503BACKYARDBBQ OR
Rating
1448
peak 1448
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2019-07-05
latest 2023-08-19
Best ToY finish
#748
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
546.11 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 564.12 (-18.01)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±186.27
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.74 · weakest Brisket (155.11)
Road miles
3813
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 1660 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
CROOKED PIGS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, OR first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 147.3828 | 162.72 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 153.0972 | 161.34 | top 75% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.2972 | 158.2628 | 166.74 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.0228 | 148.0228 | 155.11 | top 78% |
“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.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 4 | 0 | top 82% |
| WA | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 98% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 71% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 86% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 98% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in OR (4 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Brisket (6 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 564.12
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 658.8456 | 644.29 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 649.6340 | 649.63 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 148.0228 | 148.02 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 654.1824 | 654.18 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-19 | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition DuPont, WA | 21 / 30 (658.8456) | 12 (170.2856) | 21 (162.2856) | 8 (173.1544) | 24 (153.1200) |
| 2023-07-01 | Icebox Cookoff Sweet Home, OR | 35 / 38 (639.2920) | 32 (162.8460) | 34 (159.9888) | 22 (166.2628) | 35 (150.1944) |
| 2023-05-27 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 24 / 25 (634.7312) | 21 (163.4056) | 24 (153.0972) | 23 (161.7256) | 19 (156.5028) |
| 2022-10-07 | Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More Hermiston, OR | 15 / 19 (649.6340) | 17 (147.3828) | 14 (163.9312) | 3 (174.2972) | 9 (164.0228) |
| 2020-04-06 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League washington, MO | 107 / 109 (148.0228) | — | — | — | 107 (148.0228) |
| 2019-07-05 | Smoke on the Dragon BBQ-N-Brew Dallas, OR | 10 / 16 (654.1824) | 8 (169.6912) | 7 (167.4056) | 14 (158.2628) | 12 (158.8228) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #748 (190 pts) | #686 (250 pts) | #888 (190 pts) | #619 (285 pts) | #782 (200 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1175 (94 pts) | #1254 (84 pts) | #1254 (99 pts) | #774 (219 pts) | #994 (129 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1610 (116 pts) | #1509 (136 pts) | #1444 (146 pts) | #1819 (96 pts) | #1721 (106 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1476 (130 pts) | #1452 (155 pts) | #1261 (210 pts) | #1846 (95 pts) | #1893 (80 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1246 (223 pts) | #1063 (338 pts) | #1229 (263 pts) | #1572 (168 pts) | #1399 (203 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1644 (145 pts) | #1846 (125 pts) | #1672 (160 pts) | #1225 (270 pts) | #1839 (120 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #918 (348 pts) | #1089 (293 pts) | #869 (413 pts) | #887 (408 pts) | #851 (423 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1388 (196 pts) | #1901 (126 pts) | #1307 (231 pts) | #1454 (201 pts) | #1344 (221 pts) |