The Dumpster Guy
The Dumpster Guy is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 13th of 28 at the Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1490
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Mar 10, 2023
latest Mar 9, 2024 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.58 · weakest Pork (157.11)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
325.22 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
153.12 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.6400 | 160.6400 | 160.64 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5828 | 164.5828 | 164.58 | top 43% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1084 | 153.1200 | 157.11 | top 76% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 73% | Mar 9, 2024 |
More numbers
Opponents faced
43
finished ahead 15 times, behind 42
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Mar 10, 2023 → Mar 9, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20244 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score325.2228 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score325.2228 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)164.5828 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
20231 milestone
- First tracked contest Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2024 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 13 / 28 (325.2228) | 15 (160.6400) | 12 (164.5828) | 20 (161.1084) | — |
| Mar 10, 2023 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 31 / 31 (153.1200) | — | — | 25 (153.1200) | — |