MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ

MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 66 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. They have won 8 Grand Championships, most recently at the Oinktoberfest (2019), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #156 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Millers Backyard BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#156

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1776

peak 1778 · rated over 64 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 4, 2013

latest Oct 12, 2019 · 6.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#47

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve · wins it all 12% of the time

Category wins

42 podiums

Overall top-10s

55% of 66 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Avg finish

top 28%

overall standings

Best overall

698.8456 / 720

Master · Sun BBQFest

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

673.18 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 661.48 (+11.70)

Walk rate

88%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Hudson Valley Ribfest

Consistency

±19.75

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.40 · weakest Brisket (163.66)

Road miles

13,463

across 66 mapped stops · furthest 1,067 mi

Schedule strength

59%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)

Purse competed for

$266K

listed at 23 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

2 🏅

won from 22 state-championship entries

Master avg

661.48 / 720

66 Master contests · 8 GCs

Storylines (19 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

4.5832 points from the title

Came within 4.5832 points of the Grand Championship at Back to BAYsics Primitive Contest-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES ( DAY 2) (Oct 13, 2018).

Among the elite

#156 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 2% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1776 puts them #156 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 2% of the field.

rating 1776
peak 1778
64 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×1

Against the odds

21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 79 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Hudson Valley Ribfest (Aug 17, 2018) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 21-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA.

On the rise

+65 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 65 points across 27 contests since Oct 12, 2018 — from 1711 up to 1776.

27 contests since Oct 12, 2018
now 1776

Giant slayer

61 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 61-team field at Sun BBQFest.

Jun 1, 2019

Happy hunting ground

2× Grand Championships here

Oinktoberfest is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 2%

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Multi-meat days

2 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 2 times — the best of them 2 category wins at 514 BBQ (Jun 15, 2019).

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 1st

They almost always walk

88% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 58 of 66 contests

A top-10 category call in 88% of their 66 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

698.8456 career-best overall

97.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 698.8456 at Sun BBQFest — 97.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 1, 2019

State champions

2 state championships won

They've taken 2 state championships from 22 entries at contests carrying the title.

22 state-championship entries

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team has finished one call ahead of MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 3 Grand Championships

2018 was the year it came together: 20 contests, 3 Grand Championships and 7 category wins, at an average finish in the top 24%.

20 contests
15 overall top-10s
7 category wins
average top 24%

A tough matchup

7–3 behind in the head-to-head

STUBBORN BULL BBQ ahead in 70% of their meetings

STUBBORN BULL BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 10 shared contests.

A strong matchup

19–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 90% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WALLY BBQ in 19 of their 21 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has landed one call behind them 4 times.

A September team

Top 17% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 17% across 11 contests, versus top 28% the rest of the year.

11 September contests
top 28% the rest of the year

The long haul

13,463 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 13,463 miles across 66 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,067 miles to 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL).

66 mapped stops
furthest 1,067 mi

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked I Love Barbecue & Music Festival every year from 2013 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 1st

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
2019 ↗	Master	#60 (2,113 pts)	#49 (1,972 pts)	#51 (2,019 pts)	#53 (1,997 pts)	#110 (1,660 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#47 (2,257 pts)	#67 (1,931 pts)	#58 (1,981 pts)	#27 (2,275 pts)	#88 (1,852 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#788 (480 pts)	#745 (535 pts)	#705 (570 pts)	#526 (745 pts)	#846 (455 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#636 (608 pts)	#968 (373 pts)	#886 (433 pts)	#796 (493 pts)	#722 (548 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#692 (524 pts)	#896 (399 pts)	#648 (599 pts)	#681 (559 pts)	#799 (459 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#457 (847 pts)	#581 (672 pts)	#468 (852 pts)	#683 (552 pts)	#394 (957 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#994 (291 pts)	#1012 (306 pts)	#1115 (271 pts)	#995 (316 pts)	#953 (321 pts)

Overall rank by season

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The teams rated closest to MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

Bad Boyz BBQ

#157 of the rated field

1775 power rating

Contests: 76
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 62%
Peak: 1783

Careers of much the same size, 76 contests to 66, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 76 contests
last seen Apr 17, 2026

