The BBQ Lab
The BBQ Lab is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 10th of 26 at the Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023). They finished #411 in the 2022 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
Contests
First seen
Overall top-10s
Avg finish
Strongest meat
Road miles
Purse competed for
Master avg
Backyard avg
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #411 (538 pts) | #358 (678 pts) | #379 (673 pts) | #437 (523 pts) | #349 (688 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 146.2516 | 157.98 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7140 | 142.8572 | 152.29 | top 75% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1200 | 157.1200 | 157.12 | top 90% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.3944 | 147.3944 | 147.39 | top 93% |
“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
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20234 milestones
- First overall top-10 Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score331.4284 Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.7144 Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)
20222 milestones
- First tracked contest Qlathe BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score593.6232 Qlathe BBQ Championship
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2023 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL | 10 / 26 (331.4284) | 11 (169.7144) | 13 (161.7140) | — | — |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 69 / 71 (593.6232) | 71 (146.2516) | 71 (142.8572) | 64 (157.1200) | 66 (147.3944) |