MOONSHINE BASTARDS

MOONSHINE BASTARDS is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 11th of 24 at the Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat) (2016). They are ranked #4815 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,815

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1467

peak 1502 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 23, 2016

latest Jun 23, 2018 · 2.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1041

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 67%

overall standings

Best overall

662.8572 / 720

Master · Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat)

Perfect 180s

Current form

602.25 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 621.30 (-19.05)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.0228

Pork · KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees

Consistency

±53.24

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.58 · weakest Pork (146.59)

Road miles

482

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 75 mi

Schedule strength

19%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)

Master avg

621.30 / 720

9 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

662.8572 career-best overall

92.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 662.8572 at Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat) — 92.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 4, 2016

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 53%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 53%

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM ahead in 100% of their meetings

DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−16.0 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 15.99 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 22% of the time against 11%.

Pork avg 146.59
Chicken avg 162.58
2 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BUTTRUBBERS (NL) in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

RIDDLEQ'S ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, RIDDLEQ'S has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared chicken entries.

Going the wrong way

-26 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 26 points across 4 contests since Oct 7, 2017 — from 1493 down to 1467.

4 contests since Oct 7, 2017
now 1467

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Boom or bust

±7.39% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±7.39% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 86.3% of a perfect score
best 92.1%

A June team

Top 59% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 59% across 3 contests, versus top 67% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 67% 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
2018 ↗	Master	#1172 (212 pts)	#905 (362 pts)	#1327 (187 pts)	#1181 (237 pts)	#1238 (217 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1528 (164 pts)	#1566 (174 pts)	#1368 (219 pts)	#1086 (324 pts)	#1611 (159 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1041 (308 pts)	#1193 (278 pts)	#1322 (238 pts)	#1199 (283 pts)	#961 (363 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to MOONSHINE BASTARDS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

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#4,826 of the rated field

1467 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1467

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen May 23, 2026

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#4,822 of the rated field

1467 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1467

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rated over 9 contests
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BBQ TEAM NATTE

#4,803 of the rated field

1467 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1467

Level with MOONSHINE BASTARDS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 10, 2023

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BULL SLAP BBQ

#4,827 of the rated field

1467 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1467

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rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 9, 2024

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Grilluminati

#4,828 of the rated field

1467 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1511

They've been 1511 at their best, 44 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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Smoke Eaters

#4,809 of the rated field

1467 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1467

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 20, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BBQ Team Laurentius	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BUTTRUBBERS (NL)	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
RIDDLEQ'S	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
PUREBBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Backcorner BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
WETTELS ON FIRE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
010 BRAAI	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BBQ WIESEL	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	1	0	168.5256	153.6912	162.58	top 55%
Pork Ribs	9	1	0	169.7372	143.9316	156.63	top 64%
Pork	9	2	1	172.0228	20	146.59	top 55%
Brisket	9	1	0	165.7140	145.7484	155.49	top 65%

“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)	5	0	top 69%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 65%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NL	2	0	top 66%
BE	1	0	top 28%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees	2	14	0	top 66%	Jun 23, 2018

More numbers

Contests a season 3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NL 2 of 9 contests · 2 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 136 finished ahead 102 times, behind 220

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

20181 milestone

Jun 23 Most recent contest KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees

20171 milestone

Jun 10 Career-best single call (Pork)172.0228 KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees

20165 milestones

Apr 23 First tracked contest Baseball & BBQ Cookoff II
Apr 23 First call Baseball & BBQ Cookoff II
May 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2512 Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
Jun 4 Career-best overall score662.8572 Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat)
Jun 4 Peak power rating (1502) Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9	Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ	May 8, 2016
+3.5	Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat)	Jun 4, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.6	Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2)	May 12, 2018
-10.2	Baseball & BBQ Cookoff II	Apr 23, 2016
-8.8	Springbreak BBQ Contest	Mar 24, 2018
-4.6	Beer,Fries & BBQ IV	May 13, 2017
-3.7	KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees	Jun 23, 2018

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	3	33%	top 85%	87.3%	79.6%
2017	3	67%	top 64%	89.7%	89.3%
2016	3	33%	top 53%	92.1%	89.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 23, 2018	KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees Deurne	16 / 22 (628.5948)	11 (162.8572)	21 (146.8116)	11 (162.8688)	15 (156.0572)
May 12, 2018	Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) Hasselt	51 / 51 (475.9428)	23 (166.2628)	48 (143.9316)	51 (20)	47 (145.7484)
Mar 24, 2018	Springbreak BBQ Contest Lommel Belgium	32 / 39 (615.3372)	6 (167.4400)	33 (145.6800)	32 (151.9540)	31 (150.2632)
Oct 7, 2017	5th Annual BBQ Society Cook-Off Hoofddorp	31 / 47 (645.7028)	45 (153.7028)	8 (169.7372)	10 (168.5600)	39 (153.7028)
Jun 10, 2017	KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees Deurne	14 / 24 (645.6800)	19 (157.1084)	14 (162.3088)	2 (172.0228)	15 (154.2400)
May 13, 2017	Beer,Fries & BBQ IV Hasselt	34 / 50 (637.6796)	18 (166.2628)	14 (161.2000)	22 (163.9884)	44 (146.2284)
Jun 4, 2016	Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat) Deurne, The Netherlands, NL	11 / 24 (662.8572)	12 (168.5256)	18 (162.2744)	11 (168.0228)	11 (164.0344)
May 8, 2016	Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Hasselt, Belgium	11 / 40 (654.2512)	16 (167.4056)	18 (160.5600)	16 (162.8456)	15 (163.4400)
Apr 23, 2016	Baseball & BBQ Cookoff II Hoofdorp, NL	29 / 34 (625.6336)	29 (153.6912)	26 (157.1544)	34 (149.0740)	10 (165.7140)

MOONSHINE BASTARDS

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

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Going the wrong way

Boom or bust

A June 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 — 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)