The comeback
1.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition (Apr 27, 2018).
- last seen Aug 26, 2016
- back Apr 27, 2018
The Printing Center
The Printing Center is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 18th of 32 at the Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1493
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Aug 26, 2016
latest Apr 26, 2019 · 2.7 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 157.14 · weakest Brisket (127.43)
Road miles
95
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 63 mi
Master avg
587.99 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
306.74 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.3084 | 154.3084 | 154.31 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1428 | 157.1428 | 157.14 | top 46% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.1084 | 149.1084 | 149.11 | top 86% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127.4288 | 127.4288 | 127.43 | top 96% |
“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
VA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
96
finished ahead 40 times, behind 56
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Aug 26, 2016 → Apr 27, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
20163 milestones
- First tracked contest Boydton's Big Bad BBQ
- Career-best overall score587.9884 Boydton's Big Bad BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)157.1428 Boydton's Big Bad BBQ
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2019 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition 🏅 Lanexa, VA | 18 / 32 (306.7424) | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 27, 2018 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lenexa, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Boydton's Big Bad BBQ Boydton, VA | 23 / 28 (587.9884) | 21 (154.3084) | 13 (157.1428) | 24 (149.1084) | 27 (127.4288) |