Oldman's Backyard B B QUE

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1194

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1587

peak 1587 · rated over 28 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2021-10-22

latest 2026-07-11

Best ToY finish

#95

Backyard 2024

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 28 contests

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

676.5604 / 720

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

Perfect 180s

Current form

387.01 ▲

last 5 Backyard vs avg 339.98 (+47.03)

Walk rate

71%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

175.4172

Pork Ribs · New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

Consistency

±69.61

std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 170.86 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.88)

Road miles

1,374

mi 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 🏅

GCs in 26 state-championship entries

Master avg

669.64 / 720

3 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

339.98 / 360

25 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is 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.

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Storylines (9 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

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
2023-10-20

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.

Boom or bust

±18.28% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±18.28% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 94.3% of a perfect score
best 187.8%

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

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

Country Boys BBQ

#1188 of the rated field

1587 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1639

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Oldman's Backyard B B QUE)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Oldman's Backyard B B QUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 45 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

Shark Q

#1191 of the rated field

1587 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1596

No shared contest yet.

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 41 contests to 28.

rated over 39 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

JMB BBQ

#1195 of the rated field

1586 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1632

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1632 at their best, 46 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 41 contests
last seen 2026-03-20

⚔ Head-to-head

Groundhog Smokers

#1189 of the rated field

1587 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 18 contests, alongside a 56% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2026-03-13

⚔ Head-to-head

412Q

#1193 of the rated field

1587 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1606

No shared contest yet.

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 17 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Going Yard BBQ

#1192 of the rated field

1587 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 53
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1608

No shared contest yet.

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 2026-07-09

⚔ Head-to-head

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	172.0000	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 state / province

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

By contest size

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

Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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%	2025-05-03
York County BBQ Festival (Day 2)	4	4	top 42%	2024-06-29
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)	4	15	top 49%	2024-05-18
Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	3	10	top 36%	2025-10-25
Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)	2	7	top 32%	2024-07-27

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.7 yrs 2021-10-22 → 2026-07-11

Busiest season 2024 8 contests

Contests a season 4.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NJ 14 of 28 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 16 5 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 28 entries · 0 wins · 13 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 170.86 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.88)

Walk rate 71% a top-10 call in 20 of 28 contests

Overall top-10 rate 46% 13 of 28 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 669.64 out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs

Backyard average 339.98 out of 360 · 25 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 371 825–578 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,374 28 mapped stops · furthest 116 mi

Schedule strength 1576 average field rating faced — tougher than 60% of rated contests

Purse competed for $171,990 listed at 26 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 26 state-championship entries

Power rating 1587 peak 1587 · #1194 of 6,413 rated

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

2021
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
2022
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
2023
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)
2025
Aug 2 25th tracked contest Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open)
2026
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

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	2022-04-22
+12.4	Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT)	2026-05-02
+11.6	York County BBQ Festival	2023-06-16
+10.5	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)	2024-07-26
+9.5	"The First State" BBQ Bash	2024-09-27

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.1	Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open)	2025-08-02
-3	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	2023-05-19
-2.6	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)	2024-05-18
-2.2	K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY)	2023-06-30
-2.1	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	2022-05-13

Category scores over time

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

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

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%	187.8%	140.4%
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
2026-07-11	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	27 / 62 (670.1716)	31 (166.2400)	4 (175.4172)	42 (158.8228)	20 (169.6916)
2026-05-02	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)
2025-10-25	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	10 / 32 (336.5488)	2 (174.2972)	16 (162.2516)	—	—
2025-08-02	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 (172.0000)
2025-05-03	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	10 / 34 (290.6288)	9 (160.5372)	10 (130.0916)	—	—
2025-05-02	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	10 / 33 (305.5888)	10 (153.0972)	10 (152.4916)	—	—
2024-10-18	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Columbia, NJ	13 / 28 (326.2288)	10 (163.9772)	13 (162.2516)	—	—
2024-09-27	"The First State" BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE	6 / 26 (335.9544)	5 (171.4172)	7 (164.5372)	—	—
2024-07-27	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	14 / 32 (329.0860)	17 (163.9772)	12 (165.1088)	—	—
2024-07-26	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	7 / 35 (339.3944)	4 (173.7144)	16 (165.6800)	—	—
2024-06-29	York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 Delta, PA	12 / 19 (334.7884)	12 (169.6684)	15 (165.1200)	—	—
2024-06-28	York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA	14 / 29 (335.9316)	6 (173.1200)	19 (162.8116)	—	—
2024-05-18	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA	15 / 26 (329.6344)	15 (163.3828)	14 (166.2516)	—	—
2024-05-17	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA	16 / 37 (335.3712)	16 (163.9540)	8 (171.4172)	—	—
2023-10-21	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	14 / 29 (328.4916)	14 (163.9544)	8 (164.5372)	—	—
2023-10-20	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	10 / 34 (676.5604)	23 (163.9888)	5 (174.2744)	19 (166.2972)	7 (172.0000)
2023-06-30	K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Kennett Square, PA	7 / 12 (333.6688)	5 (169.7144)	7 (163.9544)	—	—
2023-06-16	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	4 / 29 (339.4056)	9 (168.5600)	5 (170.8456)	—	—
2023-05-19	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	18 / 37 (317.0856)	16 (162.2856)	19 (154.8000)	—	—
2023-04-22	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	6 / 30 (327.9428)	6 (165.7144)	6 (162.2284)	—	—
2023-04-21	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	10 / 36 (317.0284)	8 (164.5372)	11 (152.4912)	—	—
2022-10-22	Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	14 / 27 (328.5260)	13 (165.1200)	14 (163.4060)	—	—
2022-10-21	Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	12 / 29 (327.3600)	15 (161.6800)	9 (165.6800)	—	—
2022-06-17	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	15 / 34 (322.8572)	21 (153.6456)	4 (169.2116)	—	—
2022-05-13	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	18 / 39 (314.7312)	19 (157.0740)	17 (157.6572)	—	—
2022-04-23	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	10 / 41 (323.8856)	11 (157.6340)	5 (166.2516)	—	—
2022-04-22	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	3 / 48 (338.2512)	3 (169.6684)	3 (168.5828)	—	—
2021-10-22	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ	12 / 31 (305.0740)	9 (157.0968)	15 (147.9772)	—	—

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

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
2026 ↗	Backyard	#300 (60 pts)	#304 (60 pts)	#311 (60 pts)	—	—
2026 ↗	Master	#927 (60 pts)	#1010 (60 pts)	#684 (210 pts)	#970 (60 pts)	#899 (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)	—	—