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 chicken.
- Chicken ×1
Miller's Barnyard
Miller's Barnyard is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2019. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY) (2019). Also listed in KCBS results as “Millers Barnyard”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1519
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jul 6, 2018
latest Aug 2, 2019 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 29%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.41 · weakest Brisket (158.25)
Road miles
37
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$2,025
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
657.61 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
349.71 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 1 GC
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master 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.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 180 🔥 | 162.8228 | 171.41 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 168.5372 | 169.13 | top 40% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 168 | 168 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2512 | 158.2512 | 158.25 | top 64% |
“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.
More numbers
First title
Aug 2, 2019
Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY)
Opponents faced
58
finished ahead 37 times, behind 23
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Jul 6, 2018 → Aug 2, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20197 milestones
- First call Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First category win (Chicken) Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall podium Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First Grand Championship Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY)
20183 milestones
- First tracked contest Johnson County BBQ Challenge (JUDGES FULL)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6112 Johnson County BBQ Challenge (JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best overall score657.6112 Johnson County BBQ Challenge (JUDGES FULL)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2019 | Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, MO | 1 / 15 (349.7144) | 1 (180) | 6 (169.7144) | — | — |
| Jul 6, 2018 | Johnson County BBQ Challenge (JUDGES FULL) Warrensburg, MO | 24 / 47 (657.6112) | 30 (162.8228) | 19 (168.5372) | 19 (168) | 30 (158.2512) |