BONSAIS WILD BBQ

BONSAIS WILD BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 26 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 5th of 44 at the 4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival (2019). They are ranked #2755 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Bonsai's Wild BBQ”.

⚔ Compare with another team

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,755

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1512

peak 1514 · rated over 26 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 13, 2017

latest Jul 23, 2022 · 5.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#406

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

27% of 26 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

683.3256 / 720

Master · 4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

649.06 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 641.69 (+7.37)

Walk rate

77%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork Ribs · 4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival

Consistency

±17.50

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.33 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.94)

Road miles

4,119

across 26 mapped stops

Schedule strength

39%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)

Master avg

641.69 / 720

26 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.

Pork Ribs ×1

They almost always walk

77% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 20 of 26 contests

A top-10 category call in 77% of their 26 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

683.3256 career-best overall

94.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 683.3256 at 4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival — 94.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 20, 2019

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 42%.

7 contests
3 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 42%

A tough matchup

22–0 behind in the head-to-head

SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ has come out ahead in 22 of their 22 shared contests.

A strong matchup

9–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 90% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Sep 11, 2021).

last seen Sep 7, 2019
back Sep 11, 2021

Show 5 more storylines

Chicken nemesis

18 of 22 shared chicken entries lost

SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ ahead 82% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ has out-cooked them in 18 of 22 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 41% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 41% across 5 contests, versus top 58% the rest of the year.

5 September contests
top 58% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,119 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,119 miles across 26 mapped stops.

26 mapped stops

The metronome

±2.43% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.43% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.1% of a perfect score
26 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
2022 ↗	Master	#605 (313 pts)	#413 (568 pts)	#667 (323 pts)	#681 (278 pts)	#634 (308 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#896 (126 pts)	#847 (166 pts)	#1159 (101 pts)	#1032 (116 pts)	#1027 (116 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#406 (792 pts)	#505 (682 pts)	#341 (937 pts)	#350 (932 pts)	#314 (1,002 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#563 (628 pts)	#569 (658 pts)	#432 (843 pts)	#345 (988 pts)	#241 (1,253 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#804 (468 pts)	#1044 (348 pts)	#914 (428 pts)	#628 (643 pts)	#670 (593 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL)

#2,765 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1549

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to BONSAIS WILD BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2022

⚔ Head-to-head

Rubmaster BBQ-Team

#2,757 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1536

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BONSAIS WILD BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before BONSAIS WILD BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

MILL'S COUNTRY BACKYARD BBQ

#2,766 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

2–3 in 5 shared contests (40% to BONSAIS WILD BBQ)

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 Sep 21, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

PAPA'S BARBQ

#2,777 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1519

Careers of much the same size, 25 contests to 26, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2019

⚔ Compare careers

BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ

#2,759 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1522

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 25 contests, alongside a 12% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Jul 19, 2024

⚔ Compare careers

C&M BBQ

#2,735 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1522

They turned up 5 years after BONSAIS WILD BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	22	0	22	0%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
White Squirrel BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
BBQ Team Laurentius	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
BBQ WIESEL	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
Backcorner BBQ	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
PARKSTAD SMOKERS	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
DE FILOUS	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
WETTELS ON FIRE	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
BUGHOUSE SMOKERS	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	26	5	1	2	177.7372	140.4684	161.33	top 59%
Pork Ribs	26	8	1	2	180 🔥	135.9428	157.94	top 62%
Pork	24	7	1	2	176.5600	142.7772	161.23	top 55%
Brisket	26	10	2	4	175.4744	124.9824	160.45	top 45%

“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)	3	top 59%
Medium (20–39)	14	top 59%
Large (40+)	9	top 56%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 1	2	11	top 51%	Apr 15, 2022
EUregio Barbeque Festival	2	21	top 78%	Aug 18, 2018
Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2)	2	27	top 71%	May 12, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 9 contests

Contests a season 5.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Contests visited 23 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 273 finished ahead 399 times, behind 522

Longest layoff 2 yrs Sep 7, 2019 → Sep 11, 2021

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

20223 milestones

Apr 15 Peak power rating (1514) Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 1
Apr 16 25th tracked contest Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 2
Jul 23 Most recent contest 5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival

20192 milestones

Jul 20 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) 4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
Jul 20 Career-best overall score683.3256 4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival

20182 milestones

May 5 First category win (Brisket) The Brave Fires of Scotland
May 11 10th tracked contest Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1)

20174 milestones

May 13 First tracked contest Beer,Fries & BBQ IV
May 13 First call Beer,Fries & BBQ IV
May 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2060 Beer,Fries & BBQ IV
Sep 2 First overall top-10 1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.1	4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival	Jul 20, 2019
+12	1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest	Sep 2, 2017
+8.7	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018	Sep 22, 2018
+8.1	EUregio Barbecue Festival	Aug 17, 2019
+7.2	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1	Apr 19, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.1	Eastern BBQ Contest	Mar 31, 2018
-9.2	4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017	Sep 22, 2017
-8.2	EUregio Barbeque Festival	Aug 18, 2018
-7.5	3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival	Jul 21, 2018
-7.5	Springbreak BBQ Contest	Mar 24, 2018

