KANAK ATTACK

KANAK ATTACK is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 38 at the Route 66 Smoke Out (2018). They are ranked #980 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#980

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1608

peak 1608 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 23, 2017

latest May 26, 2018

Best ToY finish

#396

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

73% of 11 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 25%

overall standings

Best overall

686.2168 / 720

Master · Route 66 Smoke Out

Perfect 180s

Current form

671.48 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 663.31 (+8.17)

Walk rate

73%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Chicken · Route 66 Smoke Out

Consistency

±18.59

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 166.99 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.93)

Road miles

1,052

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 161 mi

Schedule strength

53%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)

Master avg

663.31 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

On the rise

+96 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 96 points across 11 contests since Jun 23, 2017 — from 1512 up to 1608.

11 contests since Jun 23, 2017
now 1608

Happy hunting ground

Top 18% average finish here

RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) is their spot: an average finish in the top 18% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 8th
average top 18%

They almost always walk

73% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 11 contests

A top-10 category call in 73% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

686.2168 career-best overall

95.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.2168 at Route 66 Smoke Out — 95.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 4, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

DUCE'S WILD has finished one call ahead of KANAK ATTACK 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

4–1 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKE FREAKS ahead in 80% of their meetings

SMOKE FREAKS has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 17% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 17% across 4 contests, versus top 25% the rest of the year.

4 May contests
top 25% the rest of the year

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	#416 (838 pts)	#452 (803 pts)	#438 (833 pts)	#530 (698 pts)	#540 (678 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#396 (936 pts)	#628 (636 pts)	#560 (716 pts)	#423 (901 pts)	#388 (981 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to KANAK ATTACK, each with one reason worth a look.

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

NU BETA GAMMA

#984 of the rated field

1607 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1607

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Apr 27, 2018

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BULL RUSH BBQ

#979 of the rated field

1608 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1614

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 23 contests to 11.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Mar 23, 2018

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GEORGIA BOYS BBQ TEAM

#978 of the rated field

1608 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1608

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before KANAK ATTACK's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 21 contests

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Pistol Packin' Piggies

#977 of the rated field

1608 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1608

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 26 contests, alongside a 42% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 25 contests
last seen May 29, 2026

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Salted Anchor

#981 of the rated field

1607 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1610

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

rated over 38 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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IT'S BBQ TIME

#983 of the rated field

1607 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1624

43 contests to 11: their number has had years to settle where KANAK ATTACK's is still finding its level.

rated over 43 contests
last seen Jun 13, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG "E" BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
CARNIVORE'S PARADISE	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
CHOCOLATE CITY BBQ	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
CHANNABILLY BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
43RD PARALLEL BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
WICKED SMOKE BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Littles BBQ Co	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
A BOY NAMED QUE	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
QUE U	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
D.F.G.'S BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Two Brews BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Second Hand Smoke SLV	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	3	1	2	177.1428	146.2056	165.07	top 39%
Pork Ribs	11	4	1	2	174.8800	151.9316	164.93	top 37%
Pork	11	7	0	1	175.4056	143.4172	166.32	top 31%
Brisket	11	7	0	3	173.1084	150.8116	166.99	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)	7	0	top 27%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 20%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
WI	6	0	top 30%
IL	5	0	top 18%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)	2	8	0	top 18%	May 26, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 6 contests

Contests a season 5.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 6 of 11 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 10 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 197 finished ahead 321 times, behind 82

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

20186 milestones

Apr 27 First category win (Pork Ribs) The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest
May 4 Career-best overall score686.2168 Route 66 Smoke Out
May 4 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1428 Route 66 Smoke Out
May 25 10th tracked contest RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1)
May 26 Peak power rating (1608) RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)
May 26 Most recent contest RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)

20175 milestones

Jun 23 First tracked contest Heritage Days BBQ Showdown
Jun 23 First call Heritage Days BBQ Showdown
Jun 23 First overall top-10 Heritage Days BBQ Showdown
Jun 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.1824 Heritage Days BBQ Showdown
Aug 25 First overall podium Grill Games

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.2	Grill Games	Aug 25, 2017
+14.1	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 8, 2017
+13	Route 66 Smoke Out	May 4, 2018
+12.9	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1)	May 25, 2018
+11.8	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown	Jun 23, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.8	Grillin' in Grafton	Jun 30, 2017

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	5	0	4	2	80%	top 19%	95.3%	93.3%
2017	6	0	4	0	67%	top 29%	93.3%	91.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 26, 2018	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL	12 / 60 (677.1200)	18 (170.8228)	11 (170.8800)	14 (170.8572)	28 (164.5600)
May 25, 2018	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) Westmont, IL	8 / 49 (671.9200)	13 (169.6916)	5 (168.5600)	27 (162.2628)	6 (171.4056)
May 18, 2018	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	6 / 27 (663.3604)	2 (173.1316)	20 (158.8572)	8 (165.6916)	9 (165.6800)
May 4, 2018	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	3 / 38 (686.2168)	1 (177.1428)	7 (168.5600)	4 (175.4056)	21 (165.1084)
Apr 27, 2018	The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest Manawa, WI	7 / 26 (658.7656)	26 (146.2056)	1 (174.8800)	6 (166.8572)	3 (170.8228)
Oct 20, 2017	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	11 / 52 (660.5032)	16 (163.4172)	17 (166.2744)	20 (166.2516)	20 (164.5600)
Oct 6, 2017	Harbor-Que Winthrop Harbor, IL	5 / 23 (663.3600)	8 (165.1544)	15 (157.1316)	7 (167.9656)	2 (173.1084)
Sep 8, 2017	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	4 / 31 (671.4060)	21 (158.2516)	2 (171.4172)	4 (169.7372)	3 (172)
Aug 25, 2017	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	3 / 39 (667.9544)	15 (163.3944)	11 (165.7372)	3 (170.2972)	5 (168.5256)
Jun 30, 2017	Grillin' in Grafton Graffton, WI	24 / 27 (609.5776)	13 (163.4172)	21 (151.9316)	24 (143.4172)	22 (150.8116)
Jun 23, 2017	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Belvidere, IL	10 / 42 (666.1824)	19 (165.1200)	30 (159.9656)	7 (170.8112)	7 (170.2856)

KANAK ATTACK

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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)

On the rise

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)