BUTCHIE'S BACKYARD BBQ PA
Rating
1471
peak 1532
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
2019-07-26
latest 2025-07-25
Best ToY finish
#230
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 16 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
336.69 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 363.57 (-26.88)
Walk rate
44%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±117.82
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.04 · weakest Brisket (144.80)
Road miles
647
mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 109 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Small Batch BBQ MD has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 12 of their 14 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE in 8 of their 11 shared contests.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 44% across 4 contests, versus top 54% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 147.3600 | 161.04 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 170.3200 | 142.7884 | 156.25 | top 47% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 144.5144 | 156.82 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8460 | 130.7544 | 144.80 | top 83% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 15 | 0 | top 57% |
| DE | 1 | 0 | top 10% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 11 | 0 | top 47% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (15 of 16 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (16 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 363.57
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 311.9200 | 230.20 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 335.9656 | 322.81 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 577.4404 | 449.85 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 653.6232 | 478.93 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 469.0860 | 372.92 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 333.1772 | 318.85 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 313.0856 | 309.07 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 36 / 30 (148.4800) | 36 (148.4800) | — | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 20 / 26 (311.9200) | 20 (155.9656) | 20 (155.9544) | — | — |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 14 / 35 (335.9656) | 10 (170.8228) | 19 (165.1428) | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 20 / 37 (309.6572) | 21 (147.3600) | 18 (162.2972) | — | — |
| 2023-08-25 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 43 / 44 (577.4404) | 40 (153.6344) | 41 (146.8116) | 42 (146.2400) | 43 (130.7544) |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 28 / 51 (322.2632) | 22 (165.1316) | 27 (157.1316) | — | — |
| 2022-08-26 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 29 / 49 (653.6232) | 27 (167.3828) | 20 (168.5600) | 38 (158.8344) | 33 (158.8460) |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) Spring Grove, PA | 32 / 54 (468.3884) | 30 (158.2284) | 34 (152.5144) | 30 (157.6456) | — |
| 2022-06-17 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 18 / 34 (314.7884) | 17 (162.2284) | 23 (152.5600) | — | — |
| 2021-08-27 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 44 / 44 (469.0860) | 22 (162.8456) | 18 (161.7260) | 43 (144.5144) | — |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 18 / 54 (328.5828) | 16 (166.2628) | 17 (162.3200) | 8 (165.7028) | — |
| 2021-06-18 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 16 / 41 (321.0856) | 10 (168.0000) | 21 (153.0856) | — | — |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 22 / 59 (304.5144) | 18 (158.8456) | 24 (145.6688) | 7 (167.9772) | — |
| 2020-06-26 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 4 / 53 (333.1772) | 13 (162.8572) | 2 (170.3200) | — | — |
| 2019-10-18 | Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE | 6 / 63 (305.0512) | 5 (162.2628) | 13 (142.7884) | — | — |
| 2019-07-26 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 9 / 53 (313.0856) | 4 (166.2628) | 12 (146.8228) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #285 (134 pts) | #288 (134 pts) | #370 (74 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #230 (187 pts) | #228 (202 pts) | #255 (172 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #223 (150 pts) | #257 (120 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1306 (85 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #125 (229 pts) | #144 (169 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1225 (75 pts) | #1182 (95 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #54 (192 pts) | #31 (302 pts) | — | — |