CARNIVORE'S PARADISE

CARNIVORE'S PARADISE is a competition barbecue team with 47 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 29 at the I-39 Smokin Car Show (2018). They are ranked #4596 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,596

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1471

peak 1524 · rated over 45 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 6, 2016

latest Nov 5, 2021 · 5.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#338

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

9% of 47 contests

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

675.9540 / 720

Master · Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1

Perfect 180s

Current form

646.45 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 648.18 (-1.73)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.3200

Pork · Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1

Consistency

±14.36

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.11 · weakest Brisket (159.34)

Road miles

3,982

across 47 mapped stops · furthest 191 mi

Schedule strength

66%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)

Purse competed for

$49K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 13 state-championship entries

Master avg

648.18 / 720

45 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

675.9540 career-best overall

93.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 675.9540 at Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 — 93.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 22, 2018

The one to beat

5× one call ahead of them

CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE has finished one call ahead of CARNIVORE'S PARADISE 5 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

26–1 behind in the head-to-head

BIG "E" BBQ ahead in 96% of their meetings

BIG "E" BBQ has come out ahead in 26 of their 27 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

25 of 27 shared chicken entries lost

BIG "E" BBQ ahead 93% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BIG "E" BBQ has out-cooked them in 25 of 27 shared chicken entries.

Going the wrong way

-28 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 28 points across 8 contests since Oct 16, 2020 — from 1499 down to 1471.

8 contests since Oct 16, 2020
now 1471

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

The long haul

3,982 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,982 miles across 47 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 191 miles to Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!.

47 mapped stops
furthest 191 mi

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The metronome

±1.98% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.98% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.0% of a perfect score
47 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Route 66 Smoke Out every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 11th

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
2021 ↗	Master	#382 (502 pts)	#372 (542 pts)	#332 (614 pts)	#314 (652 pts)	#370 (552 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#405 (270 pts)	#389 (305 pts)	#285 (445 pts)	#418 (275 pts)	#401 (295 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1432 (128 pts)	#1495 (138 pts)	#1193 (213 pts)	#1481 (138 pts)	#1637 (118 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#338 (997 pts)	#299 (1,082 pts)	#383 (927 pts)	#180 (1,422 pts)	#284 (1,124 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#382 (963 pts)	#349 (1,058 pts)	#387 (983 pts)	#440 (883 pts)	#335 (1,118 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#584 (670 pts)	#495 (820 pts)	#379 (1,005 pts)	#554 (735 pts)	#597 (675 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CARNIVORE'S PARADISE, each with one reason worth a look.

137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

TOPPGATOR BBQ

#4,595 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 60
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1536

1–7 in 8 shared contests (13% to CARNIVORE'S PARADISE)

These two have cooked 8 of the same contests — TOPPGATOR BBQ ahead 7–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 59 contests
last seen Oct 22, 2021

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SMOKY LINCS

#4,609 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1471

7–3 in 10 shared contests (70% to CARNIVORE'S PARADISE)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 34 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 34 contests
last seen May 31, 2019

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Que'd Up

#4,598 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1471

Careers of much the same size, 44 contests to 47, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 44 contests
last seen Jul 28, 2023

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SHO DAWG BBQ

#4,602 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1471

28 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 4% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Aug 5, 2022

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Onkel Felix BBQ

#4,604 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1471

3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2026

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ROKER Q

#4,590 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1471

They turned up 6 years after CARNIVORE'S PARADISE did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	29	9	20	31%	⚔ compare
CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE	29	6	23	21%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	28	4	24	14%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	27	1	26	4%	⚔ compare
CHANNABILLY BBQ	26	5	21	19%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	26	1	25	4%	⚔ compare
QUAU	22	5	17	23%	⚔ compare
SMOKE FREAKS	21	1	20	5%	⚔ compare
Carrol Lou's Smokehouse	19	3	16	16%	⚔ compare
SmokinGhost BBQ	19	3	16	16%	⚔ compare
WE WILL ROCK QUE	18	11	7	61%	⚔ compare
RACK MASTERS BBQ	16	9	7	56%	⚔ compare
QUE U	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ	15	13	2	87%	⚔ compare
HOG CALL BBQ	15	9	6	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	46	5	0	1	172	152.5484	163.11	top 60%
Pork Ribs	47	9	0	0	174.3316	151.3372	162.68	top 56%
Pork	45	7	0	3	178.3200	150.8000	163.09	top 59%
Brisket	45	6	1	2	173.1772	140.5828	159.34	top 63%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 58%
Medium (20–39)	20	top 66%
Large (40+)	23	top 62%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IL	32	top 60%
WI	8	top 68%
IN	6	top 73%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Route 66 Smoke Out	5	11	top 57%	May 1, 2021
RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)	4	18	top 62%	May 26, 2018
Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two)	3	27	top 82%	Jun 26, 2021
Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off	3	17	top 49%	Oct 19, 2018
Harbor-Que	2	14	top 62%	Oct 5, 2018
McHenry Rotary Blues Brews & BBQ	2	5	top 27%	Aug 18, 2018
I-39 Smokin Car Show	2	3	top 33%	Jun 30, 2018
Hog Capital Challenge	2	21	top 82%	Jun 15, 2018
Red, White & BBQ (Day 2)	2	27	top 66%	May 28, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 12 contests

