High-water mark
345.1088
career-best overall
95.9% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 345.1088 at WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) — 95.9% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Oct 17, 2025
Los Diablos
Los Diablos is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 7th of 35 at the Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (2022). They are ranked #2219 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1530
peak 1530 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2019
latest Oct 17, 2025 · 6.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
25% of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
336.99 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 327.29 (+9.70)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.01
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.19 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.11)
Road miles
35
across 12 mapped stops
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Purse competed for
$49K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
327.29 / 360
8 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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The teams rated closest to Los Diablos, each with one reason worth a look.
71 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,216 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1530
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,233 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1537
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before Los Diablos's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,220 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1536
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,230 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1530
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#2,225 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1530
Level with Los Diablos on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,214 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1530
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 9 years before Los Diablos's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Hangover | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Boar on the Floor | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Slice to Meat You | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Beefis and Butt-Head | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Boob-B-Q | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Boss Hawgs | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| SportsPage Smokers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Gustoso BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTSY-Q | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Sweaty Pig | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Last Place Chicken | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' SAUCED | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Redstone | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Just For Fun BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Happy Grillmore | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.8916 | 157.6572 | 165.19 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 125.6116 | 162.11 | top 47% |
“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 35% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 53% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 34% | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 21% | Sep 8, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 10 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
12 of 12 contests
Contests visited
6
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
325
finished ahead 296 times, behind 238
Longest layoff
2.3 yrs
May 3, 2019 → Aug 13, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- Career-best overall score345.1088 WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1530) WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
20231 milestone
- 10th tracked contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
20223 milestones
- First call Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- First overall top-10 Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5600 Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
20211 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score324.4916 Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.8 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Sep 8, 2022 |
| +12 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Oct 20, 2023 |
| +11.4 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Aug 13, 2021 |
| +8.9 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Oct 17, 2025 |
| +2.9 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Oct 18, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.1 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | May 3, 2019 |
| -3.8 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) | Aug 4, 2023 |
| -1.1 | Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Oct 22, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 26% | 95.9% | 95.9% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 42% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 42% | 94.7% | 93% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 20% | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 41% | 90.5% | 90.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 115% | 78.7% | 78.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2025 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 10 / 39 (345.1088) | 8 (173.1316) | 15 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Oct 18, 2024 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 21 / 50 (332.5372) | 31 (162.8344) | 14 (169.7028) | — | — |
| Oct 20, 2023 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 8 / 50 (341.0972) | 14 (169.6800) | 10 (171.4172) | — | — |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) Madison, AL | 39 / 58 (328.5488) | 6 (174.8916) | 54 (153.6572) | — | — |
| Sep 8, 2022 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 7 / 35 (337.6684) | 28 (161.1084) | 4 (176.5600) | — | — |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Madison, AL | 18 / 30 (325.6228) | 22 (160.5028) | 12 (165.1200) | — | — |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 11 / 49 (324.4916) | 17 (161.6800) | 12 (162.8116) | — | — |
| May 3, 2019 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 62 / 54 (283.2688) | 23 (157.6572) | 66 (125.6116) | — | — |
| May 4, 2018 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 5, 2017 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 6, 2016 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 1, 2015 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |