A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
WHEN PIGS DIE ahead in 100% of their meetings
WHEN PIGS DIE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
KICKIN BULL BBQ
KICKIN BULL BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 7th of 15 at the Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023). They are ranked #4160 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1480
peak 1480 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Oct 19, 2013
latest Jun 23, 2023 · 9.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
14% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
633.93 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 629.86 (+4.07)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.50
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.59 · weakest Brisket (151.87)
Road miles
804
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 421 mi
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)
Purse competed for
$1,750
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
629.86 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
322.27 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to KICKIN BULL BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
138 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,136 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,147 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1514
They've been 1514 at their best, 34 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,142 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
Level with KICKIN BULL BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,159 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before KICKIN BULL BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,165 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#4,157 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 6 years before KICKIN BULL BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 150.8000 | 160.39 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 143.3944 | 156.86 | top 69% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 158.2400 | 161.59 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6572 | 144.5488 | 151.87 | top 80% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 75% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 75% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NE
4 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
184
finished ahead 71 times, behind 180
Longest layoff
5.8 yrs
Aug 25, 2017 → Jun 23, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20233 milestones
- First call Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
20171 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.5372 6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
20152 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.5428 Biggest Buck and Best Rack
- Career-best overall score653.5428 Biggest Buck and Best Rack
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest 13th Annual Bordertown Bash
- Peak power rating (1493) 13th Annual Bordertown Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.1 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 23, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.6 | 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition | May 20, 2016 |
| -7.1 | 13th Annual Bordertown Bash | Oct 19, 2013 |
| -3.3 | 6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | May 19, 2017 |
| -2.7 | Biggest Buck and Best Rack | Sep 11, 2015 |
| -1.3 | 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska | Aug 5, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 47% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 88.4% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 87.7% | 86.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2023 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 7 / 15 (322.2744) | 10 (156.5600) | 6 (165.7144) | — | — |
| Aug 25, 2017 | BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE | 22 / 34 (636.4116) | 18 (166.2744) | 22 (157.6684) | 20 (160.5372) | 29 (151.9316) |
| May 19, 2017 | 6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 34 / 47 (633.5888) | 29 (162.2628) | 34 (158.2400) | 13 (168.5372) | 43 (144.5488) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE | 49 / 70 (631.3372) | 44 (161.6800) | 34 (161.6572) | 44 (159.4172) | 60 (148.5828) |
| May 20, 2016 | 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 35 / 42 (614.7888) | 34 (157.7144) | 39 (143.3944) | 33 (158.2400) | 27 (155.4400) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Biggest Buck and Best Rack Alma, AR | 19 / 25 (653.5428) | 18 (167.4056) | 18 (163.9544) | 15 (164.5256) | 22 (157.6572) |
| Oct 19, 2013 | 13th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 21 / 25 (609.4856) | 24 (150.8000) | 24 (147.3600) | 17 (158.2628) | 17 (153.0628) |