Barbecoa BBQ Team NO
Rating
Contests
First seen
Best ToY finish
Grand champs
Category wins
Overall top-10s
Avg finish
Perfect 180s
Current form
Walk rate
Top-10 streak
Consistency
Strongest meat
Road miles
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
COOKLOUNGE BBQ has finished one call ahead of Barbecoa BBQ Team 8 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
It's spice that meats you has landed one call behind them 5 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM in 25 of their 25 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest is their spot: an average finish in the top 16% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.6452 points of the Grand Championship at Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 5the Edition (2025-05-23).
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 27% across 6 contests, versus top 39% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 47 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 177.1544 | 146.2400 | 166.34 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 51 | 45 | 4 | 20 | 179.4400 | 153.6800 | 169.24 | top 33% |
| Pork | 47 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 176.0000 | 153.7600 | 166.52 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 47 | 37 | 5 | 17 | 177.7144 | 151.4400 | 167.91 | top 35% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
| BZ | 1 | 0 | top 35% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 92% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 29 | 1 | top 40% |
| Medium (20–39) | 15 | 0 | top 32% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (14 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NO (2 of 54 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (51 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Vuur en Vlees (2025-08-29)
- Wins it all in 2% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 669.42
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 689.0396 | 675.69 |
| 2025 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 687.8972 | 677.47 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 687.9660 | 677.92 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 681.0628 | 656.98 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 677.1312 | 657.89 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-20 | The War of Barbeque Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 14 / 25 (679.9312) | 22 (163.4284) | 10 (171.9772) | 13 (171.9656) | 9 (172.5600) |
| 2026-06-20 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | — | 21 (160.5716) | — | — | — |
| 2026-06-20 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | — | — | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2026-05-23 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 8the Edition Boom, 2850 | 5 / 18 (682.2632) | 8 (170.3200) | 8 (169.6916) | 8 (169.1316) | 5 (173.1200) |
| 2026-05-22 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 7the Edition Boom, 2850 | 9 / 13 (659.2568) | 11 (163.3828) | 4 (168.5256) | 5 (168.0000) | 11 (159.3484) |
| 2026-04-25 | Spitsbroek on Fire IV Eede Holland, 4529 PW | 5 / 15 (675.9428) | 7 (166.8456) | 6 (170.2628) | 9 (166.2628) | 4 (172.5716) |
| 2026-04-24 | Spitsbroek on Fire III Eede Holland, 4529 PW | 4 / 11 (675.4172) | 2 (173.7028) | 2 (170.8572) | 6 (165.1428) | 7 (165.7144) |
| 2026-04-11 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge PARMA, 43126 | 23 / 42 (667.9540) | 40 (157.7484) | 11 (170.8228) | 4 (176.0000) | 25 (163.3828) |
| 2026-02-28 | Vienna Pet Fair BBQ Contest Vienna, 1030 | 2 / 12 (689.0396) | 10 (167.9540) | 2 (171.4056) | 4 (171.9772) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2026-02-28 | Vienna Pet Fair BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Vienna, 1030 | — | — | 1 (179.4400) | — | — |
