BBQ ISLAND

BBQ ISLAND is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 10th of 29 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2013). They are ranked #4661 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,661

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1470

peak 1506 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 22, 2013

latest Apr 26, 2019 · 6.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1291

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

13% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 72%

overall standings

Best overall

669.1426 / 720

Master · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Perfect 180s

Current form

629.78 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 639.31 (-9.53)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5716

Pork Ribs · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Consistency

±39.85

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.33 · weakest Brisket (157.17)

Road miles

2,132

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 2,003 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

639.31 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

669.1426 career-best overall

92.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 669.1426 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour — 92.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Feb 22, 2013

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.15 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 13%.

Brisket avg 157.17
Chicken avg 162.33
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOG WILD AND PIG CRAZY in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

2.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship (Apr 26, 2019).

last seen Mar 17, 2017
back Apr 26, 2019

Chicken nemesis

6 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

RED EYED SMOKERS ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, RED EYED SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared chicken entries.

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smokin in the Square every year from 2013 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 23rd

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
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#1707 (135 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2265 (75 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2252 (75 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2118 (75 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2048 (81 pts)	#1553 (176 pts)	#2073 (91 pts)	#2549 (71 pts)	#2525 (71 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1291 (196 pts)	#1492 (161 pts)	#813 (401 pts)	#1554 (151 pts)	#1478 (156 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BBQ ISLAND, each with one reason worth a look.

140 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

HOT ROD HOGS

#4,646 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1470

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to BBQ ISLAND)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BBQ ISLAND has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 22, 2017

⚔ Head-to-head

Greenlight BBQ

#4,676 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1500

They've been 1500 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 25, 2025

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MAC'S SMOKE SHOP

#4,660 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1470

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 12, 2018

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8-BIT BBQ

#4,656 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1470

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 8 contests
last seen May 19, 2017

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SMOKEY B'S

#4,679 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1469

Level with BBQ ISLAND on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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Beer & Bones

#4,668 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1470

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2024

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
RED EYED SMOKERS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
THE BLUE BLOODS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BOOTYQUE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
PIGGIN' OUT	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
2 Men and a Pig	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BUTT CREW	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
HAULIN' BUTT BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	1	0	175.4056	142.8228	162.33	top 70%
Pork Ribs	8	2	1	176.5716	121.6800	160.62	top 53%
Pork	8	1	0	173.1544	132.5600	159.19	top 71%
Brisket	8	0	0	167.9772	140.5032	157.17	top 72%

“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)	4	0	top 64%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 79%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
FL	5	top 73%
AL	2	top 55%
CA	1	top 96%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin in the Square	5	23	0	top 73%	Mar 17, 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	10	0	top 55%	Feb 28, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in FL 5 of 8 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 3 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 185 finished ahead 84 times, behind 225

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs Mar 17, 2017 → Apr 26, 2019

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20191 milestone

Apr 26 Most recent contest Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship

20137 milestones

Feb 22 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 22 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 22 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.1426 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 22 Career-best overall score669.1426 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 22 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5716 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 22 Peak power rating (1506) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Feb 22, 2013
+3	Smokin in the Square	Mar 7, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.8	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship	Apr 26, 2019
-8.7	Smokin In The Square	Mar 6, 2015
-5.2	Smokin In The Square	Mar 18, 2016
-5.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Feb 28, 2014
-4.6	Smokin in the Square	Mar 1, 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0%	top 96%	74.7%	74.7%
2017	1	0	100%	top 82%	90%	90%
2016	1	0	0%	top 81%	91.5%	91.5%
2015	1	0	0%	top 90%	88.5%	88.5%
2014	2	0	50%	top 63%	92.8%	91.7%
2013	2	1	100%	top 50%	92.9%	91.2%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 26, 2019	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	46 / 48 (537.5660)	45 (142.8228)	48 (121.6800)	47 (132.5600)	45 (140.5032)
Mar 17, 2017	Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL	31 / 38 (647.8632)	35 (159.9544)	31 (157.6688)	10 (173.1544)	32 (157.0856)
Mar 18, 2016	Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL	35 / 43 (658.7196)	38 (162.7884)	22 (167.4400)	36 (160.5140)	22 (167.9772)
Mar 6, 2015	Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL	43 / 48 (636.8796)	22 (170.8112)	34 (162.8000)	45 (155.3484)	47 (147.9200)
Mar 7, 2014	Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL	23 / 46 (667.8516)	7 (175.4056)	21 (166.2516)	34 (162.2400)	27 (163.9544)
Feb 28, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	21 / 28 (652.4456)	27 (158.2512)	12 (166.8572)	17 (165.6800)	16 (161.6572)
Mar 1, 2013	Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL	24 / 37 (643.9990)	28 (161.7142)	9 (165.7142)	25 (160.5710)	28 (155.9996)
Feb 22, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	10 / 29 (669.1426)	16 (166.8570)	2 (176.5716)	18 (163.4282)	17 (162.2858)

BBQ ISLAND

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)