Best overall top-10 rate
Consistency, stated as a percentage. Turn up, and this is how often you were still standing at the end.
91.2%
of contests finished top ten
- Set 20 Apr 2024
- How 52 from 57 contests
- Standing held outright
- Qualifying 25 contests or more
- Scope national, and available by state on the record book
The top 25
| # | Holder | of contests finished top ten | Set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARKSTAD SMOKERS 52 from 57 contests |
91.2% | 20 Apr 2024 |
| 2 | Insomnia BBQ Team 27 from 30 contests |
90% | 18 Oct 2025 |
| 3 | Swine-O-licious BBQ 41 from 46 contests |
89.1% | 5 Nov 2025 |
| 4 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ 49 from 55 contests |
89.1% | 26 Jul 2025 |
| 5 | IQ - NETHERLANDS 84 from 97 contests |
86.6% | 7 Sep 2024 |
| 6 | Barbecoa BBQ Team 44 from 51 contests |
86.3% | 22 Aug 2026 |
| 7 | D’Qued Barbeque 46 from 54 contests |
85.2% | 5 Oct 2023 |
| 8 | Ribs n Pigs BBQ 22 from 26 contests |
84.6% | 1 Aug 2026 |
| 9 | Woodquarter Smokerheads 22 from 26 contests |
84.6% | 18 Jul 2026 |
| 10 | STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM 21 from 25 contests |
84% | 25 Sep 2021 |
| 11 | SMELLAQUE 89 from 106 contests |
84% | 28 Aug 2026 |
| 12 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ 65 from 78 contests |
83.3% | 28 Aug 2026 |
| 13 | BBQ+ 97 from 117 contests |
82.9% | 22 Aug 2026 |
| 14 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS 118 from 143 contests |
82.5% | 15 Oct 2021 |
| 15 | Too Sauced BBQ 42 from 51 contests |
82.4% | 14 Aug 2026 |
| 16 | Rough Cut Q 37 from 45 contests |
82.2% | 21 Aug 2026 |
| 17 | Leaning Jowler BBQ 59 from 72 contests |
81.9% | 21 Aug 2026 |
| 18 | BUNCH OF SWINES 122 from 151 contests |
80.8% | 22 Aug 2026 |
| 19 | LUNA SMOKE - Italy 21 from 26 contests |
80.8% | 20 Jun 2026 |
| 20 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS 175 from 217 contests |
80.6% | 14 Jun 2024 |
| 21 | The BBQ Ranch 41 from 51 contests |
80.4% | 18 Oct 2025 |
| 22 | White Squirrel BBQ 98 from 122 contests |
80.3% | 26 Aug 2023 |
| 23 | Sweet Cheeks BBQ 20 from 25 contests |
80% | 14 May 2021 |
| 24 | CLARK CREW BBQ 201 from 256 contests |
78.5% | 27 Sep 2023 |
| 25 | SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED 29 from 37 contests |
78.4% | 11 Oct 2025 |
Rebuilt nightly from every KCBS result we can find. A record here is only as complete as the data behind it — if a contest is missing from the archive, so is anything that happened at it.
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