High-water mark
338.2284
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 338.2284 at York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) — 94.0% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Jun 13, 2026
At the Cross BBQ
At the Cross BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 8th of 14 at the Rekindled Ironman (2026). They finished #167 in the 2026 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Apr 3, 2026
latest Jul 24, 2026
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.70
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.48 · weakest Chicken (164.71)
Road miles
46
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)
Purse competed for
$8,550
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
330.19 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here. Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #167 (233 pts) | #174 (233 pts) | #158 (278 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 158.2400 | 164.71 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 160.5028 | 165.48 | top 73% |
“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
Most contests held in
PA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
95
finished ahead 35 times, behind 98
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20268 milestones
- First tracked contest Rekindled Ironman
- First call Rekindled Ironman
- First overall top-10 Rekindled Ironman
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score325.6228 Rekindled Ironman
- Peak power rating (1498) Rekindled Ironman
- Career-best overall score338.2284 York County BBQ Festival (Day 2)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.6684 York County BBQ Festival (Day 2)
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2026 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 29 / 43 (326.7312) | 24 (166.2284) | 30 (160.5028) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2026 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 Delta, PA | 16 / 13 (338.2284) | 14 (169.6684) | 14 (168.5600) | — | — |
| Apr 3, 2026 | Rekindled Ironman 🏅 Seven Valleys, PA | 8 / 14 (325.6228) | 10 (158.2400) | 6 (167.3828) | — | — |