High-water mark
337.6916
career-best overall
93.8% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 337.6916 at Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) — 93.8% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Mar 7, 2025
A&J Catering
A&J Catering is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 12th of 30 at the Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025). They finished #297 in the 2025 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1504
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Mar 9, 2024
latest Mar 7, 2025 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.27 · weakest Pork (158.53)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$6,500
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
328.81 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #297 (120 pts) | #290 (130 pts) | #340 (100 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 162.2744 | 166.27 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4288 | 157.6572 | 162.54 | top 64% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4284 | 149.6340 | 158.53 | top 68% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 52% | Mar 7, 2025 |
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20255 milestones
- First call Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score337.6916 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score337.6916 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.2628 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
20241 milestone
- First tracked contest Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2025 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 12 / 30 (337.6916) | 10 (170.2628) | 16 (167.4288) | 11 (167.4284) | — |
| Mar 9, 2024 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 18 / 28 (319.9316) | 13 (162.2744) | 21 (157.6572) | 28 (149.6340) | — |