LINCOLN CITY BBQ COMPANY

LINCOLN CITY BBQ COMPANY is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 17th of 73 at the Boo-B-Que (2018). They are ranked #2434 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,434

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1522

peak 1522 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 16, 2014

latest Oct 18, 2019 · 5.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1027

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

667.9316 / 720

Master · Boo-B-Que

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.05 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 640.86 (+16.19)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Pork · Boo-B-Que

Consistency

±23.53

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.50 · weakest Brisket (153.92)

Road miles

874

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 163 mi

Schedule strength

57%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)

Purse competed for

$9,400

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

640.86 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

667.9316 career-best overall

92.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.9316 at Boo-B-Que — 92.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 19, 2018

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 42%.

4 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 42%

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

APORKALYPSE NOW ahead in 100% of their meetings

APORKALYPSE NOW has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.58 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 7%.

Brisket avg 153.92
Chicken avg 164.50
0 calls in 14 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Tom Tom Bob A Que in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 10 shared chicken entries.

An October team

Top 40% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 40% across 5 contests, versus top 54% the rest of the year.

5 October contests
top 54% the rest of the year

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	#1814 (80 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#1324 (175 pts)	#1513 (130 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1473 (150 pts)	#1453 (160 pts)	#1185 (235 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1027 (320 pts)	#1003 (375 pts)	#993 (375 pts)	#455 (855 pts)	#1261 (240 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1736 (145 pts)	#1512 (185 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1476 (180 pts)	#1644 (150 pts)	#1790 (120 pts)	#1699 (130 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1702 (142 pts)	#1526 (182 pts)	#1719 (147 pts)	#1849 (132 pts)	#1660 (152 pts)

Overall rank by season

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Triple Nines BBQ

#2,429 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1523

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

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SMOKING KEISTER'S BBQ

#2,435 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1522

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jul 23, 2022

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ACE BBQ

#2,442 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1522

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 29% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2023

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HAMMONDVILLE HAWG MAFIA

#2,426 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1526

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen Apr 7, 2023

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GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ

#2,446 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1526

They turned up 7 years after LINCOLN CITY BBQ COMPANY did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 13, 2025

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TEX'S SMOKE

#2,453 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1522

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 4, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HOG STREET BULLIES	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
GUZZY-Q	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
SLOWER LOWER BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
SAUCE THIS BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	1	0	172	153.0740	164.50	top 46%
Pork Ribs	14	2	0	170.8456	135.8972	160.71	top 47%
Pork	14	6	1	176.5600	136.4912	161.73	top 43%
Brisket	14	0	0	161.6800	142.2400	153.92	top 67%

“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)	2	0	top 75%
Large (40+)	12	0	top 50%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
DE	8	top 43%
VA	3	top 75%
MD	3	top 61%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Boo-B-Que	3	17	0	top 32%	Oct 19, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in DE 8 of 14 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 12 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 364 finished ahead 402 times, behind 416

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

20192 milestones

Oct 18 Peak power rating (1522) Boo-B-Que
Oct 18 Most recent contest Boo-B-Que

20181 milestone

Oct 19 Career-best overall score667.9316 Boo-B-Que

20174 milestones

Apr 7 First call Boss Frogs BBQ
Apr 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3256 Boss Frogs BBQ
Oct 20 10th tracked contest Boo-B-Que
Oct 20 Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 Boo-B-Que

20141 milestone

May 16 First tracked contest Chesapeake Jubilee

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.7	Boo-B-Que	Oct 19, 2018
+8.4	Boo-B-Que	Oct 20, 2017
+8	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival	Apr 10, 2015
+7.7	Boss Frogs BBQ	Apr 7, 2017
+5.5	Boo-B-Que	Oct 21, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12	MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets	Aug 8, 2014
-6.1	Chesapeake Jubilee	May 16, 2014
-3.6	Boo B Que By the Sea	Oct 30, 2015
-3.2	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2	May 12, 2018
-2.9	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1	May 11, 2018

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	100%	top 33%	90.8%	90.8%
2018	3	67%	top 59%	92.8%	91.1%
2017	4	100%	top 42%	92.3%	91.4%
2016	2	0%	top 52%	88.8%	88.1%
2015	2	0%	top 53%	89.6%	87.9%
2014	2	0%	top 82%	83.4%	82.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 18, 2019	Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE	21 / 63 (653.5884)	38 (158.8228)	6 (169.7144)	11 (170.2628)	43 (154.7884)
Oct 19, 2018	Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE	17 / 73 (667.9316)	6 (172)	27 (165.1316)	8 (171.4172)	44 (159.3828)
May 12, 2018	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2 Fredericksburg, VA	30 / 38 (654.7888)	30 (165.1200)	17 (167.4516)	6 (173.1544)	36 (149.0628)
May 11, 2018	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1 Fredericksburg, VA	34 / 45 (644.4460)	19 (169.6916)	25 (164.5372)	25 (165.1200)	40 (145.0972)
Oct 20, 2017	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	22 / 69 (664.5028)	55 (159.9428)	26 (166.3200)	2 (176.5600)	38 (161.6800)
Aug 11, 2017	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	22 / 47 (658.7428)	30 (164.5256)	5 (170.8456)	6 (170.2972)	33 (153.0744)
Jun 9, 2017	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	21 / 46 (653.6800)	12 (169.1200)	23 (160.0116)	4 (171.9884)	38 (152.5600)
Apr 7, 2017	Boss Frogs BBQ Hurlock, MD	19 / 45 (655.3256)	11 (170.8228)	31 (157.6800)	4 (172)	36 (154.8228)
Oct 21, 2016	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	28 / 67 (639.3256)	20 (166.2512)	12 (167.9772)	50 (151.9544)	41 (153.1428)
Apr 8, 2016	Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE	47 / 75 (629.5200)	28 (165.1084)	48 (155.9544)	32 (161.0856)	57 (147.3716)
Oct 30, 2015	Boo B Que By the Sea Rehobeth Beach, DE	42 / 59 (620.4112)	30 (160.5256)	50 (150.2516)	51 (147.9656)	23 (161.6684)
Apr 10, 2015	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE	34 / 99 (645.0400)	13 (170.2628)	19 (167.4172)	87 (146.2400)	44 (161.1200)
Aug 8, 2014	MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets Bel Air, MD	50 / 54 (584.3196)	43 (153.0740)	51 (135.8972)	53 (136.4912)	24 (158.8572)
May 16, 2014	Chesapeake Jubilee Chesapeake, VA	23 / 32 (600.4224)	15 (157.6684)	22 (150.8112)	26 (149.7028)	22 (142.2400)

LINCOLN CITY BBQ COMPANY

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)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

An October team

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)