The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY) (Mar 25, 2022).
- last seen Mar 22, 2019
- back Mar 25, 2022
WALMART
WALMART is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 14th of 48 at the Hammond BBQ (2019). Also listed in KCBS results as “WAL-MART” and “Wal Mart”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1508
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Mar 22, 2019
latest Mar 25, 2022 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 148.86 · weakest Chicken (145.41)
Road miles
10
across 7 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Backyard avg
294.26 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to WALMART, each with one reason worth a look.
WALMART has 2 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 107 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#2,908 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1520
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,895 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1516
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before WALMART's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,896 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1518
Level with WALMART on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,898 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1520
They were already cooking in 2014, 5 years before WALMART's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,899 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1508
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 9 years before WALMART's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,897 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.1084 | 137.7028 | 145.41 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 152.6172 | 145.0972 | 148.86 | top 48% |
“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.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 54% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 29% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
LA
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
101
finished ahead 73 times, behind 40
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Mar 22, 2019 → Mar 25, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20223 milestones
- Career-best overall score298.2056 Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)153.1084 Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY)
20191 milestone
- First call Hammond BBQ
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Hammond BBQ
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 82.8% | 82.8% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 29% | 80.6% | 80.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2022 | Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY) Hammond, LA | 15 / 28 (298.2056) | 12 (153.1084) | 21 (145.0972) | — | — |
| Mar 22, 2019 | Hammond BBQ 🏅 Hammond, LA | 14 / 48 (290.3200) | 23 (137.7028) | 10 (152.6172) | — | — |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 24, 2017 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 25, 2016 | Hamond BBQ Hammond, LA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 27, 2015 | Smokin Blues & BBQ Hammond, LA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 21, 2014 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | — | — | — | — | — |