BAR-B-KILTS

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#6070

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1428

peak 1428 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2016-01-08

latest 2023-05-27

Best ToY finish

#1202

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 92%

overall standings

Best overall

623.8744 / 720

Master · Wild West BBQ Cook Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

605.56 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 582.54 (+23.02)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

163.9656

Chicken · Wild West BBQ Cook Off

Consistency

±49.26

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 156.83 · weakest Pork (145.44)

Road miles

1,013

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 138 mi

Schedule strength

52%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

582.54 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

DOUBLE J SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of BAR-B-KILTS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 80%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 80%

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.4 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.39 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Pork avg 145.44
Pork Ribs avg 156.83
0 calls in 8 entries

The comeback

4.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4.9 years, then back at Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest (2023-05-27).

last seen 2018-06-22
back 2023-05-27

Pork Ribs nemesis

7 of 7 shared pork ribs entries lost

Backdraft BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Backdraft BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared pork ribs entries.

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

Buddhist From Mecca BBQ

#6062 of the rated field

1428 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1428

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 6 years before BAR-B-KILTS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

BUXIES BAR B Q

#6063 of the rated field

1428 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1428

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2015-07-17

⚔ Head-to-head

Poultrygeist BBQ

#6065 of the rated field

1428 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1428

No shared contest yet.

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 2026-06-13

⚔ Head-to-head

Second Hand Smokers

#6067 of the rated field

1428 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1428

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-05-01

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Rubbed the Right Way

#6069 of the rated field

1428 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1428

No shared contest yet.

Level with BAR-B-KILTS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2022-11-04

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKE & FIRE BBQ

#6073 of the rated field

1428 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1428

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2017-08-18

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Backdraft BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
WILD HOGS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BURNTOUT BBQ CO	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE J'S	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
WOODY'S Q SHACK	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
HONEYMAN BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	163.9656	142.7884	151.47	top 90%
Pork Ribs	8	163.3828	144.4688	156.83	top 71%
Pork	8	154.2400	133.6572	145.44	top 94%
Brisket	8	158.2744	137.0516	147.74	top 86%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 89%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 99%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
National Western BBQ Throwdown	2	34	0	top 91%	2018-01-05

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 7.4 yrs 2016-01-08 → 2023-05-27

Busiest season 2018 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CO 8 of 8 contests

Contests visited 7 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 156.83 · weakest Pork (145.44)

Walk rate 0% a top-10 call in 0 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 8 contests

Master average 582.54 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 153 22–265 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,013 8 mapped stops · furthest 138 mi

Schedule strength 1567 average field rating faced — tougher than 52% of rated contests

Purse competed for $10,000 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 4.9 yrs 2018-06-22 → 2023-05-27

Power rating 1428 peak 1428 · #6070 of 6,413 rated

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

2016
Jan 8 First tracked contest National Western BBQ Throwdown
Jan 8 Peak power rating (1489) National Western BBQ Throwdown
2018
May 11 Career-best overall score623.8744 Wild West BBQ Cook Off
May 11 Career-best single call (Chicken)163.9656 Wild West BBQ Cook Off
2023
May 27 Most recent contest Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+0.7	2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest	2018-06-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.5	Boats, Bands, & BBQ	2017-05-19
-12.2	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ	2017-08-04
-11.7	Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest	2017-07-21
-11.4	National Western BBQ Throwdown	2016-01-08
-10	Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest	2023-05-27

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0%	top 100%	83.4%	83.4%
2018	3	0%	top 80%	86.6%	85.6%
2017	3	0%	top 99%	80.8%	74.9%
2016	1	0%	top 94%	82.3%	82.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023-05-27	Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 🏅 Castle Rock, CO	37 / 37 (600.4116)	33 (158.8572)	37 (150.2628)	37 (149.0972)	37 (142.1944)
2018-06-22	2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest Leadville, CO	19 / 31 (619.8744)	29 (151.9656)	19 (158.2632)	22 (154.2400)	17 (155.4056)
2018-05-11	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	24 / 26 (623.8744)	15 (163.9656)	17 (162.2972)	25 (148.5144)	25 (149.0972)
2018-01-05	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	34 / 39 (605.5656)	39 (142.7884)	25 (159.9772)	35 (144.5256)	29 (158.2744)
2017-08-04	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO	44 / 44 (578.0804)	40 (152.5372)	44 (144.4688)	44 (133.6572)	42 (147.4172)
2017-07-21	Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	45 / 46 (581.4632)	44 (145.6344)	37 (154.8344)	46 (143.9428)	45 (137.0516)
2017-05-19	Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO	36 / 36 (458.6744)	—	21 (161.1316)	34 (146.7656)	29 (150.7772)
2016-01-08	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	34 / 36 (592.3772)	36 (144.5600)	15 (163.3828)	35 (142.7656)	33 (141.6688)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1319 (60 pts)	#1432 (60 pts)	#1287 (60 pts)	#1296 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1202 (202 pts)	#1229 (217 pts)	#1199 (237 pts)	#1334 (182 pts)	#1263 (207 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1392 (180 pts)	#1802 (120 pts)	#1423 (200 pts)	#1489 (180 pts)	#1476 (180 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2081 (110 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)