Bankin Bites
Bankin Bites is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 18th of 20 at the Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1473
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jun 20, 2025
latest Jun 26, 2026 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 95%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 146.55 · weakest Chicken (139.94)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$3,500
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
216.52 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139.9428 | 139.9428 | 139.94 | top 95% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.4288 | 145.6688 | 146.55 | top 93% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
25
finished ahead 2 times, behind 35
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Jun 20, 2025 → Jun 26, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)147.4288 Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
20252 milestones
- First tracked contest Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score285.6116 Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 19 / 19 (147.4288) | — | 19 (147.4288) | — | — |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 18 / 20 (285.6116) | 19 (139.9428) | 17 (145.6688) | — | — |