The heartbreaker
0.5372
points from the title
Came within 0.5372 points of the Grand Championship at The Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY) (May 30, 2025).
Pinky Out BBQ
Pinky Out BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 54 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. They have won 6 Grand Championships, most recently at the Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff (2026), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 5 times. They are ranked #327 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “PinkyOutBBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1718
peak 1718 · rated over 48 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
54
in the data
First seen
Jul 21, 2022
latest Aug 21, 2026 · 4.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
6
5 reserve · wins it all 11% of the time
Category wins
12
24 podiums
Overall top-10s
33
61% of 54 contests
Best top-10 run
10
straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
343.39 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 338.69 (+4.70)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.26
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.72 · weakest Brisket (160.00)
Road miles
6,593
across 54 mapped stops · furthest 459 mi
Schedule strength
83%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1609)
Purse competed for
$286K
listed at 46 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
5 🏅
won from 44 state-championship entries
Master avg
662.22 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
338.69 / 360
47 Backyard contests · 6 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
494.18 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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.
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 | #17 (1,140 pts) | #25 (1,021 pts) | #29 (1,032 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #13 (1,305 pts) | #26 (1,163 pts) | #23 (1,166 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1093 (75 pts) | #1166 (75 pts) | #1225 (85 pts) | #1020 (110 pts) | #1147 (70 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #41 (963 pts) | #45 (919 pts) | #39 (991 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1317 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #84 (729 pts) | #71 (898 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | #934 (147 pts) | #954 (168 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #142 (274 pts) | #109 (409 pts) | — | — |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Pinky Out BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
#329 of the rated field
- Contests
- 47
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 68%
- Peak
- 1753
They've been 1753 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#328 of the rated field
- Contests
- 117
- GCs
- 4
- Top-10s
- 49%
- Peak
- 1804
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 117 contests to 54.
⚔ Compare careers#330 of the rated field
- Contests
- 51
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1716
0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to Pinky Out BBQ)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Bentley Que ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#325 of the rated field
- Contests
- 161
- GCs
- 19
- Top-10s
- 58%
- Peak
- 1880
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Pinky Out BBQ)
Their rating is built on 19 Grand Championships in 161 contests, alongside a 58% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#324 of the rated field
- Contests
- 47
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1719
They were already cooking in 2016, 6 years before Pinky Out BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#331 of the rated field
- Contests
- 70
- GCs
- 4
- Top-10s
- 51%
- Peak
- 1731
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Pinky Out BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dogpatch Q | 34 | 17 | 17 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 34 | 15 | 18 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Leaning Jowler BBQ | 32 | 13 | 19 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| The Swine Doctor's BBQ | 30 | 20 | 10 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE & SHINE BBQ | 29 | 17 | 12 | 59% | ⚔ compare |
| HotMess BBQ | 29 | 15 | 13 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 28 | 17 | 9 | 61% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | 27 | 13 | 14 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | 26 | 12 | 13 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 24 | 14 | 9 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| Capt. Blue BBQ | 24 | 12 | 12 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Dog Bite Barbecue | 24 | 11 | 13 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| Optimus Swine | 23 | 12 | 11 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 23 | 9 | 11 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| Better Half Barbecue | 22 | 11 | 11 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 49 | 35 | 5 | 9 | 180 🔥 | 149.6572 | 169.12 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 52 | 34 | 5 | 11 | 178.8572 | 151.3256 | 168.74 | top 37% |
| Pork | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 177.7028 | 155.9200 | 170.72 | top 27% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.0004 | 160.0004 | 160.00 | top 73% |
“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) | 15 | 2 | top 53% |