| 2025-09-13 | Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2) Dongen, 5106NC | 6 / 23 (674.2516) | 3 (172.0116) | 8 (169.1200) | 11 (165.7144) | 6 (167.4056) |
| 2025-09-12 | Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 1) Dongen, 5106NC | 4 / 16 (687.3600) | 4 (174.2628) | 3 (172.5716) | 3 (174.8572) | 12 (165.6684) |
| 2025-08-29 | Vuur en Vlees Deurne, 5753 SG | 1 / 13 (687.8972) | 1 (175.4056) | 6 (165.0972) | 3 (174.2744) | 2 (173.1200) |
| 2025-08-22 | Smoke in the North Rolfstorp, | 9 / 31 (665.0056) | 15 (162.8112) | 10 (165.0972) | 12 (165.1200) | 2 (171.9772) |
| 2025-06-28 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 2) Dodewaard, 6669 BZ | 4 / 18 (686.1944) | 4 (175.4056) | 2 (177.7144) | 12 (165.0972) | 5 (167.9772) |
| 2025-06-27 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 1) Dodewaard, 6669 BZ | 4 / 13 (669.0060) | 2 (173.7028) | 8 (162.8116) | 9 (161.6572) | 3 (170.8344) |
| 2025-05-24 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 6the Edition Boom, 2850 | 6 / 20 (681.1088) | 15 (165.1428) | 2 (177.7144) | 15 (160.5372) | 1 (177.7144) |
| 2025-05-23 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 5the Edition Boom, 2850 | 2 / 16 (680.5720) | 3 (170.8344) | 2 (169.6916) | 4 (165.1660) | 1 (174.8800) |
| 2025-05-17 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival Freistadt, Os 4240 | 3 / 15 (676.4800) | 10 (163.4056) | 2 (173.7144) | 6 (166.2400) | 2 (173.1200) |
| 2025-05-17 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT BRISKET) Freistadt, Os 4240 | — | — | — | — | 1 (175.4172) |
| 2025-05-17 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT PORK) Freistadt, Os 4240 | — | — | — | 9 (169.6800) | — |
| 2025-05-03 | Marchfelder Feuerfest Orth an der Donau, NO | 4 / 12 (673.5996) | 10 (163.3940) | 4 (172.5716) | 6 (166.8228) | 1 (170.8112) |
| 2025-05-03 | Marchfelder Feuerfest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Orth an der Donau, NO | — | — | 1 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-04-26 | Spitsbroek on Fire Pt. 2 Eede Holland, 4529 PW | 4 / 15 (670.7200) | 9 (167.3828) | 9 (156.5028) | 3 (173.7144) | 2 (173.1200) |
| 2024-09-21 | Vuur en Vlees Deurne, 5752 5C | 5 / 10 (661.5544) | 7 (167.3828) | 5 (166.2516) | 3 (167.3944) | 6 (160.5256) |
| 2024-09-07 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) Dongen, 5106NC | 14 / 24 (655.9204) | 24 (149.6572) | 8 (168.5716) | 5 (172.5944) | 14 (165.0972) |
| 2024-09-06 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 1) Dongen, 5106NC | 4 / 16 (679.9772) | 7 (173.1428) | 7 (168.5256) | 9 (165.7144) | 2 (172.5944) |
| 2024-07-20 | Alps BBQ Days Reichenau an der Rax, 2651 | 5 / 10 (682.1828) | 7 (169.1084) | 6 (170.2744) | 2 (174.2628) | 4 (168.5372) |
| 2024-07-20 | Alps BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Reichenau an der Rax, 2651 | — | — | 7 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2024-06-22 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 6669 BZ Dodewaard, | 4 / 23 (687.9544) | 5 (173.1200) | 4 (175.4288) | 8 (170.8112) | 8 (168.5944) |
| 2024-06-01 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 4 Boom, 2850 | 3 / 16 (683.8972) | 6 (170.8228) | 8 (169.6800) | 10 (165.6916) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2024-05-31 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 3 Boom, 2850 | 6 / 12 (687.9660) | 5 (173.1428) | 5 (174.2744) | 6 (170.8344) | 4 (169.7144) |
| 2024-04-20 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest 2024 Terneuzen, 4538AP | 2 / 23 (687.3716) | 9 (171.4172) | 2 (175.4172) | 9 (166.2400) | 2 (174.2972) |
| 2024-03-23 | Spitsbroek on Fire Eede Holland, R523 PW | 4 / 22 (674.7656) | 13 (166.2512) | 3 (169.7144) | 10 (166.2400) | 2 (172.5600) |