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Hickory Hangover

#158 of the rated field

1775 power rating

Contests: 89
GCs: 9
Top-10s: 66%
Peak: 1784

Their rating is built on 9 Grand Championships in 89 contests, alongside a 66% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 79 contests
last seen Apr 3, 2026

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SKUNK RIVER BBQ

#153 of the rated field

1776 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 72
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1777

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 70 contests
last seen Jun 18, 2021

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BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ

#154 of the rated field

1776 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 97
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1816

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ)

They've been 1816 at their best, 39 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 97 contests
last seen Oct 25, 2019

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BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ

#155 of the rated field

1776 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 71
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 62%
Peak: 1776

Level with MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 69 contests
last seen Jun 21, 2019

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Smokey Bees BBQ - MS

#151 of the rated field

1777 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 65
GCs: 10
Top-10s: 71%
Peak: 1806

They turned up 7 years after MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.

rated over 58 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	53	20	33	38%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	43	18	25	42%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	41	16	25	39%	⚔ compare
BIG RAZ BBQ	40	18	22	45%	⚔ compare
FIRE DOWN BELOW	33	10	23	30%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	32	16	16	50%	⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	29	12	17	41%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	28	17	11	61%	⚔ compare
A MAZIE Q	26	17	9	65%	⚔ compare
Smokin Aces	26	13	13	50%	⚔ compare
ACK-QUE	23	12	11	52%	⚔ compare
WALLY BBQ	21	19	2	90%	⚔ compare
FOUR SMOKING GUYS	21	15	6	71%	⚔ compare
Top Gun Barbecue	19	13	6	68%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS L.I.	18	18	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	66	30	3	8	178.8572	147.9544	166.33	top 36%
Pork Ribs	66	33	3	14	177.7144	144.5712	165.10	top 33%
Pork	66	35	5	14	180 🔥	145.7142	166.40	top 33%
Brisket	66	35	1	6	179.4400	148.5028	163.66	top 37%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	0	top 16%
Medium (20–39)	42	4	top 29%
Large (40+)	22	4	top 27%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NY	25	5	top 27%
MA	9	0	top 27%
CT	6	1	top 38%
NJ	5	0	top 21%
NH	5	0	top 34%
KS	4	0	top 30%
VT	3	1	top 11%
ME	3	0	top 29%
RI	2	0	top 26%
VA	2	0	top 63%
QC	1	1	top 4%
ON	1	0	top 19%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
I Love Barbecue & Music Festival	7	1	2	top 30%	Jul 5, 2019
Hudson Valley Ribfest	3	1	1	top 16%	Aug 16, 2019
Granite State BBQ Championship	3	11	0	top 43%	Jun 8, 2019
Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	3	7	0	top 47%	May 4, 2019
Oinktoberfest	2	1	2	top 2%	Sep 21, 2019
Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	1	1	top 5%	Sep 7, 2019
Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	4	0	top 15%	May 18, 2019
NYC BBQ Cookoff	2	6	0	top 24%	Apr 5, 2019
Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES	2	6	0	top 42%	Apr 21, 2018
38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	78	0	top 46%	Sep 1, 2017
New York City BBQ Cookoff	2	10	0	top 36%	Apr 10, 2015
Troy Pig Out	2	14	0	top 58%	Jul 19, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 25 contests · 3 GCs

Contests a season 9.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NY 25 of 66 contests · 12 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 46 12 of them more than once

First title Jul 4, 2014 I Love Barbecue & Music Festival

Opponents faced 1,347 finished ahead 2,440 times, behind 890

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

20197 milestones

May 25 50th tracked contest Capital BBQ Festival
Jun 1 First state championship Sun BBQFest
Jun 1 Biggest field won (61 teams) Sun BBQFest
Jun 1 Career-best overall score698.8456 Sun BBQFest
Jun 15 10th category win 514 BBQ
Oct 11 Peak power rating (1778) Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Oct 12 Most recent contest Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20186 milestones

May 5 25th tracked contest Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
May 18 First category win (Pork) Salt City BBQ Festival
Aug 17 First multi-meat day Hudson Valley Ribfest
Aug 17 First perfect 180 (Pork) Hudson Valley Ribfest
Sep 22 5th Grand Championship Oinktoberfest
Oct 13 First Reserve Championship Back to BAYsics Primitive Contest-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES ( DAY 2)

