High-water mark
679.8740
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.8740 at Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Competitor Series
- Jun 9, 2023
DC's Backyard Smokers
DC's Backyard Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 18 at The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Jun 7, 2019
latest Jun 12, 2026 · 7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
3
50% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Best overall
679.8740 / 720
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
across 6 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$19K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
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% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 48% |
Repeat visits (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% | Jun 12, 2026 |
| The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 41% | Jun 11, 2021 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
83
finished ahead 96 times, behind 67
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 7, 2019 → Jun 11, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20251 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.2972 Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20231 milestone
- Career-best overall score679.8740 Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
20195 milestones
- 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)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score509.0972 The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 94.2% | 94.2% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 95.7% | 95.7% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 92.3% | 92.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 94.4% | 94.4% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 65% | 91% | 91% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 17% | 94.3% | 94.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2026 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 16 / 32 (508.5028) | 23 (165.1084) | 21 (167.9772) | 9 (175.4172) | — |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 9 / 36 (516.5488) | 4 (175.4172) | 4 (178.2972) | 31 (162.8344) | — |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 22 / 33 (498.1716) | 24 (164.5372) | 21 (163.9544) | 13 (169.6800) | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 10 / 30 (679.8740) | 10 (171.4172) | 14 (167.3828) | 5 (173.1084) | — |
| Jun 11, 2021 | 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) | — |
| Jun 7, 2019 | 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) | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.