Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.
- Brisket ×1
BENT NAIL BBQ
BENT NAIL BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 9th of 44 at the Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship (2017). They are ranked #2167 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1532
peak 1532 · rated over 5 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Apr 22, 2016
latest Aug 24, 2018 · 2.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
664.48 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 659.82 (+4.65)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.15
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.62 · weakest Chicken (160.35)
Road miles
1,209
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 571 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Master avg
659.82 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | #1808 (90 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1329 (185 pts) | #1870 (90 pts) | #1776 (105 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1602 (145 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #1480 (185 pts) | #2067 (95 pts) | #1139 (285 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1965 (115 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #1142 (285 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BENT NAIL BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
86 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,165 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1533
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,183 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1532
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before BENT NAIL BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,166 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 63%
- Peak
- 1533
4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careers#2,173 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1532
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,186 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1532
Level with BENT NAIL BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,185 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1538
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before BENT NAIL BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KISS MY RACK | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKY OKIE & COMPANY | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| BarrelHead Cookers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HONKY-TONK SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 157.6572 | 160.35 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 165.1544 | 169.62 | top 31% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.1544 | 153.6228 | 163.02 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 180 🔥 | 151.3828 | 166.83 | top 34% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | 3 | 9 | 0 | top 25% | Aug 24, 2018 |
| 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2 | 163 | 0 | top 71% | Oct 29, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
4 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
4 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
688
finished ahead 438 times, behind 507
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20182 milestones
- Peak power rating (1532) Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Most recent contest Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
20172 milestones
- First overall top-10 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Career-best overall score674.2056 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
20165 milestones
- First tracked contest Bynum School's Best of the Basin
- First call Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- First category win (Brisket) Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3600 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | Aug 26, 2016 |
| +10.2 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | Aug 25, 2017 |
| +5.8 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | Aug 24, 2018 |
| +3.4 | Bynum School's Best of the Basin | Apr 22, 2016 |
| +1.8 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 35% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 20% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 51% | 93.2% | 90.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2018 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 19 / 54 (669.0400) | 36 (157.6572) | 5 (174.8572) | 19 (167.9656) | 16 (168.5600) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 9 / 44 (674.2056) | 32 (159.9544) | 5 (175.4400) | 18 (163.4056) | 1 (175.4056) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 288 / 557 (653.6804) | 395 (158.8460) | 268 (165.1544) | 8 (177.1544) | 441 (152.5256) |
| Oct 28, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 163 / 180 (654.1028) | 172 (158.8228) | 90 (168.5372) | 178 (153.6228) | 46 (173.1200) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 14 / 72 (671.3600) | 31 (163.3944) | 30 (167.4284) | 47 (160.5372) | 1 (180) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Bynum School's Best of the Basin Midland, TX | 20 / 46 (636.5488) | 13 (163.4172) | 13 (166.3088) | 30 (155.4400) | 29 (151.3828) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.