High-water mark
338.8116
career-best overall
94.1% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 338.8116 at Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) — 94.1% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Mar 27, 2026
Grill of Fortune BBQ
Grill of Fortune BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 14th of 17 at the O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 (2026). They finished #170 in the 2026 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Mar 27, 2026
latest May 15, 2026
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.62
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.07 · weakest Chicken (159.78)
Road miles
150
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 67 mi
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
321.85 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here. Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #170 (231 pts) | #190 (211 pts) | #147 (316 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 149.6800 | 159.78 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1316 | 141.6572 | 162.07 | top 59% |
“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
Most contests held in
AL
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
56
finished ahead 25 times, behind 61
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20267 milestones
- First tracked contest Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score338.8116 Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score338.8116 Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1316 Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1504) Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 29 / 29 (291.3372) | 28 (149.6800) | 29 (141.6572) | — | — |
| May 1, 2026 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Cleveland, AL | 14 / 17 (335.3944) | 14 (163.9772) | 9 (171.4172) | — | — |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 21 / 43 (338.8116) | 30 (165.6800) | 10 (173.1316) | — | — |