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2022	3	1	1	67%	top 62%	91.6%	90.8%
2021	2	1	0	100%	top 51%	89.8%	89.2%
2019	7	3	2	100%	top 42%	94.9%	90.3%
2018	9	1	2	67%	top 72%	91.7%	87.4%
2017	5	1	0	60%	top 54%	93%	89.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 23, 2022	5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival	10 / 20 (659.3944)	3 (175.4172)	15 (158.2516)	11 (162.9144)	9 (162.8112)
Apr 16, 2022	Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 2 Meerbeke	19 / 24 (646.7320)	19 (163.4060)	15 (163.3944)	21 (155.9660)	15 (163.9656)
Apr 15, 2022	Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 1 Meerbeke	11 / 19 (654.8004)	1 (177.7372)	9 (162.8572)	15 (161.1316)	18 (153.0744)
Oct 2, 2021	Gruenenwalds BBQ Battle Bremen	9 / 16 (637.5652)	5 (168.5256)	13 (155.9656)	10 (158.8228)	10 (154.2512)
Sep 11, 2021	Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest Dongen	13 / 29 (646.8228)	4 (170.2856)	15 (163.4288)	11 (164.5828)	26 (148.5256)
Sep 7, 2019	Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen	10 / 38 (665.1428)	14 (165.1200)	9 (166.3200)	25 (158.8456)	2 (174.8572)
Aug 17, 2019	EUregio Barbecue Festival Erlenstr Waldfeucht-Haaren	10 / 28 (645.5888)	13 (163.9772)	24 (150.2400)	—	7 (165.1200)
Jul 20, 2019	4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen	5 / 44 (683.3256)	25 (162.2400)	1 (180)	—	12 (165.6684)
May 11, 2019	Beer,Fries & BBQ VI Kapermolenpark, Hasselt	27 / 49 (634.6744)	16 (169.1200)	7 (167.4056)	47 (142.7772)	32 (155.3716)
Apr 26, 2019	KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2019 Marketplate	14 / 24 (640.9596)	13 (165.1084)	10 (163.4400)	22 (154.7656)	12 (157.6456)
Apr 19, 2019	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1 Ninove	11 / 25 (643.9888)	11 (164.6172)	15 (158.8572)	21 (154.2172)	3 (166.2972)
Mar 30, 2019	Spring Break BBQ Contest Lommel	26 / 40 (636.9832)	26 (158.2400)	28 (156.5372)	1 (174.8572)	33 (147.3488)
Sep 22, 2018	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 Waltrop	25 / 73 (642.7772)	72 (140.4684)	2 (173.7372)	5 (169.7372)	35 (158.8344)
Aug 18, 2018	EUregio Barbeque Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW	28 / 32 (618.1028)	24 (160.5600)	15 (165.1200)	28 (151.9428)	31 (140.4800)
Jul 21, 2018	3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen	40 / 48 (610.6400)	13 (167.9888)	40 (147.9888)	8 (169.6800)	46 (124.9824)
May 12, 2018	Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) Hasselt	35 / 51 (638.8004)	42 (156.5260)	50 (141.1200)	19 (165.6800)	1 (175.4744)
May 11, 2018	Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1) Hasselt	27 / 37 (625.6920)	26 (162.3088)	34 (146.2516)	15 (163.4400)	24 (153.6916)
May 5, 2018	The Brave Fires of Scotland Aberlour Scotland	7 / 11 (660.5260)	9 (161.7144)	9 (162.8344)	9 (160.5372)	1 (175.4400)
Apr 28, 2018	KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2018 Reichshof	22 / 32 (626.7432)	29 (143.8972)	28 (146.8688)	12 (162.2744)	4 (173.7028)
Mar 31, 2018	Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove	31 / 33 (614.6740)	28 (153.1084)	33 (142.8228)	32 (152.5028)	10 (166.2400)
Mar 24, 2018	Springbreak BBQ Contest Lommel Belgium	30 / 39 (623.8396)	35 (149.0512)	29 (154.2744)	19 (158.2856)	12 (162.2284)
Sep 22, 2017	4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 Waltrop NRW, Germany	54 / 66 (614.6852)	59 (150.2512)	54 (153.1084)	52 (152.5028)	31 (158.8228)
Sep 2, 2017	1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland	6 / 32 (669.6228)	23 (160.5256)	6 (170.2972)	2 (176.5600)	12 (162.2400)
Aug 19, 2017	EUregio Barbeque Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW	21 / 31 (647.7712)	29 (155.9200)	21 (162.8000)	23 (158.7884)	6 (170.2628)
Jun 3, 2017	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands	37 / 56 (643.9200)	16 (170.2628)	55 (135.9428)	12 (170.2628)	15 (167.4516)
May 13, 2017	Beer,Fries & BBQ IV Hasselt	17 / 50 (650.2060)	37 (158.2972)	35 (156.5144)	10 (168.5372)	11 (166.8572)

BONSAIS WILD 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 (12 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

They almost always walk

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)