BBQ NUTS

BBQ NUTS is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 9th of 39 at the Beltway BBQ Showdown (2015). They are ranked #2197 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,197

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1532

peak 1532 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 26, 2013

latest Jun 9, 2017 · 3.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1101

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

20% of 10 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 47%

overall standings

Best overall

679.4400 / 720

Master · National Capital Barbecue Battle

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.12 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 647.11 (+12.01)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5828

Chicken · National Capital Barbecue Battle

Consistency

±17.24

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 162.79 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.17)

Road miles

255

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 56 mi

Schedule strength

36%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

Master avg

647.11 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

60% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 6 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 60% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

679.4400 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.4400 at National Capital Barbecue Battle — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 27, 2015

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 22%.

3 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 22%

A tough matchup

7–2 behind in the head-to-head

PORK BARREL BBQ ahead in 78% of their meetings

PORK BARREL BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG BULLY BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

7 of 9 shared brisket entries lost

PORK BARREL BBQ ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PORK BARREL BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 9 shared brisket entries.

The metronome

±2.39% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.39% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.9% of a perfect score
10 contests

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	#1994 (99 pts)	#2029 (104 pts)	#2107 (94 pts)	#1759 (129 pts)	#2016 (104 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1381 (199 pts)	#1531 (184 pts)	#1449 (204 pts)	#1360 (234 pts)	#1447 (199 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1101 (265 pts)	#1065 (305 pts)	#1424 (190 pts)	#1148 (285 pts)	#1296 (220 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1181 (247 pts)	#1215 (262 pts)	#1234 (252 pts)	#1512 (187 pts)	#787 (457 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1954 (78 pts)	#2618 (58 pts)	#2410 (73 pts)	#1782 (128 pts)	#1294 (208 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

SMOKIN BONES COOKING TEAM

#2,199 of the rated field

1531 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1535

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2017

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Team Smoke Showin'

#2,181 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1539

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Apr 25, 2026

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THE PIG EASY!

#2,187 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1532

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 13, 2021

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Ribs in Peace

#2,202 of the rated field

1531 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 80%
Peak: 1531

3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2026

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The Rack Pack

#2,191 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1559

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 56% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 28, 2018

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FARM TO FIRE

#2,201 of the rated field

1531 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1531

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2020

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PORK BARREL BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BABY GOT BUTT BBQ MD	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
NEW REVOLUTION Q	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BIG BLOCK BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BONE TO BARK BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	1	0	176.5828	143.3828	161.58	top 51%
Pork Ribs	10	0	0	168	154.2856	161.17	top 49%
Pork	10	4	0	169.1544	146.7772	161.57	top 43%
Brisket	10	2	1	170.8800	151.9428	162.79	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

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 50%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 42%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MD	7	top 47%
DC	2	top 38%
VA	1	top 64%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	15	0	top 55%	Aug 5, 2016
Beltway BBQ Showdown	2	9	0	top 47%	May 29, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MD 7 of 10 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 8 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 203 finished ahead 206 times, behind 158

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

20172 milestones

Jun 9 10th tracked contest Beltway BBQ Showdown
Jun 9 Most recent contest Beltway BBQ Showdown

20161 milestone

Aug 5 Peak power rating (1532) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20154 milestones

May 29 First overall top-10 Beltway BBQ Showdown
May 29 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5716 Beltway BBQ Showdown
Jun 27 Career-best overall score679.4400 National Capital Barbecue Battle
Jun 27 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5828 National Capital Barbecue Battle

20132 milestones

Jul 26 First tracked contest Bluemont BBQ Bash & Blackberry Bonanza
Jul 26 First call Bluemont BBQ Bash & Blackberry Bonanza

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.1	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ	Jul 31, 2015
+11	Beltway BBQ Showdown	May 29, 2015
+10.4	National Capital Barbecue Battle	Jun 27, 2015
+2.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Aug 5, 2016
+2.4	Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle	Jun 21, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5	Beltway BBQ Showdown	Jun 6, 2014
-3.8	Bluemont BBQ Bash & Blackberry Bonanza	Jul 26, 2013
-0.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Aug 22, 2014
-0.3	Beltway BBQ Showdown	Jun 9, 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0	100%	top 55%	90.4%	90.4%
2016	2	0	50%	top 50%	90.8%	90.5%
2015	3	2	67%	top 22%	94.4%	92.4%
2014	3	0	33%	top 60%	89.9%	87.9%
2013	1	0	100%	top 64%	86.7%	86.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 9, 2017	Beltway BBQ Showdown Upper Marlboro, MD	16 / 29 (650.7200)	15 (166.2400)	17 (157.6800)	10 (166.2628)	15 (160.5372)
Aug 5, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	15 / 29 (653.5424)	13 (166.2284)	11 (168)	8 (166.8112)	22 (152.5028)
Jun 3, 2016	Beltway BBQ Showdown Fort Washington, MD	18 / 37 (649.0284)	23 (160.5600)	21 (162.2400)	20 (161.1200)	11 (165.1084)
Jul 31, 2015	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	11 / 54 (662.8688)	13 (168)	20 (161.6916)	11 (167.4400)	16 (165.7372)
Jun 27, 2015	National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	10 / 42 (679.4400)	5 (176.5828)	16 (166.2400)	8 (169.1544)	14 (167.4628)
May 29, 2015	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	9 / 39 (652.5716)	14 (162.8800)	11 (165.1088)	9 (164.5600)	16 (160.0228)
Aug 22, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	17 / 29 (634.1944)	16 (160.5600)	20 (155.9772)	25 (146.7772)	2 (170.8800)
Jun 21, 2014	Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	21 / 41 (647.3372)	19 (159.9544)	19 (162.2628)	26 (156.5144)	11 (168.6056)
Jun 6, 2014	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	30 / 42 (616.9484)	33 (151.3944)	23 (158.2400)	29 (155.3712)	28 (151.9428)
Jul 26, 2013	Bluemont BBQ Bash & Blackberry Bonanza Bluemont, VA	21 / 33 (624.4684)	32 (143.3828)	22 (154.2856)	11 (161.6684)	4 (165.1316)

BBQ NUTS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

The metronome

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)