BRINGINGTHEHEATBBQ

BRINGINGTHEHEATBBQ is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 10th of 29 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2017). They are ranked #1979 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Bringing the Heat BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,979

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1539

peak 1539 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 11, 2014

latest Oct 4, 2019 · 5.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#978

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

8% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

685.6000 / 720

Master · Smokin in McMinnville

Perfect 180s

Current form

669.37 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 664.65 (+4.72)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572

Chicken · 6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest

Consistency

±12.38

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.46 · weakest Brisket (162.15)

Road miles

2,711

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 358 mi

Schedule strength

74%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1594)

Purse competed for

$25K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

664.65 / 720

12 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

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 9 of 12 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 12 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

685.6000 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.6000 at Smokin in McMinnville — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 11, 2017

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.30 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 25%.

Brisket avg 162.15
Chicken avg 168.46
1 call in 12 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

2.3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.3 years, then back at Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) (Oct 21, 2016).

last seen Jul 11, 2014
back Oct 21, 2016

The metronome

±1.72% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.72% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.3% of a perfect score
12 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
2019 ↗	Master	#1170 (200 pts)	#1115 (235 pts)	#1369 (165 pts)	#1359 (170 pts)	#1219 (200 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#978 (349 pts)	#1083 (324 pts)	#1023 (354 pts)	#1018 (354 pts)	#1143 (284 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1147 (257 pts)	#752 (497 pts)	#839 (437 pts)	#1450 (202 pts)	#1340 (222 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

TWO KRACKERS KOOKIN’

#1,971 of the rated field

1540 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1540

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BRINGINGTHEHEATBBQ)

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 8, 2021

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Smoke'Em All

#1,969 of the rated field

1540 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1558

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BRINGINGTHEHEATBBQ)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 22 contests to 12.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2026

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Grills of Mississippi

#1,975 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1550

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 13 contests, alongside a 31% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Apr 28, 2023

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MUSIC CITY SMOKE

#1,972 of the rated field

1540 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1551

They turned up 6 years after BRINGINGTHEHEATBBQ did, first appearing in 2020.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Mar 17, 2023

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OLY SMOKES

#1,974 of the rated field

1540 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1558

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Aug 13, 2021

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EGGSTRA POINT BBQ

#1,988 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1539

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 1, 2015

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
PITMASTERIQ BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY'S Q	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	3	1	174.8572	161.1084	168.46	top 44%
Pork Ribs	12	5	0	171.9772	159.3716	168.12	top 37%
Pork	12	2	0	174.2744	156.5828	165.93	top 52%
Brisket	12	1	0	172.5484	142.8000	162.15	top 59%

“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+)	5	0	top 45%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MO	6	top 55%
IL	2	top 58%
TN	2	top 46%
KY	1	top 38%
KS	1	top 31%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	10	0	top 56%	May 5, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 4 contests

Contests a season 3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 6 of 12 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 11 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 402 finished ahead 263 times, behind 240

Longest layoff 2.3 yrs Jul 11, 2014 → Oct 21, 2016

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

20193 milestones

Apr 26 10th tracked contest BBQ, Bikes and Blues
Oct 4 Peak power rating (1539) Jim Beam BBQ Classic
Oct 4 Most recent contest Jim Beam BBQ Classic

20172 milestones

May 5 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Aug 11 Career-best overall score685.6000 Smokin in McMinnville

20144 milestones

Apr 11 First tracked contest 6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
Apr 11 First call 6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
Apr 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.9656 6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
Apr 11 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8572 6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 5, 2017
+8.3	6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	Apr 11, 2014
+8.2	Smokin in McMinnville	Aug 11, 2017
+7.7	Jim Beam BBQ Classic	Oct 4, 2019
+7	Qlathe BBQ Championship	Mar 15, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 9, 2014
-5.7	7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff	Jul 11, 2014
-4	Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	Oct 6, 2017
-1.9	Bikes Boats & Bones BBQ & Steak Showdown	Sep 21, 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

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	4	0	75%	top 46%	93.6%	93.4%
2017	4	1	75%	top 48%	95.2%	92.1%
2016	1	0	0%	top 52%	93.2%	93.2%
2014	3	0	100%	top 61%	92.8%	90.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 4, 2019	Jim Beam BBQ Classic 🏅 Springfield, KY	16 / 42 (670.7312)	21 (168.5600)	16 (168.5372)	21 (167.4056)	21 (166.2284)
Sep 21, 2019	Bikes Boats & Bones BBQ & Steak Showdown 🏅 Kimberling City, MO	19 / 28 (674.1140)	12 (171.9656)	10 (170.8344)	22 (165.0856)	21 (166.2284)
Apr 26, 2019	BBQ, Bikes and Blues 🏅 Washington, MO	18 / 39 (673.0288)	8 (174.2628)	30 (159.3716)	19 (167.4172)	13 (171.9772)
Mar 15, 2019	Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	20 / 64 (673.0624)	43 (161.1084)	16 (169.1428)	17 (170.2628)	7 (172.5484)
Oct 6, 2017	Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Decatur, IL	21 / 30 (655.8972)	20 (161.1200)	10 (167.4172)	6 (172)	25 (155.3600)
Aug 11, 2017	Smokin in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	14 / 35 (685.6000)	11 (174.2628)	25 (167.3828)	7 (174.2744)	18 (169.6800)
Jul 28, 2017	EffingHam-Jam Effingham, IL	16 / 35 (647.8628)	15 (165.1200)	12 (165.0972)	15 (163.4172)	22 (154.2284)
May 5, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	10 / 29 (663.9432)	19 (165.7144)	6 (169.6916)	20 (162.8000)	13 (165.7372)
Oct 21, 2016	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	50 / 96 (670.7660)	48 (169.1200)	37 (170.8572)	52 (167.3944)	71 (163.3944)
Jul 11, 2014	7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	31 / 41 (640.9600)	28 (163.9544)	8 (171.9772)	24 (162.2284)	37 (142.8000)
May 9, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	23 / 30 (651.8856)	7 (171.4172)	9 (168.5600)	24 (162.2400)	29 (149.6684)
Apr 11, 2014	6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	14 / 46 (667.9656)	2 (174.8572)	12 (168.5600)	37 (156.5828)	19 (167.9656)

BRINGINGTHEHEATBBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

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)