Rack Addicts BBQ Team

Rack Addicts BBQ Team is a competition barbecue team with 26 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 7th of 22 at the Heritage Heat Western Smokin BBQ (2019). They are ranked #6409 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,409

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1386

peak 1386 · rated over 26 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 13, 2017

latest May 30, 2026 · 9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#677

Master 2025 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

8% of 26 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

665.1540 / 720

Master · Porkapalooza BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

631.32 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 629.23 (+2.09)

Walk rate

54%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Brisket · Small Town Smoke Down

Consistency

±19.87

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.75 · weakest Pork (154.33)

Road miles

2,585

across 26 mapped stops · furthest 122 mi

Schedule strength

22%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)

Purse competed for

$6,050

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

Master avg

629.23 / 720

26 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

665.1540 career-best overall

92.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.1540 at Porkapalooza BBQ Festival — 92.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 15, 2019

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Kreiser Barbecue has finished one call ahead of Rack Addicts BBQ Team 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 57%.

5 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 57%

A tough matchup

23–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMELLAQUE ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 23 of their 23 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.4 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.42 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 15%.

Pork avg 154.33
Chicken avg 160.75
2 calls in 25 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Smokin Aces in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at BBQ on the Bow (Sep 4, 2021).

last seen Sep 1, 2019
back Sep 4, 2021

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Chicken nemesis

17 of 23 shared chicken entries lost

SMELLAQUE ahead 74% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMELLAQUE has out-cooked them in 17 of 23 shared chicken entries.

Going the wrong way

-34 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 34 points across 5 contests since May 31, 2025 — from 1420 down to 1386.

5 contests since May 31, 2025
now 1386

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Mark's Meats and Treats has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 47% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 47% across 5 contests, versus top 71% the rest of the year.

5 June contests
top 71% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Small Town Smoke Down every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 14th

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 ↗	Master	#1250 (59 pts)	#1057 (74 pts)	#1150 (64 pts)	#1302 (54 pts)	#901 (114 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#677 (213 pts)	#708 (238 pts)	#809 (203 pts)	#722 (213 pts)	#592 (283 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1093 (103 pts)	#1206 (88 pts)	#1358 (78 pts)	#1168 (93 pts)	#741 (223 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1109 (110 pts)	#1246 (85 pts)	#978 (165 pts)	#1147 (110 pts)	#1263 (75 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#913 (330 pts)	#624 (595 pts)	#902 (370 pts)	#1087 (265 pts)	#742 (475 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1860 (119 pts)	#1122 (304 pts)	#1945 (119 pts)	#1395 (204 pts)	#1923 (119 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Rack Addicts BBQ Team, each with one reason worth a look.

SMOKIN GOOD BBQ

#6,408 of the rated field

1386 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1509

They've been 1509 at their best, 122 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Aug 9, 2024

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CRITTER COOKER'S

#6,410 of the rated field

1386 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Rack Addicts BBQ Team's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 21 contests

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2 GUYS AND A CHICK

#6,407 of the rated field

1387 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1387

Fewer contests behind them than Rack Addicts BBQ Team has cooked, 18 to 26, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Sep 24, 2021

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Smoke Shack

#6,406 of the rated field

1387 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1387

Level with Rack Addicts BBQ Team on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Nov 22, 2019

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RUB ME TENDER

#6,403 of the rated field

1388 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1388

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Rack Addicts BBQ Team)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Rack Addicts BBQ Team has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jul 23, 2021

⚔ Head-to-head

CAUGHT BY THE FIRE

#6,402 of the rated field

1388 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1388

27 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Jun 25, 2021

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Kreiser Barbecue	23	3	20	13%	⚔ compare
SMELLAQUE	23	0	23	0%	⚔ compare
Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery	20	5	15	25%	⚔ compare
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
YOU NEED A BBQ	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
MOTLEY QUE	18	6	12	33%	⚔ compare
Fire BBQ	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
Bad to the Brisket	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
GRIZZLY PAW SMOKERS	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
FROZEN TOQUE BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
THE DEVIL MADE ME Q IT	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
HOME COOKIN' BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
ROKER Q	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
BBQ TEAM NAIT	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	26	4	0	169.7028	146.2628	160.75	top 64%
Pork Ribs	26	6	2	174.8572	130.7428	156.18	top 67%
Pork	25	2	0	166.8916	141.0972	154.33	top 76%
Brisket	26	8	2	177.7144	129.1200	157.94	top 56%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 90%
Medium (20–39)	19	top 72%
Large (40+)	5	top 58%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Small Town Smoke Down	4	14	top 74%	May 30, 2026
Barbeque on the Bow Festival	2	33	top 86%	Aug 30, 2025
Didsbury Lions BBQ	2	27	top 98%	Jul 26, 2025
Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship	2	26	top 79%	May 24, 2025
Battle River BBQ Showdown	2	13	top 66%	Aug 10, 2019
Porkapalooza BBQ Festival	2	8	top 25%	Jun 15, 2019
BBQ on the Bow	2	31	top 80%	Sep 1, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2025 5 contests

Contests a season 2.9 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AB 19 of 26 contests

Contests visited 17 7 of them more than once

Opponents faced 265 finished ahead 240 times, behind 587

Longest layoff 2 yrs Sep 1, 2019 → Sep 4, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20261 milestone

May 30 Most recent contest Small Town Smoke Down

20251 milestone

Sep 12 25th tracked contest Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival

20231 milestone

Jun 3 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7144 Small Town Smoke Down

20195 milestones

May 25 First overall top-10 Heritage Heat Western Smokin BBQ
Jun 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.1540 Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
Jun 15 Career-best overall score665.1540 Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
Jun 15 Peak power rating (1499) Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
Aug 31 10th tracked contest BBQ on the Bow