| Medium (20–39) | 29 | 4 | top 26% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 35% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 7 | 2 | 0 | top 23% | May 16, 2026 |
| Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 6 | 1 | 2 | top 24% | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Revolutionary BBQ Brawl | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 20% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 3 | 7 | 0 | top 41% | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 39% | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 4% | Oct 29, 2022 |
| York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 72% | Jun 13, 2026 |
| BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 26% | Mar 28, 2026 |
| Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 18% | Aug 9, 2025 |
| Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 22% | Aug 10, 2024 |
| WV Coalfields Cookoff | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 44% | Jun 7, 2024 |
| Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 36% | Apr 20, 2024 |
| Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2 | 33 | 0 | top 39% | Mar 15, 2024 |
| Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 74% | Aug 18, 2023 |
| Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 60% | Apr 29, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
16 contests
Contests a season
10.8
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
24 of 54 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited
23
15 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
52 entries · 5 wins · 34 calls
First title
Oct 29, 2022
Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2)
Opponents faced
571
finished ahead 1,453 times, behind 723
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- 10th category win Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 5th Grand Championship Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1718) Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 50th tracked contest York County BBQ Festival (Day 1)
- Most recent contest Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff
20251 milestone
- Career-best overall score662.2172 Almost Heaven BBQ Bash
20242 milestones
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2)
- 25th tracked contest WV Coalfields Cookoff
20231 milestone
- 10th tracked contest WV Coalfields Cookoff
202210 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022
- First call Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022
- First overall top-10 Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022
- First overall podium Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score343.3828 Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022
- First category win (Chicken) Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1)
- First Reserve Championship Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1)
- First Grand Championship Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2)
- First state championship Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2)
- Biggest field won (34 teams) Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +20.3 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) | Oct 29, 2022 |
| +18.9 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) | Oct 28, 2022 |
| +16.5 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | Apr 20, 2024 |
| +15.9 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 | Jul 21, 2022 |
| +15.4 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | Apr 26, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 18, 2023 |
| -9.6 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | Jun 13, 2026 |
| -9 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff | Aug 22, 2025 |
| -8.3 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | Jun 13, 2025 |
| -8 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) | Apr 29, 2023 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 91% | top 31% | 97.9% | 95.3% |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 91% | top 23% | 97.6% | 95.6% |
| 2024 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 75% | top 38% | 97% | 93.6% |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 75% | top 57% | 94.6% | 91.1% |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 100% | top 22% | 95.5% | 93.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Edinburg, VA | 1 / 26 (352) | 7 (173.1428) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| Jul 25, 2026 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 19 / 39 (334.7656) | — | 23 (162.8000) | — | — |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 2 / 43 (352.5600) | 1 (179.4400) | 9 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2026 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 Delta, PA | 12 / 13 (339.3716) | 10 (171.9772) | 17 (167.3944) | — | — |
| Jun 12, 2026 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA | 13 / 25 (338.2628) | 10 (169.1200) | 10 (169.1428) | — | — |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY) Leesburg, VA | 1 / 12 (351.9772) | 4 (173.1200) | 1 (178.8572) | 6 (169.6800) | — |
| May 16, 2026 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 5 / 17 (342.7884) | 9 (170.8228) | 6 (171.9656) | — | — |
| May 15, 2026 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 5 / 25 (342.8000) | 3 (175.4172) | 12 (167.3828) | — | — |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 6 / 20 (344.5256) | 5 (171.9656) | 6 (172.5600) | — | — |
