Playa Famous BBQ
Playa Famous BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 8th of 16 at the Ribs on the Ridge (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Feb 14, 2025
latest Mar 21, 2025
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 149.12 · weakest Pork Ribs (142.01)
Road miles
111
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 56 mi
Purse competed for
$26K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
291.13 / 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 156.5828 | 141.6572 | 149.12 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 142.2972 | 141.7144 | 142.01 | top 46% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20256 milestones
- First tracked contest Ribs on the Ridge
- First call Ribs on the Ridge
- First overall top-10 Ribs on the Ridge
- Career-best overall score298.8800 Torry Island BBQ Showdown
- Career-best single call (Chicken)156.5828 Torry Island BBQ Showdown
- Most recent contest Torry Island BBQ Showdown
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2025 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown 🏅 Belle Glade, FL | 10 / 26 (298.8800) | 8 (156.5828) | 11 (142.2972) | — | — |
| Feb 14, 2025 | Ribs on the Ridge 🏅 Haines City, FL | 8 / 16 (283.3716) | 8 (141.6572) | 8 (141.7144) | — | — |