Tracica BBQ Team

Tracica BBQ Team is a competition barbecue team with 31 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 6th of 10 at the BBQ Knife Clash (2026). They are ranked #4944 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,944

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1464

peak 1464 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 17, 2022

latest Aug 8, 2026 · 3.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#360

Master 2026 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

19% of 31 contests

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

681.6228 / 720

Master · No Smoke, No Glory

Perfect 180s

Current form

674.99 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 663.06 (+11.93)

Walk rate

74%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · BBQ Expo Master's Challenge

Consistency

±15.16

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 166.39 · weakest Brisket (165.28)

Road miles

2,328

across 31 mapped stops · furthest 206 mi

Schedule strength

39%

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

Master avg

663.06 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

74% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 23 of 31 contests

A top-10 category call in 74% of their 31 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

681.6228 career-best overall

94.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.6228 at No Smoke, No Glory — 94.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 10, 2026

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SOUTH BRIXIA has finished one call ahead of Tracica BBQ Team 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

COOKLOUNGE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

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

Pork Ribs nemesis

15 of 16 shared pork ribs entries lost

COOKLOUNGE BBQ ahead 94% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, COOKLOUNGE BBQ has out-cooked them in 15 of 16 shared pork ribs entries.

The metronome

±2.11% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.11% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.1% of a perfect score
31 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
2026 ↗	Master	#360 (547 pts)	#117 (1,394 pts)	#210 (1,044 pts)	#420 (477 pts)	#247 (847 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	—	#1476 (55 pts)	#1128 (108 pts)	—	—
2024 ↗	Master	#600 (283 pts)	#422 (524 pts)	#379 (626 pts)	#598 (308 pts)	#599 (308 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

Wine & Swine

#4,962 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1516

They've been 1516 at their best, 53 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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HPO PIT TEAM

#4,961 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1464

Fewer contests behind them than Tracica BBQ Team has cooked, 14 to 31, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2025

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BIG O & MO BBQ

#4,923 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1509

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Tracica BBQ Team's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

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BIG B'S BBQ - TX

#4,960 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1500

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 5% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Sep 5, 2026

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BONEYARD SMOKERS

#4,945 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1505

They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before Tracica BBQ Team's first contest.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jun 10, 2022

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THE MIGHTY QUINNS BBQ

#4,932 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

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

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jun 15, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
COOKLOUNGE BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
SOUTH BRIXIA	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
Onkel Felix BBQ	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
Smoky Cotte	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
LUNA SMOKE - Italy	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Westside BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Art Razza Piave Bbq	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
THE GRILL GATHERING BBQ-Team	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Szendo Smoke BBQ Team	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Roast a Piece	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BBQ Hot Yard	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Barbecoa BBQ Team	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Stammtischgriller	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Woodquarter Smokerheads	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	10	2	3	178.8572	152.0228	165.92	top 60%
Pork Ribs	24	11	0	3	174.8572	156.5488	166.39	top 56%
Pork	14	5	0	0	173.1200	156.5144	165.72	top 73%
Brisket	14	9	1	2	176.5600	149.6916	165.28	top 53%

“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)	8	top 72%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 71%
Large (40+)	1	top 45%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
BZ	3	0	top 64%
GG	1	0	top 60%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
The War of Barbeque	2	16	0	top 87%	Jun 20, 2026

More numbers

Busiest season 2026 15 contests

Contests a season 6.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in BZ 5 of 31 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 13 1 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 24 entries · 0 wins · 11 calls

Opponents faced 117 finished ahead 91 times, behind 170

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

20265 milestones

Mar 7 First category win (Chicken) W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol
Apr 11 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 BBQ Expo Master's Challenge
Jun 20 25th tracked contest The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
Jul 10 Career-best overall score681.6228 No Smoke, No Glory
Oct 17 Most recent contest Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)

20241 milestone

May 18 10th tracked contest Muehlviertler BBQ Festival

20225 milestones

Sep 17 First tracked contest FO.G & SMOKE
Sep 17 First call FO.G & SMOKE
Sep 17 First overall top-10 FO.G & SMOKE
Sep 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6340 FO.G & SMOKE
Sep 17 Peak power rating (1498) FO.G & SMOKE

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.2	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol	Feb 24, 2024
+4.4	BBQ Expo Master's Challenge	Apr 11, 2026
+2.3	No Smoke, No Glory	Jul 10, 2026
+1.9	Wild West Fest on Fire 2026	Aug 8, 2026
+0.7	BBQ Knife Clash	May 23, 2026

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.5	The War of Barbeque	Jul 1, 2023
-11.4	The War of Barbeque	Jun 15, 2024
-6.4	Open Barbecue Championship	Jul 18, 2026
-6.4	The War of Barbeque	Jun 20, 2026
-5.6	Muehlviertler BBQ Festival	May 18, 2024

