High-water mark
663.3028
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.3028 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 23, 2014
TWISTED BELLY
TWISTED BELLY is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 13th of 29 at the Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series) (2013). They are ranked #4166 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1480
peak 1480 · rated over 5 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Feb 22, 2013
latest May 23, 2014 · 1.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
642.13
last 5 Master vs avg 642.06 (+0.07)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.45
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.46 · weakest Pork (158.09)
Road miles
1,149
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 337 mi
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)
Master avg
642.06 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to TWISTED BELLY, each with one reason worth a look.
136 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,177 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,149 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
They turned up 9 years after TWISTED BELLY did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,153 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
Level with TWISTED BELLY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,176 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,155 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.9998 | 153.7142 | 162.46 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 142.8568 | 159.71 | top 53% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8568 | 150.8572 | 158.09 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5712 | 146.8572 | 161.80 | top 47% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 75% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
3 of 6 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
195
finished ahead 77 times, behind 151
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20143 milestones
- Career-best overall score663.3028 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5600 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Polar Bear Challenge
- Peak power rating (1491) Polar Bear Challenge
- First call Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.7138 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jun 21, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.8 | Polar Bear Challenge | Feb 22, 2013 |
| -7.6 | Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest | Apr 19, 2013 |
| -5.2 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | Aug 2, 2013 |
| -1.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | May 23, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 64% | 91.3% | 88.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Hendersonville, TN | 20 / 30 (663.3028) | 18 (165.6684) | 6 (172.5600) | 25 (162.2400) | 23 (162.8344) |
| Aug 2, 2013 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 36 / 51 (637.6112) | 41 (155.9312) | 15 (168.5600) | 49 (150.8572) | 20 (162.2628) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN | 14 / 29 (657.7138) | 12 (167.4282) | 9 (165.1430) | 22 (156.5714) | 7 (168.5712) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series) unrated Marion, IL | 13 / 29 (635.9992) | 3 (171.9998) | 26 (142.8568) | 16 (157.1426) | 4 (164) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO | 38 / 50 (615.9996) | 24 (160) | 37 (150.2856) | 27 (158.8568) | 41 (146.8572) |
| Feb 22, 2013 | Polar Bear Challenge Columbia, MO | 36 / 46 (641.7136) | 43 (153.7142) | 35 (158.8570) | 29 (162.8568) | 22 (166.2856) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.