The heartbreaker
Came within 1.6800 points of the Grand Championship at United Wireless Five State Fair BBQ (Aug 1, 2014).
BARRY & ERICA is a competition barbecue team with 53 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 46 at the Bynum School's Best of the Basin (2016), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #427 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Master (5-meat) out of 900), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #319 (1,136 pts) | #269 (1,206 pts) | #256 (1,256 pts) | #190 (1,421 pts) | #420 (931 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #256 (1,299 pts) | #336 (1,084 pts) | #255 (1,319 pts) | #356 (1,059 pts) | #315 (1,139 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #211 (1,453 pts) | #298 (1,173 pts) | #165 (1,563 pts) | #200 (1,388 pts) | #213 (1,428 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #189 (1,550 pts) | #174 (1,515 pts) | #243 (1,310 pts) | #120 (1,725 pts) | #283 (1,220 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #903 (329 pts) | #1287 (214 pts) | #733 (454 pts) | #917 (349 pts) | #910 (339 pts) |
The teams rated closest to BARRY & ERICA, each with one reason worth a look.
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BARRY & ERICA has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-headThey've been 1759 at their best, 67 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headCareers of much the same size, 54 contests to 53, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersTheir last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before BARRY & ERICA's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersTheir rating is built on 5 Grand Championships in 51 contests, alongside a 76% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersThey turned up 7 years after BARRY & ERICA did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Compare careers| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTCHER BBQ | 25 | 3 | 22 | 12% | ⚔ compare |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 24 | 5 | 19 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Hog Night Smokers | 23 | 12 | 11 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| Rise N Swine | 22 | 14 | 8 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 22 | 1 | 21 | 5% | ⚔ compare |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 19 | 2 | 17 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | 18 | 5 | 13 | 28% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 17 | 6 | 11 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke-A-Holics | 17 | 1 | 16 | 6% | ⚔ compare |
| GREAT PLAINS BBQ | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| JP CUSTOM SMOKE | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | 14 | 4 | 10 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ | 12 | 10 | 2 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| IRON WHEEL COOKERS | 12 | 7 | 5 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| WICHITA SWINEMEN | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 53 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 180 🔥 | 150.2628 | 168.33 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 53 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 179.4286 | 147.3372 | 168.19 | top 37% |
| Pork | 52 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 178.8572 | 152.5372 | 168.77 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 53 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 145.7140 | 165.93 | top 45% |
“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.
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 33 | 0 | top 38% |
| Large (40+) | 20 | 0 | top 34% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harper County Bullseye BBQ | 4 | 12 | 0 | top 42% | Oct 20, 2017 |
| Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off | 3 | 5 | 0 | top 20% | Jul 24, 2015 |
| Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 33% | Jul 14, 2017 |
| Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 19% | Apr 21, 2017 |
| CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 30% | Aug 12, 2016 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 48% | Sep 18, 2015 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 15% | May 29, 2015 |
| CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 41% | Aug 8, 2014 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Sep 5, 2014 |
| +13.8 | Smokelawn | May 2, 2014 |
| +13.2 | United Wireless Five State Fair BBQ | Aug 1, 2014 |
| +13.2 | Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off | Jul 26, 2013 |
