BBCATS BELGIUM

BBCATS BELGIUM is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 9th of 40 at the Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ (2016). They are ranked #5564 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,564

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1450

peak 1510 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 8, 2016

latest Mar 26, 2022 · 5.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1119

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

9% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 74%

overall standings

Best overall

659.9884 / 720

Master · Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

618.96 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 625.46 (-6.50)

Walk rate

27%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.2512

Chicken · Spring Break BBQ Contest

Consistency

±14.09

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 161.12 · weakest Brisket (152.18)

Road miles

5,778

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 5,397 mi

Schedule strength

29%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)

Master avg

625.46 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

THE OINK BROTHERS has finished one call ahead of BBCATS BELGIUM 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

9–0 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 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.94 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 18%.

Brisket avg 152.18
Pork avg 161.12
0 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

8–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

The comeback

2.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.5 years, then back at Spring Break BBQ Contest III (Mar 26, 2022).

last seen Sep 21, 2019
back Mar 26, 2022

Pork nemesis

7 of 10 shared pork entries lost

SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE ahead 70% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE has out-cooked them in 7 of 10 shared pork entries.

A May team

Top 65% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 65% across 4 contests, versus top 74% the rest of the year.

4 May contests
top 74% the rest of the year

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The long haul

5,778 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,778 miles across 11 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 5,397 miles to World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championships (Competitiors Series).

11 mapped stops
furthest 5,397 mi

The metronome

±1.96% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.96% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 86.9% of a perfect score
11 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
2022 ↗	Master	#1243 (76 pts)	#1647 (56 pts)	#1046 (141 pts)	#1010 (131 pts)	#1308 (66 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1226 (180 pts)	#944 (305 pts)	#1240 (195 pts)	#1130 (235 pts)	#1277 (180 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1119 (236 pts)	#1099 (261 pts)	#1170 (241 pts)	#998 (311 pts)	#1057 (276 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1247 (234 pts)	#1473 (194 pts)	#1196 (274 pts)	#1360 (234 pts)	#2037 (114 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BBCATS BELGIUM, each with one reason worth a look.

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

3 Muskabeers

#5,555 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1450

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 7, 2025

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MEAT SLINGERS

#5,557 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jan 29, 2021

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LITTLE JOE'S BBQ

#5,543 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 7 years before BBCATS BELGIUM's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

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Cookin Possums

#5,540 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1511

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 19, 2017

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SMOKIN WOLVES

#5,559 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2014

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OINK MASTER

#5,580 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1449

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 Oct 19, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
WETTELS ON FIRE	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY THE BOAR	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
ROASTING ROMANS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Backcorner BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BUTTRUBBERS (NL)	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
BBQ Team Laurentius	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKE AND FIRE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
White Squirrel BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	1	170.2512	144.5144	158.21	top 69%
Pork Ribs	11	2	169.7256	143.9772	155.79	top 67%
Pork	11	2	166.2972	153.7140	161.12	top 54%
Brisket	11	0	160.5600	142.8232	152.18	top 75%

“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)	6	0	top 79%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 66%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2)	2	26	0	top 75%	May 12, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 4 contests

Contests a season 2.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in BE 2 of 11 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 9 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 125 finished ahead 100 times, behind 273

Longest layoff 2.5 yrs Sep 21, 2019 → Mar 26, 2022

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

20221 milestone

Mar 26 Most recent contest Spring Break BBQ Contest III

20192 milestones

Mar 30 Career-best single call (Chicken)170.2512 Spring Break BBQ Contest
Sep 21 10th tracked contest Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland

20165 milestones

May 8 First call Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
May 8 First overall top-10 Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
May 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9884 Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
May 8 Career-best overall score659.9884 Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
May 8 Peak power rating (1510) Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ

20141 milestone

Nov 13 First tracked contest World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championships (Competitiors Series)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.2	Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ	May 8, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.9	Springbreak BBQ Contest	Mar 24, 2018
-11.6	Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland	Sep 15, 2018
-8.3	Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland	Sep 21, 2019
-8.2	Beer,Fries & BBQ VI	May 11, 2019
-7.5	Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2)	May 12, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	100%	top 68%	86.5%	86.5%
2019	3	0	33%	top 83%	87.6%	86%
2018	4	0	0%	top 83%	87.7%	86.1%
2016	2	1	50%	top 42%	91.7%	89.8%
2014	1	0	0%	—	—	—

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 26, 2022	Spring Break BBQ Contest III Lommel	21 / 31 (622.7432)	31 (144.5144)	9 (163.4516)	10 (163.9772)	23 (150.8000)
Sep 21, 2019	Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint Niklaas	32 / 36 (614.7432)	30 (155.9656)	22 (158.8688)	28 (157.0856)	32 (142.8232)
May 11, 2019	Beer,Fries & BBQ VI Kapermolenpark, Hasselt	42 / 49 (612.3652)	39 (154.8112)	37 (151.3600)	38 (153.7140)	39 (152.4800)
Mar 30, 2019	Spring Break BBQ Contest Lommel	30 / 40 (630.7540)	5 (170.2512)	39 (145.0856)	14 (166.2972)	32 (149.1200)
Sep 15, 2018	Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint Niklaas	29 / 31 (614.2056)	21 (160.5828)	29 (143.9772)	22 (159.9428)	28 (149.7028)
May 12, 2018	Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) Hasselt	41 / 51 (625.6460)	51 (146.2400)	42 (153.7260)	20 (165.1200)	22 (160.5600)
May 11, 2018	Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1) Hasselt	26 / 37 (631.4744)	32 (157.7028)	24 (155.4744)	18 (161.1428)	20 (157.1544)
Mar 24, 2018	Springbreak BBQ Contest Lommel Belgium	35 / 39 (609.6572)	24 (158.3200)	34 (145.0972)	28 (154.2284)	26 (152.0116)
Sep 17, 2016	Het BBQ Kampionenschap Van Het Waasland Nikiaas, Belgium	18 / 29 (633.0400)	15 (166.8456)	18 (160.5716)	18 (159.4056)	27 (146.2172)
May 8, 2016	Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Hasselt, Belgium	9 / 40 (659.9884)	19 (166.8456)	5 (169.7256)	9 (165.7144)	25 (157.7028)
Nov 13, 2014	World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championships (Competitiors Series) Las Vegas, NV	—	—	29 (166.2972)	24 (165.6800)	40 (155.3944)

BBCATS BELGIUM

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)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

A May team

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

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)