High-water mark
675.3144
career-best overall
93.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 675.3144 at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship — 93.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 11, 2026
Yard Sale BBQ
Yard Sale BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 62 at the New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2026). They are ranked #3946 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
peak 1505 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jul 14, 2018
latest Jul 11, 2026 · 8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
641.47 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 631.95 (+9.52)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.30
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.54 · weakest Brisket (155.10)
Road miles
1
across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)
Purse competed for
$65K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
631.95 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Yard Sale BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,930 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,927 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,963 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1502
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Yard Sale BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,958 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before Yard Sale BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,957 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1484
Level with Yard Sale BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,928 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG BAD WOLVES | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| POP POP'S RIBS | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Palm tree smokehouse | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| UP IN SMOKERS | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| The Wilent Brothers BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| B'S QUE | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TIME | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| COOKS N HOOKS | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| POPPA Q-BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 151.3828 | 160.54 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 152.5256 | 159.19 | top 55% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 143.9772 | 157.12 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 133.6572 | 155.10 | top 56% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 7 | 23 | 0 | top 61% | Jul 11, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NJ
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
181
finished ahead 193 times, behind 298
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jul 12, 2019 → Jul 9, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score675.3144 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Career-best overall score675.3144 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1200 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
20182 milestones
- First tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Peak power rating (1505) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.5 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 11, 2026 |
| +5.3 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 14, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 12, 2019 |
| -6.4 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 13, 2024 |
| -3.4 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 14, 2023 |
| -2.6 | New Jersey State BBQ Championship | Jul 9, 2021 |
| -2.2 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 12, 2025 |
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 | 0% | top 37% | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 86% | 86% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 82.4% | 82.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 38% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2026 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 23 / 62 (675.3144) | 51 (157.6688) | 11 (173.1200) | 12 (172.5600) | 12 (171.9656) |
| Jul 12, 2025 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 40 / 63 (630.7316) | 25 (167.9656) | 43 (156.5716) | 50 (153.1200) | 38 (153.0744) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 47 / 62 (628.3772) | 14 (170.8572) | 50 (153.6572) | 47 (155.9428) | 58 (147.9200) |
| Jul 14, 2023 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 42 / 64 (635.8288) | 42 (160.5256) | 33 (163.9428) | 34 (162.2632) | 51 (149.0972) |
| Jul 9, 2022 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 35 / 61 (637.1088) | 31 (164.5828) | 46 (152.5488) | 48 (152.5600) | 13 (167.4172) |
| Jul 9, 2021 | New Jersey State BBQ Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 37 / 59 (619.3028) | 47 (151.3828) | 39 (152.5256) | 38 (156) | 22 (159.3944) |
| Jul 12, 2019 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 58 / 64 (593.0060) | 44 (156.5372) | 31 (158.8344) | 62 (143.9772) | 64 (133.6572) |
| Jul 14, 2018 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 24 / 64 (635.9200) | 37 (154.8000) | 18 (162.2972) | 28 (160.5600) | 21 (158.2628) |