Weber's Backyard BBQ PA
Rating
1695
peak 1733 · rated over 50 contests
Best runs
14
straight top-10s
Contests
61
in the data
First seen
2020-06-26
latest 2025-05-17
Best ToY finish
#14
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
4
4 reserve
Category wins
10
26 podiums
Overall top-10s
33
of 61 contests
Avg finish
top 25%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
332.61 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 371.11 (-38.50)
Walk rate
85%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
14
best run (overall)
Consistency
±66.61
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.93 · weakest Brisket (164.19)
Road miles
7064
mi across 60 mapped stops · furthest 1169 mi
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Purse competed for
$332K
listed at 48 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
4 🏅
GCs in 44 state-championship entries
Master avg
672.93 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
371.11 / 360
46 Backyard contests · 4 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Gold-N-Blue Barbecue has finished one call ahead of Weber's Backyard BBQ 5 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has landed one call behind them 5 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ in 24 of their 28 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1428 points of the Grand Championship at York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) (2024-06-28).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 59-team field at Smoke in the Grove.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 15% across 6 contests, versus top 25% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 43 | 21 | 19 | 49% | ⚔ compare |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 34 | 22 | 12 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| Capt. Blue BBQ | 31 | 19 | 12 | 61% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 31 | 11 | 19 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| Zoni-Q | 30 | 20 | 10 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| BOGGS HOG BBQ | 30 | 14 | 14 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| Top Gun Barbecue | 29 | 16 | 12 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | 28 | 24 | 3 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| The Fat is Where It's At | 27 | 10 | 16 | 37% | ⚔ compare |
| Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | 27 | 7 | 20 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| MRC_Barbecue | 26 | 17 | 9 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| Kane's BBQ | 26 | 11 | 15 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKECRAFT - MD | 25 | 18 | 7 | 72% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 25 | 14 | 10 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Second Helping BBQ -PA | 24 | 24 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 57 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 179.4400 | 147.9084 | 168.93 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 54 | 35 | 5 | 16 | 178.2972 | 149.0628 | 167.14 | top 28% |
| Pork | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 175.4172 | 146.8228 | 164.61 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 161.6688 | 164.19 | 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.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 20 | 4 | top 24% |
| NJ | 11 | 0 | top 16% |
| VA | 10 | 0 | top 30% |
| MD | 6 | 0 | top 19% |
| AL | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
| DE | 1 | 0 | top 8% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
| Medium (20–39) | 29 | 1 | top 25% |
| Large (40+) | 21 | 3 | top 23% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 6 | 1 | 1 | top 32% | 2025-05-17 |
| BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 6 | 5 | 0 | top 29% | 2025-03-22 |
| York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 5 | 1 | 1 | top 18% | 2024-06-28 |
| Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) | 4 | 1 | 1 | top 19% | 2022-07-30 |
| Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 9% | 2023-07-29 |
| New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 11% | 2024-04-19 |
| Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 13% | 2023-10-21 |
| Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 12% | 2022-10-14 |
| New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 11% | 2022-04-22 |
| BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 20% | 2022-03-26 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (14 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (20 of 61 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (57 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smoke in the Grove (2020-07-24)
- Wins it all in 7% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 672.93 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 371.11 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 — First tracked contest · Fire In the Sky BBQ Lite'N Up Broadway (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📣 — First call · Fire In the Sky BBQ Lite'N Up Broadway (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 🏆 2020-07-24 — First Grand Championship · Smoke in the Grove
