Signature meat
29%
pork ribs entries won
2 wins from 7 entries
When pork ribs is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 29% of their entries (2 of 7).
- best 172.0116
- average 163.93
- 3 calls
NATIONS BEST BARBEQUE
NATIONS BEST BARBEQUE is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 6th of 16 at the Utah BBQ Festival (2013). They are ranked #2525 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1519
peak 1523 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Aug 23, 2013
latest Apr 10, 2015 · 1.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
3
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
43% of 7 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
642.71 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 645.53 (-2.83)
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.00
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.95 · weakest Brisket (154.66)
Road miles
1,226
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 417 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
Master avg
645.53 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2000 (85 pts) | #1198 (255 pts) | #1693 (140 pts) | #2790 (55 pts) | #2783 (55 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1154 (255 pts) | #911 (395 pts) | #936 (385 pts) | #1313 (235 pts) | #1625 (160 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #795 (385 pts) | #770 (425 pts) | #699 (475 pts) | #904 (355 pts) | #995 (300 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to NATIONS BEST BARBEQUE, each with one reason worth a look.
80 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,517 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1530
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,534 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1519
Level with NATIONS BEST BARBEQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,528 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1519
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,522 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1520
They turned up 5 years after NATIONS BEST BARBEQUE did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#2,537 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1519
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,529 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 100%
- Peak
- 1522
5 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM AMERICA | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Rhythm n QUE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| G AND L BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ PIT STOP | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| HD BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 174.3200 | 159.4172 | 166.95 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 172.0116 | 155.4172 | 163.93 | top 33% |
| Pork | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 149.7372 | 160.00 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.7372 | 143.9656 | 154.66 | 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.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 45% | Apr 10, 2015 |
| Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 36% | Aug 22, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
UT
4 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
156
finished ahead 119 times, behind 130
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20142 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.3200 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1523) Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
- First call Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
- First overall top-10 Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.0344 Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
- Career-best overall score660.0344 Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Utah BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.2 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | Aug 23, 2013 |
| +8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 11, 2014 |
| +5.8 | Utah BBQ Festival | Sep 20, 2013 |
| +3.4 | Days of 47 BBQ Showdown | Jul 24, 2014 |
| +2.4 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | Aug 22, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.4 | Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship | Oct 31, 2013 |
| -3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 10, 2015 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 63% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 100% | top 39% | 90.6% | 90% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 67% | top 47% | 91.7% | 89.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT | 19 / 30 (637.7144) | 2 (171.4400) | 9 (164.5944) | 29 (149.7372) | 26 (151.9428) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV | 15 / 31 (652.4684) | 13 (167.4056) | 1 (172.0116) | 26 (157.6684) | 25 (155.3828) |
| Jul 24, 2014 | Days of 47 BBQ Showdown Holladay, UT | 13 / 31 (639.9544) | 21 (159.4172) | 21 (155.4172) | 9 (163.4400) | 11 (161.6800) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT | 8 / 29 (651.3600) | 1 (174.3200) | 15 (157.1200) | 5 (167.9656) | 15 (151.9544) |
| Oct 31, 2013 | Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV | 68 / 85 (632.0344) | 36 (167.4628) | 17 (169.1772) | 74 (151.4288) | 77 (143.9656) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Utah BBQ Festival Coalville, UT | 6 / 16 (645.1544) | 5 (159.4400) | 1 (168.5944) | 8 (161.1428) | 9 (155.9772) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV | 8 / 34 (660.0344) | 5 (169.1316) | 18 (160.5828) | 9 (168.5828) | 17 (161.7372) |