Announced themselves early
5th
at their very first contest
Finished 5 of 20 at their very first tracked contest, Smoke, Wind & Fire (Jul 23, 2022).
- Jul 23, 2022
- 20-team field
Earnest Street
Earnest Street is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 5th of 6 at the Smoke, Wind & Fire (Backyard) (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1495
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jul 23, 2022
latest Jul 20, 2023 · 1 year on the trail
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 155.95 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.83)
Road miles
17
across 2 mapped stops
Backyard avg
310.79 / 360
2 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 | — | #238 (146 pts) | #234 (156 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 158.2400 | 153.6688 | 155.95 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 156.5372 | 153.1316 | 154.83 | top 54% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20233 milestones
- Career-best overall score314.7772 Smoke, Wind & Fire (Backyard)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)158.2400 Smoke, Wind & Fire (Backyard)
- Most recent contest Smoke, Wind & Fire (Backyard)
20223 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke, Wind & Fire
- First call Smoke, Wind & Fire
- First overall top-10 Smoke, Wind & Fire
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2023 | Smoke, Wind & Fire (Backyard) Raymond, AB | 5 / 6 (314.7772) | 6 (158.2400) | 5 (156.5372) | — | — |
| Jul 23, 2022 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Lethbridge | 5 / 20 (306.8004) | 5 (153.6688) | 5 (153.1316) | — | — |