- 🎖️ 2022-06-17 — 25th tracked contest · York County BBQ Festival
- 🎖️ 2024-06-28 — 50th tracked contest · York County BBQ Festival (Day 1)
- 📈 2024-10-18 — Peak power rating (1733) · Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
- ⭐ 2025-03-21 — Career-best overall score (686.7888) · BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16 | Smoke in the Grove | 2020-07-24 |
| +13.8 | York County BBQ Festival | 2021-06-18 |
| +12.9 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2021-04-23 |
| +11.6 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) | 2023-07-29 |
| +11.3 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2021-10-15 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 2025-05-17 |
| -14.8 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 2025-03-22 |
| -14.7 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard | 2021-11-12 |
| -13.2 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-07-06 |
| -10.4 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 2022-11-11 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 39% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60% | top 55% | 95.4% | 93.8% |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 100% | top 17% | 96.8% | 94.7% |
| 2023 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 92% | top 16% | 141.9% | 104.5% |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 86% | top 27% | 140.8% | 108.3% |
| 2021 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 77% | top 25% | 138.4% | 101.4% |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75% | top 30% | 135% | 111.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 17 / 21 (657.6348) | 4 (173.7144) | 17 (163.3944) | 18 (158.8572) | 20 (161.6688) |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 12 / 28 (679.3372) | 18 (170.8228) | 2 (174.8572) | 12 (168.5256) | 15 (165.1316) |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 29 / 43 (677.0400) | 18 (173.1200) | 16 (173.1428) | 35 (164.5372) | 30 (166.2400) |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 13 / 45 (686.7888) | 12 (174.2628) | 2 (177.7144) | 27 (169.1200) | 27 (165.6916) |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Urbanna, VA | — | 16 (166.8228) | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Columbia, NJ | 4 / 28 (335.3716) | 1 (175.4172) | 15 (159.9544) | — | — |
| 2024-10-11 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 4 / 26 (345.0972) | 9 (169.6800) | 1 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-09-27 | "The First State" BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE | 2 / 26 (341.6572) | 1 (177.7144) | 9 (163.9428) | — | — |
| 2024-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 7 / 38 (332.4800) | 8 (163.9544) | 4 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 4 / 35 (341.7372) | 1 (179.4400) | 26 (162.2972) | — | — |
| 2024-07-06 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Kennett Square, PA | 10 / 14 (325.6000) | 9 (168.5256) | 11 (157.0744) | — | — |
| 2024-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA | 2 / 29 (345.1316) | 7 (171.4172) | 2 (173.7144) | — | — |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 1 / 26 (347.9888) | 4 (174.2744) | 3 (173.7144) | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 2 / 37 (348.5716) | 7 (170.2744) | 1 (178.2972) | — | — |
| 2024-04-19 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Blairstown, NJ | — | 5 (170.2628) | — | — | — |
| 2024-04-19 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 3 / 29 (343.9656) | 6 (170.8456) | 2 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-10-21 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 5 / 29 (339.3600) | 4 (176.5600) | 12 (162.8000) | — | — |
| 2023-10-20 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Jackson, NJ | — | 4 (171.9656) | — | — | — |
| 2023-10-20 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 3 / 34 (339.3944) | 4 (169.1084) | 3 (170.2860) | — | — |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 1 / 40 (346.2516) | 1 (178.8572) | 10 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 8 / 51 (340.5256) | 19 (167.3828) | 3 (173.1428) | — | — |
| 2023-06-16 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 12 / 29 (331.9316) | 18 (162.8116) | 8 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 9 / 37 (335.3600) | 8 (169.6800) | 11 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2023-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Blairstown, NJ | — | — | 5 (170.8688) | — | — |
| 2023-04-21 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Blairstown, NJ | — | 4 (171.4056) | — | — | — |
