180 PROOF BBQ

180 PROOF BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 11th of 26 at the Roast N' Boast (2015). They are ranked #5229 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,229

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1457

peak 1457 · rated over 20 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 23, 2013

latest Sep 21, 2018 · 5.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#810

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 20 contests

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

679.9084 / 720

Master · Roast N Boast BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

656.18 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 652.06 (+4.12)

Walk rate

45%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5716

Pork · Bacon Brew & Que

Consistency

±14.69

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.03 · weakest Brisket (160.24)

Road miles

1,936

across 20 mapped stops · furthest 208 mi

Schedule strength

59%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

652.06 / 720

20 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

679.9084 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.9084 at Roast N Boast BBQ — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 30, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

River Rat Pig Porkers has finished one call ahead of 180 PROOF BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 58%.

5 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 58%

A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

South Pork ahead in 100% of their meetings

South Pork has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.79 points below their pork, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 30%.

Brisket avg 160.24
Pork avg 166.03
2 calls in 20 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SOBLEY EXCAVATING "PIG DIGGERS in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

11 of 13 shared pork entries lost

South Pork ahead 85% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, South Pork has out-cooked them in 11 of 13 shared pork entries.

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An October team

Top 52% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 52% across 4 contests, versus top 70% the rest of the year.

4 October contests
top 70% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.04% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.04% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.6% of a perfect score
20 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
2018 ↗	Master	#1081 (242 pts)	#1033 (292 pts)	#1098 (267 pts)	#892 (362 pts)	#1097 (262 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#962 (359 pts)	#1043 (349 pts)	#862 (454 pts)	#739 (554 pts)	#977 (364 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#810 (447 pts)	#1012 (347 pts)	#874 (442 pts)	#564 (722 pts)	#874 (417 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1008 (301 pts)	#762 (486 pts)	#1209 (256 pts)	#1235 (256 pts)	#977 (346 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1892 (110 pts)	#2633 (65 pts)	#2027 (100 pts)	#1957 (115 pts)	#1739 (145 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to 180 PROOF BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BIG ED'S MSU BBQ

#5,231 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to 180 PROOF BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team 180 PROOF BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2015

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VH BBQ

#5,249 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1457

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen May 23, 2026

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K CASS BBQ

#5,223 of the rated field

1458 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

Careers of much the same size, 19 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Aug 18, 2023

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Jim's Pequea Pullers

#5,222 of the rated field

1458 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1507

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2024

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Holy Smoke

#5,233 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1507

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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Pork-A-Holics

#5,218 of the rated field

1458 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1501

Level with 180 PROOF BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
South Pork	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
RED EYED SMOKERS	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
BEER-B-QUE BOYS	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
SHORT BUS COOKERS	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
The Specialists	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Misfits of Smoke	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
Sloppy Hog BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
MAGNOLIA	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Swine Life	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
CAJUN BLAZE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	1	1	1	174.3316	153.6456	163.94	top 68%
Pork Ribs	20	2	0	0	171.4056	143.9544	161.85	top 66%
Pork	20	6	0	2	176.5716	149.6572	166.03	top 52%
Brisket	20	2	0	0	171.4172	138.7544	160.24	top 68%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 82%
Medium (20–39)	11	top 67%
Large (40+)	8	top 74%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MS	15	top 70%
AL	4	top 74%
TN	1	top 63%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Roast N Boast	4	11	top 65%	Sep 21, 2018
Christmas on the River	2	21	top 76%	Dec 1, 2017
Roast N Boast BBQ	2	14	top 58%	Oct 6, 2017
Stand by Your Grill	2	15	top 57%	Aug 19, 2016
'Que at the View	2	34	top 86%	Apr 8, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MS 15 of 20 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 13 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 328 finished ahead 200 times, behind 486

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs Aug 23, 2013 → Oct 17, 2014

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

20181 milestone

Sep 21 Most recent contest Roast N Boast

20163 milestones

Sep 30 Career-best overall score679.9084 Roast N Boast BBQ
Oct 7 10th tracked contest Bacon Brew & Que
Oct 7 Career-best single call (Pork)176.5716 Bacon Brew & Que

20151 milestone

Oct 2 First category win (Chicken) Roast N' Boast

20141 milestone

Oct 17 Peak power rating (1491) Roast N' Boast

20133 milestones

Aug 23 First tracked contest Roast n' Boast
Aug 23 First call Roast n' Boast
Aug 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4112 Roast n' Boast

