BUBBA'S BACKYARD BBQ

BUBBA'S BACKYARD BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 13th of 38 at the Lincolnton Hog Happenin' (2014). They are ranked #4294 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,294

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1477

peak 1501 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Feb 23, 2024 · 10.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1153

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

672.4344 / 720

Master · Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

Current form

651.50

last 5 Master vs avg 651.68 (-0.18)

Walk rate

27%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Chicken · Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest

Consistency

±13.29

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.93 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.59)

Road miles

485

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 114 mi

Schedule strength

41%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)

Purse competed for

$13K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

651.68 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

672.4344 career-best overall

93.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 672.4344 at Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) — 93.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 2, 2013

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM ahead in 100% of their meetings

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.3 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.34 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 18%.

Pork Ribs avg 160.59
Chicken avg 166.93
0 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TEXAS RIB RANGERS in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

5.4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 5.4 years, then back at Mission Farm's King of the Farm (Feb 24, 2023).

last seen Oct 13, 2017
back Feb 24, 2023

Chicken nemesis

5 of 5 shared chicken entries lost

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared chicken entries.

A June team

Top 52% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 52% across 4 contests, versus top 65% the rest of the year.

4 June contests
top 65% the rest of the year

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The metronome

±1.85% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.85% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.5% of a perfect score
11 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2024 ↗	Master	#1548 (51 pts)	#850 (166 pts)	#1622 (51 pts)	#1550 (51 pts)	#1544 (51 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2155 (69 pts)	#2234 (69 pts)	#1804 (124 pts)	#2883 (54 pts)	#2879 (54 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1305 (203 pts)	#734 (503 pts)	#1370 (208 pts)	#1302 (238 pts)	#1408 (188 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1153 (235 pts)	#1159 (250 pts)	#1271 (225 pts)	#1065 (285 pts)	#1132 (255 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BUBBA'S BACKYARD BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

144 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

RUB THIS BBQ

#4,314 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1513

They've been 1513 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Aug 4, 2017

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SMOKE IT IF YA GOT IT

#4,272 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1477

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jan 16, 2026

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Taken Care of BBQ

#4,288 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1477

They turned up 8 years after BUBBA'S BACKYARD BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 5, 2025

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FAST EDDIE'S FINE SWINE

#4,295 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before BUBBA'S BACKYARD BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

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THE PERFECT BUTT

#4,306 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1477

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 10 contests, alongside a 10% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2015

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J&D SMOKIN

#4,308 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1477

Level with BUBBA'S BACKYARD BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Mar 27, 2015

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BUBBAJACK'S	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BANJOMAN'S BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SUE E PIGG	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKING BUTT HEADS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	2	1	1	177.1428	154.8570	166.93	top 48%
Pork Ribs	11	0	0	0	168	146.8572	160.59	top 68%
Pork	11	0	0	0	172.5600	148.5256	161.22	top 66%
Brisket	11	1	0	0	171.9772	153.0628	162.94	top 59%

“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.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 75%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 53%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NC	9	top 68%
SC	1	top 66%
GA	1	top 38%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	2	25	0	top 46%	Jun 12, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 3 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 9 of 11 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 10 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 323 finished ahead 210 times, behind 300

Longest layoff 5.4 yrs Oct 13, 2017 → Feb 24, 2023

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20241 milestone

Feb 23 Most recent contest Mission Farms King of the Farm

20231 milestone

Feb 24 10th tracked contest Mission Farm's King of the Farm

20153 milestones

Jun 5 First category win (Chicken) Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest
Jun 5 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1428 Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest
Jun 12 Peak power rating (1501) Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival

20141 milestone

Jun 6 First call Lincolnton Hog Happenin'

20133 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
Aug 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score672.4344 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 2 Career-best overall score672.4344 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.8	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	Jun 12, 2015
+6.4	Lincolnton Hog Happenin'	Jun 6, 2014
+6.2	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 2, 2013
+2.1	20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off	Apr 15, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10	Mission Farms King of the Farm	Feb 23, 2024
-9.5	Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off	Apr 19, 2013
-8.8	Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest	Jun 5, 2015
-8.2	Mission Farm's King of the Farm	Feb 24, 2023
-5	Grillin & chillin BBQ cook-off	Oct 13, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0	100%	top 100%	89.6%	89.6%
2023	1	0	0%	top 94%	91.4%	91.4%
2017	1	0	0%	top 76%	88.2%	88.2%
2016	1	0	0%	top 54%	92%	92%
2015	3	1	33%	top 60%	92.7%	90.8%
2014	1	0	100%	top 34%	91.8%	91.8%
2013	3	0	0%	top 59%	93.4%	90.1%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Feb 23, 2024	Mission Farms King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC	26 / 26 (644.9372)	6 (175.4056)	26 (160.5144)	25 (155.3600)	26 (153.6572)
Feb 24, 2023	Mission Farm's King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC	31 / 33 (658.0912)	26 (167.3828)	31 (160.5144)	29 (161.6456)	20 (168.5484)
Oct 13, 2017	Grillin & chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC	22 / 29 (635.2572)	22 (157.0856)	11 (166.8344)	25 (158.2744)	25 (153.0628)
Apr 15, 2016	20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC	22 / 41 (662.7428)	18 (166.8228)	22 (163.9772)	12 (167.9656)	24 (163.9772)
Sep 11, 2015	Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig Fort Mill, SC	19 / 29 (656.4912)	18 (164.5256)	18 (162.2628)	13 (168.5600)	22 (161.1428)
Jun 12, 2015	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	25 / 78 (667.3484)	11 (173.7028)	46 (160.5372)	24 (167.4056)	32 (165.7028)
Jun 5, 2015	Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest Lincolnton, NC	28 / 34 (636.9484)	1 (177.1428)	31 (153.0628)	33 (148.5256)	27 (158.2172)
Jun 6, 2014	Lincolnton Hog Happenin' Lincolnton, NC	13 / 38 (661.1200)	24 (162.8228)	11 (168)	30 (159.4400)	8 (170.8572)
Aug 2, 2013	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	23 / 61 (672.4344)	36 (166.2516)	42 (161.6456)	13 (172.5600)	19 (171.9772)
Jun 14, 2013	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	58 / 97 (637.7142)	20 (170.2854)	91 (146.8572)	65 (158.2858)	39 (162.2858)
Apr 19, 2013	Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC	44 / 55 (635.4284)	45 (154.8570)	32 (162.2856)	47 (155.4286)	28 (162.8572)

BUBBA'S BACKYARD BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

A June team

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)