High-water mark
342.2744
career-best overall
95.1% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 342.2744 at Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) — 95.1% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Jun 19, 2026
Fam Bam-A-Q
Fam Bam-A-Q is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 17th of 41 at the Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jun 20, 2025
latest Jun 19, 2026 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.15 · weakest Chicken (163.39)
Road miles
1
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$5,100
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
334.54 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 159.3944 | 163.39 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8916 | 167.4172 | 171.15 | top 39% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 58% | Jun 19, 2026 |
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First call Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score342.2744 Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8916 Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
20252 milestones
- First tracked contest Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score326.8116 Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2026 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 17 / 41 (342.2744) | 23 (167.3828) | 8 (174.8916) | — | — |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 27 / 36 (326.8116) | 32 (159.3944) | 21 (167.4172) | — | — |