OMERTA BBQ

OMERTA BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 22 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 15 at the Vienna BBQ Days (2018). They are ranked #1826 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,826

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1547

peak 1552 · rated over 22 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 23, 2016

latest Sep 7, 2019 · 3.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#344

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

13 podiums

Overall top-10s

55% of 22 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 48%

overall standings

Best overall

679.8852 / 720

Master · 2nd Wild King BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.33 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 656.27 (+3.06)

Walk rate

86%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Pork · Slovenia BBQ Open

Consistency

±14.01

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.03 · weakest Brisket (162.03)

Road miles

4,607

across 22 mapped stops · furthest 379 mi

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)

Master avg

656.27 / 720

22 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Vienna BBQ Days (Jul 14, 2018).

Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

86% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 19 of 22 contests

A top-10 category call in 86% of their 22 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

679.8852 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.8852 at 2nd Wild King BBQ Competition — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 13, 2019

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

GRILLKUNST has finished one call ahead of OMERTA BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 4 category wins, at an average finish in the top 31%.

6 contests
4 overall top-10s
4 category wins
average top 31%

A tough matchup

18–1 behind in the head-to-head

White Squirrel BBQ ahead in 95% of their meetings

White Squirrel BBQ has come out ahead in 18 of their 19 shared contests.

A strong matchup

11–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 92% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BBQ4FUN in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

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Built for the big stage

Top 46% average finish in large fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 46% finish in large fields against top 59% in small ones.

Large (40+): top 46% (4)
Small (<20 teams): top 59% (8)

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

FULAC BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

4,607 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,607 miles across 22 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 379 miles to Tallya BBQ Fesztival.

22 mapped stops
furthest 379 mi

The metronome

±1.95% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.95% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.1% of a perfect score
22 contests

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
2019 ↗	Master	#386 (841 pts)	#342 (921 pts)	#322 (961 pts)	#346 (936 pts)	#391 (846 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#344 (983 pts)	#478 (763 pts)	#312 (1,033 pts)	#329 (1,018 pts)	#464 (788 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#952 (363 pts)	#1215 (263 pts)	#1072 (328 pts)	#890 (438 pts)	#731 (538 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1085 (292 pts)	#922 (397 pts)	#1060 (327 pts)	#1110 (317 pts)	#1057 (322 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to OMERTA BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Badboy Butchers BBQ

#1,832 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1546

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to OMERTA BBQ)

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

rated over 16 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

TNT Explosive BBQ

#1,815 of the rated field

1547 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1568

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 22, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 19 contests
last seen May 1, 2026

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Cook Shack BBQ

#1,830 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1554

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 29% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2024

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SAUCY SWINE-O'S

#1,821 of the rated field

1547 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1548

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jun 23, 2017

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MUSIC CITY PIG PALS

#1,833 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1580

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

rated over 36 contests
last seen May 19, 2017

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PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ

#1,822 of the rated field

1547 power rating

Contests: 40
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1560

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 40 contests to 22.

rated over 40 contests
last seen Feb 21, 2020

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ	19	7	12	37%	⚔ compare
White Squirrel BBQ	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
EGGHEAD-BARBECUE	16	9	7	56%	⚔ compare
BALDICUE	16	7	9	44%	⚔ compare
COOKLOUNGE BBQ	14	9	5	64%	⚔ compare
GRILLKUNST	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
GRILLSPITZ BBQ HUNTERS	13	10	3	77%	⚔ compare
Knockstone BBQ Team Austria	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
BBQ4FUN	12	11	1	92%	⚔ compare
Westside BBQ	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
BOHEMIAN BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
DRAGON BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
SAUWALD BBQ	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
GECKO BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
BBQ BROS Competition Team	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	22	8	0	1	173.1656	150.2284	164.43	top 57%
Pork Ribs	22	9	2	3	172.5828	151.3944	163.96	top 49%
Pork	21	11	3	7	178.8800	152.5144	166.03	top 43%
Brisket	22	14	0	2	171.9884	149.0972	162.03	top 47%

“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)	8	top 59%
Medium (20–39)	10	top 40%
Large (40+)	4	top 46%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
DE	1	top 59%
CZ	1	top 82%
AT	1	top 63%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Vienna BBQ Days	2	3	0	top 33%	Jul 14, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 7 contests

Contests a season 5.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in DE 1 of 22 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 21 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 185 finished ahead 298 times, behind 230

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

20192 milestones

Apr 13 Career-best overall score679.8852 2nd Wild King BBQ Competition
Sep 7 Most recent contest Jack Daniel's presents Burgerfest

20185 milestones

Apr 7 10th tracked contest 2nd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels 2018
Apr 14 First category win (Pork Ribs) Wild King BBQ Competition
Jul 14 First overall podium Vienna BBQ Days
Jul 14 First multi-meat day Vienna BBQ Days
Sep 29 Peak power rating (1552) Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival & KCBS BBQ Competition 2018

20171 milestone

Sep 16 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8800 Slovenia BBQ Open

