High-water mark
348.5828
career-best overall
96.8% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 348.5828 at WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) — 96.8% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Oct 17, 2025
Hensel Phelps
Hensel Phelps is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 6th of 39 at the WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1517
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Oct 17, 2025
latest Oct 16, 2026 · 1 year on the trail
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 29%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 173.14 · weakest Chicken (167.98)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$8,850
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
341.11 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 165.1088 | 167.98 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.7372 | 168.5372 | 173.14 | top 23% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 29% | Oct 16, 2026 |
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
20256 milestones
- First tracked contest WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score348.5828 WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score348.5828 WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7372 WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 18 / 43 (333.6460) | 21 (165.1088) | 18 (168.5372) | — | — |
| Oct 17, 2025 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 6 / 39 (348.5828) | 10 (170.8456) | 2 (177.7372) | — | — |