BIKER BEAR BBQ

BIKER BEAR BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 26th of 28 at the Que & Cruz (2019). They are ranked #6289 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,289

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1412

peak 1412 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 24, 2017

latest Oct 4, 2019 · 2.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#948

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 98%

overall standings

Best overall

597.6456 / 720

Master · Que & Cruz

Perfect 180s

Current form

580.03 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 540.37 (+39.66)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.6172

Pork · BBQ Gives Back

Consistency

±82.25

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 155.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (136.10)

Road miles

1,382

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 241 mi

Schedule strength

92%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1635)

Purse competed for

$49K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

540.37 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−19.0 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 19.04 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.

Pork Ribs avg 136.10
Pork avg 155.13
0 calls in 9 entries

Pork nemesis

8 of 10 shared pork entries lost

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 10 shared pork entries.

They cook the hard rooms

1635 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 92% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1635 power rating — a tougher draw than 92% of every rated contest in the data.

10 rated contests

Going the wrong way

-32 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 32 points across 5 contests since Mar 22, 2019 — from 1444 down to 1412.

5 contests since Mar 22, 2019
now 1412

Boom or bust

±11.42% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±11.42% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 75.1% of a perfect score
best 83.0%

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
2019 ↗	Master	#948 (285 pts)	#988 (285 pts)	#1009 (285 pts)	#745 (435 pts)	#1006 (285 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1132 (234 pts)	#1182 (234 pts)	#1412 (174 pts)	#834 (409 pts)	#1395 (174 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

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Sochie's BBQ

#6,287 of the rated field

1412 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

They've been 1501 at their best, 89 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2026

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BonePileBBQ

#6,286 of the rated field

1412 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1412

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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THE GOOD OLD BASTER BOYS

#6,290 of the rated field

1412 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1412

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 19, 2018

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BABE'S BBQ

#6,291 of the rated field

1411 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1411

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen Nov 4, 2022

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THE OUTLAW BBQ NY

#6,288 of the rated field

1412 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1412

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 16, 2019

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Thin Blue BBQ

#6,285 of the rated field

1412 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1412

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Behind	Win rate
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	10	10	0%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	9	9	0%	⚔ compare
3N1 Q	9	9	0%	⚔ compare
FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE	8	8	0%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	7	7	0%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	7	7	0%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	7	7	0%	⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ	7	7	0%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
SAUCE THIS BBQ	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
HOOS SMOKIN	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	5	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	0	0	155.4284	127.3600	138.44	top 98%
Pork Ribs	9	0	0	155.3944	109.0516	136.10	top 98%
Pork	10	2	1	172.6172	140.4684	155.13	top 73%
Brisket	9	0	0	153.1084	118.2288	138.12	top 97%

“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)	4	0	top 97%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 99%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
VA	9	0	top 98%
NC	1	0	top 100%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Chillin & Grillin in the Glades	2	27	0	top 98%	Jul 19, 2019
BBQ Gives Back	2	64	0	top 100%	Mar 23, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VA 9 of 10 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 8 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 206 finished ahead 7 times, behind 460

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

20193 milestones

Oct 4 10th tracked contest Que & Cruz
Oct 4 Career-best overall score597.6456 Que & Cruz
Oct 4 Most recent contest Que & Cruz

20182 milestones

Mar 23 First call BBQ Gives Back
Mar 23 Career-best single call (Pork)172.6172 BBQ Gives Back

20172 milestones

Mar 24 First tracked contest BBQ Gives Back
Mar 24 Peak power rating (1488) BBQ Gives Back

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.8	BBQ Gives Back	Mar 24, 2017
-11.5	BBQ Gives Back	Mar 23, 2018
-10.2	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 20, 2019
-8.8	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1	May 11, 2018
-8.6	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2	May 12, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	5	20%	top 98%	83%	80.6%
2018	4	25%	top 99%	82.1%	69.5%
2017	1	0%	top 100%	69.9%	69.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 4, 2019	Que & Cruz 🏅 Louisa, VA	26 / 28 (597.6456)	26 (150.8456)	27 (145.1084)	20 (160.6172)	28 (141.0744)
Sep 20, 2019	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic 🏅 Salisbury, NC	56 / 56 (579.2912)	55 (147.9888)	56 (128.5828)	37 (159.3828)	55 (143.3368)
Jul 19, 2019	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	27 / 27 (578.6968)	27 (137.6800)	27 (138.2284)	27 (149.6800)	26 (153.1084)
Mar 23, 2019	BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	51 / 52 (591.3944)	52 (127.4056)	51 (145.1200)	5 (172.5944)	48 (146.2744)
Mar 22, 2019	BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	61 / 63 (553.0972)	62 (135.4400)	62 (144.5716)	62 (140.5372)	62 (132.5484)
Jul 20, 2018	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades (JUDGES FULL) Wise, VA	28 / 29 (590.8344)	29 (136.5828)	25 (155.3944)	28 (155.4400)	26 (143.4172)
May 12, 2018	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2 Fredericksburg, VA	38 / 38 (561.5888)	36 (155.4284)	38 (131.3716)	35 (156.5600)	38 (118.2288)
May 11, 2018	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1 Fredericksburg, VA	44 / 45 (540.4912)	45 (127.3600)	45 (127.4284)	40 (143.4400)	43 (142.2628)
Mar 23, 2018	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	75 / 75 (307.4972)	75 (134.8800)	—	3 (172.6172)	—
Mar 24, 2017	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	64 / 64 (503.1316)	64 (130.8000)	64 (109.0516)	64 (140.4684)	64 (122.8116)

BIKER BEAR BBQ

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 (6 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

Pork nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

Going the wrong way

Boom or bust

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)

📉 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)