Sear-ious BBQ
Sear-ious BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 25th of 30 at the Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025). Also listed in KCBS results as “Searious BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1492
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Mar 7, 2025
latest Mar 7, 2025
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.51 · weakest Chicken (154.80)
Road miles
44
across 2 mapped stops
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 | 154.8000 | 154.8000 | 154.80 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5144 | 160.5144 | 160.51 | top 70% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6572 | 157.6572 | 157.66 | top 93% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
29
finished ahead 5 times, behind 24
Longest layoff
11 yrs
Mar 27, 2014 → Mar 7, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- Career-best overall score315.3144 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)160.5144 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest BBQ Throw Down 2014 @ Windcreek
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 | 25 / 30 (315.3144) | 26 (154.8000) | 21 (160.5144) | 28 (157.6572) | — |
| Mar 27, 2014 | BBQ Throw Down 2014 @ Windcreek Atmore, AL | — | — | — | — | — |