Ward Brothers BBQ
Ward Brothers BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2023. Their best overall finish is 19th of 19 at the Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Sep 8, 2023
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 100%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 147.35 · weakest Pork Ribs (119.90)
Purse competed for
$2,700
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
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 | — | #320 (74 pts) | #337 (74 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.3484 | 147.3484 | 147.35 | top 100% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119.8972 | 119.8972 | 119.90 | top 100% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2023 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 19 / 19 (267.2456) | 19 (147.3484) | 19 (119.8972) | — | — |