The comeback
5.4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 5.4 years, then back at Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) (Mar 10, 2023).
- last seen Oct 13, 2017
- back Mar 10, 2023
Backyard Brothers Bbq
Backyard Brothers Bbq is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 18th of 18 at the Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival (2017). They finished #2103 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1470
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Oct 13, 2017
latest Mar 9, 2024 · 6.4 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 154.46 · weakest Brisket (144.51)
Road miles
565
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 565 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
565.63 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
311.34 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
456.97 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, 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.
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3712 | 135.4172 | 146.23 | top 89% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9888 | 147.4400 | 154.46 | top 80% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2284 | 138.2628 | 149.86 | top 85% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144.5144 | 144.5144 | 144.51 | top 83% |
“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 | 24 | 0 | top 82% | Mar 9, 2024 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
60
finished ahead 11 times, behind 63
Longest layoff
5.4 yrs
Oct 13, 2017 → Mar 10, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20242 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)162.2284 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
20173 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score565.6344 Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1485) Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival
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 | 24 / 28 (311.3368) | 24 (155.3712) | 23 (155.9656) | 18 (162.2284) | — |
| Mar 10, 2023 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 24 / 31 (456.9716) | 25 (147.9084) | 18 (159.9888) | 28 (149.0744) | — |
| Oct 13, 2017 | Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival Duncanville, TX | 18 / 18 (565.6344) | 18 (135.4172) | 18 (147.4400) | 18 (138.2628) | 15 (144.5144) |