High-water mark
681.1316
career-best overall
94.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 681.1316 at Minnesota in May — 94.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 15, 2015
BEACH BUMS BBQ LLC
BEACH BUMS BBQ LLC is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 5th of 60 at the Minnesota in May (2015). They finished #910 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Beach Bum's BBQ LLC”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1517
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 25, 2014
latest Jul 31, 2015 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.01
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 170.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.26)
Road miles
351
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 156 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
Master avg
663.06 / 720
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #910 (355 pts) | #1163 (265 pts) | #1192 (260 pts) | #1270 (245 pts) | #777 (470 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 155.9656 | 166.28 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8688 | 157.6572 | 162.26 | top 58% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 159.3944 | 164.40 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 166.2628 | 170.13 | top 26% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 43% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 60% | Jul 24, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
143
finished ahead 113 times, behind 79
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20155 milestones
- First overall top-10 Minnesota in May
- Career-best overall score681.1316 Minnesota in May
- Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4400 Minnesota in May
- Peak power rating (1518) Minnesota in May
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20143 milestones
- First tracked contest Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- First call Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.3488 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.8 | Minnesota in May | May 15, 2015 |
| +4.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jul 31, 2015 |
| +3.4 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | Jul 25, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.5 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | Jul 24, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 43% | 94.6% | 91.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 92.7% | 92.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA | 14 / 30 (661.6232) | 21 (161.7028) | 15 (162.8116) | 11 (167.4172) | 10 (169.6916) |
| Jul 24, 2015 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 40 / 54 (642.1372) | 48 (155.9656) | 43 (157.6572) | 35 (159.3944) | 11 (169.1200) |
| May 15, 2015 | Minnesota in May St. Paul, MN | 5 / 60 (681.1316) | 11 (172) | 18 (166.8688) | 26 (166.8228) | 4 (175.4400) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 24 / 52 (667.3488) | 2 (175.4400) | 37 (161.6916) | 34 (163.9544) | 23 (166.2628) |