20164 milestones

Apr 23 First tracked contest Barbecue Bulls Championship 2016
Apr 23 First call Barbecue Bulls Championship 2016
Apr 23 First overall top-10 Barbecue Bulls Championship 2016
Jul 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score672.5368 Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.5	4th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2018	Apr 28, 2018
+12	Wild King BBQ Competition	Apr 14, 2018
+11.2	2nd Wild King BBQ Competition	Apr 13, 2019
+10.5	Vienna BBQ Days	Jul 14, 2018
+9.9	Wild West Fest On Fire	Aug 10, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.3	4th Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition	Apr 6, 2019
-9.4	3rd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition	Apr 5, 2019
-8.6	Bohemian BBQ	May 21, 2016
-6.1	5th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2019	Apr 27, 2019
-5.4	2nd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels 2018	Apr 7, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	7	3	1	100%	top 56%	94.4%	91.1%
2018	6	4	4	83%	top 31%	94%	91.4%
2017	6	4	0	83%	top 46%	93.8%	91.6%
2016	3	1	0	67%	top 68%	93.4%	89.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 7, 2019	Jack Daniel's presents Burgerfest Prague	8 / 13 (649.6116)	3 (167.4172)	7 (164.5372)	10 (154.2172)	8 (163.4400)
Aug 10, 2019	Wild West Fest On Fire Zbilje, Medvode	7 / 27 (670.2972)	11 (169.7716)	2 (172.5828)	17 (161.7144)	9 (166.2284)
Jul 20, 2019	4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen	18 / 44 (649.0284)	13 (167.9884)	8 (169.6800)	—	37 (149.0972)
Apr 27, 2019	5th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2019 Salzburg	18 / 26 (647.8516)	18 (163.9772)	16 (162.8000)	26 (152.5144)	6 (168.5600)
Apr 13, 2019	2nd Wild King BBQ Competition Tirol	5 / 28 (679.8852)	4 (173.1084)	12 (165.1200)	11 (169.6684)	8 (171.9884)
Apr 6, 2019	4th Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels	15 / 16 (651.4180)	16 (163.9544)	12 (162.8804)	3 (175.4288)	16 (149.1544)
Apr 5, 2019	3rd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels	13 / 16 (643.9200)	15 (158.8228)	15 (151.3944)	1 (172.0228)	10 (161.6800)
Sep 29, 2018	Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival & KCBS BBQ Competition 2018 Graz	5 / 19 (676.5600)	10 (168.0228)	8 (166.2744)	3 (174.2856)	5 (167.9772)
Jul 21, 2018	3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen	18 / 48 (649.5768)	14 (167.9656)	12 (164.5716)	28 (161.6568)	31 (155.3828)
Jul 14, 2018	Vienna BBQ Days Vienna	3 / 15 (666.2056)	12 (161.1428)	1 (169.1428)	1 (174.2628)	5 (161.6572)
Apr 28, 2018	4th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2018 Salzburg Austria	4 / 24 (670.1712)	4 (173.1428)	14 (161.6800)	1 (173.7028)	10 (161.6456)
Apr 14, 2018	Wild King BBQ Competition Tirol	4 / 23 (652.4800)	15 (162.2628)	1 (170.2972)	14 (157.0856)	7 (162.8344)
Apr 7, 2018	2nd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels 2018 Wels	12 / 17 (634.2512)	9 (162.3200)	9 (161.1200)	14 (155.9540)	10 (154.8572)
Oct 14, 2017	Tallya BBQ Fesztival Tallya	22 / 40 (641.0396)	37 (152.5256)	29 (159.9656)	9 (168.5484)	19 (160)
Sep 16, 2017	Slovenia BBQ Open Medvode	10 / 25 (664.4684)	25 (150.2284)	10 (167.9772)	2 (178.8800)	6 (167.3828)
Jul 22, 2017	2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen	20 / 40 (662.2628)	32 (162.2284)	15 (164.5944)	15 (170.2972)	19 (165.1428)
Jul 8, 2017	Vienna BBQ Days Vienna	9 / 20 (656.5252)	15 (157.6912)	13 (159.4056)	3 (173.1428)	3 (166.2856)
Apr 29, 2017	3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017 Salzburg Austria	8 / 28 (675.4056)	14 (167.9656)	13 (167.4172)	14 (168.5828)	3 (171.4400)
Apr 8, 2017	Meat Smoke and Beer Festival 2017 Wels	8 / 14 (655.4396)	7 (167.4512)	12 (161.7028)	8 (164.5828)	9 (161.7028)
Jul 23, 2016	Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival Millheim, DE	17 / 29 (672.5368)	9 (173.1656)	9 (170.8228)	21 (162.2628)	14 (166.2856)
May 21, 2016	Bohemian BBQ Prague, Czech Republic	18 / 22 (629.1084)	16 (159.4056)	17 (159.4400)	19 (153.7028)	12 (156.5600)
Apr 23, 2016	Barbecue Bulls Championship 2016 Salzburg, Austria	10 / 16 (639.9652)	5 (166.8684)	13 (153.6916)	5 (164.0456)	13 (155.3596)

OMERTA BBQ

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 (11 found in their record)

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Built for the big stage

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

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)