High-water mark
667.5432
career-best overall
92.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 667.5432 at Red, White and Que — 92.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 30, 2017
BICOASTAL BBQ
BICOASTAL BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 5th of 31 at the Red, White and Que (2017). They are ranked #4416 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1474
peak 1508 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Sep 6, 2014
latest May 20, 2022 · 7.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
10% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
612.83 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 622.25 (-9.41)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±46.48
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.34 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.54)
Road miles
5,517
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 2,421 mi
Schedule strength
56%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)
Purse competed for
$33K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
622.25 / 720
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1056 (117 pts) | #1009 (132 pts) | #1103 (122 pts) | #1103 (117 pts) | #813 (192 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1540 (55 pts) | #1149 (95 pts) | — | #1539 (55 pts) | #1111 (95 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1420 (130 pts) | #1141 (230 pts) | #1444 (145 pts) | #1550 (125 pts) | #1348 (170 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1383 (181 pts) | #1321 (231 pts) | #1759 (131 pts) | #2034 (101 pts) | #1473 (181 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2037 (100 pts) | #2154 (95 pts) | #2138 (100 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2112 (100 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1676 (120 pts) | #1384 (205 pts) | #1776 (120 pts) | #1695 (135 pts) | #1763 (120 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1913 (106 pts) | #2773 (56 pts) | #2113 (86 pts) | #2094 (91 pts) | #1622 (161 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BICOASTAL BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
151 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,437 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BICOASTAL BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BICOASTAL BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,407 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1526
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BICOASTAL BBQ)
They've been 1526 at their best, 51 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,409 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
Level with BICOASTAL BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,417 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
They've been 1507 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,403 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before BICOASTAL BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Alarm BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Chicken Chokers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BEERBEQUE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 172.5716 | 156.5828 | 164.34 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 140.5256 | 155.54 | top 67% |
| Pork | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9884 | 152.5256 | 157.48 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 140.4000 | 160.44 | top 54% |
“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 69% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 64% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red, White and Que | 3 | 5 | 0 | top 46% | Sep 30, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NJ
6 of 10 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
8
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
302
finished ahead 118 times, behind 304
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
Oct 12, 2019 → Jul 23, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20222 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival
- Most recent contest Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival
20191 milestone
- Peak power rating (1508) New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
20174 milestones
- First overall top-10 Red, White and Que
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.5432 Red, White and Que
- Career-best overall score667.5432 Red, White and Que
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5716 Red, White and Que
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Red, White and Que
- First call Red, White and Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15 | Red, White and Que | Sep 30, 2017 |
| +6.3 | Red White and Que | Sep 24, 2016 |
| +3.4 | Red, White and Que | Sep 6, 2014 |
| +0.2 | New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Apr 27, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | Mar 20, 2015 |
| -11.8 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | Jul 23, 2021 |
| -9.6 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition | Apr 8, 2022 |
| -8.9 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival | May 20, 2022 |
| -5 | Red, White and Que | Sep 26, 2015 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 86% | 90.5% | 89.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 68.4% | 68.4% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 66% | 89.8% | 89.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 16% | 92.7% | 92.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 41% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 84% | 85.5% | 84.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 86.8% | 86.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2022 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC | 29 / 32 (634.1372) | 29 (159.9656) | 24 (161.6800) | 29 (157.6572) | 27 (154.8344) |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC | 29 / 36 (651.2912) | 22 (165.1084) | 28 (163.3828) | 34 (152.5256) | 10 (170.2744) |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC | 30 / 30 (492.5144) | 17 (169.1428) | — | 29 (157.6916) | 17 (165.6800) |
| Oct 12, 2019 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 22 / 30 (646.2516) | 17 (161.7144) | 19 (158.8572) | 23 (159.9772) | 14 (165.7028) |
| Apr 27, 2019 | New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 25 / 43 (639.9656) | 10 (169.7028) | 30 (156.5944) | 28 (155.9656) | 31 (157.7028) |
| Sep 30, 2017 | Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ | 5 / 31 (667.5432) | 3 (172.5716) | 10 (162.8800) | 16 (162.3316) | 5 (169.7600) |
| Sep 24, 2016 | Red White and Que Cresskill, NJ | 17 / 41 (644.5600) | 18 (164) | 17 (159.4172) | 26 (157.7144) | 17 (163.4284) |
| Sep 26, 2015 | Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ | 26 / 35 (605.0060) | 9 (165.7600) | 30 (145.1316) | 22 (153.7144) | 27 (140.4000) |
| Mar 20, 2015 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 93 / 100 (615.9424) | 84 (158.8684) | 98 (140.5256) | 58 (163.9884) | 93 (152.5600) |
| Sep 6, 2014 | Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ | 15 / 31 (625.2572) | 25 (156.5828) | 19 (151.4056) | 18 (153.2116) | 7 (164.0572) |