On the rise
+45
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 45 points across 8 contests since Oct 11, 2025 — from 1495 up to 1540.
- 8 contests since Oct 11, 2025
- now 1540
Syndicate BBQ
Syndicate BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 18 at The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 1) (2026). They are ranked #1952 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1540
peak 1541 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
May 31, 2025
latest Sep 11, 2026 · 1.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
3
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
67% of 12 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
678.76 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 661.94 (+16.82)
Walk rate
92%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±49.93
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 170.89 · weakest Chicken (168.13)
Road miles
2,201
across 12 mapped stops · furthest 812 mi
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
661.94 / 720
11 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 Syndicate BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
61 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,957 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1545
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,948 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1548
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Syndicate BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,951 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1540
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,953 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1540
They were already cooking in 2013, 12 years before Syndicate BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#1,955 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1556
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 38% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,944 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1542
Level with Syndicate BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
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By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 155.4172 | 168.13 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 178.2972 | 162.8344 | 169.55 | top 42% |
| Pork | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 161.6572 | 168.83 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 176.0116 | 162.2400 | 170.89 | top 27% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 41% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 51% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 6% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbeque on the Bow Festival | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 70% | Sep 4, 2026 |
| The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2) | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 25% | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Small Town Smoke Down | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 45% | May 30, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
8 contests
Contests a season
6
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AB
10 of 12 contests · 2 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
8
3 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
12 entries · 1 win · 6 calls
Opponents faced
138
finished ahead 180 times, behind 118
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20268 milestones
- Career-best overall score694.2168 ND BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.2972 ND BBQ Championship
- First category win (Pork Ribs) The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 1)
- First overall podium The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 1)
- First multi-meat day The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 1)
- 10th tracked contest The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2)
- Peak power rating (1541) Barbeque on the Bow Festival
- Most recent contest Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival
20254 milestones
- First tracked contest Small Town Smoke Down
- First call Small Town Smoke Down
- First overall top-10 Small Town Smoke Down
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score682.2628 Small Town Smoke Down
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.4 | ND BBQ Championship | May 1, 2026 |
| +12.4 | The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 1) | Jul 24, 2026 |
| +10.3 | Didsbury Lions BBQ | Jul 26, 2025 |
| +6.1 | The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2) | Jul 25, 2026 |
| +4.4 | Alberta BBQ Festival | Jul 3, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.4 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | Aug 30, 2025 |
| -0.5 | Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival | Sep 11, 2026 |
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 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 88% | top 35% | 96.4% | 94.5% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | top 55% | 94.8% | 87.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival Leduc, AB | 8 / 17 (683.3484) | 8 (172.5600) | 16 (163.9540) | 10 (170.8228) | 1 (176.0116) |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 13 / 33 (676.5032) | 23 (165.6916) | 11 (170.2744) | 15 (169.6800) | 11 (170.8572) |
| Jul 25, 2026 | The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2) Didsbury, AB | 6 / 18 (671.3260) | 11 (166.2400) | 13 (164.5488) | 6 (169.1316) | 4 (171.4056) |
| Jul 24, 2026 | The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 1) Didsbury, AB | 3 / 18 (686.1944) | 5 (171.9772) | 1 (173.1200) | 9 (165.6800) | 1 (175.4172) |
| Jul 3, 2026 | Alberta BBQ Festival Millet, AB | 5 / 11 (676.4456) | 9 (167.3828) | 5 (169.6684) | 9 (165.6800) | 3 (173.7144) |
| May 30, 2026 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 13 / 24 (673.0400) | 23 (162.8000) | 11 (171.4172) | 14 (170.8572) | 7 (167.9656) |
| May 1, 2026 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 4 / 71 (694.2168) | 24 (171.4056) | 4 (178.2972) | 23 (171.4056) | 11 (173.1084) |
| May 1, 2026 | ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fargo, ND | — | — | 9 (170.8344) | — | — |
| Oct 11, 2025 | Bean Town BBQ Cookoff Bow Island, AB | 9 / 15 (655.8860) | 15 (155.4172) | 4 (170.2744) | 10 (161.6572) | 3 (168.5372) |
| Aug 30, 2025 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 38 / 38 (506.8000) | 13 (170.2856) | 2 (174.2744) | — | 24 (162.2400) |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 8 / 32 (675.3256) | 4 (173.7028) | 21 (165.0856) | 11 (171.4172) | 16 (165.1200) |
| May 31, 2025 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 9 / 25 (682.2628) | 8 (171.9884) | 19 (162.8344) | 9 (172) | 5 (175.4400) |