20172 milestones

May 13 First tracked contest Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch
May 13 First call Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.3	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival	Jun 15, 2019
+8.9	Heritage Heat Western Smokin BBQ	May 25, 2019
+8.1	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival	Jun 16, 2018
+3.8	BBQ on the Bow	Sep 4, 2021
+2.5	Battle River BBQ Showdown	Aug 18, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	Didsbury Lions BBQ	Jul 27, 2024
-11.1	BBQ on the Bow	Sep 2, 2017
-11.1	Didsbury Lions BBQ	Jul 26, 2025
-10.3	Small Town Smoke Down	May 31, 2025
-9.9	Barbeque on the Bow Festival	Sep 2, 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	0%	top 96%	87%	87%
2025	5	0	20%	top 91%	89.4%	87.6%
2024	3	0	0%	top 72%	90.2%	88.5%
2023	2	0	50%	top 72%	91.8%	90.4%
2022	3	0	67%	top 63%	92.1%	89%
2021	1	0	100%	top 45%	89.8%	89.8%
2019	5	2	100%	top 57%	92.4%	87.3%
2018	4	0	75%	top 60%	87.9%	85.8%
2017	2	0	50%	top 84%	83.5%	82.5%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 30, 2026	Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB	23 / 24 (626.1948)	20 (163.4288)	22 (159.3828)	24 (141.0972)	12 (162.2860)
Sep 12, 2025	Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival Leduc, AB	14 / 16 (627.8628)	13 (165.1200)	16 (144.5028)	14 (146.8000)	5 (171.4400)
Aug 30, 2025	Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB	34 / 38 (635.2688)	31 (163.4056)	25 (164.5604)	33 (159.3600)	38 (147.9428)
Jul 26, 2025	Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB	32 / 32 (623.3604)	21 (165.7260)	32 (152.5372)	32 (150.8344)	31 (154.2628)
May 31, 2025	Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB	22 / 25 (643.9200)	12 (169.7028)	22 (159.4516)	18 (163.9656)	25 (150.8000)
May 24, 2025	Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB	31 / 34 (622.6972)	31 (156.5256)	32 (151.3944)	32 (150.8000)	17 (163.9772)
Jul 27, 2024	Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB	27 / 28 (628.5148)	13 (168.5716)	27 (153.6916)	27 (151.4172)	26 (154.8344)
Jun 8, 2024	Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB	14 / 27 (158.2284)	26 (150.2284)	20 (159.9888)	27 (154.8112)	14 (165.1088)
May 25, 2024	Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB	26 / 39 (649.6344)	31 (162.7884)	12 (170.2744)	21 (165.1544)	33 (151.4172)
Sep 2, 2023	Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB	33 / 40 (640.9716)	33 (159.9428)	25 (165.1316)	32 (161.0856)	28 (154.8116)
Jun 3, 2023	Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB	14 / 23 (661.0400)	17 (163.9656)	19 (157.6916)	16 (161.6684)	3 (177.7144)
Sep 3, 2022	Barbeque on the Bow Calgary, AB	15 / 36 (662.9488)	20 (165.7144)	7 (169.7028)	15 (166.8916)	22 (160.6400)
Jun 3, 2022	Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta Bassano, AB	23 / 31 (639.9316)	14 (164)	30 (138.2060)	21 (164)	3 (173.7256)
May 28, 2022	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Sherwood Park, AB	29 / 39 (619.3260)	38 (146.2628)	30 (147.3944)	17 (163.4172)	16 (162.2516)
Sep 4, 2021	BBQ on the Bow Didsbury, AB	13 / 29 (646.2400)	26 (155.9540)	9 (165.6916)	9 (164.0344)	14 (160.5600)
Sep 1, 2019	Prairie Dog on the Bow Alberta	12 / 13 (629.6800)	13 (155.4628)	11 (160)	13 (149.6684)	5 (164.5488)
Aug 31, 2019	BBQ on the Bow Calgary	23 / 37 (615.8400)	29 (151.9200)	23 (155.4172)	31 (146.8228)	7 (161.6800)
Aug 10, 2019	Battle River BBQ Showdown Camrose, AB	16 / 20 (590.2060)	18 (147.3716)	4 (165.1316)	14 (148.5828)	20 (129.1200)
Jun 15, 2019	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton	8 / 44 (665.1540)	11 (165.7256)	3 (174.8572)	—	6 (169.1656)
May 25, 2019	Heritage Heat Western Smokin BBQ Mountain View, AB	7 / 22 (642.2288)	16 (154.2172)	2 (172.0344)	13 (155.4400)	8 (160.5372)
Sep 1, 2018	BBQ on the Bow Calgary	31 / 43 (602.1372)	6 (167.4744)	41 (130.7428)	39 (142.2284)	12 (161.6916)
Aug 18, 2018	Battle River BBQ Showdown Camrose, AB	13 / 25 (618.3316)	4 (164.5944)	22 (144.0116)	17 (153.1656)	6 (156.5600)
Jun 16, 2018	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton	16 / 51 (632.5372)	7 (166.8456)	6 (166.3316)	46 (143.3944)	19 (155.9656)
May 12, 2018	Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch Aldersyde	25 / 30 (617.6344)	26 (154.8688)	22 (154.8572)	28 (149.6456)	17 (158.2628)
Sep 2, 2017	BBQ on the Bow Calgary	37 / 42 (587.2572)	13 (161.6800)	37 (143.9544)	39 (142.2284)	40 (139.3944)
May 13, 2017	Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch Okotoks, AB	27 / 34 (600.9944)	5 (167.9772)	33 (133.6688)	9 (161.6912)	32 (137.6572)

Rack Addicts BBQ Team

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

Master avg

Storylines (12 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Going the wrong way

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)