Team of the Year

Team profile

BBQ Hot Yard

Contests
40
Grand Championships GC
3
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
3
Overall top 10s
25
Average overall score
675.838
Best overall score
702.252
Seasons active
2023–2026
Sanctioning bodies
KCBS

Strengths by category

How often the team finishes where, call by call. “Typical finish” is the average finish as a share of the field — lower is better.

Chicken

Typical finishTop 54%

Entries
43
Firsts
4
Top 10s
29

Ribs

Typical finishTop 48%

Entries
54
Firsts
9
Top 10s
40

Pork

Typical finishTop 49%

Entries
36
Firsts
3
Top 10s
26

Brisket

Typical finishTop 46%

Entries
37
Firsts
4
Top 10s
27

Sauce

Typical finishTop 24%

Entries
1
Firsts
0
Top 10s
0

Chef's Choice / Homeland

Typical finishTop 88%

Entries
1
Firsts
0
Top 10s
0

Season by season

Overall results per year: how many contests, how they finished, and how the scores moved.

Contests enteredby how the team finished
Contests by year for BBQ Hot Yard Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2023 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2026 with 21 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 0510152025 2023: 1 contest 1 2023 2024: 2 contests, 1 top 10 2 2024 2025: 11 contests, 7 top 10s 11 2025 2026: 21 contests, 3 Grand Championships, 17 top 10s 21 2026
Overall contests by year for BBQ Hot Yard
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
2023100614.811
2024201619.577
20251107668.932
202621317687.72
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for BBQ Hot Yard Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 687.72 in 2026. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 600620640660680700 2023: average overall score 614.811614.8 2023 2024: average overall score 619.577619.6 2024 2025: average overall score 668.932668.9 2025 2026: average overall score 687.72687.7 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 73rd

    Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)

    Oct 9, 2026KCBS Wiseman Park Lynchburg, TN 99 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    680.514
  2. 207th

    American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

    Sep 30, 2026KCBS Kansas City, KS 360 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).
    677.017
  3. 3rd

    6. I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition

    Sep 26, 2026KCBS Rákóczi Castel Huszárvár Street 11 Szerencs, 3900 14 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    698.777
  4. 2ndRGC

    Smoke on the Waters - The Return! 2026

    Sep 19, 2026KCBS Devon, EX37 9HZ 9 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    685.086
  5. 6th

    Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2)

    Sep 12, 2026KCBS Vaartweg 131 Dongen, 5106NC 17 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    686.217
  6. 6th

    Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 1)

    Sep 11, 2026KCBS Vaartweg 131 Dongen, 5106NC 10 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    672.514
  7. 1stGC

    Vuur en Vlees

    Aug 29, 2026KCBS Leegueld 8 Deurne, 5753 SG 8 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    702.252
  8. 1stGC

    Smoke in the North (Day 2)

    Aug 22, 2026KCBS Boras Camping Campinggatan 25 Boras, 50113 26 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    697.657
  9. 3rd

    Smoke in the North (Day 1)

    Aug 21, 2026KCBS Boras Camping Campinggatan 25 Boras, 50113 28 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    697.12
  10. 3rd

    Cars & BBQ Festival 2026

    Aug 14, 2026KCBS Kloostrimetsa street 58a Tallinn, 15026 17 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    701.12
  11. 6th

    Wild West Fest on Fire 2026

    Aug 8, 2026KCBS Lake Zbilje Medvode, 1215 18 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    691.406
  12. 11th

    No Smoke, No Glory

    Jul 10, 2026KCBS Parc Bunde Zagreb, 10000 16 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    675.909

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