Back 9 BBQ
Back 9 BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 39th of 39 at the La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2025
latest Oct 3, 2025
Avg finish
top 100%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.42 · weakest Brisket (147.98)
Road miles
1,010
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 1,010 mi
Purse competed for
$24K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 167.3828 | 167.38 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 171.4172 | 171.42 | top 67% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148.5028 | 148.5028 | 148.50 | top 100% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.9772 | 147.9772 | 147.98 | top 97% |
“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
38
finished ahead 0 times, behind 38
Longest layoff
8.7 yrs
Jan 27, 2017 → Oct 3, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- Career-best overall score635.2800 La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.4172 La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown
- Most recent contest La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown
20171 milestone
- First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2025 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown 🏅 La Belle, MO | 39 / 39 (635.2800) | 34 (167.3828) | 26 (171.4172) | 39 (148.5028) | 38 (147.9772) |
| Jan 27, 2017 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |