THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL

THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL is a competition barbecue team with 27 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 6th of 38 at the Farm Meat (2017). They are ranked #5433 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

⚔ Compare with another team

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,433

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1453

peak 1559 · rated over 27 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 11, 2015

latest Jun 3, 2022 · 7.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#437

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

19% of 27 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

670.7540 / 720

Master · Regahfest 2016

Perfect 180s

Current form

614.48 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 632.54 (-18.07)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Brisket · Beer,Fries & BBQ IV

Consistency

±32.86

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.18 · weakest Pork (153.50)

Road miles

2,202

across 27 mapped stops · furthest 215 mi

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Master avg

632.54 / 720

27 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

670.7540 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.7540 at Regahfest 2016 — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 27, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BBQ+ has finished one call ahead of THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 8 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 34%.

8 contests
3 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 34%

The weak link

−7.7 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.68 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 15% of the time against 19%.

Pork avg 153.50
Chicken avg 161.18
4 calls in 27 entries

A strong matchup

8–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 73% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL) in 8 of their 11 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Tony Stone BBQ Competition (Jun 3, 2022).

last seen Sep 12, 2020
back Jun 3, 2022

Chicken nemesis

20 of 25 shared chicken entries lost

IQ - NETHERLANDS ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, IQ - NETHERLANDS has out-cooked them in 20 of 25 shared chicken entries.

Show 2 more storylines

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BBQ MEESTERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 48% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 48% across 9 contests, versus top 60% the rest of the year.

9 September contests
top 60% the rest of the year

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
2020 ↗	Master	#1093 (56 pts)	#1102 (56 pts)	#840 (86 pts)	#821 (91 pts)	#879 (61 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#899 (310 pts)	#801 (410 pts)	#803 (400 pts)	#969 (300 pts)	#767 (425 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#725 (463 pts)	#749 (463 pts)	#489 (758 pts)	#633 (593 pts)	#726 (493 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#437 (865 pts)	#360 (1,025 pts)	#637 (635 pts)	#572 (700 pts)	#379 (1,005 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1007 (322 pts)	#970 (372 pts)	#1053 (332 pts)	#1094 (322 pts)	#1091 (307 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Bone Yard BBQ

#5,421 of the rated field

1453 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1453

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jul 23, 2021

⚔ Head-to-head

Roast a Piece

#5,444 of the rated field

1453 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1453

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 22 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA

#5,420 of the rated field

1453 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1453

Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 27, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Apr 24, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

Up In Your Grill

#5,409 of the rated field

1453 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1453

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 16% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Aug 17, 2024

⚔ Compare careers

Fowl Ballz

#5,427 of the rated field

1453 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1453

Level with THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Oct 7, 2022

⚔ Compare careers

HOLY SMOQUE BBQ

#5,419 of the rated field

1453 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1453

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

⚔ Compare careers

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
IQ - NETHERLANDS	25	2	23	8%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	24	0	24	0%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	22	0	22	0%	⚔ compare
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
BUGHOUSE SMOKERS	18	5	13	28%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
BBQ Team Laurentius	17	8	9	47%	⚔ compare
Backcorner BBQ	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
PUREBBQ	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
DE FILOUS	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
White Squirrel BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
010 BRAAI	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
LOWLAND SMOKERS	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	27	5	0	2	175.4056	140.5828	161.18	top 58%
Pork Ribs	27	4	0	0	168.6172	146.8228	160.26	top 52%
Pork	27	4	0	1	174.8456	20	153.50	top 65%
Brisket	27	6	1	2	178.8800	134.1600	157.59	top 56%

“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)	16	0	top 63%
Large (40+)	11	0	top 55%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NL	2	0	top 34%
DE	1	0	top 69%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Tony Stone BBQ Competition	2	35	top 87%	Jun 3, 2022
Eastern BBQ Contest	2	8	top 51%	Mar 31, 2018
Regahfest 2017	2	12	top 42%	Aug 26, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 8 contests

Contests a season 3.9 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NL 2 of 27 contests · 2 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 24 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 347 finished ahead 456 times, behind 654

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Sep 12, 2020 → Jun 3, 2022

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

20221 milestone

Jun 3 Most recent contest Tony Stone BBQ Competition

20191 milestone

Sep 7 25th tracked contest Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest

20174 milestones

May 13 First category win (Brisket) Beer,Fries & BBQ IV
May 13 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8800 Beer,Fries & BBQ IV
Sep 9 10th tracked contest Farm Meat
Sep 22 Peak power rating (1559) 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017

20162 milestones

Aug 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.7540 Regahfest 2016
Aug 27 Career-best overall score670.7540 Regahfest 2016

20153 milestones

Apr 11 First tracked contest Baseball & BBQ Cookoff
Apr 11 First call Baseball & BBQ Cookoff
Apr 11 First overall top-10 Baseball & BBQ Cookoff

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11	Farm Meat	Sep 9, 2017
+10.6	Eastern BBQ Contest	Apr 15, 2017
+10.2	Baseball & BBQ Cookoff	Apr 11, 2015
+8.5	1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest	Sep 2, 2017
+8.2	4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017	Sep 22, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.3	Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2)	May 12, 2018
-12.1	Regahfest 2018 Green	Aug 25, 2018
-11	Eastern BBQ Contest	Mar 31, 2018
-10.8	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018	Sep 22, 2018
-10.7	Meat The East	Apr 14, 2018

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)
2022	1	0	0	0%	top 92%	82.6%	82.6%
2020	1	0	0	0%	top 81%	86.8%	86.8%
2019	5	0	0	20%	top 76%	88.9%	86.6%
2018	8	0	0	38%	top 78%	91.3%	84.7%
2017	8	3	1	63%	top 34%	92.1%	91.1%
2016	3	1	0	67%	top 45%	93.2%	91%
2015	1	1	0	100%	top 21%	90%	90%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 3, 2022	Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp	35 / 38 (594.6400)	28 (161.6800)	33 (146.8228)	34 (151.9772)	38 (134.1600)
Sep 12, 2020	Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Dongen	25 / 31 (624.9944)	30 (153.0512)	19 (156.5488)	18 (160.5828)	24 (154.8116)
Sep 7, 2019	Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen	26 / 38 (630.1828)	27 (160.5256)	35 (150.8228)	33 (150.8344)	9 (168)
Aug 31, 2019	3rd International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland	25 / 31 (609.6004)	29 (148.5256)	12 (159.9888)	25 (151.9544)	24 (149.1316)
Jul 6, 2019	BBQ an der Burg 2019 Geestland	28 / 36 (612.9600)	14 (163.4172)	19 (155.9428)	31 (147.9544)	30 (145.6456)
Jun 8, 2019	Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp	45 / 55 (623.3488)	45 (157.1316)	38 (158.2972)	49 (150.8228)	35 (157.0972)
Apr 20, 2019	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 2 Ninove	21 / 29 (640.0232)	12 (166.8800)	22 (157.7144)	23 (156.0116)	16 (159.4172)
Sep 22, 2018	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 Waltrop	64 / 73 (599.9084)	70 (140.5828)	16 (164.5256)	48 (153.1200)	64 (141.6800)
Sep 1, 2018	2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland	15 / 44 (657.0404)	23 (164.5372)	9 (168.5716)	16 (165.1200)	20 (158.8116)
Aug 25, 2018	Regahfest 2018 Green The Hague	34 / 35 (605.6920)	34 (150.8228)	23 (158.3088)	26 (156.5716)	34 (139.9888)
Aug 25, 2018	RegahFest 2018 Yellow The Hague	26 / 29 (619.9660)	28 (147.4172)	13 (163.4400)	27 (150.2516)	17 (158.8572)
May 19, 2018	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp	32 / 60 (636.5604)	44 (157.6916)	46 (154.2744)	5 (174.2856)	43 (150.3088)
May 12, 2018	Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) Hasselt	50 / 51 (503.9772)	17 (168.0344)	11 (167.4056)	50 (20)	45 (148.5372)
Apr 14, 2018	Meat The East Hengelo	28 / 34 (631.8856)	33 (144.5140)	10 (167.4172)	23 (160.5372)	22 (159.4172)
Mar 31, 2018	Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove	27 / 33 (624.5484)	23 (162.2856)	25 (154.8228)	33 (151.4628)	25 (155.9772)
Oct 7, 2017	5th Annual BBQ Society Cook-Off Hoofddorp	22 / 47 (654.7772)	17 (169.1428)	33 (156.5256)	22 (165.6800)	18 (163.4288)
Sep 22, 2017	4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 Waltrop NRW, Germany	15 / 66 (661.1888)	19 (166.8684)	31 (161.6916)	16 (167.4516)	15 (165.1772)
Sep 9, 2017	Farm Meat Dongen	6 / 38 (663.3828)	6 (170.8228)	17 (162.8572)	24 (157.6684)	2 (172.0344)
Sep 2, 2017	1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland	8 / 32 (662.1600)	4 (173.7028)	8 (168.5372)	27 (154.2400)	9 (165.6800)
Aug 26, 2017	Regahfest 2017 The Hague	14 / 28 (646.7772)	3 (175.4056)	18 (157.1544)	15 (161.1200)	25 (153.0972)
Jun 3, 2017	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands	32 / 56 (649.0856)	54 (155.9656)	26 (162.8228)	35 (162.2628)	12 (168.0344)
May 13, 2017	Beer,Fries & BBQ IV Hasselt	19 / 50 (649.0972)	34 (158.8344)	45 (150.2628)	29 (161.1200)	1 (178.8800)
Apr 15, 2017	Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove, Belgium	8 / 41 (663.3944)	7 (171.9656)	14 (163.4288)	3 (174.8456)	27 (153.1544)
Sep 24, 2016	3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 Waltrop NRW, DE	46 / 67 (631.9656)	32 (162.8228)	13 (168.6172)	63 (143.9084)	47 (156.6172)
Sep 10, 2016	Farm Meat Dongen, NL	9 / 27 (662.7428)	2 (174.8572)	15 (162.2400)	10 (168.5256)	21 (157.1200)
Aug 27, 2016	Regahfest 2016 Den Hagg, NL	12 / 35 (670.7540)	28 (162.8228)	15 (165.6800)	10 (170.8456)	6 (171.4056)
Apr 11, 2015	Baseball & BBQ Cookoff Hoofddorp Netherlands	7 / 33 (647.9772)	11 (161.6800)	9 (162.3088)	23 (155.4056)	4 (168.5828)

THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

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)