High-water mark
343.4056
career-best overall
95.4% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 343.4056 at September Fest — 95.4% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Sep 11, 2026
Black Sheep BBQ Indiana
Black Sheep BBQ Indiana is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 4th of 16 at the September Fest (2026). They finished #113 in the 2026 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1499
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Aug 8, 2026
latest Sep 11, 2026
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.84 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.29)
Road miles
66
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 66 mi
Purse competed for
$5,870
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
333.13 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here. Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #113 (402 pts) | #121 (387 pts) | #118 (457 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 162.8572 | 166.84 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172.5828 | 159.9888 | 166.29 | top 56% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20267 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call September Fest
- First overall top-10 September Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score343.4056 September Fest
- Career-best overall score343.4056 September Fest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5828 September Fest
- Most recent contest September Fest
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | September Fest 🏅 Coldwater, MI | 4 / 16 (343.4056) | 6 (170.8228) | 3 (172.5828) | — | — |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, IN | 12 / 13 (322.8460) | 12 (162.8572) | 12 (159.9888) | — | — |