The heartbreaker
3.4864
points from the title
Came within 3.4864 points of the Grand Championship at Bliss Brews & Que (Oct 11, 2013).
BBQ MAGIC
BBQ MAGIC is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 26 at the Bliss Brews & Que (2013), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #2800 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1511
peak 1520 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Mar 22, 2013
latest Jun 13, 2014 · 1.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
33% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
651.67
last 5 Master vs avg 651.25 (+0.42)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.64
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.08 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.34)
Road miles
989
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 301 mi
Schedule strength
9%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1513)
Master avg
651.25 / 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 BBQ MAGIC, each with one reason worth a look.
107 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,786 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1519
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BBQ MAGIC)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BBQ MAGIC has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,799 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1515
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,797 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
They turned up 7 years after BBQ MAGIC did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Compare careers#2,802 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
Level with BBQ MAGIC on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,785 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1517
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,788 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1517
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karnivorous | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| AFRO SMOKE BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Bad Boyz BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 157.1426 | 164.08 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7142 | 149.0628 | 158.34 | top 62% |
| Pork | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 173.1084 | 159.4172 | 168.08 | top 24% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 153.7142 | 160.75 | top 46% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 57% | Mar 21, 2014 |
More numbers
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AZ
5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
105
finished ahead 96 times, behind 82
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20141 milestone
- Most recent contest Northern Arizona BBQ Festival
20139 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.1424 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall podium Bliss Brews & Que
- First Reserve Championship Bliss Brews & Que
- Career-best overall score663.8508 Bliss Brews & Que
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1084 Bliss Brews & Que
- Peak power rating (1520) Bliss Brews & Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.6 | Bliss Brews & Que | Oct 11, 2013 |
| +6.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 22, 2013 |
| +3.9 | Northern Arizona BBQ Festival | Jun 13, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 21, 2014 |
| -3.8 | 2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown | May 2, 2014 |
| -0.5 | Memorial Day Salute to Service | May 24, 2013 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 62% | 91.2% | 90% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 31% | 92.2% | 90.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2014 | Northern Arizona BBQ Festival Williams, AZ | 15 / 35 (656.4572) | 7 (170.2744) | 30 (149.0628) | 8 (168.5600) | 4 (168.5600) |
| May 2, 2014 | 2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ | 22 / 35 (654.7540) | 31 (162.8112) | 31 (156.5372) | 6 (169.1200) | 13 (166.2856) |
| Mar 21, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ | 24 / 30 (632.4228) | 14 (165.1084) | 27 (153.0744) | 19 (159.4172) | 20 (154.8228) |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Bliss Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX | 2 / 26 (663.8508) | 15 (162.2628) | 11 (162.8112) | 2 (173.1084) | 4 (165.6684) |
| May 24, 2013 | Memorial Day Salute to Service Mesa, AZ | 15 / 29 (650.8566) | 27 (157.1426) | 6 (169.7142) | 7 (168.5714) | 23 (155.4284) |
| Mar 22, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ | 10 / 30 (649.1424) | 8 (166.8570) | 14 (158.8570) | 2 (169.7142) | 20 (153.7142) |