BANG BANG BBQ

BANG BANG BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 46 at the Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition (2017), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #3411 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,411

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1495

peak 1507 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Jun 7, 2019 · 6.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1471

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

15% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

675.4172 / 720

Master · Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

Current form

642.38 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 623.60 (+18.78)

Walk rate

31%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Chicken · Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition

Consistency

±26.21

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 157.76 · weakest Pork (154.20)

Road miles

2,798

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 1,177 mi

Schedule strength

26%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)

Purse competed for

$16K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

623.60 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

675.4172 career-best overall

93.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 675.4172 at Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition — 93.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 9, 2017

A tough matchup

8–2 behind in the head-to-head

FINN'S FINEST BBQ ahead in 80% of their meetings

FINN'S FINEST BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

A strong matchup

6–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOG STREET BULLIES in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

9 of 9 shared pork ribs entries lost

SAUCE THIS BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SAUCE THIS BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 9 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 45% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 45% across 4 contests, versus top 58% the rest of the year.

4 June contests
top 58% the rest of the year

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
2013 ↗	Master	#1471 (150 pts)	#1551 (150 pts)	#1571 (150 pts)	#1392 (185 pts)	#1373 (185 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

MEATWAGON BBQ

#3,413 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1522

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BANG BANG BBQ)

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 10, 2016

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ALL-STAR BBQ

#3,421 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1495

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 5, 2017

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CUMBIA BBQ TEAM

#3,396 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 90%
Peak: 1495

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 2, 2025
on a 7-contest top-10 run

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BUBBA'S SMOKEYARD BBQ

#3,412 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1495

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before BANG BANG BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

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Pork Dorks

#3,427 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1504

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 5, 2025

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TWISTED OAK BARBECUE

#3,394 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1507

Fewer contests behind them than BANG BANG BBQ has cooked, 9 to 13, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jan 28, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SLOWER LOWER BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
FINN'S FINEST BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
SAUCE THIS BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
HOG STREET BULLIES	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SHADY CREW	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
WEEKEND SMOKERS	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ GURU	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BRISKET BURNERS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
WILBUR'S REVENGE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
GONEHOGGIN.COM	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	2	1	2	178.2972	138.2858	156.98	top 56%
Pork Ribs	11	2	0	0	167.9772	135.4286	157.76	top 48%
Pork	11	0	0	0	161.1428	141.0400	154.20	top 66%
Brisket	11	2	0	1	169.7028	141.6800	154.67	top 53%

“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)	2	0	top 46%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 61%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
DE	8	top 58%
NJ	2	top 45%
MD	1	top 84%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	2	2	0	top 44%	Jun 8, 2018
New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2	28	0	top 45%	Jul 8, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 4 contests

Contests a season 1.9 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in DE 8 of 13 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 9 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 358 finished ahead 256 times, behind 448

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

20191 milestone

Jun 7 Most recent contest Separation Colonial BBQ Competition

20177 milestones

Jun 9 First category win (Chicken) Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition
Jun 9 First overall podium Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition
Jun 9 First Reserve Championship Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition
Jun 9 10th tracked contest Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition
Jun 9 Career-best overall score675.4172 Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition
Jun 9 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition
Jun 9 Peak power rating (1507) Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition

20163 milestones

Jun 10 First call The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park
Jun 10 First overall top-10 The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park
Jun 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.9200 The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park

20131 milestone

Apr 19 First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18.1	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	Jun 9, 2017
+12.1	The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park	Jun 10, 2016
+3.9	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 8, 2016
+3.1	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 10, 2015
+0.7	Hogs & Hops Dover	Sep 20, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.8	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival	Apr 19, 2013
-10.5	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair	Apr 11, 2014
-7	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	Jun 8, 2018
-5.2	Separation Colonial BBQ Competition	Jun 7, 2019
-4.8	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival	Apr 10, 2015

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	0	0	0%	top 69%	87.9%	87.9%
2018	1	0	0	100%	top 83%	86.3%	86.3%
2017	1	1	1	100%	top 4%	93.8%	93.8%
2016	2	1	0	100%	top 33%	91.1%	89%
2015	2	0	0	0%	top 61%	87.5%	86.3%
2014	1	0	0	0%	top 89%	80.5%	80.5%
2013	4	0	0	0%	top 68%	87.7%	84.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 7, 2019	Separation Colonial BBQ Competition 🏅 New Castle, DE	25 / 36 (632.9828)	28 (159.4172)	14 (164.5372)	25 (158.7884)	28 (150.2400)
Mar 8, 2019	Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 8, 2018	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	35 / 42 (621.4860)	17 (163.4288)	8 (167.9772)	41 (141.0400)	36 (149.0400)
Jun 9, 2017	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	2 / 46 (675.4172)	1 (178.2972)	8 (166.8344)	27 (161.1428)	14 (169.1428)
Jul 8, 2016	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	28 / 65 (626.0916)	24 (159.3716)	38 (153.7028)	51 (147.9316)	9 (165.0856)
Jun 10, 2016	The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park New Castle, DE	9 / 39 (655.9200)	2 (173.1200)	27 (160.0116)	35 (153.0856)	3 (169.7028)
Jul 10, 2015	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	31 / 65 (630.1484)	20 (164)	29 (161.6684)	23 (160.5372)	45 (143.9428)
Apr 10, 2015	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE	74 / 99 (613.1088)	80 (149.7028)	20 (166.3088)	63 (155.4172)	83 (141.6800)
Apr 11, 2014	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE	97 / 109 (579.9200)	103 (139.3940)	64 (151.4172)	96 (144.5488)	86 (144.5600)
Sep 20, 2013	Hogs & Hops Dover Dover, DE	24 / 45 (631.4176)	31 (154.3088)	21 (157.7144)	21 (161.1200)	19 (158.2744)
Sep 6, 2013	National Bar-B-Que Derby Derby, KS	—	—	—	—	—
May 17, 2013	Middletown BBQ Cook Off Middletown, DE	37 / 56 (605.1430)	43 (147.4284)	37 (149.7144)	18 (159.4286)	40 (148.5716)
Apr 19, 2013	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD	89 / 106 (587.9998)	104 (138.2858)	98 (135.4286)	71 (153.1426)	18 (161.1428)

BANG BANG BBQ

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

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)

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)