Grumpy Old Ham

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Contests

in the data

First seen

latest

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 1 contests

Avg finish

top 86%

overall standings

Best overall

457.0516 / 360

Backyard · Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival Backyard Competition Presented by Kenney's Ace Hardware(BACKYARD ONLY)

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

161.1772

Chicken · Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival Backyard Competition Presented by Kenney's Ace Hardware(BACKYARD ONLY)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.18 · weakest Pork Ribs (144.48)

Purse competed for

$4K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

Backyard avg

457.05 / 360

1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

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Storylines (1 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

457.0516 career-best overall

127.0% of a perfect 360

Their best day on record: 457.0516 at Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival Backyard Competition Presented by Kenney's Ace Hardware(BACKYARD ONLY) — 127.0% of a perfect 360.

Backyard

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	1	161.1772	161.1772	161.18	top 59%
Pork Ribs	1	144.4800	144.4800	144.48	top 95%
Pork	1	151.3944	151.3944	151.39	top 77%
Brisket	0	—	—	—	—

“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.

The story so far (10 numbers that describe this team)

Busiest season — 1 contest

Cooks most in IL 1 of 1 contests

Contests visited 1 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 1 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 161.18 · weakest Pork Ribs (144.48)

Walk rate 0% a top-10 call in 0 of 1 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 1 contests

Backyard average 457.05 out of 360 · 1 contest · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 21 3–18 across every shared overall standing

Purse competed for $3,500 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

First tracked contest Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival Backyard Competition Presented by Kenney's Ace Hardware(BACKYARD ONLY)
First overall past 90% of a perfect score457.0516 Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival Backyard Competition Presented by Kenney's Ace Hardware(BACKYARD ONLY)
Career-best overall score457.0516 Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival Backyard Competition Presented by Kenney's Ace Hardware(BACKYARD ONLY)
Career-best single call (Chicken)161.1772 Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival Backyard Competition Presented by Kenney's Ace Hardware(BACKYARD ONLY)

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 86%	127%	127%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
	Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival Backyard Competition Presented by Kenney's Ace Hardware(BACKYARD ONLY) Decatur, IL	19 / 22 (457.0516)	13 (161.1772)	21 (144.4800)	17 (151.3944)	—