| 2024-02-24 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol Rein in Taufers, BZ | 9 / 26 (677.6000) | 4 (177.1544) | 12 (165.6916) | 23 (160.4912) | 2 (174.2628) |
| 2023-09-16 | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2023 Sint Niklaas, 9100 | 7 / 14 (650.7316) | 8 (163.3828) | 6 (167.4172) | 10 (158.8344) | 5 (161.0972) |
| 2023-09-16 | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2023 (ONE MEAT RIBS) Sint Niklaas, 9100 | — | — | 4 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2023-09-10 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) Dongen, 5106NC | 9 / 23 (658.2516) | 17 (158.2628) | 2 (171.4288) | 16 (161.7372) | 6 (166.8228) |
| 2023-09-09 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest Dongen, 5106NC | 10 / 13 (647.3372) | 13 (146.2400) | 3 (170.8572) | 9 (164.0000) | 5 (166.2400) |
| 2023-06-24 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 6669 MH Dodewaard, | 4 / 26 (681.0628) | 17 (166.2284) | 1 (174.8572) | 15 (166.2744) | 2 (173.7028) |
| 2023-05-06 | 3rd De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest Terneuzen, 4538AP | 10 / 15 (648.3656) | 11 (162.8228) | 12 (158.2288) | 13 (158.7884) | 3 (168.5256) |
| 2023-04-29 | Meetjesland International BBQ Contest Aalter, 9880 | 10 / 20 (649.5544) | 16 (161.0972) | 15 (158.2516) | 9 (166.2284) | 9 (163.9772) |
| 2023-04-08 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 2 MEERBEKE, 9402 | 10 / 13 (650.1828) | 8 (163.9772) | 3 (169.6800) | 8 (165.0856) | 11 (151.4400) |
| 2023-04-07 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 1 MEERBEKE, 9402 | 4 / 10 (669.6916) | 5 (168.5828) | 8 (162.8344) | 2 (175.4172) | 5 (162.8572) |
| 2023-03-25 | Spring Break BBQ Contest 4 Lommel, 3920 | 6 / 18 (669.0628) | 9 (166.8112) | 2 (169.7032) | 3 (174.8456) | 12 (157.7028) |
| 2023-03-18 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 2 Boom, 2850 | 10 / 13 (649.5768) | 9 (163.9656) | 8 (165.1200) | 8 (164.5828) | 11 (155.9084) |
| 2023-03-17 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 1 Boom, 2850 | 6 / 13 (653.0168) | 2 (168.5256) | 3 (165.0856) | 13 (157.0856) | 8 (162.3200) |
| 2022-12-02 | Burn in Hell - When Hell Freezes Over Helshoven, | 10 / 15 (646.2740) | 14 (158.8228) | 3 (172.5484) | 14 (153.7600) | 9 (161.1428) |
| 2022-10-14 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 76 / 83 (653.5656) | 69 (162.8344) | 81 (158.8000) | 70 (163.3940) | 44 (168.5372) |
| 2022-09-17 | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2020 Sint Niklaas, 9100 | 14 / 25 (645.5772) | 14 (165.1084) | 6 (167.4516) | 22 (154.2288) | 14 (158.7884) |
| 2022-05-14 | Meetjesland International BBQ Contest Aalter, 9880 | 2 / 19 (677.1312) | 17 (163.4056) | 1 (179.4400) | 6 (166.8456) | 4 (167.4400) |
| 2022-04-16 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 2 MEERBEKE, 9402 | 7 / 24 (666.1828) | 10 (166.8228) | 4 (168.5600) | 19 (162.2628) | 6 (168.5372) |
| 2022-04-15 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 1 MEERBEKE, 9402 | 12 / 19 (653.7028) | 18 (160.5828) | 4 (169.1544) | 8 (167.4056) | 15 (156.5600) |
| 2022-03-26 | Spring Break BBQ Contest III Lommel, 3920 | 6 / 31 (662.8000) | 6 (171.4284) | 18 (153.6800) | 5 (167.9772) | 4 (169.7144) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #72 (1054 pts) | #94 (932 pts) | #13 (1714 pts) | #57 (1084 pts) | #67 (1039 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #46 (1991 pts) | #62 (1782 pts) | #36 (2064 pts) | #84 (1629 pts) | #6 (2415 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #67 (1762 pts) | #105 (1412 pts) | #60 (1716 pts) | #90 (1472 pts) | #19 (2022 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #110 (1437 pts) | #128 (1310 pts) | #31 (2096 pts) | #108 (1385 pts) | #75 (1612 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #294 (783 pts) | #416 (563 pts) | #269 (918 pts) | #382 (623 pts) | #306 (763 pts) |