They almost always walk
78%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 7 of 9 contests
A top-10 category call in 78% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
Bailout Barbecue
Bailout Barbecue is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 9th of 36 at the BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (2026). They are ranked #2758 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1512
peak 1516 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Mar 27, 2026
latest Sep 25, 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
22% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
680.13
last 5 Master vs avg 680.63 (-0.49)
Walk rate
78%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.85
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.40 · weakest Brisket (164.75)
Road miles
492
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 133 mi
Schedule strength
83%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1609)
Purse competed for
$48K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
680.63 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #225 (847 pts) | #233 (892 pts) | #148 (1,200 pts) | #152 (1,062 pts) | #184 (952 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Bailout Barbecue, each with one reason worth a look.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,731 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,759 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1519
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Bailout Barbecue's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,777 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1522
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,747 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1512
They were already cooking in 2017, 9 years before Bailout Barbecue's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,739 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1530
Level with Bailout Barbecue on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,778 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Bailout Barbecue's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| B'S QUE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE & GRAY BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| HotMess BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BEER TIME BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Dogpatch Q | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Clean Smoke BBQ Team | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| MRC_Barbecue | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Pinky Out BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Capt. Blue BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 166.8112 | 172.40 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 177.1544 | 163.9888 | 172.18 | top 37% |
| Pork | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 159.3484 | 171.13 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 155.9200 | 164.75 | top 66% |
“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 49% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 66% | Jul 25, 2026 |
| BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 51% | Mar 28, 2026 |
More numbers
Most contests held in
VA
4 of 9 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
6
2 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
9 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls
Opponents faced
176
finished ahead 164 times, behind 267
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20268 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Gives Back (Day 1)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.8628 BBQ Gives Back (Day 1)
- First call BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)
- First overall top-10 BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)
- Career-best overall score694.2972 BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
- Peak power rating (1516) Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff
- Most recent contest First State BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.2 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | Mar 28, 2026 |
| +9.9 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff | Aug 21, 2026 |
| +8.5 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | Jun 26, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | Mar 27, 2026 |
| -5.1 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | Jul 24, 2026 |
| -4.1 | First State BBQ Bash | Sep 25, 2026 |
| -1.9 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | Jul 25, 2026 |
| -0.4 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl | Apr 24, 2026 |
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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | First State BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE | 25 / 39 (666.1140) | 25 (166.8112) | 10 (174.2744) | 36 (159.3484) | 26 (165.6800) |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Edinburg, VA | 10 / 26 (687.3256) | 8 (175.4056) | 10 (171.4172) | 19 (170.8228) | 16 (169.6800) |
| Jul 25, 2026 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 24 / 39 (680.4800) | 20 (173.1084) | 10 (175.4172) | 11 (174.2972) | 36 (157.6572) |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 30 / 43 (672.5260) | 17 (173.7144) | 30 (163.9888) | 7 (176.0116) | 37 (158.8112) |
| Jun 27, 2026 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington, DC | — | — | 12 (170.8572) | — | — |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC | 13 / 31 (694.2172) | 19 (170.8228) | 5 (177.1544) | 2 (178.8572) | 22 (167.3828) |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 13 / 20 (678.1828) | 16 (169.6684) | 7 (173.1316) | 18 (164.5256) | 4 (170.8572) |
| Mar 28, 2026 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 9 / 36 (694.2972) | 7 (177.7028) | 16 (171.4172) | 13 (173.1772) | 14 (172) |
| Mar 27, 2026 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 31 / 40 (671.8628) | 23 (171.9656) | 13 (171.9772) | 20 (172) | 36 (155.9200) |