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.3	Stand by Your Grill	Aug 19, 2016
+6.2	Roast N' Boast	Oct 2, 2015
+4	Bacon Brew & Que	Oct 7, 2016
+3.7	Hog Wild BBQ Contest	Mar 16, 2018
+3.2	Roast N Boast BBQ	Sep 30, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.2	Bud & BBQ (JUDGING IS FULL)	Feb 24, 2017
-10.1	'Que at the View	Apr 3, 2015
-9.6	Roast n' Boast	Aug 23, 2013
-9.3	Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ	Dec 4, 2015
-6.1	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2	Mar 18, 2017

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	4	0	25%	top 66%	92.4%	91.9%
2017	5	0	40%	top 82%	91%	89.2%
2016	5	0	60%	top 58%	94.4%	92.3%
2015	4	1	25%	top 77%	91.7%	89%
2014	1	0	100%	top 52%	89.7%	89.7%
2013	1	0	100%	top 81%	90.6%	90.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 21, 2018	Roast N Boast Columbus, MS	14 / 17 (659.8400)	14 (164.5256)	7 (169.1200)	9 (167.9772)	17 (158.2172)
Jun 15, 2018	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Hernado, MS	28 / 45 (664.9716)	20 (170.8228)	29 (165.0972)	13 (170.8344)	35 (158.2172)
Apr 6, 2018	Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL) Somerville, TN	25 / 40 (660.4460)	16 (169.6800)	26 (162.8232)	12 (169.1428)	28 (158.8000)
Mar 16, 2018	Hog Wild BBQ Contest Corinth, MS	20 / 36 (662.1596)	19 (167.9656)	27 (154.7884)	15 (170.2856)	13 (169.1200)
Dec 1, 2017	Christmas on the River Demopolis, AL	21 / 27 (633.4972)	23 (153.6456)	22 (150.2172)	11 (166.8228)	14 (162.8116)
Oct 6, 2017	Roast N Boast BBQ Columbus, MS	16 / 25 (655.2340)	16 (162.8228)	4 (171.4056)	17 (168.5256)	21 (152.4800)
Mar 18, 2017	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 Tupelo, MS	42 / 45 (643.8056)	42 (166.8228)	33 (164.5488)	45 (156.4912)	42 (155.9428)
Mar 17, 2017	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	58 / 68 (642.0916)	49 (164.5372)	48 (161.6572)	67 (149.6572)	41 (166.2400)
Feb 24, 2017	Bud & BBQ (JUDGING IS FULL) Meridian, MS	20 / 22 (635.8516)	20 (155.9656)	21 (154.8000)	3 (176.5600)	21 (148.5260)
Dec 2, 2016	Christmas on the River Demopolis, AL	25 / 34 (651.2224)	29 (155.3712)	12 (168.5256)	21 (165.0740)	28 (162.2516)
Oct 7, 2016	Bacon Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL	13 / 26 (666.7660)	19 (165.6800)	20 (161.0972)	2 (176.5716)	12 (163.4172)
Sep 30, 2016	Roast N Boast BBQ Columbus, MS	14 / 27 (679.9084)	18 (166.8456)	15 (168.5372)	8 (173.1200)	11 (171.4056)
Aug 19, 2016	Stand by Your Grill Fulton, MS	15 / 40 (672.4800)	25 (169.1200)	21 (165.7144)	8 (171.9656)	26 (165.6800)
Apr 8, 2016	'Que at the View Gulfport, MS	34 / 43 (650.7312)	41 (154.7884)	32 (165.1200)	19 (167.4172)	25 (163.4056)
Dec 4, 2015	Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL	34 / 36 (623.8288)	27 (163.4284)	26 (159.4060)	24 (162.2400)	36 (138.7544)
Oct 2, 2015	Roast N' Boast Columbus, MS	11 / 26 (660.5716)	1 (174.3316)	20 (160.5716)	21 (154.2512)	6 (171.4172)
Aug 14, 2015	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	44 / 57 (655.8860)	22 (170.8344)	39 (163.4172)	45 (161.0972)	47 (160.5372)
Apr 3, 2015	'Que at the View Gulfport, MS	37 / 40 (623.8400)	22 (166.2628)	39 (143.9544)	36 (158.2628)	34 (155.3600)
Oct 17, 2014	Roast N' Boast Columbus, MS	13 / 25 (645.6568)	22 (155.9540)	15 (159.9656)	12 (165.1772)	8 (164.5600)
Aug 23, 2013	Roast n' Boast Columbus, MS	22 / 27 (652.4112)	27 (159.3828)	18 (166.2628)	9 (169.1200)	20 (157.6456)

180 PROOF BBQ

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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

An October team

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)