BIKER BBQ

BIKER BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 27 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 6th of 44 at the Que by the Sea (2016). They are ranked #1449 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,449

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1568

peak 1585 · rated over 27 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 20, 2013

latest Sep 22, 2018 · 5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#299

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

15% of 27 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 43%

overall standings

Best overall

682.2400 / 720

Master · Flames on the Flint

Perfect 180s

Current form

640.69 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 645.85 (-5.16)

Walk rate

59%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Chicken · Pig and A Jig BBQ Festival

Consistency

±15.16

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.02 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.63)

Road miles

7,484

across 27 mapped stops · furthest 929 mi

Schedule strength

34%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

645.85 / 720

27 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

682.2400 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.2400 at Flames on the Flint — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 13, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SHADY CREW has finished one call ahead of BIKER BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.4 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.38 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 37%.

Pork Ribs avg 158.63
Chicken avg 165.02
2 calls in 27 entries

A strong matchup

7–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 70% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WEEKEND SMOKERS in 7 of their 10 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

11 of 11 shared chicken entries lost

PIGHEADED BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PIGHEADED BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 11 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SWAMP BOYS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A May team

Top 27% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 27% across 4 contests, versus top 43% the rest of the year.

4 May contests
top 43% the rest of the year

The long haul

7,484 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 7,484 miles across 27 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 929 miles to Lakeland Pig Festival.

27 mapped stops
furthest 929 mi

The metronome

±2.11% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.11% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.7% of a perfect score
27 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
2018 ↗	Master	#1827 (85 pts)	#1742 (115 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#1454 (155 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1802 (120 pts)	#1583 (170 pts)	#1536 (175 pts)	#1794 (120 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#691 (552 pts)	#589 (687 pts)	#757 (527 pts)	#854 (462 pts)	#687 (582 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#626 (582 pts)	#744 (497 pts)	#886 (402 pts)	#516 (752 pts)	#555 (672 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#299 (1,186 pts)	#129 (1,716 pts)	#383 (981 pts)	#335 (1,071 pts)	#321 (1,106 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

NUTTHIN BUT PORK

#1,444 of the rated field

1568 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1571

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BIKER BBQ)

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

rated over 37 contests
last seen Jun 28, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

PORK PULLIN PLOWBOYS

#1,458 of the rated field

1568 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1588

Careers of much the same size, 25 contests to 27, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2023

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CAMMO'S BBQ

#1,451 of the rated field

1568 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1568

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Nov 10, 2017

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FARMBOY BBQ

#1,447 of the rated field

1568 power rating

Contests: 40
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1605

40 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 15% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 40 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2019

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The Art of Que

#1,453 of the rated field

1568 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1568

They turned up 6 years after BIKER BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2024

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BAR-B-Q 101

#1,454 of the rated field

1568 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1583

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

rated over 44 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
FINN'S FINEST BBQ	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
SLOWER LOWER BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
WEEKEND SMOKERS	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ GURU	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
BRISKET BURNERS	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	27	10	1	3	178.2972	146.7656	165.02	top 40%
Pork Ribs	27	2	1	1	177.7028	142.2628	158.63	top 55%
Pork	27	6	0	1	174.2972	147.3828	162.26	top 44%
Brisket	27	6	0	1	172.5828	146.8228	159.94	top 45%

“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)	7	0	top 54%
Large (40+)	20	0	top 39%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NJ	7	top 36%
PA	5	top 45%
DE	4	top 52%
GA	4	top 55%
MD	3	top 26%
VA	2	top 57%
FL	2	top 26%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Que by the Sea	4	6	top 38%	Sep 22, 2018
Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier)	3	15	top 46%	Mar 11, 2016
New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2	16	top 35%	Jul 10, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 10 contests

Contests a season 4.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NJ 7 of 27 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 21 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 675 finished ahead 822 times, behind 584

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

20181 milestone

Sep 22 Most recent contest Que by the Sea

20171 milestone

Sep 22 25th tracked contest Que by the Sea

20161 milestone

Sep 17 Peak power rating (1585) Que by the Sea

20151 milestone

Mar 13 Career-best overall score682.2400 Flames on the Flint

20146 milestones

Jan 23 First call The Tiger Town Pig Festival
Jan 23 First category win (Pork Ribs) The Tiger Town Pig Festival
Jan 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.1140 The Tiger Town Pig Festival
May 9 First overall top-10 Pork In The Park BBQ Festival
May 30 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 Pig and A Jig BBQ Festival
Sep 6 10th tracked contest Red, White and Que

