High-water mark
333.0744
career-best overall
92.5% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 333.0744 at Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) — 92.5% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Oct 22, 2021
Mill Road Boys
Mill Road Boys is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 14th of 30 at the Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2021).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
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 165%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.92
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.53 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.80)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
323.34 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #333 (60 pts) | #344 (60 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 158.2172 | 164.53 | top 133% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0972 | 154.8000 | 158.80 | top 173% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 224% | Oct 27, 2023 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
82
finished ahead 29 times, behind 88
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Oct 22, 2021 → Oct 28, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023
20216 milestones
- First tracked contest Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score333.0744 Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score333.0744 Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5600 Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1503) 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 | 29 / 14 (319.3144) | 32 (158.2172) | 27 (161.0972) | — | — |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 🏅 Madison, AL | 24 / 10 (317.6228) | 15 (162.8228) | 26 (154.8000) | — | — |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Madison, AL | 14 / 30 (333.0744) | 6 (172.5600) | 20 (160.5144) | — | — |