VOGT'S BBQ

VOGT'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 5th of 25 at the LuLu's Brew & Que (2017). They are ranked #1618 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,618

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1557

peak 1557 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 9, 2017

latest Jun 7, 2019 · 2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#646

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

31% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 43%

overall standings

Best overall

682.7884 / 720

Master · San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

668.83 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 663.87 (+4.96)

Walk rate

69%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176

Pork Ribs · Buskers, Brews & BBQ

Consistency

±12.35

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.02 · weakest Brisket (165.02)

Road miles

1,277

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 158 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)

Purse competed for

$20K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

663.87 / 720

13 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

+36 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 36 points across 7 contests since Jun 8, 2018 — from 1521 up to 1557.

7 contests since Jun 8, 2018
now 1557

They almost always walk

69% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 9 of 13 contests

A top-10 category call in 69% of their 13 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

682.7884 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.7884 at San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 3, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

GRILLIN' BEAVERS has finished one call ahead of VOGT'S BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

10–3 behind in the head-to-head

Backdraft BBQ ahead in 77% of their meetings

Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 13 shared contests.

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HONEYMAN BBQ in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

9 of 13 shared pork ribs entries lost

Backdraft BBQ ahead 69% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Backdraft BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 13 shared pork ribs entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

CRUSH BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.72% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.72% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.2% of a perfect score
13 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	#1012 (258 pts)	#913 (323 pts)	#835 (378 pts)	#1471 (143 pts)	#1137 (233 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#646 (531 pts)	#775 (441 pts)	#538 (706 pts)	#673 (546 pts)	#598 (611 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#784 (481 pts)	#1012 (371 pts)	#905 (431 pts)	#535 (731 pts)	#706 (561 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to VOGT'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Wink's BBQ

#1,620 of the rated field

1557 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1557

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 Sep 11, 2026

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73-BBQ

#1,612 of the rated field

1557 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1559

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 6, 2026

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BBQ HIGHLANDER

#1,625 of the rated field

1557 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 62%
Peak: 1557

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 13 contests, alongside a 62% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2019
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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Mountain Smoke BBQ

#1,614 of the rated field

1557 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 55%
Peak: 1557

5 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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PS I LOVE YOU BBQ

#1,611 of the rated field

1557 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1557

They turned up 5 years after VOGT'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Apr 10, 2026

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MADE WITH RUB

#1,606 of the rated field

1558 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1558

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before VOGT'S BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
Backdraft BBQ	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
UNCLE J'S	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
BURNTOUT BBQ CO	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
HONEYMAN BBQ	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
WILD HOGS BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
PORKY'S PIT CREW	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
Frank's BBQ Trading Post	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
THE CELTIC PIG	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
THE MIGHTY QUINNS BBQ	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	3	0	1	174.8572	153.1200	165.92	top 50%
Pork Ribs	13	5	0	3	176	158.2400	167.02	top 40%
Pork	13	4	0	1	174.2628	151.3944	165.91	top 45%
Brisket	13	4	1	1	173.1656	153.0744	165.02	top 42%

“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 45%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 41%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Buskers, Brews & BBQ	3	7	top 31%	Jun 7, 2019
LuLu's Brew & Que	3	5	top 35%	Apr 26, 2019
San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ	2	7	top 43%	Aug 3, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 6 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 13 of 13 contests

Contests visited 8 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 184 finished ahead 271 times, behind 184

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

20193 milestones

Jun 7 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176 Buskers, Brews & BBQ
Jun 7 Peak power rating (1557) Buskers, Brews & BBQ
Jun 7 Most recent contest Buskers, Brews & BBQ

20182 milestones

Aug 3 Career-best overall score682.7884 San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ
Oct 19 10th tracked contest Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival

20175 milestones

Jun 9 First tracked contest Buskers, Brews & BBQ
Jun 9 First call Buskers, Brews & BBQ
Jun 9 First category win (Brisket) Buskers, Brews & BBQ
Jun 9 First overall top-10 Buskers, Brews & BBQ
Jun 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.4056 Buskers, Brews & BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.5	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ	Aug 3, 2018
+12.1	LuLu's Brew & Que	Sep 29, 2017
+11.5	Buskers, Brews & BBQ	Jun 7, 2019
+9.3	Buskers, Brews & BBQ	Jun 9, 2017
+8.1	Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival	Oct 19, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.8	CSU BBQ Showdown	May 26, 2018
-3.7	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ	Aug 4, 2017
-2.8	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	May 10, 2019
-0.2	BBBrew For Hope	Sep 22, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	3	1	0	33%	top 41%	94.7%	92.2%
2018	6	1	0	83%	top 43%	94.8%	92.2%
2017	4	2	1	75%	top 45%	94%	92.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 7, 2019	Buskers, Brews & BBQ 🏅 Aurora, CO	7 / 38 (681.6916)	3 (174.8572)	2 (176)	19 (165.7144)	13 (165.1200)
May 10, 2019	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	17 / 28 (642.7084)	18 (160.5140)	12 (165.6916)	25 (151.3944)	13 (165.1084)
Apr 26, 2019	LuLu's Brew & Que 🏅 Brighton, CO	18 / 40 (666.7540)	18 (170.2628)	19 (167.3828)	28 (161.7028)	13 (167.4056)
Oct 19, 2018	Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival Westminster, CO	14 / 48 (670.2172)	7 (172)	17 (166.2400)	18 (166.2972)	18 (165.6800)
Aug 3, 2018	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO	7 / 41 (682.7884)	12 (173.1428)	3 (174.8456)	12 (171.4172)	23 (163.3828)
Jun 15, 2018	25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	30 / 62 (648.9940)	24 (165.6912)	35 (158.2400)	18 (167.9772)	32 (157.0856)
Jun 8, 2018	Buskers, Brews & BBQ Aurora, CO	14 / 31 (664.4568)	15 (167.4284)	3 (174.2972)	28 (154.7656)	7 (167.9656)
May 26, 2018	CSU BBQ Showdown Estes Park, CO	16 / 20 (652.9824)	17 (158.8572)	10 (167.3828)	17 (161.6568)	12 (165.0856)
Apr 28, 2018	LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO	16 / 40 (663.9200)	33 (157.0972)	27 (160.5488)	5 (173.1084)	4 (173.1656)
Sep 29, 2017	LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO	5 / 25 (676.4684)	10 (170.8228)	9 (169.7256)	4 (170.8344)	10 (165.0856)
Sep 22, 2017	BBBrew For Hope Ft.Collins, CO	15 / 25 (659.4172)	22 (153.1200)	11 (168.0344)	2 (174.2628)	15 (164)
Aug 4, 2017	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO	30 / 44 (648.4916)	19 (169.1772)	33 (159.4056)	21 (166.8344)	40 (153.0744)
Jun 9, 2017	Buskers, Brews & BBQ Aurora, CO	8 / 26 (671.4056)	17 (163.9884)	12 (163.4172)	4 (170.8572)	1 (173.1428)

VOGT'S BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

On the rise

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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)