20151 milestone

May 2 10th tracked contest Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival

20144 milestones

Apr 11 First overall top-10 New York City BBQ Cookoff
May 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.1656 Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest
Jul 4 First overall podium I Love Barbecue & Music Festival
Jul 4 First Grand Championship I Love Barbecue & Music Festival

20132 milestones

Jul 4 First tracked contest I Love Barbecue & Music Festival
Sep 28 First call The Best BBQ Chef Competition

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.3	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival	Jul 4, 2014
+15.1	I love Barbecue & Music Festival	Jul 2, 2016
+12.3	Hudson Valley Ribfest	Aug 17, 2018
+12	Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest	May 31, 2014
+11.9	Back to BAYsics Primitive Contest-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES ( DAY 2)	Oct 13, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.1	BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1)	Mar 22, 2019
-7.2	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	May 5, 2018
-6.4	BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2)	Mar 23, 2019
-5	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival	Jul 4, 2013
-4.7	Granite State BBQ Championship	Jun 10, 2017

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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	25	3	13	5	92%	top 25%	97.1%	93.1%
2018	20	3	15	7	95%	top 24%	96.9%	92.6%
2017	6	0	0	0	67%	top 48%	94.3%	91.1%
2016	3	1	3	0	100%	top 15%	92.1%	91.5%
2015	4	0	1	0	100%	top 33%	92.3%	89.3%
2014	5	1	4	0	80%	top 23%	91.5%	89.6%
2013	3	0	0	0	33%	top 57%	88.2%	85.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 12, 2019	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	12 / 30 (662.2172)	4 (173.1200)	21 (158.2516)	7 (170.8800)	23 (159.9656)
Oct 11, 2019	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	5 / 32 (673.6228)	11 (169.1200)	1 (173.7372)	5 (170.8228)	21 (159.9428)
Oct 4, 2019	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ 🏅 Greenfield, MA	6 / 26 (673.0740)	9 (167.4056)	7 (169.1544)	7 (167.9656)	10 (168.5484)
Sep 28, 2019	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Hope Valley, RI	13 / 36 (668.4572)	22 (161.6800)	5 (171.4172)	4 (173.7028)	24 (161.6572)
Sep 21, 2019	Oinktoberfest 🏅 Clarence, NY	1 / 43 (688.5140)	10 (167.9656)	2 (173.1428)	3 (173.7028)	3 (173.7028)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	55 / 468 (683.9544)	88 (171.9656)	35 (174.8572)	177 (167.9772)	138 (169.1544)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	23 / 135 (693.1200)	7 (178.8572)	24 (174.2628)	45 (172.5944)	105 (167.4056)
Sep 7, 2019	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Braintree, VT	2 / 31 (683.4060)	9 (171.4172)	5 (171.4400)	5 (170.8688)	9 (169.6800)
Aug 24, 2019	Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME	15 / 36 (655.9544)	10 (166.2856)	12 (165.7488)	22 (161.6800)	16 (162.2400)
Aug 16, 2019	Hudson Valley Ribfest 🏅 New Paltz, NY	12 / 53 (664.5144)	10 (170.2628)	25 (162.8228)	20 (163.9888)	7 (167.4400)
Aug 10, 2019	Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark 🏅 Saco, ME	6 / 28 (670.2860)	8 (172.5944)	20 (158.8116)	9 (168.5828)	2 (170.2972)
Jul 20, 2019	Ribs and Rhythm & Blues 🏅 Auburn, NY	11 / 34 (663.9200)	11 (168)	14 (167.9772)	18 (162.8228)	9 (165.1200)
Jul 5, 2019	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival 🏅 Lake Placid, NY	15 / 32 (650.2400)	21 (162.2628)	19 (159.3944)	14 (163.4400)	7 (165.1428)
Jun 15, 2019	514 BBQ Saint-LÃ©onard, QC	1 / 23 (681.1088)	1 (172.0116)	1 (174.8572)	2 (174.8572)	13 (159.3828)
Jun 8, 2019	Granite State BBQ Championship 🏅 Hancock, NH	11 / 29 (673.0972)	18 (166.8228)	1 (177.1772)	3 (175.4400)	26 (153.6572)
