TWISTED OAK BARBECUE

TWISTED OAK BARBECUE is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 7th of 26 at the Downtown BBQ Throwdown (2017). They are ranked #3387 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,387

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1495

peak 1507 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 3, 2015

latest Jan 28, 2022 · 6.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#528

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

11% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 57%

overall standings

Best overall

678.9028 / 720

Master · Downtown BBQ Throwdown

Perfect 180s

Current form

667.10 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 658.63 (+8.46)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Chicken · Fire it up Frostproof!

Consistency

±17.25

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.99 · weakest Brisket (161.68)

Road miles

3,598

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 1,094 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)

Purse competed for

$76K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

658.63 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

678.9028 career-best overall

94.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.9028 at Downtown BBQ Throwdown — 94.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Feb 17, 2017

A tough matchup

6–1 behind in the head-to-head

HOT WACHULA'S ahead in 86% of their meetings

HOT WACHULA'S has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.31 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 44%.

Brisket avg 161.68
Chicken avg 168.99
1 call in 9 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Plant City Pig Jam (Nov 19, 2021).

last seen Mar 6, 2020
back Nov 19, 2021

Chicken nemesis

4 of 4 shared chicken entries lost

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has out-cooked them in 4 of 4 shared chicken entries.

The long haul

3,598 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,598 miles across 9 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,094 miles to 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN).

9 mapped stops
furthest 1,094 mi

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The metronome

±2.40% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.40% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.5% of a perfect score
9 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	#852 (170 pts)	#787 (225 pts)	#1022 (145 pts)	#934 (160 pts)	#954 (140 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#528 (182 pts)	#338 (367 pts)	#507 (227 pts)	#664 (132 pts)	#592 (172 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1083 (293 pts)	#871 (448 pts)	#1117 (308 pts)	#874 (448 pts)	#1167 (273 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to TWISTED OAK BARBECUE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Old Man Jeff

#3,406 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1522

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to TWISTED OAK BARBECUE)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TWISTED OAK BARBECUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jul 23, 2022

⚔ Head-to-head

No Butts About It

#3,392 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1514

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to TWISTED OAK BARBECUE)

25 contests to 9: their number has had years to settle where TWISTED OAK BARBECUE's is still finding its level.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2025

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Hawg Wild

#3,378 of the rated field

1496 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1546

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to TWISTED OAK BARBECUE)

They've been 1546 at their best, 50 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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T'S SMOKIN PIT

#3,393 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 70
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1530

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to TWISTED OAK BARBECUE)

70 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 4% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 70 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2025

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Pork Dorks

#3,416 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1504

Level with TWISTED OAK BARBECUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 5, 2025

⚔ Compare careers

GNAW

#3,385 of the rated field

1496 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1496

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

rated over 9 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HOT WACHULA'S	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SWAMP BOYS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	4	1	2	175.4172	156.5028	168.99	top 40%
Pork Ribs	9	1	0	0	171.9888	138.8344	162.72	top 56%
Pork	9	2	0	1	173.1544	156.5256	165.25	top 55%
Brisket	9	1	0	0	166.2856	151.3600	161.68	top 61%

“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)	5	0	top 55%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 61%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
FL	6	top 52%
KS	1	top 61%
AL	1	top 77%
MO	1	top 66%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Lakeland Pig Festival	2	24	0	top 58%	Jan 28, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 3 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in FL 6 of 9 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,125 finished ahead 531 times, behind 902

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Mar 6, 2020 → Nov 19, 2021

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

20221 milestone

Jan 28 Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival

20202 milestones

Mar 6 First category win (Chicken) Fire it up Frostproof!
Mar 6 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 Fire it up Frostproof!

20175 milestones

Feb 17 First call Downtown BBQ Throwdown
Feb 17 First overall top-10 Downtown BBQ Throwdown
Feb 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.9028 Downtown BBQ Throwdown
Feb 17 Career-best overall score678.9028 Downtown BBQ Throwdown
Feb 17 Peak power rating (1507) Downtown BBQ Throwdown

20151 milestone

Oct 3 First tracked contest 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.1	Downtown BBQ Throwdown	Feb 17, 2017
+6.9	Fire it up Frostproof!	Mar 6, 2020
+2.8	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 24, 2020
+1	Plant City Pig Jam	Nov 19, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.6	Old Town Barbecue Throwdown	May 26, 2017
-7.8	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 28, 2022
-3.9	Porktober Que	Sep 29, 2017
-2.9	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	Oct 3, 2015
-0.1	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 15, 2018

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)
2022	1	0	0	0%	top 72%	92%	92%
2021	1	0	0	100%	top 41%	93.6%	93.6%
2020	2	0	1	50%	top 41%	93.8%	93.5%
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 61%	90.7%	90.7%
2017	3	1	0	67%	top 65%	94.3%	90.4%
2015	1	0	0	0%	top 66%	88.8%	88.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jan 28, 2022	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	43 / 60 (662.7428)	37 (168.5484)	27 (168.5372)	30 (168.0116)	51 (157.6456)
Nov 19, 2021	Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL	15 / 37 (673.5656)	7 (173.7144)	20 (166.2400)	17 (169.6684)	21 (163.9428)
Mar 6, 2020	Fire it up Frostproof! 🏅 Frostproof, FL	12 / 32 (675.3372)	1 (175.4172)	17 (167.3828)	22 (166.2516)	14 (166.2856)
Jan 24, 2020	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	24 / 53 (670.7428)	20 (171.4056)	11 (171.9888)	38 (162.2628)	27 (165.0856)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	287 / 467 (653.0972)	125 (170.8916)	367 (158.2972)	298 (161.6684)	275 (162.2400)
Sep 29, 2017	Porktober Que Dothan, AL	23 / 30 (648.4452)	26 (161.0740)	14 (169.7256)	27 (156.5256)	23 (161.1200)
May 26, 2017	Old Town Barbecue Throwdown Kissimmee, FL	20 / 22 (625.5656)	8 (167.9656)	22 (138.8344)	8 (167.4056)	20 (151.3600)
Feb 17, 2017	Downtown BBQ Throwdown Boca Raton, FL	7 / 26 (678.9028)	2 (175.4056)	9 (164.5828)	2 (173.1544)	9 (165.7600)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	401 / 606 (639.3028)	481 (156.5028)	416 (158.8572)	353 (162.2628)	310 (161.6800)

TWISTED OAK BARBECUE

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 (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

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

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)