Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 2 visits.
96.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 696.6176 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST — 96.8% of a perfect 720.
2022 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 34%.
GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings
GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.53 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BUBBA FATZ BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) (2024-10-11).
BUTCHER BBQ ahead 71% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, BUTCHER BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared chicken entries.
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,872 miles across 18 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 705 miles to Rock'n Ribville.
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
143 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BIG B'S BBQ - TX has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-headTheir last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before BIG B'S BBQ - TX's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headThey've been 1528 at their best, 49 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headCareers of much the same size, 13 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 17% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-headLevel with BIG B'S BBQ - TX on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTCHER BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| LC BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| CAVEMAN CUISINE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH i QUE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| ATLANTA BBQ STORE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Angry Jack BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176.0116 | 146.2516 | 164.39 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 173.7716 | 146.2628 | 164.18 | top 52% |
| Pork | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.8688 | 142.2288 | 159.93 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7372 | 143.3944 | 158.86 | top 64% |
“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.
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 7 | 0 | top 69% |
| TX | 4 | 0 | top 57% |
| IL | 2 | 0 | top 70% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 39% |
| GA | 2 | 0 | top 68% |
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 12 | 0 | top 60% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 2 | 160 | 0 | top 88% | 2022-09-29 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 17% | 2022-09-29 |
| City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 47% | 2014-08-30 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +19.3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2022-09-29 |
| +10 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2014-08-30 |
| +5 | *Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) | 2017-07-21 |
| +3.6 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 2021-09-16 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-08-22 |
| -9.8 | Smoke on the River (Day 1) | 2025-08-29 |
| -9.2 | Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ | 2016-07-15 |
| -7.6 | 11th Annual WildBlue BBQ | 2015-07-17 |
| -6.2 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2013-08-31 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 82.9% | 82.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 92.8% | 92.8% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 34% | 96.8% | 94.3% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 93.4% | 92.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 76% | 90% | 90% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 45% | 91.2% | 89.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 84.9% | 84.9% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-29 | Smoke on the River (Day 1) 🏅 Burlington, KS | 25 / 25 (596.9948) | 23 (159.9544) | 25 (151.4172) | 25 (142.2288) | 24 (143.3944) |
| 2025-08-22 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL | 30 / 31 (292.5144) | 30 (146.2516) | 28 (146.2628) | — | — |
| 2024-10-11 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 61 / 87 (668.4684) | 40 (170.2744) | 43 (171.4172) | 83 (153.6684) | 23 (173.1084) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS | 224 / 249 (661.6572) | 180 (168.0000) | 172 (167.4516) | 238 (160.5256) | 188 (165.6800) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 17 / 505 (696.6176) | 52 (176.0116) | 121 (172.0000) | 65 (174.8688) | 59 (173.7372) |
| 2022-06-10 | The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 2 / 26 (683.8972) | 4 (172.5484) | 4 (170.8460) | 3 (173.1200) | — |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 160 / 185 (663.3144) | 161 (163.4172) | 104 (169.7144) | 175 (160.5028) | 91 (169.6800) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 142 / 467 (672.5372) | 33 (175.4056) | 64 (173.7716) | 288 (162.8344) | 301 (160.5256) |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 49 / 81 (662.1140) | 44 (166.2628) | 57 (162.2400) | 33 (168.5256) | 50 (165.0856) |
| 2019-08-30 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Bedford, TX | 40 / 58 (651.3372) | 48 (158.8228) | 38 (164.5600) | 40 (163.4172) | 33 (164.5372) |
| 2018-10-19 | *Clarksville BBQ Bash (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)(JUDGES FULL) Clarksville, TN | — | 8 (162.2400) | 2 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2018-09-21 | Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA | 25 / 33 (647.7944) | 16 (169.6800) | 21 (166.8344) | 24 (160.5144) | 29 (150.7656) |
| 2017-07-21 | *Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL | 21 / 48 (638.0916) | 19 (163.9772) | 6 (169.1316) | 39 (151.9200) | 31 (153.0628) |
| 2016-07-15 | Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ Burlington, KS | 42 / 46 (623.9200) | 40 (157.6800) | 39 (161.0972) | 40 (157.1200) | 42 (148.0228) |
| 2015-07-17 | 11th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS | 40 / 48 (630.1828) | 40 (161.0972) | 43 (151.3600) | 39 (160.0228) | 36 (157.7028) |
| 2014-08-30 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 18 / 76 (656.4684) | 34 (163.4056) | 6 (171.4172) | 15 (169.1200) | 47 (152.5256) |
| 2014-03-14 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX | 19 / 29 (632.5260) | 10 (165.7372) | 15 (158.2972) | 15 (157.1544) | 21 (151.3372) |
| 2013-08-31 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 63 / 89 (611.3140) | 45 (158.2856) | 56 (155.9544) | 78 (143.3828) | 58 (153.6912) |
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #883 (160 pts) | #1051 (120 pts) | #1107 (120 pts) | #1046 (120 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #917 (120 pts) | #851 (165 pts) | #1023 (120 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #957 (120 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #813 (400 pts) | #872 (375 pts) | #961 (340 pts) | #896 (360 pts) | #568 (640 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #982 (347 pts) | #1147 (292 pts) | #903 (432 pts) | #983 (377 pts) | #1170 (272 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #739 (509 pts) | #416 (934 pts) | #695 (579 pts) | #779 (504 pts) | #777 (489 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #305 (1163 pts) | #303 (1163 pts) | #250 (1268 pts) | #352 (1003 pts) | #365 (1003 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #596 (624 pts) | #500 (774 pts) | #459 (864 pts) | #678 (559 pts) | #490 (769 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #198 (1413 pts) | #157 (1429 pts) | #144 (1517 pts) | #191 (1328 pts) | #205 (1301 pts) |