BAR-B-QUE MONSTERS

BAR-B-QUE MONSTERS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 6th of 43 at the Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) (2014). They finished #2274 in the 2016 Master Series Team of the Year standings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1518

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 15, 2014

latest May 5, 2018 · 3.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#2274

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

25% of 4 contests

Avg finish

top 40%

overall standings

Best overall

678.7884 / 720

Master · Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Pork · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Consistency

±7.56

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 169.42 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.83)

Road miles

across 4 mapped stops

Schedule strength

26%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)

Master avg

668.21 / 720

4 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

678.7884 career-best overall

94.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.7884 at Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) — 94.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 15, 2014

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of UNCOMMON Q in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

2.2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at Atlanta BBQ Festival (May 5, 2018).

last seen Mar 4, 2016
back May 5, 2018

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#1536 (185 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	4	0	0	166.8456	163.9888	165.55	top 56%
Pork Ribs	4	0	0	170.2972	156.5256	164.83	top 52%
Pork	4	3	0	177.1428	155.3828	168.41	top 37%
Brisket	4	3	1	175.4400	158.2400	169.42	top 30%

“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)	1	0	top 48%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 37%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Atlanta BarB-Que Festival	2	6	0	top 25%	Aug 14, 2015

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 4 of 4 contests

Contests visited 3 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 138 finished ahead 104 times, behind 69

Longest layoff 2.2 yrs Mar 4, 2016 → May 5, 2018

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

20182 milestones

May 5 Peak power rating (1518) Atlanta BBQ Festival
May 5 Most recent contest Atlanta BBQ Festival

20161 milestone

Mar 4 Career-best single call (Pork)177.1428 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)

20145 milestones

Aug 15 First tracked contest Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)
Aug 15 First call Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)
Aug 15 First overall top-10 Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)
Aug 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.7884 Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)
Aug 15 Career-best overall score678.7884 Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.2	Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)	Aug 15, 2014
+4.7	Atlanta BarB-Que Festival	Aug 14, 2015
+3.4	Atlanta BBQ Festival	May 5, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-1.9	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Mar 4, 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	100%	top 48%	93%	93%
2016	1	0	100%	top 63%	91.3%	91.3%
2015	1	0	100%	top 35%	92.6%	92.6%
2014	1	1	100%	top 14%	94.3%	94.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 5, 2018	Atlanta BBQ Festival Atlanta, GA	13 / 27 (669.6688)	17 (163.9888)	15 (166.2628)	10 (169.7144)	8 (169.7028)
Mar 4, 2016	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	37 / 59 (657.5884)	35 (165.6800)	52 (156.5256)	5 (177.1428)	43 (158.2400)
Aug 14, 2015	Atlanta BarB-Que Festival Atlanta, GA	17 / 48 (666.8116)	23 (166.8456)	12 (170.2972)	41 (155.3828)	6 (174.2860)
Aug 15, 2014	Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) Atlanta, GA	6 / 43 (678.7884)	23 (165.7028)	17 (166.2400)	8 (171.4056)	3 (175.4400)