High-water mark
669.0744
career-best overall
92.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 669.0744 at 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff — 92.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 10, 2015
Bronze Star BBQ
Bronze Star BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 17th of 39 at the 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff (2015). They are ranked #3728 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
peak 1504 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jul 12, 2013
latest Jul 7, 2017 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±24.95
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.45 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.53)
Road miles
211
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 103 mi
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)
Master avg
642.20 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2097 (89 pts) | #2859 (59 pts) | #2177 (94 pts) | #1732 (154 pts) | #2864 (59 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2713 (59 pts) | #2714 (59 pts) | #2716 (59 pts) | #2733 (59 pts) | #2070 (84 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Bronze Star BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
142 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,710 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1509
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Bronze Star BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Bronze Star BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,734 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,725 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
Level with Bronze Star BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,719 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#3,742 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1489
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,720 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
Careers of much the same size, 5 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HISTORIC BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 146.2284 | 158.25 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 146.7772 | 156.53 | top 76% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5944 | 153.1084 | 164.45 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 157.1316 | 162.96 | 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) | 3 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OH
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
117
finished ahead 70 times, behind 114
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jul 12, 2013 → Jun 26, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
20152 milestones
- Career-best overall score669.0744 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4400 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
- First call Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5944 Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1504) Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.3 | 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff | Jul 10, 2015 |
| +3.8 | Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off | Jul 12, 2013 |
| +1.1 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | Jul 8, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | Jul 7, 2017 |
| -9.8 | Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness | Jun 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 92.7% | 92.7% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 66% | 92.9% | 88.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2017 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH | 36 / 41 (614.7200) | 39 (151.3716) | 35 (153.1084) | 37 (153.1084) | 31 (157.1316) |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH | 19 / 34 (667.3716) | 25 (163.4172) | 18 (170.2628) | 8 (172.5944) | 25 (161.0972) |
| Jul 10, 2015 | 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH | 17 / 39 (669.0744) | 19 (169.1200) | 36 (153.6572) | 11 (170.8572) | 3 (175.4400) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN | 30 / 34 (611.2228) | 34 (146.2284) | 32 (146.7772) | 27 (155.9772) | 20 (162.2400) |
| Jul 12, 2013 | Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off Kettering, OH | 17 / 41 (648.5944) | 25 (161.1200) | 23 (158.8572) | 6 (169.7372) | 22 (158.8800) |