High-water mark
675.3828
career-best overall
93.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 675.3828 at These Were the Days BBQ Showdown — 93.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 8, 2015
CORNERSTONE BBQ
CORNERSTONE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 5th of 15 at the These Were the Days BBQ Showdown (2015). They are ranked #2896 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1508
peak 1518 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Aug 8, 2015
latest Aug 6, 2016 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
40% of 5 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.32
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.22 · weakest Brisket (152.21)
Road miles
715
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 210 mi
Schedule strength
7%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1509)
Master avg
638.82 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to CORNERSTONE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
105 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,908 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1520
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,895 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1516
Level with CORNERSTONE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,898 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1520
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,899 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1508
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 3 years before CORNERSTONE BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,897 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
They turned up 8 years after CORNERSTONE BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#2,912 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoky Butt BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' SOWBELLIES | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCY DAWG BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SMELLAQUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.8800 | 151.4400 | 163.43 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 147.4172 | 158.96 | top 53% |
| Pork | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 169.7028 | 149.0972 | 164.22 | top 30% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8344 | 145.7032 | 152.21 | top 71% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 55% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 47% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 31% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
2 of 5 contests · 3 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
84
finished ahead 80 times, behind 58
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20162 milestones
- First category win (Pork) Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Those Were The Days BBQ Showdown
20157 milestones
- First tracked contest These Were the Days BBQ Showdown
- First call These Were the Days BBQ Showdown
- First overall top-10 These Were the Days BBQ Showdown
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score675.3828 These Were the Days BBQ Showdown
- Career-best overall score675.3828 These Were the Days BBQ Showdown
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8800 These Were the Days BBQ Showdown
- Peak power rating (1518) BBQ on the Bow
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.2 | BBQ on the Bow | Sep 5, 2015 |
| +7.1 | These Were the Days BBQ Showdown | Aug 8, 2015 |
| +6.6 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | Jun 18, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.9 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch | May 14, 2016 |
| -7.7 | Those Were The Days BBQ Showdown | Aug 6, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 61% | 87.4% | 86.6% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 93.8% | 92% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2016 | Those Were The Days BBQ Showdown North Battleford, Saskatchewan, CA | 13 / 17 (625.1432) | 15 (151.4400) | 6 (164) | 4 (164) | 15 (145.7032) |
| Jun 18, 2016 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, CA | 13 / 42 (629.1428) | 31 (152.5600) | 25 (153.1544) | 1 (169.1428) | 19 (154.2856) |
| May 14, 2016 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch Aldersyde, Alberta Canada | 26 / 34 (615.3600) | 5 (169.1656) | 31 (147.4172) | 24 (149.0972) | 23 (149.6800) |
| Sep 5, 2015 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary, AB | 6 / 35 (649.0516) | 11 (169.1200) | 13 (158.2400) | 5 (169.1428) | 21 (152.5488) |
| Aug 8, 2015 | These Were the Days BBQ Showdown North Battleford, SK | 5 / 15 (675.3828) | 4 (174.8800) | 6 (171.9656) | 6 (169.7028) | 14 (158.8344) |