DARKNESS BBQ
DARKNESS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2014. Their best overall finish is 26th of 40 at the Med City BBQ & Musicfest (2014). They finished #1716 in the 2014 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 16, 2014
latest Aug 8, 2014
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.02 · weakest Brisket (142.55)
Road miles
77
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 39 mi
Master avg
624.78 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1716 (140 pts) | #1579 (170 pts) | #1392 (210 pts) | #1785 (140 pts) | #1770 (140 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 154.2628 | 159.97 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8916 | 161.1428 | 162.02 | top 38% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6684 | 158.8228 | 160.25 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5600 | 132.5372 | 142.55 | top 88% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20144 milestones
- First tracked contest Minnesota in May
- Career-best overall score641.0512 Med City BBQ & Musicfest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.6800 Med City BBQ & Musicfest
- Most recent contest Med City BBQ & Musicfest
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2014 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN | 26 / 40 (641.0512) | 19 (165.6800) | 18 (161.1428) | 26 (161.6684) | 30 (152.5600) |
| May 16, 2014 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 53 / 58 (608.5144) | 47 (154.2628) | 18 (162.8916) | 41 (158.8228) | 58 (132.5372) |