J. R. Boys BBQ

J. R. Boys BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 4th of 16 at the Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026). Also listed in KCBS results as “J.R. Boys BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1503

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 17, 2024

latest Aug 22, 2026 · 2 years on the trail

Overall top-10s

of 3 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

346.2628 / 360

Backyard · Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572

Chicken · Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)

Consistency

±12.23

spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.34 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.35)

Road miles

across 3 mapped stops

Schedule strength

46%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

Backyard avg

329.69 / 360

3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (2 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

346.2628 career-best overall

96.2% of a perfect 360

Their best day on record: 346.2628 at Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) — 96.2% of a perfect 360.

Backyard
Aug 22, 2026

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

All Smoked Up BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

All Smoked Up BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	3	2	0	0	174.8572	163.4516	169.34	top 46%
Pork Ribs	3	1	0	0	171.4056	153.6800	160.35	top 72%

“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.

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)	3	4	0	top 59%	Aug 22, 2026

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 3 of 3 contests

Contests visited 1 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 37 finished ahead 23 times, behind 36

Longest layoff 1 yrs Aug 16, 2025 → Aug 22, 2026

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20265 milestones

Aug 22 First overall top-10 Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)
Aug 22 Career-best overall score346.2628 Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)
Aug 22 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8572 Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)
Aug 22 Peak power rating (1503) Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)
Aug 22 Most recent contest Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)

20252 milestones

Aug 16 First call Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)
Aug 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score325.6684 Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)

20241 milestone

Aug 17 First tracked contest Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 22, 2026	Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL	4 / 16 (346.2628)	5 (174.8572)	9 (171.4056)	—	—
Aug 16, 2025	Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL	14 / 20 (325.6684)	5 (169.7028)	16 (155.9656)	—	—
Aug 17, 2024	Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL	21 / 26 (317.1316)	21 (163.4516)	21 (153.6800)	—	—