Mike's Backyard BBQ FL
Rating
1553
peak 1553 · rated over 6 contests
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2025-01-09
latest 2026-03-20
Best ToY finish
#54
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
3
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 25%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
344.77
last 5 Backyard vs avg 344.77 (+0.00)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
and counting
Consistency
±8.58
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 172.55 · weakest Brisket (168.41)
Road miles
1729
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 626 mi
Schedule strength
75%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)
Purse competed for
$75K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
667.87 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
344.77 / 360
5 Backyard contests · 1 GC
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.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Dogpatch Q has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BrewsCue in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 38-team field at 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam.
🍖 Signature meat
When pork ribs is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 29% of their entries (2 of 7).
📅 A January team
Something about January: average finish in the top 7% across 3 contests, versus top 25% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 38 at their very first tracked contest, 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam (2025-01-09).
Teams like this (closest power rating, FL first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 160.5144 | 168.64 | top 27% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 163.9544 | 172.55 | top 28% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 165.6800 | 171.40 | top 25% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 158.2516 | 168.41 | top 25% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 5 | 1 | top 17% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 1 | top 21% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 32% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torry Island BBQ Showdown | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 33% | 2026-03-20 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in FL (5 of 7 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (7 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam (2026-01-09)
- Wins it all in 14% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 667.87 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 344.77 / 360
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2025-01-09 — First tracked contest · 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam
- 📣 2025-01-09 — First call · 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam
- ⭐ 2025-03-21 — Career-best overall score (667.8744) · Torry Island BBQ Showdown
- 🏆 2026-01-09 — First Grand Championship · 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam
- 🔥 2026-01-09 — First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) · 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam
- 📈 2026-03-20 — Peak power rating (1553) · Torry Island BBQ Showdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.7 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam | 2026-01-09 |
| +16 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2026-01-22 |
| +13.2 | 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam | 2025-01-09 |
| +12.3 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown | 2026-03-20 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.3 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown | 2025-03-21 |
| -1 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 2025-05-25 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 100% | top 5% | 98.7% | 96.8% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25% | top 44% | 96.8% | 93.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown 🏅 Belle Glade, FL | 3 / 34 (341.1200) | 5 (164.5600) | 2 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 3 / 63 (348.5716) | 5 (172.0000) | 3 (176.5716) | 5 (174.8572) | 14 (166.2628) |
| 2026-01-09 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam 🏅 St. Augustine, FL | 1 / 38 (355.4172) | 4 (175.4172) | 1 (180.0000) | 12 (173.1084) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 42 / 70 (330.1944) | 42 (160.5144) | 32 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Ribs (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 46 (163.9544) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown 🏅 Belle Glade, FL | 15 / 26 (667.8744) | 13 (167.3944) | 14 (164.5372) | 12 (165.6800) | 12 (170.2628) |
| 2025-01-09 | 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam 🏅 Elkton, FL | 5 / 38 (348.5372) | 7 (171.9772) | 1 (176.5600) | 5 (171.9656) | 11 (158.2516) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #54 (729 pts) | #82 (554 pts) | #56 (754 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #198 (229 pts) | #210 (209 pts) | #152 (389 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1001 (101 pts) | #1034 (111 pts) | #889 (166 pts) | #985 (116 pts) | #972 (116 pts) |