Free Bird BBQ
Free Bird BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 11th of 44 at the Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jul 27, 2018
latest Mar 6, 2026 · 7.6 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.12 · weakest Brisket (145.07)
Road miles
932
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 932 mi
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
459.31 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
344.53 / 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 173.1200 | 173.12 | top 16% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 153.6800 | 162.54 | top 59% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5600 | 160.5600 | 160.56 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145.0744 | 145.0744 | 145.07 | 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
Opponents faced
102
finished ahead 55 times, behind 46
Longest layoff
7.6 yrs
Jul 27, 2018 → Mar 6, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First call Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score344.5256 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1200 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
20182 milestones
- First tracked contest Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest
- Career-best overall score459.3144 Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2026 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 11 / 44 (344.5256) | 7 (173.1200) | 14 (171.4056) | — | — |
| Jul 27, 2018 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS | 27 / 27 (459.3144) | — | 23 (153.6800) | 22 (160.5600) | 26 (145.0744) |