Contests a season 7.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 32 of 47 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 30 9 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 47 entries · 0 wins · 9 calls

Opponents faced 512 finished ahead 655 times, behind 1,089

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20211 milestone

Nov 5 Most recent contest Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)

20186 milestones

Jun 22 25th tracked contest Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1
Jun 22 Career-best overall score675.9540 Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1
Jun 22 Career-best single call (Pork)178.3200 Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1
Jun 30 First category win (Brisket) I-39 Smokin Car Show
Jun 30 First overall podium I-39 Smokin Car Show
Aug 18 Peak power rating (1524) McHenry Rotary Blues Brews & BBQ

20171 milestone

Jul 1 First overall top-10 I-39 Smokin Car Show

20164 milestones

May 6 First tracked contest Route 66 Smoke Out
May 28 First call Red, White & BBQ (Day 2)
May 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2056 Red, White & BBQ (Day 2)
Oct 21 10th tracked contest Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.4	I-39 Smokin Car Show	Jun 30, 2018
+14.8	McHenry Rotary Blues Brews & BBQ	Aug 19, 2017
+14.7	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1	Jun 22, 2018
+9	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1)	May 26, 2017
+8.9	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off	Oct 21, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.5	Badger Brew & Que I (Day 1)	Aug 5, 2016
-9.3	Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! Day 2	Jul 16, 2016
-9.1	CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2	Jul 18, 2020
-8.8	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two)	Jun 26, 2021
-8.4	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one)	Jun 25, 2021

