High-water mark
671.4172
career-best overall
93.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.4172 at Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest — 93.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Mar 31, 2017
Backyard Kuisine
Backyard Kuisine is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 21st of 42 at the Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival (2014). They are ranked #4176 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
peak 1479 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Apr 5, 2013
latest Mar 31, 2017 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
647.26 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 646.26 (+1.01)
Walk rate
44%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.22
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.28 · weakest Brisket (157.26)
Road miles
1,555
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 213 mi
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Master avg
646.26 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Backyard Kuisine, each with one reason worth a look.
138 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,156 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,196 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1479
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,195 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1510
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 3 years before Backyard Kuisine's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,191 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#4,163 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
Level with Backyard Kuisine on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,198 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE ON THIS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 176.5714 | 156 | 166.28 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 153.1428 | 161.32 | top 59% |
| Pork | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 147.9998 | 161.39 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 149.1426 | 157.26 | top 70% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 59% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
6 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
4 of 9 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
9
a different one every time
Opponents faced
288
finished ahead 144 times, behind 222
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Apr 3, 2015 → Mar 31, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20172 milestones
- Career-best overall score671.4172 Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest
- Most recent contest Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
- First call Smokin on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
- First category win (Chicken) Smokin on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5714 Smokin on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.7138 High on the Hog Festival
- Peak power rating (1495) High on the Hog Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.6 | Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival | Mar 28, 2014 |
| +1.8 | Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest | Mar 31, 2017 |
| +0.3 | High on the Hog Festival | Apr 19, 2013 |
| +0.1 | West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff | May 3, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.6 | Super City Blues & Ques | Jun 28, 2013 |
| -6.3 | Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff | Jun 7, 2013 |
| -4.9 | Smokin on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) | Apr 5, 2013 |
| -3.8 | Fifth Annual Bull Moose | Apr 3, 2015 |
| -1.8 | Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship | Apr 26, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 93.3% | 93.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 63% | 91.3% | 89% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2017 | Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Savannah, TN | 30 / 48 (671.4172) | 24 (169.1428) | 38 (163.4172) | 19 (172) | 30 (166.8572) |
| Apr 3, 2015 | Fifth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN | 29 / 41 (650.1484) | 22 (165.1428) | 32 (160.5028) | 31 (159.9772) | 22 (164.5256) |
| Mar 28, 2014 | Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival London, KY | 21 / 42 (651.3260) | 6 (171.9656) | 28 (159.3944) | 23 (163.9772) | 28 (155.9888) |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Super City Blues & Ques Metropolis, IL | 27 / 34 (638.8564) | 28 (160.5710) | 12 (166.2856) | 30 (157.1428) | 31 (154.8570) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff Bardstown, KY | 22 / 30 (624.5712) | 20 (156) | 9 (164.0002) | 23 (147.9998) | 21 (156.5712) |
| May 3, 2013 | West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff Knoxville, TN | 24 / 46 (644) | 13 (169.1430) | 36 (153.1428) | 6 (169.7142) | 35 (152) |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL | 21 / 36 (630.8564) | 23 (158.2856) | 16 (160.5714) | 26 (157.7140) | 25 (154.2854) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | 31 / 60 (657.7138) | 17 (169.7142) | 35 (161.7142) | 27 (165.1426) | 35 (161.1428) |
| Apr 5, 2013 | Smokin on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) Summerville, GA | 27 / 41 (647.4282) | 1 (176.5714) | 24 (162.8572) | 31 (158.8570) | 35 (149.1426) |