High-water mark
334.2628
career-best overall
92.9% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 334.2628 at WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) — 92.9% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Oct 18, 2024
Firebird
Firebird is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 19th of 50 at the WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1495
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Oct 20, 2023
latest Oct 18, 2024 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.15 · weakest Chicken (151.70)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$8,600
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
320.85 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 137.7028 | 151.70 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 168.5600 | 169.15 | top 31% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20243 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score334.2628 WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score334.2628 WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
20232 milestones
- First tracked contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.7372 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2024 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 19 / 50 (334.2628) | 25 (165.7028) | 17 (168.5600) | — | — |
| Oct 20, 2023 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 43 / 50 (307.4400) | 49 (137.7028) | 14 (169.7372) | — | — |