The heartbreaker
3.4396
points from the title
Came within 3.4396 points of the Grand Championship at Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) (Oct 2, 2026).
Pork Starz BBQ
Pork Starz BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 15 at the Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1512
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Aug 7, 2026
latest Oct 2, 2026
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 175.71 · weakest Pork (165.69)
Road miles
49
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 49 mi
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
673.59 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
350.85 / 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. Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 172.5600 | 175.71 | top 25% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9888 | 166.2284 | 169.11 | top 58% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6916 | 165.6916 | 165.69 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1084 | 169.1084 | 169.11 | top 58% |
“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)
20269 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Bricks
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.5884 Smoke on the Bricks
- Career-best overall score673.5884 Smoke on the Bricks
- First call Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall podium Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First Reserve Championship Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Pleasant Hill, MO | 2 / 15 (350.8460) | 2 (178.8572) | 6 (171.9888) | — | — |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 35 / 52 (673.5884) | 19 (172.5600) | 40 (166.2284) | 38 (165.6916) | 30 (169.1084) |