High-water mark
695.3712
career-best overall
96.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 695.3712 at The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest — 96.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 29, 2015
KNOXVEGAS BBQ
KNOXVEGAS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 8th of 38 at the Blount County BBQ Bash (2015). They are ranked #2990 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Knox Vegas BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1506
peak 1520 · rated over 12 contests
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
May 15, 2015
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 11.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
17% of 12 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
666.48 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 671.02 (-4.54)
Walk rate
42%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.51
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.01 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.64)
Road miles
713
across 12 mapped stops · furthest 77 mi
Schedule strength
52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
671.02 / 720
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1047 (65 pts) | #1409 (55 pts) | #1186 (65 pts) | #1111 (60 pts) | #979 (105 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #829 (430 pts) | #664 (615 pts) | #771 (515 pts) | #932 (410 pts) | #774 (490 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #676 (536 pts) | #605 (646 pts) | #862 (416 pts) | #558 (696 pts) | #729 (506 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to KNOXVEGAS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
114 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,992 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1509
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,003 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,000 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1524
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before KNOXVEGAS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,979 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1516
Level with KNOXVEGAS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,978 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1519
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before KNOXVEGAS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,976 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1526
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| BAR-B-Q 101 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of Smoke | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE ON THIS | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| PARADISE QUE | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Chairman of the Boar | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Under the Radar | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| NIBBLE ME THIS | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| CONTAGIOUS Q | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE BUTCH BARBEQUE | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 178.8572 | 160.5028 | 169.01 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 152.5028 | 164.64 | top 65% |
| Pork | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 162.7884 | 168.73 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.1428 | 163.3828 | 168.64 | top 51% |
“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) | 9 | 0 | top 52% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 70% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bar-B-Cure | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 72% | Nov 18, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
6 contests
Contests a season
4
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
11 of 12 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
11
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
205
finished ahead 190 times, behind 239
Longest layoff
9.9 yrs
Nov 18, 2016 → Sep 25, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Big BBQ Bash
20162 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Big BBQ Bash
- 10th tracked contest The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff
20157 milestones
- First tracked contest Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.7200 Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival
- First call The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest
- First overall top-10 The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest
- Career-best overall score695.3712 The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest
- First category win (Chicken) Blount County BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1520) Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.3 | The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest | May 29, 2015 |
| +11.6 | Blount County BBQ Bash | Jun 26, 2015 |
| +6.3 | The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff | Sep 9, 2016 |
| +2.2 | Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff | Sep 11, 2015 |
| +2 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | May 20, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.3 | WNC BBQ Festival- | Jul 22, 2016 |
| -6.6 | Big BBQ Bash | Sep 25, 2026 |
| -5.7 | Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival | May 15, 2015 |
| -4.8 | Bar-B-Cure | Nov 20, 2015 |
| -3 | Bar-B-Cure | Nov 18, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33% | top 60% | 94.6% | 93.1% |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 60% | top 48% | 96.6% | 93.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Townsend, TN | 23 / 30 (658.6628) | 25 (163.3828) | 23 (163.9428) | 24 (163.9544) | 15 (167.3828) |
| Nov 18, 2016 | Bar-B-Cure Knoxville, TN | 20 / 29 (668.3884) | 16 (170.8344) | 20 (166.2284) | 24 (162.7884) | 14 (168.5372) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN | 12 / 30 (681.0284) | 13 (170.2744) | 14 (170.2628) | 17 (169.6684) | 13 (170.8228) |
| Jul 22, 2016 | WNC BBQ Festival- Maggie Valley, NC | 42 / 49 (652.3768) | 38 (163.3712) | 37 (161.6916) | 36 (163.9312) | 38 (163.3828) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Big BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 18 / 31 (671.9312) | 1 (178.8572) | 28 (159.9428) | 20 (167.4056) | 20 (165.7256) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Fire in the Valley Red Bank BBQ Red Bank(Chattanooga), TN | 23 / 39 (673.0056) | 36 (161.0856) | 4 (175.4172) | 20 (167.9772) | 22 (168.5256) |
| May 20, 2016 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 23 / 46 (675.3256) | 34 (166.2284) | 29 (165.1200) | 19 (170.8344) | 15 (173.1428) |
| Nov 20, 2015 | Bar-B-Cure Knoxville, TN | 26 / 35 (646.7084) | 30 (160.5028) | 32 (156.5600) | 20 (165.6800) | 18 (163.9656) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN | 15 / 31 (682.1940) | 17 (170.8112) | 27 (165.7144) | 2 (178.8572) | 23 (166.8112) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 8 / 38 (684.5028) | 1 (178.2972) | 12 (166.2628) | 14 (169.1200) | 13 (170.8228) |
| May 29, 2015 | The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest Knoxville, TN | 8 / 39 (695.3712) | 18 (173.1084) | 14 (171.9772) | 13 (173.1428) | 7 (177.1428) |
| May 15, 2015 | Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival Sevierville, TN | 33 / 44 (662.7200) | 15 (171.4056) | 44 (152.5028) | 13 (171.4172) | 26 (167.3944) |