High-water mark
332.4800
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 332.4800 at Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) — 92.4% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Mar 7, 2025
Hometown Barbecue
Hometown Barbecue is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 15th of 30 at the Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1503
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Mar 7, 2025
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.54 · weakest Pork (157.68)
Purse competed for
$3,450
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9428 | 163.9428 | 163.94 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 168.5372 | 168.54 | top 43% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6800 | 157.6800 | 157.68 | top 90% |
“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.
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 | 15 / 30 (332.4800) | 16 (163.9428) | 13 (168.5372) | 27 (157.6800) | — |