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BBQ & BEYOND

BBQ & BEYOND is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 41 at the Smithfield BBQ Classic (2018), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #1310 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,310
of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1579
peak 1579 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

9
in the data

First seen

May 3, 2013
latest Aug 10, 2019 · 6.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#861
Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0
2 reserve

Category wins

6
7 podiums

Overall top-10s

5
56% of 9 contests

Best top-10 run

2
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 28%
overall standings

Best overall

686.7884 / 720
Master · Smithfield BBQ Classic

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

660.22
last 5 Master vs avg 660.53 (-0.31)

Walk rate

78%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428
Pork · Smithfield BBQ Classic

Consistency

±14.39
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork
avg 168.99 · weakest Brisket (159.51)

Road miles

848
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 444 mi

Schedule strength

64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)

Purse competed for

$29K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

660.53 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

1.1432 points from the title

Came within 1.1432 points of the Grand Championship at Smithfield BBQ Classic (Sep 28, 2018).

Signature meat

44% pork entries won

4 wins from 9 entries

When pork is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 44% of their entries (4 of 9).

  • best 177.1428
  • average 168.99
  • 5 calls

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival (May 3, 2013).

  • Pork Ribs 1st
  • Pork 1st

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.

High-water mark

686.7884 career-best overall

95.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.7884 at Smithfield BBQ Classic — 95.4% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Sep 28, 2018

A tough matchup

3–1 behind in the head-to-head

BIG RAZ BBQ ahead in 75% of their meetings

BIG RAZ BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.48 points below their pork, and turns into a call 33% of the time against 56%.

  • Brisket avg 159.51
  • Pork avg 168.99
  • 3 calls in 9 entries
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A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOG STREET BULLIES in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

2.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.5 years, then back at Boo-B-Que (Oct 21, 2016).

  • last seen May 9, 2014
  • back Oct 21, 2016

Announced themselves early

4th at their very first contest

Finished 4 of 55 at their very first tracked contest, Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival (May 3, 2013).

  • May 3, 2013
  • 55-team field

The metronome

±2.00% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.00% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 91.7% of a perfect score
  • 9 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2019 ↗ Master #1471 (120 pts) #1558 (125 pts) #1285 (180 pts) #1359 (170 pts) #1536 (120 pts)
2018 ↗ Master #1041 (260 pts) #1780 (110 pts) #1540 (135 pts) #1049 (285 pts) #1388 (175 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #861 (388 pts) #1372 (218 pts) #1208 (258 pts) #875 (418 pts) #1048 (308 pts)

Overall rank by season

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

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

Barely Sober BBQ
#1,311 of the rated field
1579 power rating
Contests
10
GCs
1
Top-10s
40%
Peak
1579

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 Jan 22, 2026
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Cove of Craziness
#1,312 of the rated field
1579 power rating
Contests
8
GCs
0
Top-10s
38%
Peak
1579

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 8 contests
  • last seen Jun 24, 2022
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Cooters N Smoke
#1,313 of the rated field
1578 power rating
Contests
27
GCs
0
Top-10s
22%
Peak
1591

27 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 22% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 25 contests
  • last seen Mar 20, 2026
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B Team BBQ
#1,315 of the rated field
1578 power rating
Contests
26
GCs
1
Top-10s
42%
Peak
1590

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

  • rated over 25 contests
  • last seen Jul 11, 2025
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BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ
#1,309 of the rated field
1579 power rating
Contests
26
GCs
0
Top-10s
31%
Peak
1608

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

  • rated over 26 contests
  • last seen Jul 28, 2018
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STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA
#1,314 of the rated field
1578 power rating
Contests
41
GCs
0
Top-10s
20%
Peak
1608

They've been 1608 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

  • rated over 41 contests
  • last seen Jun 3, 2022
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit 6 4 2 67% ⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ 6 3 3 50% ⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ 6 3 3 50% ⚔ compare
SAUCE THIS BBQ 6 3 3 50% ⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW 6 2 4 33% ⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ 6 2 4 33% ⚔ compare
HOG STREET BULLIES 5 5 0 100% ⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ 5 4 1 80% ⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ 5 4 1 80% ⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS 5 4 1 80% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 9 1 0 0 170.8344 155.3716 164.23 top 47%
Pork Ribs 9 5 2 3 176 149.6800 167.80 top 24%
Pork 9 5 4 4 177.1428 151.9084 168.99 top 20%
Brisket 9 3 0 0 170.8228 146.2858 159.51 top 49%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)10top 32%
Large (40+)80top 28%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
VA30top 45%
MD30top 27%
DE20top 3%
ME10top 32%

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 3 contests
Contests a season 1.5 across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in VA 3 of 9 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited 9 a different one every time
Opponents faced 306 finished ahead 374 times, behind 117
Longest layoff 2.5 yrs May 9, 2014 → Oct 21, 2016

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

20192 milestones
  1. Peak power rating (1579) Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark
  2. Most recent contest Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark
20182 milestones
  1. Career-best overall score686.7884 Smithfield BBQ Classic
  2. Career-best single call (Pork)177.1428 Smithfield BBQ Classic
20161 milestone
  1. First Reserve Championship Boo-B-Que
20141 milestone
  1. First overall podium Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair
20136 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
  2. First call Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
  3. First category win (Pork Ribs) Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
  4. First overall top-10 Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
  5. First multi-meat day Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
  6. First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.4284 Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+18Smithfield BBQ ClassicSep 28, 2018
+16Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the FairApr 11, 2014
+15.8Boo-B-QueOct 21, 2016
+14.3Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music FestivalMay 3, 2013
+7.5Pork In The Park BBQ FestivalMay 9, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-4.2BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2)Mar 23, 2019

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20193010 33% top 54% 92.4% 90.9%
20181011 100% top 5% 95.4% 95.4%
20171001 100% top 47% 90.5% 90.5%
20161011 100% top 3% 94.1% 94.1%
20142011 100% top 14% 92.7% 90.7%
20131012 100% top 7% 91.6% 91.6%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Aug 10, 2019 Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark 🏅 Saco, ME 9 / 28 (665.0740) 17 (165.1656) 2 (172) 6 (170.2628) 20 (157.6456)
Mar 23, 2019 BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA 38 / 52 (646.6516) 24 (170.8344) 13 (170.8344) 49 (151.9084) 44 (153.0744)
Mar 22, 2019 BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA 36 / 63 (650.7432) 34 (165.0972) 39 (160.0116) 15 (167.3944) 46 (158.2400)
Sep 28, 2018 Smithfield BBQ Classic Richmond, VA 2 / 41 (686.7884) 15 (169.1200) 10 (169.7028) 1 (177.1428) 6 (170.8228)
Apr 7, 2017 Boss Frogs BBQ Hurlock, MD 21 / 45 (651.8400) 31 (160.5144) 12 (167.4056) 1 (174.8456) 39 (149.0744)
Oct 21, 2016 Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE 2 / 67 (677.6116) 26 (164.5488) 1 (175.4056) 13 (166.8344) 7 (170.8228)
May 9, 2014 Pork In The Park BBQ Festival Salisbury, MD 11 / 43 (639.3260) 26 (155.3716) 27 (149.6800) 1 (169.1428) 5 (165.1316)
Apr 11, 2014 Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE 3 / 109 (667.3256) 10 (166.8344) 6 (169.1200) 15 (166.8456) 17 (164.5256)
May 3, 2013 Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD 4 / 55 (659.4284) 29 (160.5712) 1 (176) 1 (176.5714) 41 (146.2858)

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