High-water mark
333.6688
career-best overall
92.7% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 333.6688 at Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) — 92.7% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Mar 13, 2026
River City BBQ
River City BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 4th of 32 at the Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1520
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Apr 26, 2019
latest Mar 13, 2026 · 6.9 years on the trail
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
of 3 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 23%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.43 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.24)
Road miles
783
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 783 mi
Purse competed for
$3,450
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
331.95 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.4288 | 171.4288 | 171.43 | top 10% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 162.2400 | 162.24 | top 60% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 168 | 168 | top 30% |
“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
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
99
finished ahead 83 times, behind 15
Longest layoff
6.9 yrs
Apr 26, 2019 → Mar 13, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First call Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score333.6688 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4288 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
20192 milestones
- First overall top-10 Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score330.2288 Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
20181 milestone
- First tracked contest Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2026 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 10 / 30 (333.6688) | 3 (171.4288) | 18 (162.2400) | 9 (168) | — |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition 🏅 Lanexa, VA | 4 / 32 (330.2288) | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 27, 2018 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lenexa, VA | — | — | — | — | — |