Your Behind BBQ AZ
Rating
1594
peak 1596 · rated over 24 contests
Contests
24
in the data
First seen
2018-12-28
latest 2023-11-17
Best ToY finish
#259
Master 2022
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
5
11 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
of 24 contests
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
685.74 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 676.49 (+9.26)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±13.14
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.00 · weakest Brisket (166.98)
Road miles
8774
mi across 24 mapped stops · furthest 1504 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Purse competed for
$210K
listed at 19 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 19 state-championship entries
Master avg
676.49 / 720
23 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
GIRLS CAN GRILL has finished one call ahead of Your Behind BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Bad Boyz BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Meat Candy Q has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SMOKERS PURGATORY in 7 of their 10 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Western Legends BBQ Contest is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
😤 Pork nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, GIRLS CAN GRILL has out-cooked them in 8 of 13 shared pork entries.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Western Legends BBQ Contest (2021-08-20) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 27-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Burnin and Lootin.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AZ first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All About Smokin Q | 14 | 9 | 5 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| GIRLS CAN GRILL | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 14 | 4 | 10 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| Meat Candy Q | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 7 SINS BBQ | 12 | 7 | 5 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| Rhythm n QUE | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| Bad Boyz BBQ | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKERS PURGATORY | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70% | ⚔ compare |
| Vegas Grillbillies | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| COW TIPPIN BBQ | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 24 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 178.2972 | 160.5028 | 170.76 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 149.6800 | 167.91 | top 49% |
| Pork | 24 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.0856 | 171.00 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 25 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 177.7028 | 140.5028 | 166.98 | top 49% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 8 | 0 | top 42% |
| CA | 5 | 0 | top 43% |
| UT | 4 | 1 | top 31% |
| NV | 3 | 0 | top 45% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 27% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 28% |
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 1 | top 36% |
| Large (40+) | 12 | 0 | top 42% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Legends BBQ Contest | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 8% | 2022-09-09 |
| Best Dam Barbeque | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 42% | 2023-05-26 |
| Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 63% | 2020-01-17 |
| Arizona National BBQ Stampede | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 42% | 2019-12-27 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AZ (8 of 24 contests)
- Most-entered category: Brisket (25 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Western Legends BBQ Contest (2021-08-20)
- Wins it all in 4% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 676.49 / 720
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2018-12-28 — First tracked contest · Arizona National BBQ Stampede
- 📣 2019-01-18 — First call · Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- 🏆 2021-08-20 — First Grand Championship · Western Legends BBQ Contest
- 🔥 2021-08-20 — First perfect 180 (Pork) · Western Legends BBQ Contest
- ⭐ 2021-11-13 — Career-best overall score (694.7540) · 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational
- 📈 2023-05-26 — Peak power rating (1596) · Best Dam Barbeque
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.9 | Western Legends BBQ Contest | 2021-08-20 |
| +12.6 | 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down | 2019-05-03 |
| +12.6 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational | 2021-11-13 |
| +12 | Western Legends BBQ Contest | 2022-09-09 |
| +11.6 | Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival | 2019-09-27 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.3 | Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival | 2020-08-14 |
| -9.1 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 2019-01-18 |
| -6.8 | BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival | 2022-02-18 |
| -2.8 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede | 2018-12-28 |