| 2023-04-21 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 4 / 36 (333.0856) | 9 (161.6684) | 1 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 5 / 46 (510.7656) | 10 (168.5256) | 4 (171.4172) | 8 (170.8228) | — |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 18 (170.2744) | — | — | — |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 6 / 53 (509.0516) | 4 (173.1200) | 6 (170.8344) | 11 (165.0972) | — |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Gadsden, AL | 11 / 49 (345.0972) | 6 (177.7028) | 23 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Gadsden, AL | 74 / 91 (663.8740) | 54 (170.2856) | 69 (165.1200) | 63 (166.2400) | 72 (162.2284) |
| 2022-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 7 / 27 (338.2056) | 6 (170.8228) | 8 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2022-10-21 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 5 / 29 (339.3600) | 11 (167.3828) | 3 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 5 / 30 (332.5028) | 15 (163.9772) | 3 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 15 / 42 (499.8280) | 24 (163.9312) | 6 (169.6684) | 16 (166.2284) | — |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 12 / 54 (506.7428) | 23 (168.5140) | 19 (162.8116) | 2 (175.4172) | — |
| 2022-06-17 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 5 / 34 (337.0512) | 6 (168.5256) | 6 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 13 / 39 (325.6228) | 6 (167.9772) | 18 (157.6456) | — | — |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 7 / 48 (326.7888) | 8 (165.0972) | 8 (161.6916) | — | — |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - Master of Ribs - Friday Night Blairstown, NJ | — | — | 3 (170.8572) | — | — |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 13 / 50 (492.4568) | 10 (171.4056) | 18 (157.6800) | 12 (163.3712) | — |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 24 (161.0856) | — | — | — |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 7 / 53 (501.0744) | 12 (167.4056) | 6 (169.1316) | 14 (164.5372) | — |
| 2021-11-12 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard Shawnee, OK | 31 / 33 (322.2172) | 33 (161.1200) | 29 (161.0972) | — | — |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 4 / 31 (339.3600) | 5 (163.9428) | 1 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2021-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES - One Meat Rib Contest Jackson, NJ | — | — | 10 (162.2400) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 2 / 25 (338.8572) | 2 (172.0000) | 4 (166.8572) | — | — |
| 2021-08-28 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 Boonsboro, MD | 6 / 20 (330.8228) | 13 (163.4056) | 3 (167.4172) | — | — |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 8 / 54 (337.0628) | 6 (171.9656) | 12 (165.0972) | 14 (161.6684) | — |
| 2021-06-18 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 1 / 41 (345.0856) | 8 (168.5256) | 1 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2021-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 3 / 40 (337.6800) | 2 (171.4172) | 7 (166.2628) | — | — |
| 2021-04-17 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 🏅 Hagerstown, MD | 5 / 34 (340.5028) | 1 (176.5600) | 13 (163.9428) | — | — |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 🏅 Hagerstown, MD | 14 / 47 (329.0628) | 15 (167.3828) | 12 (161.6800) | — | — |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 11 / 40 (498.1944) | 21 (153.6228) | 6 (170.3088) | 3 (174.2628) | — |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 13 / 46 (494.7432) | 18 (161.6572) | 9 (167.9888) | 10 (165.0972) | — |
| 2020-10-30 | Zom-B-Q 🏅 Wytheville, VA | 13 / 33 (486.1488) | 13 (166.2516) | 12 (162.8000) | 14 (157.0972) | — |
| 2020-10-29 | The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q 🏅 Wytheville, VA | 17 / 33 (462.1256) | 8 (166.2400) | 17 (149.0628) | 19 (146.8228) | — |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 1 / 59 (342.8344) | 2 (173.7144) | 4 (169.1200) | 16 (160.5828) | — |
| 2020-06-26 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 14 / 53 (319.8860) | 6 (167.3944) | 19 (152.4916) | — | — |
| Fire In the Sky BBQ Lite'N Up Broadway (BACKYARD ONLY) Broadway Westville, NJ | 9 / 23 (308.4684) | 15 (147.9084) | 5 (160.5600) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 ↗ | Master | #493 (384 pts) | #386 (598 pts) | #367 (704 pts) | #566 (319 pts) | #580 (294 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #14 (1230 pts) | #15 (1179 pts) | #10 (1274 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | #864 (161 pts) | — | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #39 (1055 pts) | #36 (1079 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #420 (535 pts) | #829 (219 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #62 (748 pts) | #37 (954 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | — | — | #837 (214 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #18 (1115 pts) | #21 (1135 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1109 (112 pts) | — | — |