The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Two Blind Pigs has finished one call ahead of The Bacon and Hockey Podcast 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
The Bacon and Hockey Podcast
The Bacon and Hockey Podcast is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 21st of 38 at the Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1475
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 20, 2022
latest Sep 5, 2025 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.92
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 143.57 · weakest Pork Ribs (143.22)
Road miles
2
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
6%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1508)
Purse competed for
$2,340
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
286.79 / 360
4 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5944 | 126.2972 | 143.57 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5372 | 130.7656 | 143.22 | top 80% |
“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 78% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 98% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 | 21 | 0 | top 83% | Sep 5, 2025 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
98
finished ahead 26 times, behind 124
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Aug 20, 2022 → Aug 24, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- Career-best overall score317.1316 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)160.5944 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
20221 milestone
- Peak power rating (1485) Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
—1 milestone
- First tracked contest Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.5 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 5, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.5 | Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 20, 2022 |
| -10.1 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 24, 2024 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 76% | 76% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 80% | 80% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 74.6% | 74.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2025 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 21 / 38 (317.1316) | 20 (160.5944) | 21 (156.5372) | — | — |
| Aug 24, 2024 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 31 / 36 (287.9772) | 32 (144.5944) | 32 (143.3828) | — | — |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 40 / 41 (268.4916) | 41 (126.2972) | 35 (142.1944) | — | — |
| — | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 36 / 39 (273.5540) | 31 (142.7884) | 35 (130.7656) | — | — |