A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Castleton Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
Castleton Q has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Hells Corner BBQ
Hells Corner BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 15th of 27 at the Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) (2024). They finished #248 in the 2024 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 9, 2024
latest Mar 22, 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±3.12
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.10 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.52)
Road miles
48
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
89%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1624)
Purse competed for
$20K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
323.62 / 360
4 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 161.6456 | 165.10 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2744 | 152.5144 | 158.52 | top 57% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 152.5028 | 161.09 | top 52% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 62% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 50% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 50% | Mar 22, 2025 |
| Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 62% | Aug 10, 2024 |
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
88
finished ahead 82 times, behind 148
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score327.3944 BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)
- Career-best overall score327.3944 BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)
- Most recent contest BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
20244 milestones
- First tracked contest Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1)
- First call Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.6800 Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1)
- Peak power rating (1501) Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.3 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | Mar 21, 2025 |
| +1.4 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | Aug 9, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.4 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | Aug 10, 2024 |
| -0.7 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | Mar 22, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 50% | 90.9% | 90.7% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 62% | 89.5% | 89.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2025 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 23 / 43 (325.6000) | 22 (163.9428) | 23 (161.6572) | — | — |
| Mar 21, 2025 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 21 / 45 (327.3944) | 19 (165.1200) | 17 (162.2744) | — | — |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 🏅 Ashland, VA | 19 / 28 (319.2912) | 16 (161.6456) | 19 (157.6456) | 21 (152.5028) | — |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) 🏅 Ashland, VA | 15 / 27 (322.1944) | 11 (169.6800) | 19 (152.5144) | 8 (169.6684) | — |