Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), 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.
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.32 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 14%.
Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at Porkapalooza BBQ Festival (2018-06-16).
Something about June: average finish in the top 44% across 3 contests, versus top 68% the rest of the year.
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,674 miles across 8 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,830 miles to Porkapalooza BBQ Festival.
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
148 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
Fewer contests behind them than We B Smokin' has cooked, 6 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-headThey turned up 8 years after We B Smokin' did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-headLevel with We B Smokin' on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFewer contests behind them than We B Smokin' has cooked, 6 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-headFewer contests behind them than We B Smokin' has cooked, 6 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-headFewer contests behind them than We B Smokin' has cooked, 6 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4056 | 142.2172 | 155.32 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172.5600 | 135.3944 | 158.61 | top 50% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5484 | 143.9656 | 152.00 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 129.0060 | 151.28 | top 65% |
“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.
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 87% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 72% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 53% | 2019-06-15 |
| Lake Country BBQ Cook-off(BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 45% | 2019-06-09 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.4 | Lake Country BBQ Cook-off(BACKYARD ONLY) | 2019-06-09 |
| +2.6 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 2018-06-16 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.4 | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest | 2014-09-19 |
| -11.2 | Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship | 2016-04-22 |
| -6.7 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 2014-10-24 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 42% | 87.8% | 87.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 80.6% | 80.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 89.5% | 87.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-15 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, T6E 5K1 | 25 / 44 (625.6796) | 37 (151.9656) | 23 (157.7256) | 27 (156.5712) | 20 (159.4172) |
| 2019-06-09 | Lake Country BBQ Cook-off(BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 22 (316.0456) | 15 (151.4056) | 2 (164.6400) | — | — |
| 2018-06-16 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, T6E 5K1 | 25 / 51 (616.0224) | 15 (163.4056) | 30 (154.2628) | 37 (148.6056) | 34 (149.7484) |
| 2016-04-22 | Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship Mt. Carmel, IL | 28 / 30 (580.4456) | 29 (142.2172) | 29 (135.3944) | 24 (150.2856) | 18 (152.5484) |
| 2015-09-11 | Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014-10-24 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 80 / 92 (644.5140) | 72 (162.2856) | 18 (172.5600) | 91 (143.9656) | 49 (165.7028) |
| 2014-09-19 | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL | 72 / 75 (613.5204) | 54 (160.5488) | 41 (163.4172) | 52 (160.5484) | 75 (129.0060) |
| 2013-09-13 | Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Country BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Okauchee, WI | 12 / 19 (317.6456) | 14 (155.3828) | 11 (162.2628) | — | — |
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |