The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
K-Dub's Barbecue has finished one call ahead of A Family Tradition BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A Family Tradition BBQ
A Family Tradition BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 5th of 15 at the Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds (2024). They finished #260 in the 2024 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1499
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Mar 16, 2024
latest Mar 14, 2025 · 1 year on the trail
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.57 · weakest Brisket (146.20)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
311.95 / 360
2 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 164.0344 | 151.9544 | 157.99 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 154.2284 | 153.6800 | 153.95 | top 43% |
| Pork | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 153.7028 | 158.57 | top 33% |
| Brisket | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 148.4916 | 143.9084 | 146.20 | top 43% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 43% | Mar 14, 2025 |
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds
20245 milestones
- First tracked contest Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds
- First call Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds
- First overall top-10 Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds
- Career-best overall score318.2628 Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds
- Career-best single call (Chicken)164.0344 Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2025 | Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds 🏅 Dover, FL | 8 / 15 (305.6344) | 8 (151.9544) | 7 (153.6800) | 5 (153.7028) | 8 (148.4916) |
| Mar 16, 2024 | Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds 🏅 Dover, FL | 5 / 15 (318.2628) | 4 (164.0344) | 6 (154.2284) | 5 (163.4400) | 5 (143.9084) |