High-water mark
685.6800
career-best overall
95.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 685.6800 at Smoke in the North (Day 1) — 95.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 21, 2026
This'll do it BBQ
This'll do it BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 9th of 26 at the Smoke in the North (Day 2) (2026). They are ranked #4353 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1476
peak 1476 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Aug 22, 2025
latest Aug 22, 2026 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
33% of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
653.95 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 649.97 (+3.97)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±25.69
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.11 · weakest Brisket (155.21)
Road miles
1,938
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Master avg
649.97 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to This'll do it BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
152 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,351 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1476
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to This'll do it BBQ)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — This'll do it BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,359 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1476
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,335 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1476
They were already cooking in 2017, 8 years before This'll do it BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,350 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1501
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before This'll do it BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,333 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
Level with This'll do it BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,345 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before This'll do it BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbecoa BBQ Team | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 175.4172 | 154.7884 | 167.11 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 154.7888 | 164.83 | top 57% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 148.5372 | 162.82 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 140.5716 | 155.21 | top 80% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 48% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the North (Day 2) | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 35% | Aug 22, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
91
finished ahead 48 times, behind 104
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8004 Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 8the Edition
- First overall top-10 Smoke in the North (Day 1)
- Career-best overall score685.6800 Smoke in the North (Day 1)
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 Smoke in the North (Day 2)
- Most recent contest Smoke in the North (Day 2)
20254 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke in the North
- First call Smoke in the North
- First category win (Chicken) Smoke in the North
- Peak power rating (1493) Smoke in the North
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.6 | Smoke in the North (Day 2) | Aug 22, 2026 |
| +8 | Smoke in the North (Day 1) | Aug 21, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.2 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 8the Edition | May 23, 2026 |
| -11.2 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 7the Edition | May 22, 2026 |
| -10.8 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge | Apr 11, 2026 |
| -6.6 | Smoke in the North | Aug 22, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 80% | top 72% | 95.2% | 90.8% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 74% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2026 | Smoke in the North (Day 2) Boras | 9 / 26 (681.6344) | 14 (168.5372) | 7 (172.5716) | 2 (176.5600) | 19 (163.9656) |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Smoke in the North (Day 1) Boras | 10 / 28 (685.6800) | 16 (168.5372) | 10 (173.7144) | 8 (173.1428) | 12 (170.2856) |
| May 23, 2026 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 8the Edition Boom | 18 / 18 (650.8004) | 17 (163.4400) | 14 (159.9888) | 15 (163.9428) | 14 (163.4288) |
| May 22, 2026 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 7the Edition Boom | 13 / 13 (618.0344) | 13 (154.7884) | 10 (163.9544) | 13 (151.9544) | 13 (147.3372) |
| Apr 11, 2026 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge Parma | 37 / 42 (633.5776) | 9 (175.4172) | 36 (154.7888) | 29 (162.8000) | 40 (140.5716) |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Smoke in the North Rolfstorp | 23 / 31 (630.1144) | 1 (171.9656) | 13 (163.9544) | 29 (148.5372) | 28 (145.6572) |