| Mar 28, 2026 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 13 / 36 (334.7884) | 14 (165.1084) | 8 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Mar 27, 2026 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 6 / 40 (339.3828) | 10 (169.1200) | 5 (170.2628) | — | — |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Edinburg, VA | 12 / 16 (331.3484) | 9 (167.3712) | 12 (163.9772) | — | — |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 Doswell, VA | 6 / 25 (342.2284) | 11 (168.5256) | 2 (173.7028) | — | — |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Doswell, VA | 3 / 25 (347.4172) | 10 (171.4056) | 4 (176.0116) | — | — |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 1 / 27 (350.2628) | 3 (176.5600) | 4 (173.7028) | — | — |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 1 / 30 (349.1548) | 1 (177.7144) | 9 (171.4404) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 21 / 30 (662.2172) | 21 (165.6684) | 19 (166.8456) | 14 (169.7028) | 22 (160.0004) |
| May 30, 2025 | The Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY) Leesburg, VA | 2 / 12 (346.8572) | 2 (171.4056) | 1 (175.4516) | 2 (170.8228) | — |
| May 17, 2025 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 2 / 21 (347.9656) | 4 (174.2628) | 2 (173.7028) | — | — |
| May 16, 2025 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 3 / 28 (342.2400) | 11 (167.9656) | 3 (174.2744) | — | — |
| Apr 26, 2025 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 1 / 16 (351.4288) | 3 (177.7144) | 4 (173.7144) | — | — |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 5 / 20 (346.8344) | 4 (174.8572) | 11 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) 🏅 Roseland, VA | 8 / 11 (338.2172) | 9 (169.6800) | 8 (168.5372) | — | — |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) 🏅 Roseland, VA | 3 / 13 (349.1316) | 8 (171.9772) | 1 (177.1544) | — | — |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 🏅 Ashland, VA | 5 / 28 (340) | 6 (170.2628) | 4 (169.7372) | 4 (175.4172) | — |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) 🏅 Ashland, VA | 7 / 27 (342.2400) | 10 (170.8228) | 7 (171.4172) | 6 (171.9888) | — |
| Jul 27, 2024 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 7 / 32 (338.8232) | 13 (165.6916) | 3 (173.1316) | — | — |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 22 / 35 (330.8000) | 21 (165.1200) | 17 (165.6800) | — | — |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 8 / 30 (332.5256) | 5 (170.2628) | 9 (162.2628) | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2024 | WV Coalfields Cookoff 🏅 Welch, WV | 4 / 13 (331.3716) | 6 (166.2400) | 5 (165.1316) | 3 (170.8344) | — |
| May 25, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN | 36 / 47 (337.6800) | 39 (166.8228) | 24 (170.8572) | — | — |
| May 24, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 18, 2024 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 7 / 26 (338.8344) | 6 (171.4056) | 11 (167.4288) | — | — |
| May 17, 2024 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 12 / 37 (335.9772) | 15 (165.1200) | 10 (170.8572) | — | — |
| Apr 20, 2024 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 2 / 25 (349.1316) | 1 (180) | 11 (169.1316) | 7 (168.5484) | — |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 16 / 25 (331.3944) | 6 (173.1200) | 22 (158.2744) | 1 (177.7028) | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 33 / 93 (322.7656) | 46 (153.0856) | 11 (169.6800) | 1 (176.5600) | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 61 (159.9888) | — | — |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) 🏅 Galax, VA | 13 / 17 (317.0744) | 14 (149.6572) | 7 (167.4172) | — | — |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) 🏅 Galax, VA | 14 / 19 (311.8400) | 10 (160.5144) | 14 (151.3256) | — | — |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Galax, VA | — | 7 (167.4060) | — | — | — |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT RIBS) Galax, VA | — | — | 11 (158.2056) | — | — |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Frostburg, MD | 9 / 11 (340.5256) | 7 (173.1084) | 7 (167.4172) | — | — |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 7 / 28 (333.6340) | 11 (163.9540) | 4 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | WV Coalfields Cookoff 🏅 Welch, WV | 9 / 16 (494.1828) | 5 (169.1084) | 6 (169.1544) | 11 (155.9200) | — |
| May 19, 2023 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 13 / 37 (328.5484) | 21 (156.5484) | 1 (172) | — | — |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 17 / 19 (327.9200) | 17 (159.9428) | 9 (167.9772) | — | — |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 6 / 20 (338.2628) | 6 (171.4284) | 11 (166.8344) | — | — |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 34 / 80 (325.1088) | 38 (161.1200) | 26 (163.9888) | — | — |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 50 (158.2288) | — | — |
| Oct 29, 2022 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) 🏅 Shelby, NC | 1 / 34 (337.0860) | 1 (171.9772) | 2 (165.1088) | — | — |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) 🏅 Shelby, NC | 2 / 35 (343.9544) | 1 (177.7144) | 5 (166.2400) | — | — |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Frostburg, MD | 8 / 12 (323.4060) | 10 (162.2516) | 5 (161.1544) | — | — |
| Jul 21, 2022 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 🏅 Galax, VA | 3 / 25 (343.3828) | 6 (169.6800) | 2 (173.7028) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.