High-water mark
333.6804
career-best overall
92.7% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 333.6804 at Paxton Swine n Dine (BACKYARD ONLY) — 92.7% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Sep 19, 2026
Smokin' Walders
Smokin' Walders is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 10th of 18 at the Paxton Swine n Dine (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1502
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 19, 2026
latest Sep 19, 2026
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.10 · weakest Chicken (160.55)
Road miles
279
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 90 mi
Purse competed for
$17K
listed at 2 contests — 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.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5488 | 160.5488 | 160.55 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1316 | 157.0744 | 165.10 | top 26% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
2 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
17
finished ahead 8 times, behind 9
Longest layoff
7.3 yrs
Jun 21, 2019 → Sep 19, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- First overall top-10 Paxton Swine n Dine (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score333.6804 Paxton Swine n Dine (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score333.6804 Paxton Swine n Dine (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1316 Paxton Swine n Dine (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Paxton Swine n Dine (BACKYARD ONLY)
20191 milestone
- First call Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1
20181 milestone
- First tracked contest Up In smoke on the Square ( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2026 | Paxton Swine n Dine (BACKYARD ONLY) Paxton, IL | 10 / 18 (333.6804) | 14 (160.5488) | 7 (173.1316) | — | — |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 🏅 Belvidere, IL | — | — | 7 (157.0744) | — | — |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Up In smoke on the Square ( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES) Lincoln, IL | — | — | — | — | — |