The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Smokin With Spide has finished one call ahead of Louis Bros BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Louis Bros BBQ
Louis Bros BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 11th of 15 at the Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1463
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 23, 2023
latest Jun 26, 2026 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.62
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 151.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.85)
Road miles
0
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
11%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1516)
Purse competed for
$7,000
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
300.98 / 360
4 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 135.3708 | 151.13 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 157.7256 | 134.8344 | 149.85 | top 79% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 84% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 | 11 | 0 | top 86% | Jun 20, 2025 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
32
finished ahead 11 times, behind 56
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Jun 20, 2025 → Jun 26, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score315.9884 Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)162.8456 Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
20233 milestones
- First tracked contest Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1494) Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.8 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 21, 2024 |
| -9.5 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 20, 2025 |
| -6.6 | Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 26, 2026 |
| -6.2 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 23, 2023 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 80.3% | 80.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 81.4% | 81.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 73% | 84.9% | 84.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 15 / 19 (315.9884) | 13 (162.8456) | 15 (153.1428) | — | — |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 17 / 20 (289.0972) | 14 (154.2628) | 19 (134.8344) | — | — |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 17 / 17 (293.0964) | 17 (135.3708) | 13 (157.7256) | — | — |
| Jun 23, 2023 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 11 / 15 (305.7372) | 12 (152.0344) | 10 (153.7028) | — | — |