THE BBQ BUS -CA

THE BBQ BUS -CA is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2017. Their best overall finish is 25th of 39 at the Grill Games (2017). They finished #2212 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1477

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 23, 2017

latest Aug 25, 2017

Best ToY finish

#2212

Master 2017 · every season

Avg finish

top 82%

overall standings

Best overall

637.5540 / 720

Master · Grill Games

Best single call

165.6800

Pork Ribs · Grill Games

Consistency

±26.20

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 156.18 · weakest Pork (151.78)

Road miles

3,383

across 3 mapped stops · furthest 1,663 mi

Schedule strength

36%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

Master avg

615.17 / 720

3 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (1 found in their record)

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

The long haul

3,383 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,383 miles across 3 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,663 miles to 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL).

3 mapped stops
furthest 1,663 mi

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
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	3	154.2400	148.0456	151.98	top 90%
Pork Ribs	3	165.6800	144.0800	155.24	top 72%
Pork	3	157.7028	141.1084	151.78	top 81%
Brisket	3	162.2400	145.1772	156.18	top 63%

“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.

More numbers

Most contests held in WI 1 of 3 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 3 a different one every time

Opponents faced 105 finished ahead 22 times, behind 96

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

20175 milestones

Jun 23 First tracked contest Heritage Days BBQ Showdown
Jun 23 Peak power rating (1492) Heritage Days BBQ Showdown
Aug 25 Career-best overall score637.5540 Grill Games
Aug 25 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)165.6800 Grill Games
Aug 25 Most recent contest Grill Games

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 25, 2017	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	25 / 39 (637.5540)	34 (154.2400)	12 (165.6800)	27 (156.5140)	17 (161.1200)
Jul 28, 2017	8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA	39 / 40 (578.4112)	39 (148.0456)	39 (144.0800)	39 (141.1084)	36 (145.1772)
Jun 23, 2017	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Belvidere, IL	35 / 42 (629.5544)	36 (153.6572)	37 (155.9544)	32 (157.7028)	23 (162.2400)