Curly Bird BBQ MO
Rating
1682
peak 1700
Contests
54
in the data
First seen
2022-06-10
latest 2026-06-12
Best ToY finish
#5
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
7
0 reserve
Category wins
12
33 podiums
Overall top-10s
30
of 54 contests
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
407.28 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 373.42 (+33.86)
Walk rate
74%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
8
best run (overall)
Consistency
±78.76
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.21 · weakest Pork (163.88)
Road miles
7934
mi across 54 mapped stops · furthest 1023 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Smokey Bey's Barbecue has finished one call ahead of Curly Bird BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
The Smokin Goat has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Ambition Que in 11 of their 12 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) is their spot: an average finish in the top 12% across 2 visits.
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 25% across 3 contests, versus top 35% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 47 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 177.7028 | 154.2628 | 167.56 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 53 | 40 | 9 | 21 | 180.0000 🔥 | 147.9540 | 171.21 | top 30% |
| Pork | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 174.2628 | 149.0740 | 163.88 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 172.5600 | 163.9772 | 169.14 | top 28% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 14 | 0 | top 27% |
| AL | 9 | 1 | top 35% |
| OK | 9 | 2 | top 51% |
| KS | 6 | 1 | top 39% |
| FL | 3 | 3 | top 5% |
| WI | 2 | 0 | top 17% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 43% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 13 | 5 | top 38% |
| Medium (20–39) | 24 | 2 | top 36% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 21% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (27 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (17 of 54 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (53 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 1 (2023-10-06)
- Wins it all in 13% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 373.42
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 657.0744 | 657.07 |
| 2024 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 354.2744 | 343.05 |
| 2023 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 520.5256 | 383.50 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 499.3600 | 376.62 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 32 / 36 (657.0744) | 36 (158.2516) | 31 (163.9428) | 31 (163.4284) | 17 (171.4516) |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 8 / 56 (342.2516) | 6 (172.5716) | 10 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 4 / 53 (344.5372) | 8 (173.1200) | 8 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-10-11 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Scottsboro, AL | 3 / 38 (353.7144) | 8 (174.8572) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 27 / 59 (338.8116) | 29 (169.1200) | 27 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2024-09-27 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Clanton, AL | 11 / 18 (334.8000) | 9 (168.5372) | 9 (166.2628) | — | — |
| 2024-09-20 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 1 / 18 (354.2744) | 4 (174.2744) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (171.9656) | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 19 / 33 (334.7772) | 22 (167.3944) | 18 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2024-08-24 | Cowchip BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Beaver, OK | 1 / 2 (342.8684) | 2 (163.4284) | 1 (179.4400) | — | — |
| 2024-08-23 | Cowchip BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Beaver, OK | 1 / 2 (333.6112) | 2 (163.9428) | 1 (169.6684) | — | — |
| 2024-07-20 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) Osceola, MO | 3 / 33 (354.2744) | 4 (175.4172) | 3 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) Osceola, MO | 5 / 37 (339.9428) | 10 (166.8228) | 1 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage (ONE MEAT RIBS) Osceola, MO | — | — | 11 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2024-07-12 | Saucy and Glazed Newton, KS | 4 / 12 (336.5144) | 4 (167.3828) | 3 (169.1316) | — | — |