| -1.8 | Golden State Battle of Indio | 2023-11-17 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 39% | 95.6% | 95.1% |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 86% | top 41% | 95.5% | 94.5% |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50% | top 27% | 96.5% | 95.4% |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 48% | 92% | 91.2% |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 100% | top 36% | 95.1% | 93.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-17 | Golden State Battle of Indio 🏅 Indio, CA | 22 / 40 (687.3368) | 6 (176.5600) | 12 (174.2628) | 22 (171.9884) | 34 (164.5256) |
| 2023-05-26 | Best Dam Barbeque 🏅 Boulder City, NV | 10 / 27 (688.4684) | 1 (178.2972) | 22 (162.7884) | 11 (174.2628) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2023-01-13 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 11 / 45 (678.7540) | 19 (169.6684) | 17 (167.3828) | 7 (173.7256) | 16 (167.9772) |
| 2022-09-09 | Western Legends BBQ Contest 🏅 Kanab, UT | 4 / 31 (686.8112) | 11 (172.5484) | 25 (161.1428) | 4 (178.8572) | 4 (174.2628) |
| 2022-06-03 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA | 13 / 37 (687.3484) | 14 (171.9772) | 18 (169.7028) | 10 (173.7028) | 10 (171.9656) |
| 2022-05-27 | Best Dam Barbeque 🏅 Boulder City, NV | 12 / 26 (673.5772) | 19 (160.5028) | 6 (171.4288) | 13 (163.9428) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2022-04-08 | BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA | 14 / 29 (675.2684) | 13 (170.8228) | 16 (167.3828) | 5 (174.2628) | 19 (162.8000) |
| 2022-02-18 | BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 22 / 34 (672.4112) | 22 (167.9884) | 13 (172.5600) | 24 (166.2400) | 15 (168.5256) |
| 2022-01-22 | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2 🏅 Santa Barbara, CA | 10 / 25 (686.2172) | 11 (174.2628) | 9 (174.2744) | 18 (166.8228) | 12 (170.8572) |
| 2022-01-21 | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 🏅 Santa Barbara, CA | 11 / 30 (679.3256) | 21 (167.3712) | 19 (166.8572) | 8 (174.2628) | 12 (170.8344) |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational Shawnee, OK | 21 / 92 (694.7540) | 33 (175.4056) | 9 (177.7144) | 7 (177.7028) | 81 (163.9312) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK | 35 / 111 (685.0396) | 19 (174.8572) | 36 (170.8456) | 40 (173.1084) | 76 (166.2284) |
| 2021-10-08 | 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 35 / 70 (678.1596) | 28 (170.8344) | 55 (167.9540) | 19 (171.9884) | 47 (167.3828) |
| 2021-08-20 | Western Legends BBQ Contest 🏅 Kanab, UT | 1 / 26 (690.2284) | 16 (170.2512) | 15 (163.4172) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2020-08-14 | Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival 🏅 Kanab, UT | 34 / 42 (650.6396) | 33 (163.3712) | 35 (159.9428) | 25 (168.5256) | 37 (158.8000) |
| 2020-04-06 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League washington, MO | 18 / 109 (170.8800) | — | — | — | 19 (170.8800) |
| 2020-01-17 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 28 / 59 (662.6740) | 18 (171.9656) | 14 (169.1200) | 37 (162.7884) | 39 (158.8000) |
| 2019-12-27 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede 🏅 Phoenix, AZ | 11 / 44 (682.1944) | 29 (165.6800) | 3 (176.0116) | 2 (177.7028) | 30 (162.8000) |
| 2019-09-27 | Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival 🏅 Payson, AZ | 6 / 33 (678.8000) | 1 (176.5600) | 32 (149.6800) | 6 (174.8572) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2019-08-16 | Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kanab, UT | 5 / 18 (685.0396) | 12 (169.1084) | 7 (170.2744) | 3 (175.4056) | 7 (170.2512) |
| 2019-05-24 | The Best Dam Barbeque 🏅 Boulder City, NV | 15 / 29 (664.4912) | 24 (162.8228) | 17 (164.5600) | 9 (170.2856) | 11 (166.8228) |
| 2019-05-03 | 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down 🏅 Show Low, AZ | 7 / 45 (680.4912) | 5 (174.8456) | 1 (178.8572) | 33 (162.2284) | 20 (164.5600) |
| 2019-01-18 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 50 / 63 (638.6968) | 2 (174.8572) | 23 (166.2512) | 54 (157.0856) | 59 (140.5028) |
| 2018-12-28 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede Phoenix, AZ | 28 / 47 (670.7884) | 15 (172.5828) | 31 (164.5600) | 16 (170.8228) | 29 (162.8228) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #259 (875 pts) | #352 (690 pts) | #340 (755 pts) | #251 (930 pts) | #217 (1020 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #655 (120 pts) | #622 (155 pts) | #592 (175 pts) | #706 (120 pts) | #681 (120 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #869 (329 pts) | #875 (354 pts) | #758 (439 pts) | #967 (304 pts) | #1055 (269 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #718 (468 pts) | #701 (508 pts) | #822 (428 pts) | #612 (613 pts) | #785 (438 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #782 (484 pts) | #816 (484 pts) | #694 (579 pts) | #667 (619 pts) | #927 (394 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #530 (745 pts) | #894 (415 pts) | #742 (540 pts) | #600 (670 pts) | #522 (780 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #448 (857 pts) | #449 (877 pts) | #265 (1237 pts) | #441 (867 pts) | #641 (582 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1219 (235 pts) | #989 (355 pts) | #1096 (300 pts) | #1194 (270 pts) | #1809 (135 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #557 (560 pts) | #377 (820 pts) | #515 (645 pts) | #618 (535 pts) | #559 (570 pts) |