Jun 1, 2019	Sun BBQFest 🏅 Uncasville, CT	1 / 61 (698.8456)	2 (177.7028)	7 (171.4172)	4 (174.8456)	3 (174.8800)
May 25, 2019	Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON	8 / 43 (666.2968)	12 (167.4056)	8 (169.1312)	8 (170.3200)	25 (159.4400)
May 18, 2019	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Plymouth, MA	4 / 28 (675.9884)	2 (176)	8 (168.5484)	6 (169.7372)	10 (161.7028)
May 17, 2019	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Plymouth, MA	4 / 27 (666.2288)	11 (167.9772)	3 (171.4172)	21 (158.2972)	7 (168.5372)
May 4, 2019	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival 🏅 Ridgefield, CT	7 / 29 (665.6800)	10 (170.2856)	21 (152.5488)	1 (174.8800)	8 (167.9656)
Apr 27, 2019	New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	14 / 43 (659.8972)	25 (162.2744)	19 (162.8344)	9 (170.2628)	16 (164.5256)
Apr 5, 2019	NYC BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Staten Island, NY	6 / 26 (662.8228)	2 (174.2628)	22 (152.5600)	3 (170.8800)	10 (165.1200)
Mar 23, 2019	BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	32 / 52 (653.5656)	32 (166.2284)	41 (158.2400)	29 (164.5600)	27 (164.5372)
Mar 22, 2019	BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	40 / 63 (649.5084)	53 (155.9200)	2 (173.1200)	40 (162.8228)	49 (157.6456)
Mar 8, 2019	Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ	3 / 66 (675.3484)	4 (175.4056)	6 (170.2744)	36 (161.1428)	15 (168.5256)
Oct 20, 2018	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES West Kingston, RI	6 / 37 (663.9768)	10 (167.9884)	8 (165.7028)	13 (163.4400)	10 (166.8456)
Oct 13, 2018	Back to BAYsics Primitive Contest-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES ( DAY 2) Monson, MA	2 / 18 (697.7028)	4 (175.4400)	3 (173.1544)	1 (179.4400)	6 (169.6684)
Oct 12, 2018	Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Monson, MA	5 / 26 (679.9656)	2 (176)	17 (162.2972)	8 (169.7028)	5 (171.9656)
Oct 5, 2018	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	5 / 31 (681.1428)	6 (172.0228)	18 (160.5488)	3 (177.1428)	4 (171.4284)
Sep 22, 2018	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	1 / 51 (666.9484)	13 (165.2000)	3 (169.1428)	13 (162.8800)	5 (169.7256)
Sep 14, 2018	Tunes, Brews & BBQ's Penn Yan, NY	3 / 14 (655.8860)	1 (173.1660)	3 (165.6916)	9 (158.2284)	6 (158.8000)
Sep 8, 2018	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Randolph, VT	1 / 33 (675.9772)	1 (177.7028)	6 (169.7144)	17 (158.8344)	5 (169.7256)
Aug 17, 2018	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	1 / 58 (697.1200)	7 (174.8572)	29 (162.8228)	1 (180)	1 (179.4400)
Aug 11, 2018	Thrillin & Grillin at Aquaboggan Water park Saco, ME	7 / 30 (670.2516)	11 (164)	6 (169.1316)	8 (169.1200)	7 (168)
Jul 28, 2018	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival Windsor, VT	8 / 34 (663.9428)	7 (170.2628)	7 (169.1316)	21 (159.4400)	7 (165.1084)
Jul 21, 2018	Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues Auburn, NY	5 / 31 (673.6456)	7 (167.9884)	12 (162.2744)	1 (176)	5 (167.3828)
Jul 6, 2018	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	6 / 39 (646.7996)	21 (159.3940)	10 (160.5372)	2 (166.8684)	12 (160)
Jun 23, 2018	Smoke In the Woods CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Galway, NY	11 / 23 (662.7424)	19 (161.1084)	6 (170.2744)	14 (163.3712)	8 (167.9884)
Jun 9, 2018	Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH	11 / 41 (670.2628)	12 (170.2856)	10 (167.4172)	5 (173.1316)	29 (159.4284)
Jun 2, 2018	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	25 / 59 (657.0512)	35 (162.2628)	2 (174.2972)	22 (165.7028)	39 (154.7884)
May 18, 2018	Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	3 / 34 (673.1428)	9 (164.6172)	5 (166.8344)	1 (177.1428)	10 (164.5484)
