Giant slayer
34
teams beaten in one weekend
Took the Grand Championship over a 34-team field at Torry Island BBQ Showdown.
- Mar 20, 2026
Navin's Backyard BBQ
Navin's Backyard BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Torry Island BBQ Showdown (2026). They finished #160 in the 2026 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1517
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Mar 20, 2026
their only contest in the data
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 1 contest
Avg finish
top 3%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 177.70 · weakest Chicken (172)
Purse competed for
$16K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
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 | #160 (267 pts) | #166 (267 pts) | #167 (267 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 172 | 172 | 172 | top 3% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 177.7028 | 177.7028 | 177.70 | top 3% |
“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
First title
Mar 20, 2026
Torry Island BBQ Showdown
Opponents faced
50
finished ahead 49 times, behind 0
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2026 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown 🏅 Belle Glade, FL | 1 / 34 (349.7028) | 1 (172) | 1 (177.7028) | — | — |