High-water mark
348.5944
career-best overall
96.8% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 348.5944 at The Gulf Coast BBQ Championship (BACKYARD ONLY) — 96.8% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- May 3, 2024
Men of Sign
Men of Sign is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2024. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 10 at The Gulf Coast BBQ Championship (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1511
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2024
their only contest in the data
Overall top-10s
1
of 1 contest
Avg finish
top 30%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 176.62 · weakest Pork Ribs (171.98)
Purse competed for
$5,700
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.6172 | 176.6172 | 176.62 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 171.9772 | 171.98 | top 50% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2024 | The Gulf Coast BBQ Championship (BACKYARD ONLY) Mobile, AL | 3 / 10 (348.5944) | 4 (176.6172) | 5 (171.9772) | — | — |