20131 milestone

Sep 20 First tracked contest Hogs & Hops Dover

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.4	Pork In The Park BBQ Festival	May 9, 2014
+11.5	Que by the Sea	Sep 17, 2016
+10.7	The Tiger Town Pig Festival	Jan 23, 2014
+8	Que by the Sea	Sep 20, 2014
+7.8	Flames on the Flint	Mar 13, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.7	Keystone Classic BBQ	Oct 6, 2017
-9	Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash (SBBQA)	Mar 28, 2014
-7	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier)	Mar 11, 2016
-6.3	Que by the Sea	Sep 22, 2017
-5.8	Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too!	Sep 23, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2018	1	0	0	100%	top 47%	89.1%	89.1%
2017	2	0	0	0%	top 75%	87.8%	87.5%
2016	6	1	0	67%	top 46%	91.4%	90%
2015	7	1	0	57%	top 36%	94.8%	90.8%
2014	10	2	2	70%	top 37%	92.4%	89.6%
2013	1	0	0	0%	top 64%	86%	86%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 22, 2018	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	20 / 43 (641.7028)	14 (165.1084)	29 (154.9144)	8 (166.8572)	28 (154.8228)
Oct 6, 2017	Keystone Classic BBQ Harrisburg, PA	33 / 39 (627.9196)	27 (160.5256)	36 (149.7372)	27 (161.1428)	26 (156.5140)
Sep 22, 2017	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	28 / 43 (631.8052)	42 (146.7656)	15 (165.1084)	14 (165.1084)	25 (154.8228)
Oct 21, 2016	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	24 / 67 (649.0052)	30 (163.9656)	20 (163.9656)	33 (158.7884)	22 (162.2856)
Oct 7, 2016	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	21 / 47 (653.0288)	10 (170.2744)	23 (162.8344)	39 (156.5028)	16 (163.4172)
Sep 23, 2016	Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too! Cape Charles, VA	14 / 22 (630.1372)	10 (160)	18 (149.6572)	14 (160.5028)	11 (159.9772)
Sep 17, 2016	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	6 / 44 (657.7256)	7 (170.2512)	22 (158.3316)	14 (162.2628)	7 (166.8800)
Apr 1, 2016	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	23 / 54 (646.3888)	9 (170.3316)	8 (166.9144)	24 (162.3200)	47 (146.8228)
Mar 11, 2016	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA	66 / 89 (649.5772)	45 (166.2512)	66 (161.7260)	71 (159.9428)	57 (161.6572)
Oct 2, 2015	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	13 / 57 (661.1088)	25 (164.5372)	28 (162.2744)	2 (174.2972)	29 (160)
Jul 10, 2015	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	29 / 65 (632.4800)	46 (155.9428)	13 (166.8572)	29 (157.6800)	30 (152)
May 29, 2015	Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival Snow Hill, MD	10 / 32 (659.9884)	14 (167.4056)	17 (165.1772)	26 (156.5600)	2 (170.8456)
May 8, 2015	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival Green Lane, PA	17 / 57 (648.4800)	9 (168.5600)	26 (159.3944)	5 (170.2628)	40 (150.2628)
Apr 10, 2015	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE	63 / 99 (623.9544)	87 (147.4284)	77 (151.9772)	20 (164.5716)	47 (159.9772)
Mar 13, 2015	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	21 / 72 (682.2400)	27 (172)	24 (170.8572)	49 (166.8228)	17 (172.5600)
Jan 30, 2015	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	19 / 62 (668.5140)	41 (165.7144)	39 (161.6684)	16 (168.5484)	10 (172.5828)
Sep 20, 2014	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	12 / 48 (644.0116)	2 (170.8572)	24 (156.0344)	24 (157.0972)	13 (160.0228)
Sep 6, 2014	Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ	11 / 31 (633.6796)	5 (168.0228)	28 (142.2628)	10 (158.8456)	6 (164.5484)
Jul 11, 2014	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	16 / 65 (630.8000)	11 (163.4172)	46 (147.4172)	20 (158.2856)	11 (161.6800)
Jun 27, 2014	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	13 / 26 (650.7656)	18 (161.1084)	16 (158.8572)	5 (169.1200)	14 (161.6800)
May 30, 2014	Pig and A Jig BBQ Festival Snow Hill, MD	10 / 30 (650.2172)	1 (178.2972)	27 (144.5144)	9 (163.4056)	10 (164)
May 9, 2014	Pork In The Park BBQ Festival Salisbury, MD	6 / 43 (643.9544)	6 (168)	19 (153.6800)	13 (159.9772)	10 (162.2972)
Apr 11, 2014	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE	50 / 109 (623.8396)	15 (166.2284)	38 (158.2628)	87 (147.3828)	60 (151.9656)
Mar 28, 2014	Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash (SBBQA) Ashburn, GA	29 / 35 (650.1712)	17 (169.1084)	28 (160.5256)	21 (165.1316)	28 (155.4056)
Mar 14, 2014	Flames on the Flint (SBBQA) Bainbridge, GA	15 / 43 (665.0512)	2 (175.4172)	21 (166.8456)	29 (159.9656)	25 (162.8228)
Jan 23, 2014	The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	15 / 69 (662.1140)	43 (159.9428)	1 (177.7028)	21 (165.6800)	40 (158.7884)
Sep 20, 2013	Hogs & Hops Dover Dover, DE	29 / 45 (619.2224)	26 (159.9656)	39 (145.6228)	14 (163.9656)	25 (149.6684)

BIKER BBQ

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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

The long haul

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)