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	9	1	0	22%	top 73%	92.9%	90.5%
2020	4	0	0	25%	top 68%	92.3%	91%
2019	2	0	0	50%	top 71%	89.4%	88.7%
2018	12	1	1	50%	top 55%	93.9%	90.3%
2017	10	2	0	50%	top 55%	92.2%	90.1%
2016	10	0	0	30%	top 71%	91.8%	89.2%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 5, 2021	Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) unrated Yorkville, IL	11 / 18 (654.7888)	13 (159.4172)	10 (161.6916)	—	—
Sep 10, 2021	Honor-Q 🏅 Yorkville, IL	10 / 17 (667.9888)	14 (155.9772)	10 (168.5944)	3 (177.1544)	9 (166.2628)
Jul 16, 2021	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 🏅 Eureka, IL	18 / 25 (651.9316)	17 (166.2972)	21 (155.9888)	16 (166.2628)	16 (163.3828)
Jun 26, 2021	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 🏅 Belvidere, IL	42 / 43 (637.0400)	43 (153.6800)	21 (168.5600)	40 (153.6800)	34 (161.1200)
Jun 25, 2021	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) 🏅 Belvidere, IL	41 / 49 (637.0856)	45 (155.4056)	35 (162.2400)	42 (159.9884)	39 (159.4516)
May 15, 2021	Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 🏅 Warsaw, IN	34 / 39 (638.2288)	21 (168.0116)	37 (156.5372)	32 (162.2628)	37 (151.4172)
May 14, 2021	Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 🏅 Warsaw, IN	25 / 41 (668.5372)	18 (169.1200)	24 (166.2744)	30 (164.5484)	23 (168.5944)
May 14, 2021	Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest Warsaw, IN	—	—	16 (169.1656)	—	—
May 1, 2021	Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL	27 / 44 (659.2908)	32 (163.3712)	25 (161.6800)	17 (166.8112)	21 (167.4284)
Oct 16, 2020	Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI	33 / 50 (645.6112)	15 (169.1428)	35 (159.9428)	44 (155.9772)	31 (160.5484)
Jul 18, 2020	CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 🏅 Eureka, IL	23 / 25 (657.0860)	19 (167.4060)	11 (168)	21 (162.8228)	21 (158.8572)
Jul 17, 2020	CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 🏅 Eureka, IL	18 / 30 (664.5256)	27 (157.6684)	4 (172.5828)	19 (167.9656)	15 (166.3088)
May 29, 2020	Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	36 / 66 (653.1196)	44 (161.7028)	31 (164.6056)	31 (163.4172)	44 (163.3940)
Oct 18, 2019	Best of the Midwest 🏅 Union Grove, WI	38 / 52 (633.6004)	23 (164.0116)	46 (151.3372)	35 (159.9656)	35 (158.2860)
May 3, 2019	Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL	23 / 33 (643.8736)	23 (161.7028)	8 (168)	21 (163.9884)	29 (150.1824)
Oct 19, 2018	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	23 / 42 (643.9084)	30 (158.2400)	8 (169.1200)	12 (169.7028)	39 (146.8456)
Oct 5, 2018	Harbor-Que Winthrop Harbor, IL	14 / 28 (647.8512)	7 (170.8456)	11 (163.4056)	7 (167.3828)	25 (146.2172)
Aug 24, 2018	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	34 / 42 (621.1544)	39 (152.5484)	36 (153.1316)	17 (164.0228)	33 (151.4516)
Aug 18, 2018	McHenry Rotary Blues Brews & BBQ McHenry, IL	12 / 30 (653.0972)	3 (168.6172)	19 (154.2860)	3 (168.5484)	14 (161.6456)
Jul 20, 2018	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL	24 / 43 (659.3144)	36 (158.2172)	24 (162.2744)	18 (168)	12 (170.8228)
Jun 30, 2018	I-39 Smokin Car Show Minonk, IL	3 / 29 (673.1428)	4 (169.7372)	13 (159.9772)	6 (170.2628)	1 (173.1656)
Jun 23, 2018	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 Belvidere, IL	30 / 44 (648.5832)	38 (157.7488)	25 (161.7028)	37 (155.9544)	4 (173.1772)
Jun 22, 2018	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 Belvidere, IL	11 / 51 (675.9540)	16 (170.2512)	38 (159.3828)	2 (178.3200)	18 (168)
Jun 15, 2018	Hog Capital Challenge Kewanee, IL	21 / 25 (635.8740)	22 (158.1940)	13 (163.3944)	14 (162.8456)	22 (151.4400)
May 26, 2018	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL	50 / 60 (632.4572)	51 (159.4400)	41 (158.2288)	46 (159.9656)	45 (154.8228)
May 25, 2018	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) Westmont, IL	30 / 49 (651.3484)	31 (163.9772)	25 (162.8456)	31 (161.1200)	25 (163.4056)
May 4, 2018	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	20 / 38 (657.0400)	21 (165.1428)	18 (165.1200)	13 (169.6800)	31 (157.0972)
Oct 20, 2017	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	31 / 52 (634.1828)	41 (153.6800)	19 (165.1428)	34 (157.6456)	32 (157.7144)
Oct 6, 2017	Harbor-Que Winthrop Harbor, IL	17 / 23 (617.0172)	13 (160.5256)	18 (151.4060)	21 (150.8000)	15 (154.2856)
Aug 19, 2017	McHenry Rotary Blues Brews & BBQ McHenry, IL	5 / 36 (660.0116)	12 (167.9772)	5 (166.8572)	21 (158.8800)	2 (166.2972)
Jul 14, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Bend, IN	15 / 27 (657.0632)	15 (165.6916)	14 (165.1200)	21 (159.9772)	8 (166.2744)
Jul 1, 2017	I-39 Smokin Car Show Minonk, IL	10 / 18 (650.7432)	6 (165.6800)	9 (162.2516)	11 (159.4172)	7 (163.3944)
Jun 23, 2017	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Belvidere, IL	27 / 42 (642.1828)	22 (163.9656)	38 (155.3484)	21 (163.4172)	30 (159.4516)
Jun 16, 2017	Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL) Kewanee, IL	21 / 26 (655.3716)	12 (167.3828)	22 (158.8460)	21 (163.4172)	13 (165.7256)
May 27, 2017	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL	35 / 59 (648.5032)	49 (157.6688)	17 (169.7144)	42 (160.5372)	29 (160.5828)
May 26, 2017	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) Westmont, IL	18 / 40 (655.9428)	18 (165.6916)	31 (157.1200)	8 (168.5828)	18 (164.5484)
May 5, 2017	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	11 / 29 (663.9888)	7 (172)	15 (164.5716)	11 (168)	20 (159.4172)
Oct 21, 2016	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	17 / 51 (657.0856)	36 (157.6684)	5 (171.4400)	25 (160.5372)	15 (167.4400)
Oct 14, 2016	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Authur, IL	26 / 55 (661.0744)	37 (162.8228)	23 (167.3828)	19 (166.8572)	32 (164.0116)
Aug 6, 2016	Badger Brew & Que II (Day 2) Manitowoc, WI	19 / 22 (629.6464)	13 (163.3944)	19 (156.5604)	9 (168.5944)	22 (141.0972)
Aug 5, 2016	Badger Brew & Que I (Day 1) Manitowoc, WI	25 / 27 (606.2976)	22 (156.0116)	23 (151.4516)	19 (158.2516)	24 (140.5828)
Jul 16, 2016	Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! Day 2 New Palestine, IN	33 / 33 (649.0744)	18 (170.8572)	23 (165.7144)	30 (157.6800)	33 (154.8228)
Jul 15, 2016	Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	30 / 39 (650.7312)	18 (168.5600)	26 (165.1200)	39 (155.3828)	30 (161.6684)
Jun 17, 2016	Hog Capital Challenge - JUDGES FULL Kewanee, IL	18 / 23 (641.6112)	13 (163.9428)	16 (160.5716)	20 (159.4056)	17 (157.6912)
May 28, 2016	Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	27 / 55 (658.2056)	31 (165.7256)	4 (174.3316)	32 (163.9428)	47 (154.2056)
May 27, 2016	Red, White & BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL	35 / 42 (632.9376)	28 (162.8000)	30 (159.9888)	31 (159.3600)	34 (150.7888)
May 6, 2016	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	25 / 40 (638.7888)	15 (165.1316)	13 (169.1544)	27 (157.7028)	35 (146.8000)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

CARNIVORE'S PARADISE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

Chicken nemesis

Going the wrong way

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)