High-water mark
670.2976
career-best overall
93.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.2976 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship — 93.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 21, 2024
Fern Kee
Fern Kee is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2024. Their best overall finish is 13th of 19 at the Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024). They finished #319 in the 2024 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1505
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2024
latest Oct 4, 2024
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 175.44 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.13)
Road miles
29
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$17K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
670.30 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
332.50 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master 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.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 166.8228 | 167.99 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 156.5716 | 161.13 | top 67% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 175.4400 | 175.44 | top 5% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1316 | 169.1316 | 169.13 | top 22% |
“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)
20246 milestones
- First tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First call The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.2976 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best overall score670.2976 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4400 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2024 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Pleasant Hill, MO | 13 / 19 (332.5028) | 10 (166.8228) | 12 (165.6800) | — | — |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 41 / 172 (670.2976) | 45 (169.1544) | 123 (156.5716) | 9 (175.4400) | 38 (169.1316) |