| 2024-06-21 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 7 / 17 (334.2512) | 6 (167.9656) | 8 (166.2856) | — | — |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 10 / 37 (337.6340) | 13 (166.8112) | 3 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 3 / 41 (347.4172) | 10 (171.4172) | 2 (176.0000) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 3 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Lebanon, TN | 13 / 47 (346.2284) | 22 (173.1084) | 13 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 23 / 39 (334.7656) | 31 (162.8000) | 8 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2024-05-04 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 12 / 20 (337.6456) | 16 (165.6684) | 9 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 6 / 27 (343.9544) | 5 (174.2744) | 10 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2024-04-26 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 10 / 40 (345.0856) | 15 (171.9656) | 9 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 10 / 38 (342.2400) | 25 (166.8228) | 5 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-03-16 | Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds Dover, FL | 1 / 15 (351.9772) | 1 (177.7028) | 2 (174.2744) | 2 (174.2628) | 3 (169.1428) |
| 2024-02-16 | Ribs on the Ridge Brews & BBQ Haines City, FL | 1 / 29 (347.9772) | 4 (169.1200) | 1 (178.8572) | 3 (170.2512) | 2 (168.5600) |
| 2024-02-09 | Grills Gone Wild Davenport, FL | 1 / 28 (353.7144) | 1 (174.8572) | 1 (178.8572) | 3 (167.9772) | 1 (172.5600) |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 4 / 40 (348.5372) | 13 (169.6800) | 3 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oak Grove, MO | — | — | 22 (167.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 14 / 47 (334.2516) | 15 (166.8344) | 11 (167.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Rock Island BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Stover, MO | 9 / 16 (489.1428) | 7 (160.0344) | 8 (166.2972) | 9 (162.8112) | — |
| 2023-10-06 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 1 Harper, KS | 1 / 11 (345.0856) | 2 (169.6684) | 1 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-09-15 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-15 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Ponca City, OK | — | — | 5 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Car-B-Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Belton, MO | 4 / 11 (346.8228) | 3 (171.4056) | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-09-01 | Boats Beats & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Grove, OK | 13 / 17 (489.6232) | 15 (154.8116) | 1 (178.8572) | 17 (155.9544) | — |
| 2023-08-04 | Que' For a Cause Tahlequah, OK | 12 / 36 (341.6572) | 20 (167.3944) | 7 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-08-04 | Que' For a Cause (ONE MEAT RIBS) Tahlequah, OK | — | — | 2 (176.0116) | — | — |
| 2023-07-28 | Smokin on the Route Miami, OK | 6 / 29 (342.8228) | 5 (173.1428) | 8 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2023-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) Osceola, MO | 6 / 28 (520.5256) | 7 (174.2628) | 2 (178.2972) | 12 (167.9656) | — |
| 2023-07-21 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) Osceola, MO | 13 / 31 (497.6460) | 15 (162.8000) | 9 (170.2744) | 10 (164.5716) | — |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Cameron, MO | 14 / 30 (334.7540) | 13 (167.3712) | 12 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | 28 (159.3832) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 7 / 32 (335.9544) | 7 (167.3828) | 6 (168.5716) | — | — |
| 2023-05-12 | City of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK | 5 / 16 (342.2744) | 6 (168.5600) | 3 (173.7144) | — | — |
| 2023-04-21 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition Derby, KS | 8 / 28 (348.5600) | 12 (172.0000) | 4 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-03-24 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 15 / 37 (334.8572) | 28 (160.5828) | 3 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2022-10-29 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Day 2 Oak Grove, MO | 8 / 32 (330.2056) | 9 (155.9428) | 4 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Oak Grove, MO | 10 / 40 (336.0000) | 15 (162.2972) | 4 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2022-10-08 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 2 Tahlequah, OK | 20 / 32 (499.3600) | 14 (170.2628) | 21 (166.2284) | 23 (162.8688) | — |
| 2022-10-07 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 1 Tahlequah, OK | 32 / 32 (473.0740) | 29 (158.2972) | 20 (165.7028) | 31 (149.0740) | — |
| 2022-07-29 | Smokin on the Route Miami, OK | 7 / 19 (309.7256) | 6 (154.2628) | 7 (155.4628) | — | — |
| 2022-06-10 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 15 / 29 (311.3712) | 13 (163.4172) | 16 (147.9540) | 26 (155.3828) | 18 (163.9772) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #791 (60 pts) | #866 (60 pts) | #903 (60 pts) | #823 (60 pts) | #723 (100 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #5 (1293 pts) | #17 (1160 pts) | #3 (1331 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | — | #623 (334 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #63 (891 pts) | #13 (1244 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | — | #460 (531 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #89 (528 pts) | #77 (673 pts) | — | — |