The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) (Jun 9, 2019).
- last seen Jun 3, 2016
- back Jun 9, 2019
Pete's BBQ
Pete's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 5th of 22 at the Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2019). Also listed in KCBS results as “PETES BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 3, 2016
latest Jul 12, 2019 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
50% of 4 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±1.86
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.99 · weakest Brisket (146.81)
Road miles
640
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 495 mi
Schedule strength
7%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1510)
Purse competed for
$5,300
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
630.25 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
317.66 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master 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.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 152.5028 | 158.40 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 164.0112 | 159.3828 | 161.99 | top 50% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8572 | 154.8572 | 154.86 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146.8116 | 146.8116 | 146.81 | top 89% |
“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 60% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 47% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WI
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
92
finished ahead 37 times, behind 60
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Jun 3, 2016 → Jun 9, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20194 milestones
- First call Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1502) Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Northwoods Triple Crown (BACKYARD ONLY)
20162 milestones
- Career-best overall score630.2516 Original SD BBQ Championships
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.8456 Original SD BBQ Championships
—1 milestone
- First tracked contest Dells BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.8 | Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 9, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.8 | Original SD BBQ Championships | Jun 3, 2016 |
| -1.8 | Northwoods Triple Crown (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jul 12, 2019 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 88.9% | 88.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2019 | Northwoods Triple Crown (BACKYARD ONLY) Antigo, WI | 6 / 10 (317.7368) | 8 (153.7256) | 5 (164.0112) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2019 | Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 / 22 (319.9084) | 4 (160.5256) | 7 (159.3828) | — | — |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 35 / 44 (630.2516) | 20 (166.8456) | 30 (161.7372) | 34 (154.8572) | 39 (146.8116) |
| — | Dells BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Wisconsin Dells, WI | 18 / 25 (315.3484) | 22 (152.5028) | 12 (162.8456) | — | — |