Oldman's Backyard B B QUE

Oldman's Backyard B B QUE is a competition barbecue team with 28 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 48 at the New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2022). They are ranked #1209 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,209

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1586

peak 1587 · rated over 28 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 22, 2021

latest Jul 11, 2026 · 4.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#95

Backyard 2024 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

46% of 28 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

676.5604 / 720

Master · Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)

Perfect 180s

Current form

318.99 ▼

last 5 Backyard vs avg 325.98 (-6.99)

Walk rate

71%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Pork Ribs · New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

Consistency

±12.06

spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 170.86 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.88)

Road miles

1,374

across 28 mapped stops · furthest 116 mi

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)

Purse competed for

$172K

listed at 26 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 26 state-championship entries

Master avg

669.64 / 720

3 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

325.98 / 360

24 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

Backyard (4-meat) avg

676.03 / 720

1 Backyard (4-meat) contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), 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.

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

They almost always walk

71% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 20 of 28 contests

A top-10 category call in 71% of their 28 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

676.5604 career-best overall

94.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 676.5604 at Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) — 94.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 20, 2023

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ has finished one call ahead of Oldman's Backyard B B QUE 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

19–3 behind in the head-to-head

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead in 86% of their meetings

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 19 of their 22 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.0 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.97 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 50% of the time against 25%.

Pork Ribs avg 162.88
Brisket avg 170.86
14 calls in 28 entries

A strong matchup

17–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE in 17 of their 19 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

Capt. Blue BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

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An April team

Top 20% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 20% across 4 contests, versus top 38% the rest of the year.

4 April contests
top 38% the rest of the year

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	#326 (60 pts)	#330 (60 pts)	#334 (60 pts)	—	—
2026 ↗	Master	#1065 (60 pts)	#1141 (60 pts)	#770 (210 pts)	#1111 (60 pts)	#1039 (85 pts)
2025 ↗	Backyard	#156 (343 pts)	#122 (478 pts)	#175 (313 pts)	—	—
2025 ↗	Master	#1148 (60 pts)	#1221 (60 pts)	#1293 (60 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)	#1127 (75 pts)
2024 ↗	Backyard	#95 (649 pts)	#75 (779 pts)	#97 (613 pts)	—	—
2023 ↗	Backyard	—	#90 (686 pts)	#92 (721 pts)	—	—
2023 ↗	Master	#898 (134 pts)	#1288 (69 pts)	#906 (184 pts)	#1176 (89 pts)	#877 (164 pts)
2022 ↗	Backyard	—	#82 (608 pts)	#47 (817 pts)	—	—
2021 ↗	Backyard	—	#178 (131 pts)	#231 (96 pts)	—	—

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Oldman's Backyard B B QUE, each with one reason worth a look.

37 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BUSH LEAGUE BBQ (inactive)

#1,213 of the rated field

1586 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1586

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 26 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Mar 3, 2017

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Groundhog Smokers

#1,208 of the rated field

1587 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1588

Fewer contests behind them than Oldman's Backyard B B QUE has cooked, 18 to 28, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Mar 13, 2026

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PO PO PORK

#1,211 of the rated field

1586 power rating

Contests: 50
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1590

50 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 14% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 50 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Going Yard BBQ

#1,210 of the rated field

1586 power rating

Contests: 53
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1607

Level with Oldman's Backyard B B QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 51 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2026

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BONE COLLECTOR BBQ & CATERING

#1,207 of the rated field

1587 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1587

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Oldman's Backyard B B QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 12 contests

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BEER PRESSURE

#1,212 of the rated field

1586 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 89%
Peak: 1586

7 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2019

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	22	3	19	14%	⚔ compare
Capt. Blue BBQ	20	6	14	30%	⚔ compare
CHUNKY BBQ	20	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	19	17	2	89%	⚔ compare
Second Helping BBQ -PA	19	16	2	84%	⚔ compare
All About the Wood	18	6	12	33%	⚔ compare
Brewski's BBQ Competition Team	18	3	15	17%	⚔ compare
DIG'N N PIG'N	17	6	10	35%	⚔ compare
Leaning Jowler BBQ	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
Weber's Backyard BBQ	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
BOGGS HOG BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	16	13	3	81%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	16	10	6	63%	⚔ compare
Big Butts BBQ	16	8	8	50%	⚔ compare
Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	28	13	2	174.2972	153.0972	164.34	top 41%
Pork Ribs	28	14	1	175.4172	130.0916	162.88	top 37%
Pork	4	0	0	172.0344	158.8228	165.71	top 59%
Brisket	4	1	0	172	169.6916	170.86	top 35%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 61%
Medium (20–39)	21	top 37%
Large (40+)	5	top 34%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NJ	14	top 33%
PA	11	top 44%
NY	2	top 48%
DE	1	top 23%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	4	6	top 27%	May 3, 2025
York County BBQ Festival (Day 2)	4	4	top 42%	Jun 29, 2024
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)	4	15	top 49%	May 18, 2024
Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	3	10	top 36%	Oct 25, 2025
Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)	2	7	top 32%	Jul 27, 2024

