A tough matchup
3–1
behind in the head-to-head
Bad company cookers ahead in 75% of their meetings
Bad company cookers has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
DC's Backyard Smokers
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2019-06-07
latest 2026-06-12
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Best overall
679.8740
Competitor Series · Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
178.2972
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.70 · weakest Chicken (168.07)
Road miles
0
mi across 6 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$19K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
Storylines (5 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of M-1 Smokin' Guns in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) (2021-06-11).
- last seen 2019-06-07
- back 2021-06-11
Announced themselves early
3rd
at their very first contest
Finished 3 of 18 at their very first tracked contest, The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) (2019-06-07).
- 2019-06-07
- 18-team field
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.
- 4 visits in all
- best finish 9th
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Smoke | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BLAZERS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Pig Destroyer | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 157.6572 | 168.07 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 178.2972 | 163.9544 | 169.70 | top 41% |
| Pork | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 162.8344 | 169.30 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 48% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 4 | 9 | 0 | top 44% | 2026-06-12 |
| The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 41% | 2021-06-11 |
The story so far (13 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
7 yrs
2019-06-07 → 2026-06-12
Busiest season
2026
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TN
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 169.70 · weakest Chicken (168.07)
Walk rate
83%
a top-10 call in 5 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
50%
3 of 6 contests
Opponents faced
85
96–67 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
6 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$19,200
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2019-06-07 → 2021-06-11
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2019
- First tracked contest The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First call The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First overall top-10 The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First overall podium The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- 2023
- Career-best overall score679.8740 Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- 2025
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.2972 Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- 2026
- Most recent contest Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | — | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | — | — |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | — | — |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | — | — |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 65% | — | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 17% | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 16 / 32 (508.5028) | 23 (165.1084) | 21 (167.9772) | 9 (175.4172) | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 9 / 36 (516.5488) | 4 (175.4172) | 4 (178.2972) | 31 (162.8344) | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 22 / 33 (498.1716) | 24 (164.5372) | 21 (163.9544) | 13 (169.6800) | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 10 / 30 (679.8740) | 10 (171.4172) | 14 (167.3828) | 5 (173.1084) | — |
| 2021-06-11 | The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 13 / 20 (655.2800) | 16 (157.6572) | 4 (173.7144) | 10 (166.8112) | — |
| 2019-06-07 | The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 3 / 18 (509.0972) | 2 (174.2628) | 7 (166.8572) | 6 (167.9772) | — |