A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Killer B's BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Killer B's BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
TC'S BBQ
TC'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 20th of 25 at The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) (2013). They finished #1550 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1481
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 24, 2013
latest May 9, 2014 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Best overall
639.8172 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.97
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 160.53 · weakest Chicken (155.02)
Road miles
284
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 50 mi
Schedule strength
15%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
634.74 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | #1550 (147 pts) | #1511 (157 pts) | #1640 (147 pts) | #1635 (147 pts) | #1383 (182 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to TC'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
TC'S BBQ has 3 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 133 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,120 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1481
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,103 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1501
They turned up 11 years after TC'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#4,105 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
Level with TC'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,112 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,099 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,094 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Careers of much the same size, 5 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6916 | 150.2172 | 155.02 | top 91% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7140 | 155.3716 | 158.82 | top 72% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8688 | 156.5256 | 160.37 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2284 | 155.4286 | 160.53 | top 61% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
91
finished ahead 28 times, behind 83
Longest layoff
1.4 yrs
May 23, 2014 → Oct 9, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier)
20141 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)166.8688 Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)
- Peak power rating (1487) Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best overall score639.8172 The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.3 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) | May 9, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.9 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) | May 24, 2013 |
| -7.5 | The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Oct 11, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 88.9% | 88% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2015 | The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 23, 2014 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Evans, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 9, 2014 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 22 / 42 (636.4116) | 42 (150.2172) | 23 (159.3828) | 11 (166.8688) | 19 (159.9428) |
| Oct 11, 2013 | The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA | 20 / 25 (639.8172) | 18 (161.6916) | 20 (155.3716) | 20 (156.5256) | 13 (166.2284) |
| May 24, 2013 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA | 44 / 47 (627.9994) | 47 (153.1426) | 38 (161.7140) | 41 (157.7142) | 40 (155.4286) |