NYARSPOLGAR BBQ

NYARSPOLGAR BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 4th of 28 at the 3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017 (2017). They are ranked #3282 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,282

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1499

peak 1531 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 29, 2017

latest Aug 10, 2019 · 2.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#714

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

30% of 10 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 55%

overall standings

Best overall

685.7372 / 720

Master · 3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017

Perfect 180s

Current form

645.36 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 652.03 (-6.67)

Walk rate

80%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Pork · 3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017

Consistency

±16.08

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.41)

Road miles

2,295

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 385 mi

Schedule strength

25%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)

Master avg

652.03 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

80% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 80% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

685.7372 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.7372 at 3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017 — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 29, 2017

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 23%.

3 contests
3 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 23%

A tough matchup

6–1 behind in the head-to-head

BALDICUE ahead in 86% of their meetings

BALDICUE has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.4 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.42 points below their pork, and turns into a call 40% of the time against 44%.

Pork Ribs avg 157.41
Pork avg 166.83
4 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BURROS BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Announced themselves early

4th at their very first contest

Finished 4 of 28 at their very first tracked contest, 3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017 (Apr 29, 2017).

Apr 29, 2017
28-team field

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The metronome

±2.23% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.23% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.6% of a perfect score
10 contests

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1123 (218 pts)	#870 (353 pts)	#1356 (168 pts)	#841 (373 pts)	#885 (343 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#874 (351 pts)	#892 (366 pts)	#836 (416 pts)	#717 (506 pts)	#775 (446 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#714 (528 pts)	#982 (388 pts)	#764 (528 pts)	#881 (443 pts)	#721 (548 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to NYARSPOLGAR BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SMOKIN' HOT BBQ TEAM - IT

#3,279 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1520

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to NYARSPOLGAR BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team NYARSPOLGAR BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 14, 2019

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WILD HOGS BBQ

#3,271 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 110
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1620

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to NYARSPOLGAR BBQ)

They've been 1620 at their best, 121 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 109 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2022

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Smokin A's

#3,293 of the rated field

1498 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1498

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026

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Struttin Smokers

#3,288 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1500

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Dec 1, 2023

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CIRCLE W BARBECUE

#3,295 of the rated field

1498 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1498

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before NYARSPOLGAR BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

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BIG MOOK'S BBQ

#3,287 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1500

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen May 29, 2015

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
OMERTA BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
COOKLOUNGE BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
White Squirrel BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
EGGHEAD-BARBECUE	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
BALDICUE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Knockstone BBQ Team Austria	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
GRILLKUNST	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BBQ4FUN	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	4	0	0	170.8800	155.3484	164.61	top 53%
Pork Ribs	10	4	0	0	170.8572	139.9540	157.41	top 60%
Pork	9	4	0	1	176.5600	159.9772	166.83	top 38%
Brisket	10	4	1	1	175.4172	149.6916	164.10	top 40%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 87%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 49%
Large (40+)	2	top 60%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Wild West Fest On Fire	2	12	0	top 71%	Aug 10, 2019
Vienna BBQ Days	2	7	0	top 61%	Jul 14, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 4 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in BZ 1 of 10 contests

Contests visited 8 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 162 finished ahead 141 times, behind 158

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

20192 milestones

Aug 10 10th tracked contest Wild West Fest On Fire
Aug 10 Most recent contest Wild West Fest On Fire

20178 milestones

Apr 29 First tracked contest 3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017
Apr 29 First call 3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017
Apr 29 First overall top-10 3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017
Apr 29 First overall past 90% of a perfect score685.7372 3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017
Apr 29 Career-best overall score685.7372 3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017
Apr 29 Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017
Sep 16 First category win (Brisket) Slovenia BBQ Open
Sep 16 Peak power rating (1531) Slovenia BBQ Open

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.4	3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017	Apr 29, 2017
+11.1	Slovenia BBQ Open	Sep 16, 2017
+6.1	Vienna BBQ Days	Jul 8, 2017
+0.5	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018	Sep 22, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.2	Vienna BBQ Days	Jul 14, 2018
-8.4	Wild West Fest On Fire	Aug 10, 2019
-4.9	W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest	Jan 13, 2018
-4.1	4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival	Jul 20, 2019
-2.2	5th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2019	Apr 27, 2019

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	3	0	0	67%	top 72%	91.5%	89.9%
2018	4	0	0	75%	top 66%	90.3%	89%
2017	3	3	1	100%	top 23%	95.2%	93.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 10, 2019	Wild West Fest On Fire Zbilje, Medvode	23 / 27 (647.9088)	7 (170.8572)	27 (143.3944)	8 (169.1200)	15 (164.5372)
Jul 20, 2019	4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen	30 / 44 (634.1828)	37 (156.5256)	35 (154.8572)	—	13 (165.1200)
Apr 27, 2019	5th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2019 Salzburg	16 / 26 (658.7200)	9 (169.7256)	24 (150.7200)	6 (171.4172)	11 (166.8572)
Sep 22, 2018	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 Waltrop	38 / 73 (635.8856)	44 (158.2284)	58 (151.4172)	16 (165.1200)	27 (161.1200)
Aug 11, 2018	Wild West Fest On Fire Zbilje, Medvode	12 / 21 (650.0912)	20 (155.3484)	12 (161.6800)	5 (169.6800)	8 (163.3828)
Jul 14, 2018	Vienna BBQ Days Vienna	13 / 15 (637.6688)	10 (163.4056)	4 (164.5944)	11 (159.9772)	12 (149.6916)
Jan 13, 2018	W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ	20 / 30 (640.4340)	12 (167.3828)	30 (139.9540)	12 (163.9544)	9 (169.1428)
Sep 16, 2017	Slovenia BBQ Open Medvode	5 / 25 (673.0968)	13 (164.5600)	7 (169.1656)	14 (163.9540)	1 (175.4172)
Jul 8, 2017	Vienna BBQ Days Vienna	7 / 20 (656.5600)	6 (170.8800)	4 (167.4400)	12 (161.6800)	13 (156.5600)
Apr 29, 2017	3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017 Salzburg Austria	4 / 28 (685.7372)	12 (169.1656)	5 (170.8572)	3 (176.5600)	6 (169.1544)

NYARSPOLGAR BBQ

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 (8 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Announced themselves early

The metronome

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

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)