A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
PIGHEADED BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
PIGHEADED BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
BASS RIVER BBQ
BASS RIVER BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 10th of 67 at the Que for the Troops (2016). They are ranked #3552 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1492
peak 1510 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2013
latest Jun 2, 2017 · 4.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±84.34
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.54 · weakest Pork Ribs (132.80)
Road miles
281
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 120 mi
Schedule strength
12%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1517)
Master avg
573.47 / 720
5 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 BASS RIVER BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
141 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,574 of the rated field
- Contests
- 54
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1554
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to BASS RIVER BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BASS RIVER BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,576 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,550 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
They turned up 12 years after BASS RIVER BBQ did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Compare careers#3,527 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1493
Level with BASS RIVER BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,569 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,530 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, 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 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 152.0116 | 163.54 | top 27% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 20 | 132.80 | top 51% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6684 | 138.2856 | 148.28 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 173.7142 | 148.5944 | 158.50 | top 37% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Que for the Troops | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 73% | Jun 2, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
3 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
204
finished ahead 121 times, behind 168
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
Jul 12, 2013 → Jun 3, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Que for the Troops
20163 milestones
- First overall top-10 Que for the Troops
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1712 Que for the Troops
- Career-best overall score658.1712 Que for the Troops
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
- First call Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
- First category win (Brisket) Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7142 Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
- Peak power rating (1510) Que for the Troops
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.3 | Que for the Troops | Jun 3, 2016 |
| +8.1 | Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival | May 3, 2013 |
| +1.6 | Que for the Troops | May 31, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -16.3 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 12, 2013 |
| -14.6 | Que for the Troops | Jun 2, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 65.8% | 65.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 15% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67% | top 57% | 90% | 80.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2017 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 63 / 63 (473.6688) | 34 (161.7144) | 42 (157.7144) | — | 43 (154.2400) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 10 / 67 (658.1712) | 7 (169.6800) | 16 (166.2972) | 20 (161.6684) | 25 (160.5256) |
| Jul 12, 2013 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 65 / 65 (469.2116) | 32 (152.0116) | 64 (20) | 42 (148.6056) | 32 (148.5944) |
| May 31, 2013 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 21 / 46 (618.2858) | 5 (164.5714) | 15 (160.0004) | 41 (138.2856) | 14 (155.4284) |
| May 3, 2013 | Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD | 14 / 55 (647.9998) | 6 (169.7144) | 17 (160) | 49 (144.5712) | 1 (173.7142) |