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)
2026	15	4	3	93%	top 67%	94.7%	93.8%
2025	2	0	0	0%	—	—	—
2024	9	1	0	56%	top 68%	93.9%	91.1%
2023	4	0	0	75%	top 84%	90%	89.1%
2022	1	1	0	100%	top 67%	90.2%	90.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 17, 2026	Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Fossalta di Piave	—	10 (167.4400)	—	—	—
Oct 17, 2026	Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fossalta di Piave	—	—	20 (163.3944)	—	—
Aug 8, 2026	Wild West Fest on Fire 2026 Medvode	10 / 18 (678.7428)	10 (171.9656)	14 (167.3828)	12 (165.6800)	5 (173.7144)
Jul 18, 2026	Open Barbecue Championship Wilhering	17 / 20 (673.5656)	10 (170.8228)	14 (167.9772)	16 (167.3828)	10 (167.3828)
Jul 10, 2026	No Smoke, No Glory Zagreb	10 / 16 (681.6228)	15 (164.5600)	6 (174.2628)	13 (166.2400)	4 (176.5600)
Jun 20, 2026	The War of Barbeque Peschiera del Garda	20 / 25 (675.3372)	18 (169.6800)	19 (166.8688)	22 (163.3828)	3 (175.4056)
Jun 20, 2026	The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda	—	7 (174.2856)	—	—	—
Jun 20, 2026	The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda	—	—	9 (167.4288)	—	—
May 23, 2026	BBQ Knife Clash Romano Di Lombardia, GG	6 / 10 (665.6572)	6 (169.1428)	9 (157.7144)	9 (165.6800)	1 (173.1200)
May 23, 2026	BBQ Knife Clash (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Romano Di Lombardia, GG	—	7 (161.1084)	—	—	—
May 23, 2026	BBQ Knife Clash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Romano Di Lombardia, GG	—	—	2 (174.8572)	—	—
Apr 11, 2026	BBQ Expo Master's Challenge Parma	19 / 42 (674.8344)	1 (178.8572)	30 (163.4516)	23 (166.8456)	21 (165.6800)
Mar 7, 2026	W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ	8 / 10 (677.0516)	1 (175.4172)	7 (168.5600)	8 (171.4172)	9 (161.6572)
Mar 7, 2026	W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ	—	2 (173.7028)	—	—	—
Mar 7, 2026	W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol (ONE MEAT RIBS) Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ	—	—	4 (170.2744)	—	—
Jun 14, 2025	The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda	—	24 (158.8572)	—	—	—
Jun 14, 2025	The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda	—	—	14 (167.3944)	—	—
Sep 21, 2024	Fo.G & Smoke 2024 Providence of MODENA (MO)	12 / 19 (656.0228)	15 (161.7372)	14 (165.7256)	15 (163.4056)	9 (165.1544)
Jun 15, 2024	The War of Barbeque Peschiera del Garda	16 / 17 (646.7660)	16 (161.1428)	15 (162.8116)	8 (173.1200)	16 (149.6916)
Jun 15, 2024	The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda	—	8 (168.5600)	—	—	—
Jun 15, 2024	The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda	—	—	9 (166.8688)	—	—
May 18, 2024	Muehlviertler BBQ Festival Freistadt	17 / 22 (644.9720)	12 (167.3944)	14 (161.1088)	19 (156.5144)	16 (159.9544)
May 18, 2024	Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Freistadt	—	17 (154.8112)	—	—	—
Apr 6, 2024	"Smokin' Ribs Showdown" (ONE MEAT RIBS) #1 Brescia	—	—	18 (162.7884)	—	—
Apr 6, 2024	"Smokin' Ribs Showdown" (ONE MEAT RIBS) #2 Brescia	—	—	14 (163.3828)	—	—
Feb 24, 2024	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol Rein in Taufers, BZ	10 / 26 (675.9660)	11 (169.7144)	6 (173.1660)	15 (167.9656)	10 (165.1200)
Oct 7, 2023	Country Road & BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cartigliano	—	—	2 (172.0460)	—	—
Jul 1, 2023	The War of Barbeque Isola della Scala (VR)	14 / 15 (634.6284)	14 (158.1940)	14 (156.5488)	9 (168.5256)	15 (151.3600)
Jul 1, 2023	The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Isola della Scala (VR)	—	—	15 (161.7144)	—	—
Feb 25, 2023	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ	17 / 23 (648.0344)	22 (152.0228)	3 (173.7144)	20 (158.8456)	15 (163.4516)
Sep 17, 2022	FO.G & SMOKE Spilamberto, Mo	8 / 12 (649.6340)	12 (154.8112)	6 (163.9772)	7 (165.1428)	7 (165.7028)

Tracica BBQ Team

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

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

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, 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)