LONGBOARD BBQ

LONGBOARD BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 16th of 29 at the Montana BBQ cook-off (2016). They are ranked #3957 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,957

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1484

peak 1484 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 5, 2014

latest Jun 22, 2019 · 5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1905

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

638.7204 / 720

Master · Montana BBQ cook-off

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

40%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.2744

Pork Ribs · Montana BBQ Cook-Off

Consistency

±7.83

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 162.50 · weakest Brisket (152.00)

Road miles

across 5 mapped stops

Schedule strength

24%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

625.84 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

12 BAR BLUES CUE has finished one call ahead of LONGBOARD BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

PARROTHEAD SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.50 points below their pork, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 20%.

Brisket avg 152.00
Pork avg 162.50
1 call in 5 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN JERKS in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Montana BBQ Cook-Off (Jun 22, 2019).

last seen Jun 24, 2017
back Jun 22, 2019

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BIG BONE BBQ-MT has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Montana BBQ Cook-Off every year from 2014 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 16th

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	#1905 (69 pts)	#2552 (54 pts)	#2553 (54 pts)	#1828 (94 pts)	#1850 (84 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2140 (70 pts)	#2214 (70 pts)	#1822 (120 pts)	#2234 (65 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1983 (89 pts)	#2063 (89 pts)	#2100 (79 pts)	#1946 (114 pts)	#1979 (104 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2026 (85 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#1911 (120 pts)	#1653 (155 pts)	#2709 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

Porkatory

#3,961 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1484

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Mediocre BBQ

#3,968 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 8, 2023

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C-MOR-BUTZ

#3,959 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1484

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jul 30, 2022

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MAXUS PORKAMUS

#3,951 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1484

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Mar 4, 2022

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RIBTIDE BBQ

#3,936 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1485

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2021

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HOLD FAST BBQ

#3,947 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1509

They turned up 5 years after LONGBOARD BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 5 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
SMOKIN JERKS	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
12 BAR BLUES CUE	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Up In Smoke BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	0	158.8228	149.6456	154.80	top 73%
Pork Ribs	5	0	170.2744	147.3944	156.55	top 65%
Pork	5	1	169.7028	155.3828	162.50	top 49%
Brisket	5	1	163.4060	139.4172	152.00	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.

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Montana BBQ Cook-Off	5	16	0	top 66%	Jun 22, 2019

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MT 5 of 5 contests

Contests visited 1 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 84 finished ahead 50 times, behind 92

Longest layoff 2 yrs Jun 24, 2017 → Jun 22, 2019

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

20191 milestone

Jun 22 Most recent contest Montana BBQ Cook-Off

20171 milestone

Jun 24 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.2744 Montana BBQ Cook-Off

20161 milestone

Jun 25 Career-best overall score638.7204 Montana BBQ cook-off

20143 milestones

Jul 5 First tracked contest Montana BBQ Cook-Off
Jul 5 First call Montana BBQ Cook-Off
Jul 5 Peak power rating (1494) Montana BBQ Cook-Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+0.7	Montana BBQ cook-off	Jun 25, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.4	Montana BBQ Cook-Off	Jun 22, 2019
-5.8	Montana BBQ Cook-Off	Jul 5, 2014
-2.4	Montana BBQ Cook-Off	Jun 24, 2017
-2	Montana BBQ Cook-Off	Jul 3, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0%	top 76%	85.5%	85.5%
2017	1	0%	top 66%	87.1%	87.1%
2016	1	100%	top 55%	88.7%	88.7%
2015	1	0%	top 62%	87.2%	87.2%
2014	1	100%	top 72%	86.1%	86.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 22, 2019	Montana BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Absarokee, MT	22 / 29 (615.8288)	26 (151.3372)	27 (147.3944)	17 (161.1200)	19 (155.9772)
Jun 24, 2017	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	23 / 35 (626.7888)	23 (157.6684)	13 (170.2744)	24 (155.3828)	33 (143.4632)
Jun 25, 2016	Montana BBQ cook-off Absarokee, MT	16 / 29 (638.7204)	20 (158.8228)	24 (151.9544)	13 (164.5372)	10 (163.4060)
Jul 3, 2015	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	18 / 29 (627.9428)	18 (156.5028)	20 (151.9428)	13 (161.7600)	15 (157.7372)
Jul 5, 2014	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	18 / 25 (619.9428)	20 (149.6456)	11 (161.1772)	7 (169.7028)	23 (139.4172)

LONGBOARD 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

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)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Looking over their shoulder

A standing appointment

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

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)