More numbers

Busiest season 2024 8 contests

Contests a season 4.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NJ 14 of 28 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 16 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 371 finished ahead 825 times, behind 578

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20263 milestones

May 2 Peak power rating (1587) Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT)
Jul 11 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4172 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 11 Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

20251 milestone

Aug 2 25th tracked contest Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open)

20232 milestones

May 19 10th tracked contest Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
Oct 20 Career-best overall score676.5604 Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)

20223 milestones

Apr 22 First overall top-10 New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Apr 22 First overall podium New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Apr 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score338.2512 New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20212 milestones

Oct 22 First tracked contest Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Oct 22 First call Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.4	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Apr 22, 2022
+12.4	Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT)	May 2, 2026
+11.6	York County BBQ Festival	Jun 16, 2023
+10.5	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)	Jul 26, 2024
+9.5	"The First State" BBQ Bash	Sep 27, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.1	Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open)	Aug 2, 2025
-3	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	May 19, 2023
-2.6	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)	May 18, 2024
-2.2	K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY)	Jun 30, 2023
-2.1	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	May 13, 2022

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	1	50%	top 26%	93.9%	93.5%
2025	4	3	75%	top 45%	93.5%	87.8%
2024	8	2	63%	top 43%	94.3%	92.6%
2023	7	5	86%	top 35%	94.3%	91.3%
2022	6	2	67%	top 36%	94%	90.5%
2021	1	0	100%	top 39%	84.7%	84.7%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 11, 2026	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	27 / 62 (670.1716)	31 (166.2400)	4 (175.4172)	42 (158.8228)	20 (169.6916)
May 2, 2026	Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 New Paltz, NY	5 / 59 (676.0344)	53 (164.5600)	29 (169.7028)	19 (172.0344)	24 (169.7372)
Oct 25, 2025	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	10 / 32 (336.5488)	2 (174.2972)	16 (162.2516)	—	—
Aug 2, 2025	Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) 🏅 Port Jervis, NY	41 / 47 (662.1828)	45 (158.8228)	38 (165.6800)	38 (165.6800)	22 (172)
May 3, 2025	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	10 / 34 (290.6288)	9 (160.5372)	10 (130.0916)	—	—
May 2, 2025	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	10 / 33 (305.5888)	10 (153.0972)	10 (152.4916)	—	—
Oct 18, 2024	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Columbia, NJ	13 / 28 (326.2288)	10 (163.9772)	13 (162.2516)	—	—
Sep 27, 2024	"The First State" BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE	6 / 26 (335.9544)	5 (171.4172)	7 (164.5372)	—	—
Jul 27, 2024	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	14 / 32 (329.0860)	17 (163.9772)	12 (165.1088)	—	—
Jul 26, 2024	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	7 / 35 (339.3944)	4 (173.7144)	16 (165.6800)	—	—
Jun 29, 2024	York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 Delta, PA	12 / 19 (334.7884)	12 (169.6684)	15 (165.1200)	—	—
Jun 28, 2024	York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA	14 / 29 (335.9316)	6 (173.1200)	19 (162.8116)	—	—
May 18, 2024	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA	15 / 26 (329.6344)	15 (163.3828)	14 (166.2516)	—	—
May 17, 2024	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA	16 / 37 (335.3712)	16 (163.9540)	8 (171.4172)	—	—
Oct 21, 2023	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	14 / 29 (328.4916)	14 (163.9544)	8 (164.5372)	—	—
Oct 20, 2023	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	10 / 34 (676.5604)	23 (163.9888)	5 (174.2744)	19 (166.2972)	7 (172)
Jun 30, 2023	K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Kennett Square, PA	7 / 12 (333.6688)	5 (169.7144)	7 (163.9544)	—	—
Jun 16, 2023	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	4 / 29 (339.4056)	9 (168.5600)	5 (170.8456)	—	—
May 19, 2023	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	18 / 37 (317.0856)	16 (162.2856)	19 (154.8000)	—	—
Apr 22, 2023	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	6 / 30 (327.9428)	6 (165.7144)	6 (162.2284)	—	—
Apr 21, 2023	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	10 / 36 (317.0284)	8 (164.5372)	11 (152.4912)	—	—
Oct 22, 2022	Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	14 / 27 (328.5260)	13 (165.1200)	14 (163.4060)	—	—
Oct 21, 2022	Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	12 / 29 (327.3600)	15 (161.6800)	9 (165.6800)	—	—
Jun 17, 2022	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	15 / 34 (322.8572)	21 (153.6456)	4 (169.2116)	—	—
May 13, 2022	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	18 / 39 (314.7312)	19 (157.0740)	17 (157.6572)	—	—
Apr 23, 2022	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	10 / 41 (323.8856)	11 (157.6340)	5 (166.2516)	—	—
Apr 22, 2022	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	3 / 48 (338.2512)	3 (169.6684)	3 (168.5828)	—	—
Oct 22, 2021	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ	12 / 31 (305.0740)	9 (157.0968)	15 (147.9772)	—	—

Oldman's Backyard B B QUE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard avg

Backyard (4-meat) avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)