Bullet Proof BBQ
Bullet Proof BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 18th of 23 at the Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard) (2022). They finished #317 in the 2026 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1483
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jun 17, 2022
latest Jun 19, 2026 · 4 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 157.69 · weakest Chicken (155.69)
Road miles
1
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$5,100
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
313.38 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 | #317 (60 pts) | #320 (60 pts) | #326 (60 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7028 | 153.6800 | 155.69 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7144 | 157.6684 | 157.69 | top 77% |
“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
53
finished ahead 10 times, behind 52
Longest layoff
4 yrs
Jun 17, 2022 → Jun 19, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best overall score315.3712 Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
20222 milestones
- First tracked contest Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)157.7144 Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2026 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 36 / 41 (315.3712) | 36 (157.7028) | 35 (157.6684) | — | — |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard) Morris, IL | 18 / 23 (311.3944) | 20 (153.6800) | 16 (157.7144) | — | — |