High-water mark
334.8000
career-best overall
93.0% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 334.8000 at Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 — 93.0% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Oct 27, 2023
RFCU
RFCU is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 17th of 30 at the Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2021).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1503
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Oct 22, 2021
latest Oct 27, 2023 · 2 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Consistency
±2.56
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.82 · weakest Chicken (165.90)
Road miles
11
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
332.72 / 360
3 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4288 | 164.5600 | 165.90 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6916 | 163.3944 | 166.82 | top 62% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
102
finished ahead 62 times, behind 64
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Oct 22, 2021 → Oct 20, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20234 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.6916 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1506) The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score334.8000 Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023
- Most recent contest Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023
20212 milestones
- First tracked contest Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score329.1088 Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2023 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 🏅 Madison, AL | 18 / 14 (334.8000) | 17 (167.4288) | 15 (167.3712) | — | — |
| Oct 20, 2023 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 18 / 50 (334.2516) | 25 (164.5600) | 16 (169.6916) | — | — |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Madison, AL | 17 / 30 (329.1088) | 19 (165.7144) | 14 (163.3944) | — | — |