| +12.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | May 29, 2015 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Sep 23, 2016 |
| -9.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Sep 18, 2015 |
| -9 | USA Barbecue Championship | Oct 30, 2014 |
| -8.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jul 12, 2013 |
| -5.8 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ | Oct 17, 2014 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 100% | top 23% | 96.1% | 96.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 37% | 94.6% | 94.6% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 37% | 93.4% | 93.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 93.4% | 93.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100% | top 33% | 95.9% | 94.4% |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 80% | top 37% | 94.6% | 93.2% |
| 2015 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 91% | top 32% | 96% | 93.9% |
| 2014 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 91% | top 34% | 96% | 93.2% |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 57% | top 49% | 92.8% | 90.4% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2022 | 17th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 6 / 26 (691.9200) | 1 (180) | 1 (178.8572) | 18 (166.8228) | 14 (166.2400) |
| Apr 23, 2021 | 16th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 15 / 41 (681.0628) | 27 (167.3828) | 10 (170.8572) | 18 (170.8228) | 12 (172) |
| Aug 7, 2020 | 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK | 20 / 54 (672.5028) | 19 (169.6800) | 6 (172.0344) | — | 45 (154.2056) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | 14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK | 17 / 39 (672.4340) | 12 (170.8112) | 5 (170.8456) | 21 (167.3944) | 23 (163.3828) |
| Apr 20, 2018 | 13th Annual Hanor Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 26 / 49 (671.2796) | 5 (175.4172) | 34 (163.9656) | 25 (168.5256) | 31 (163.3712) |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 14 / 47 (682.2628) | 24 (169.1200) | 21 (168.5600) | 7 (173.1428) | 14 (171.4400) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 14 / 38 (666.1140) | 17 (167.3828) | 10 (167.9772) | 13 (169.6684) | 20 (161.0856) |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 5 / 38 (688.5372) | 3 (176.5600) | 4 (174.2744) | 12 (168.5944) | 14 (169.1084) |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Casa Grab, Root & Growl Woodward, OK | 12 / 25 (685.0284) | 4 (177.7144) | 14 (169.6800) | 17 (168.5256) | 10 (169.1084) |
| Jul 28, 2017 | Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS | 13 / 43 (682.7772) | 21 (168.5372) | 9 (173.7144) | 7 (176.5600) | 26 (163.9656) |
| Jul 14, 2017 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 25 / 58 (673.0396) | 48 (161.6800) | 1 (177.1428) | 14 (171.9884) | 36 (162.2284) |
| May 12, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Bowling Green, KY | 8 / 29 (689.6112) | 25 (165.6800) | 12 (171.9656) | 1 (177.7028) | 7 (174.2628) |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off Wellington, KS | 18 / 32 (661.1200) | 1 (177.7028) | 28 (154.8688) | 3 (176.5828) | 27 (151.9656) |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 5 / 47 (690.7884) | 11 (171.9772) | 13 (171.4056) | 11 (173.1428) | 8 (174.2628) |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 17 / 38 (681.1088) | 18 (171.4288) | 20 (171.4172) | 25 (165.6800) | 6 (172.5828) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK | 28 / 30 (667.3140) | 20 (167.9772) | 18 (169.7028) | 24 (166.8112) | 27 (162.8228) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Kansas City, MO | 6 / 30 (677.0512) | 1 (177.7144) | 23 (161.6800) | 9 (171.4056) | 15 (166.2512) |
| Aug 12, 2016 | CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Woodward, OK | 12 / 29 (660.4684) | 16 (165.6916) | 3 (175.4400) | 25 (155.3712) | 14 (163.9656) |
| Jul 29, 2016 | The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS | 7 / 37 (675.3488) | 14 (167.4172) | 4 (174.2744) | 16 (169.6800) | 19 (163.9772) |
| Jul 8, 2016 | 15th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 13 / 39 (670.1944) | 26 (165.6800) | 13 (170.2744) | 6 (174.8572) | 23 (159.3828) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 13 / 55 (669.0516) | 22 (167.9772) | 17 (166.8456) | 19 (168.5372) | 18 (165.6916) |
| May 6, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO | 18 / 30 (658.7316) | 14 (170.8344) | 26 (154.2516) | 17 (164.5256) | 5 (169.1200) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Bynum School's Best of the Basin Midland, TX | 2 / 46 (677.7712) | 15 (161.7600) | 1 (176.5828) | 9 (168.5828) | 7 (170.8456) |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 17 / 63 (672.5260) | 35 (164.0116) | 21 (165.6800) | 10 (172.5716) | 18 (170.2628) |
