The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Lakeland Pig Festival (2023-01-27).
- last seen 2020-01-24
- back 2023-01-27
Best Buddies BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2019-01-25
latest 2025-01-24
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
—
overall standings
Best overall
—
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Road miles
0
mi across 5 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$100K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Storylines (1 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pork Ribs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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.
The story so far (10 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6 yrs
2019-01-25 → 2025-01-24
Busiest season
2025
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
FL
5 of 5 contests
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Road miles
0
5 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$100,000
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 5 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2020-01-24 → 2023-01-27
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2019
- First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- 2025
- Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-01-26 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-01-27 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019-01-25 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |