The comeback
6.5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 6.5 years, then back at Outdoor Cooking BBQ Championship (Feb 5, 2022).
- last seen Aug 1, 2015
- back Feb 5, 2022
Baldys BBQ
Baldys BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 22 at the Outdoor Cooking BBQ Championship (2022). Also listed in KCBS results as “Baldy's BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1463
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Apr 19, 2013
latest Jun 27, 2025 · 12.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±207.35
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 155.98 · weakest Brisket (140.13)
Road miles
3,213
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 2,407 mi
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)
Purse competed for
$19K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
487.80 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.7884 | 137.0972 | 153.68 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 140 | 155.98 | top 59% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 145.1426 | 153.90 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2400 | 123.4284 | 140.13 | top 84% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
ID
1 of 4 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Brisket
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
184
finished ahead 24 times, behind 164
Longest layoff
6.5 yrs
Aug 1, 2015 → Feb 5, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20254 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1368 Smoke-N-Wings
- Career-best overall score658.1368 Smoke-N-Wings
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8228 Smoke-N-Wings
- Most recent contest Smoke-N-Wings
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
- Peak power rating (1486) Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.5 | Outdoor Cooking BBQ Championship | Feb 5, 2022 |
| -13.9 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival | Apr 19, 2013 |
| -4.6 | Smoke-N-Wings | Jun 27, 2025 |
| -3.7 | 8th Annual Smokin at the Maples | Aug 1, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 18.5% | 18.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 82% | 82% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 79.1% | 79.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2025 | Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID | 25 / 32 (658.1368) | 26 (162.7884) | 17 (170.8228) | 26 (166.2856) | 29 (158.2400) |
| Feb 5, 2022 | Outdoor Cooking BBQ Championship 🏅 Puyallup, WA | 22 / 22 (133.1544) | — | — | — | 22 (133.1544) |
| Aug 1, 2015 | 8th Annual Smokin at the Maples Manorville, NY | 22 / 32 (590.1940) | 30 (137.0972) | 12 (157.1312) | 16 (150.2856) | 16 (145.6800) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD | 99 / 106 (569.7140) | 32 (161.1430) | 93 (140) | 86 (145.1426) | 103 (123.4284) |