May 5, 2018	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	28 / 40 (636.4000)	29 (158.8000)	13 (164.5716)	30 (159.9656)	29 (153.0628)
Apr 21, 2018	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES Plymouth, MA	15 / 25 (659.3484)	17 (163.9884)	19 (159.3600)	3 (173.7028)	13 (162.2972)
Apr 20, 2018	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES Plymouth, MA	6 / 25 (660.5488)	12 (159.9772)	4 (168.5832)	8 (167.4172)	8 (164.5712)
Apr 6, 2018	NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	9 / 36 (648.5144)	4 (170.3200)	6 (164.5488)	27 (153.0628)	8 (160.5828)
Oct 14, 2017	Bay State BBQ Championship Monson, MA	17 / 30 (661.0512)	6 (172)	23 (157.0628)	17 (166.8228)	14 (165.1656)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	129 / 407 (673.0400)	305 (159.9544)	6 (177.7144)	108 (170.8112)	196 (164.5600)
Aug 31, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	78 / 129 (678.7772)	29 (175.4288)	81 (168.5600)	63 (171.9656)	109 (162.8228)
Aug 18, 2017	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	14 / 59 (655.9656)	25 (162.8456)	11 (165.1544)	2 (173.7256)	37 (154.2400)
Jul 7, 2017	I love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	22 / 40 (624.4456)	34 (147.9544)	25 (153.6684)	9 (161.6684)	16 (161.1544)
Jun 10, 2017	Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH	22 / 35 (642.7316)	12 (165.7028)	21 (159.9660)	12 (166.8228)	26 (150.2400)
Sep 3, 2016	Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke Geneva, NY	6 / 35 (663.4172)	15 (164.6172)	21 (157.0972)	5 (173.7028)	7 (168)
Jul 2, 2016	I love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	1 / 28 (658.2856)	9 (162.2400)	3 (165.7028)	5 (166.3084)	3 (164.0344)
Apr 8, 2016	NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	8 / 35 (655.4516)	12 (164)	12 (161.7144)	11 (164.0228)	8 (165.7144)
Jul 3, 2015	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	5 / 31 (640.5368)	6 (164.5600)	16 (156.5256)	3 (164.0228)	16 (155.4284)
May 29, 2015	Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH	12 / 49 (664.4452)	24 (163.9656)	3 (171.4172)	17 (166.2856)	21 (162.7768)
May 2, 2015	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	14 / 30 (652.5372)	22 (158.2628)	6 (167.4628)	14 (164.5372)	11 (162.2744)
Apr 10, 2015	New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	15 / 33 (614.1712)	18 (153.0856)	18 (149.1544)	13 (154.2284)	8 (157.7028)
Oct 3, 2014	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	9 / 65 (658.7772)	6 (169.6800)	13 (164.5372)	41 (155.3828)	4 (169.1772)
Jul 19, 2014	Troy Pig Out Troy, NY	14 / 25 (622.3204)	11 (163.4400)	14 (153.1544)	17 (152.5600)	14 (153.1660)
Jul 4, 2014	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	1 / 27 (657.1200)	3 (162.8572)	2 (169.1200)	7 (158.8800)	4 (166.2628)
May 31, 2014	Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest Swanzey, NH	8 / 48 (657.1656)	31 (160)	3 (172.0228)	31 (157.7144)	6 (167.4284)
Apr 11, 2014	New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	10 / 37 (630.9256)	28 (149.7144)	15 (157.7372)	8 (159.9884)	3 (163.4856)
Sep 28, 2013	The Best BBQ Chef Competition New London, CT	11 / 26 (635.2800)	16 (157.6800)	14 (159.4056)	7 (163.3944)	13 (154.8000)
Jul 13, 2013	Troy Pig Out Troy, NY	19 / 32 (615.3140)	14 (159.4284)	18 (155.3828)	20 (152)	19 (148.5028)
Jul 4, 2013	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	19 / 28 (594.8568)	16 (151.4284)	21 (144.5712)	20 (145.7142)	11 (153.1430)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ

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

Storylines (19 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

On the rise

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

Multi-meat days

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

A standing appointment

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)