| Oct 16, 2015 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 12 / 34 (672.5260) | 21 (166.8344) | 14 (167.4516) | 16 (165.6684) | 6 (172.5716) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Bikes Blues & BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 5 / 35 (678.8116) | 6 (170.8344) | 3 (174.9144) | 14 (162.8000) | 8 (170.2628) |
| Sep 19, 2015 | Hot Springs Blues & BBQ Hot Springs, AR | 9 / 29 (677.0860) | 4 (177.1428) | 16 (166.8460) | 16 (162.8228) | 8 (170.2744) |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Southaven, MS | 26 / 30 (679.2796) | 25 (168.5256) | 2 (177.7028) | 19 (168.5256) | 29 (164.5256) |
| Aug 7, 2015 | CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Woodward, OK | 5 / 26 (685.0740) | 8 (174.2628) | 6 (171.4172) | 9 (171.9656) | 8 (167.4284) |
| Jul 24, 2015 | Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS | 5 / 35 (691.3600) | 13 (169.1316) | 4 (173.7028) | 13 (169.6684) | 1 (178.8572) |
| Jun 12, 2015 | Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic Hays, KS | 20 / 35 (663.8856) | 27 (159.9428) | 20 (165.1200) | 11 (173.1544) | 22 (165.6684) |
| May 29, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Hendersonville, TN | 3 / 29 (691.3828) | 8 (175.4172) | 14 (170.8572) | 7 (173.1428) | 9 (171.9656) |
| Apr 17, 2015 | 10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 32 / 75 (665.6000) | 60 (156.5028) | 32 (166.8344) | 29 (169.1428) | 10 (173.1200) |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cedar Park, TX | 7 / 53 (656.4800) | 37 (154.2056) | 6 (168.5828) | 1 (172) | 15 (161.6916) |
| Mar 27, 2015 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK | 16 / 52 (675.4172) | 13 (171.4284) | 14 (171.4172) | 8 (171.4400) | 34 (161.1316) |
| Oct 30, 2014 | USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV | 63 / 79 (649.5428) | 56 (165.0856) | 64 (157.6800) | 55 (162.2400) | 50 (164.5372) |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 18 / 30 (627.3144) | 22 (150.2628) | 25 (147.9544) | 1 (173.1316) | 19 (155.9656) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR | 27 / 50 (685.6348) | 34 (171.9888) | 6 (175.4288) | 5 (175.4172) | 46 (162.8000) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Southaven, MS | 3 / 30 (688.4916) | 4 (176.5716) | 8 (173.7028) | 10 (171.9772) | 26 (166.2400) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition Woodward, OK | 9 / 26 (662.1600) | 6 (170.8228) | 20 (155.4172) | 13 (165.0972) | 5 (170.8228) |
| Aug 1, 2014 | United Wireless Five State Fair BBQ Liberal, KS | 2 / 25 (691.3940) | 4 (174.8456) | 7 (167.4172) | 5 (177.1428) | 5 (171.9884) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS | 9 / 30 (671.3828) | 5 (170.8572) | 10 (170.2628) | 11 (168.5944) | 19 (161.6684) |
| Jul 11, 2014 | 13th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 18 / 35 (656.9600) | 10 (171.9656) | 32 (147.3372) | 2 (178.8572) | 21 (158.8000) |
| May 23, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Hendersonville, TN | 6 / 30 (682.8116) | 12 (169.6800) | 8 (171.4172) | 3 (170.8800) | 11 (170.8344) |
| May 2, 2014 | Smokelawn Hot Springs, AR | 4 / 39 (689.0860) | 8 (173.1316) | 11 (169.7028) | 10 (170.8344) | 4 (175.4172) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | 9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 10 / 64 (678.2512) | 5 (174.2856) | 6 (174.2744) | 31 (161.6912) | 14 (168) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Bikes Blues & BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 27 / 49 (656.9944) | 19 (169.6684) | 31 (163.3944) | 29 (162.2744) | 27 (161.6572) |
| Aug 9, 2013 | CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition Woodward, OK | 14 / 30 (658.7428) | 21 (158.8000) | 9 (170.2628) | 7 (170.8228) | 15 (158.8572) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off Dodge City, KS | 7 / 47 (826.2740) | 13 (164.5600) | 7 (170.3200) | 35 (152.5484) | 23 (161.0856) |
| Jul 12, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN | 23 / 29 (631.8400) | 23 (157.1200) | 22 (154.2172) | 27 (152.5372) | 14 (167.9656) |
| May 3, 2013 | Smokelawn Hot Springs, AR | 7 / 41 (667.9998) | 30 (158.8570) | 1 (179.4286) | 12 (165.1428) | 15 (164.5714) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 37 / 63 (641.7138) | 28 (161.1426) | 22 (164) | 13 (170.8572) | 56 (145.7140) |
| Mar 1, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Baton Rouge, LA | 19 / 28 (639.4280) | 21 (157.7142) | 21 (154.8570) | 19 (158.2854) | 8 (168.5714) |