DC's Backyard Smokers TN
Rating
1517
peak 1517
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
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
571.68 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 561.25 (+10.43)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
178.2972
Consistency
±75.71
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.70 · weakest Chicken (168.07)
Road miles
0
mi across 6 mapped stops
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Bad company cookers has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Playground Smokers in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 3 of 18 at their very first tracked contest, The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) (2019-06-07).
Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)
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% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in TN (6 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 561.25
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 | 508.5028 | 508.50 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 516.5488 | 516.55 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 498.1716 | 498.17 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 679.8740 | 679.87 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 655.2800 | 655.28 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 509.0972 | 509.10 |
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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) Springfield, TN | 3 / 18 (509.0972) | 2 (174.2628) | 7 (166.8572) | 6 (167.9772) | — |