rico

20141 milestone

Feb 21 First tracked contest Cattlemen's Caribbean BBQ Competition

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.5	Smokin' Hot BBQ San Juan Puerto Rico	Feb 21, 2015
+2.4	Cattlemen's Caribbean BBQ Competition	Feb 21, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.6	Viva La BBQ Fest	Jun 21, 2019
-1.9	9th Annual Smoking Hot BBQ San Juan	Feb 20, 2016

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	1	100%	top 75%	88.7%	88.7%
2016	1	0	0%	top 61%	88.4%	88.4%
2015	1	1	100%	top 15%	92.9%	92.9%
2014	1	0	0%	top 45%	87.8%	87.8%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 21, 2019	Viva La BBQ Fest San Juan	9 / 12 (638.7316)	6 (163.9772)	11 (157.0972)	11 (152.5372)	7 (165.1200)
Feb 20, 2016	9th Annual Smoking Hot BBQ San Juan San Juan, PR	17 / 28 (636.5832)	18 (157.1316)	13 (165.1200)	15 (160.5716)	18 (153.7600)
Feb 21, 2015	Smokin' Hot BBQ San Juan Puerto Rico San Juan, PR	5 / 33 (669.0400)	3 (173.1316)	13 (163.4400)	12 (163.9428)	4 (168.5256)
Feb 21, 2014	Cattlemen's Caribbean BBQ Competition San Juan, PR	17 / 38 (631.8856)	34 (149.0744)	15 (162.2512)	17 (160)	11 (160.5600)