Backyard BBQ Boys GA
Rating
1504
peak 1506
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2020-03-06
latest 2026-03-06
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
385.17
last 5 vs career avg 385.17 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±74.34
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.68 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.59)
Road miles
28
mi across 5 mapped stops
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' has finished one call ahead of Backyard BBQ Boys 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of COOL HAND QUE in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 150.7656 | 160.31 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6916 | 146.2172 | 158.59 | top 45% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 172.5600 | 158.8228 | 165.68 | top 32% |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
- Busiest season: 2020 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (5 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 385.17
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 331.3832 | 331.38 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 309.5884 | 309.59 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 333.6344 | 333.63 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 476.4800 | 475.63 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 19 / 44 (331.3832) | 20 (165.6916) | 20 (165.6916) | 18 (166.8228) | — |
| 2025-03-07 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 27 / 45 (309.5884) | 28 (150.7656) | 19 (158.8228) | 13 (165.0972) | — |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 13 / 59 (333.6344) | 6 (171.9772) | 23 (161.6572) | 19 (165.0972) | — |
| 2020-07-31 | Hawgin On Lanier Cumming, GA | 31 / 55 (474.7772) | 31 (155.4172) | 28 (160.5372) | 30 (158.8228) | — |
| 2020-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 23 / 61 (476.4800) | 22 (157.7028) | 30 (146.2172) | 1 (172.5600) | — |