BACKYARD BRO'S BBQ GA
Rating
1529
peak 1529
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2020-07-31
latest 2020-09-11
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 9%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 178.85 · weakest Brisket (171.41)
Road miles
234
mi across 2 mapped stops · furthest 117 mi
Storylines
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 38-team field at Swine At the Shrine.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Swine At the Shrine (2020-09-11) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 27-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Organizer Portal.
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 173.1200 | 173.70 | top 29% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 177.7028 | 178.85 | top 3% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5716 | 173.1428 | 174.86 | top 16% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 166.2628 | 171.41 | 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 15% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2020 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Swine At the Shrine (2020-09-11)
- Wins it all in 50% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 698.82
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 707.4060 | 698.82 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-11 | Swine At the Shrine Savannah, GA | 1 / 38 (707.4060) | 12 (174.2744) | 1 (180.0000) | 3 (176.5716) | 5 (176.5600) |
| 2020-07-31 | Hawgin On Lanier Cumming, GA | 8 / 55 (690.2284) | 14 (173.1200) | 2 (177.7028) | 13 (173.1428) | 31 (166.2628) |