BBQ TEAM WEST COAST

BBQ TEAM WEST COAST is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 14 at the Slow Joe's Barn Burner (2020). They are ranked #2478 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,478

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1521

peak 1537 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 4, 2016

latest May 14, 2022 · 5.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#483

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

36% of 14 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

676.5028 / 720

Master · Slow Joe's Barn Burner

Perfect 180s

Current form

650.77 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 644.55 (+6.23)

Walk rate

79%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Brisket · BBQ an der Burg 2018

Consistency

±14.86

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.80 · weakest Brisket (158.14)

Road miles

2,877

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 420 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Master avg

644.55 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

Happy hunting ground

Top 13% average finish here

BBQ an der Burg 2019 is their spot: an average finish in the top 13% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 13%

They almost always walk

79% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 11 of 14 contests

A top-10 category call in 79% of their 14 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

676.5028 career-best overall

94.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 676.5028 at Slow Joe's Barn Burner — 94.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 15, 2020

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

IQ - NETHERLANDS has finished one call ahead of BBQ TEAM WEST COAST 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 34%.

5 contests
1 overall top-10
1 category win
average top 34%

A tough matchup

8–1 behind in the head-to-head

White Squirrel BBQ ahead in 89% of their meetings

White Squirrel BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.66 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 36% of the time against 36%.

Brisket avg 158.14
Chicken avg 162.80
5 calls in 14 entries

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A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 1 (Apr 15, 2022).

last seen Aug 15, 2020
back Apr 15, 2022

Chicken nemesis

8 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BBQ Team Laurentius has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.06% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.06% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.5% of a perfect score
14 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	#612 (302 pts)	#584 (357 pts)	#674 (317 pts)	#514 (422 pts)	#585 (347 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#483 (214 pts)	#641 (144 pts)	#559 (189 pts)	#480 (239 pts)	#618 (154 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#600 (573 pts)	#833 (408 pts)	#683 (528 pts)	#662 (558 pts)	#326 (1,018 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BBQ TEAM WEST COAST, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SLO.MO.QUE

#2,468 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1522

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 15, 2026

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DUELIN' J'S

#2,484 of the rated field

1521 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1526

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before BBQ TEAM WEST COAST's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

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The Drunken Sailor

#2,488 of the rated field

1521 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1529

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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Kanned Heat

#2,470 of the rated field

1521 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1530

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 12% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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Smokin' O's

#2,479 of the rated field

1521 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1537

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2026

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Hank's BBQ

#2,464 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1542

Level with BBQ TEAM WEST COAST on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Oct 5, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
White Squirrel BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
BBQ Team Laurentius	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
PARKSTAD SMOKERS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
BONSAIS WILD BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
DE FILOUS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Badboy Butchers BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	5	0	1	171.4056	154.2628	162.80	top 54%
Pork Ribs	14	4	1	1	174.2972	144.5372	161.54	top 47%
Pork	14	6	0	4	173.1200	147.9544	162.06	top 52%
Brisket	14	5	1	3	177.1428	130.8116	158.14	top 49%

“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)	4	top 56%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 47%
Large (40+)	3	top 54%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 2	2	19	top 74%	Apr 16, 2022
Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 1	2	15	top 81%	Apr 15, 2022
BBQ an der Burg 2019	2	3	top 13%	Jul 6, 2019
Eastern BBQ Contest	2	14	top 59%	Mar 31, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 5 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in DK 1 of 14 contests

Contests visited 10 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 177 finished ahead 230 times, behind 189

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Aug 15, 2020 → Apr 15, 2022

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

20221 milestone

May 14 Most recent contest Longhorn BBQ

20202 milestones

Aug 15 Career-best overall score676.5028 Slow Joe's Barn Burner
Aug 15 Peak power rating (1537) Slow Joe's Barn Burner

20192 milestones

Jul 6 First overall podium BBQ an der Burg 2019
Jul 6 10th tracked contest BBQ an der Burg 2019

20182 milestones

Mar 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7144 Springbreak BBQ Contest
Jun 30 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.1428 BBQ an der Burg 2018

20164 milestones

Jun 4 First tracked contest BBQ by the Sea
Jun 4 First call BBQ by the Sea
Jun 4 First category win (Pork Ribs) BBQ by the Sea
Jun 4 First overall top-10 BBQ by the Sea

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.7	BBQ an der Burg 2019	Jul 6, 2019
+12.1	BBQ an der Burg 2018	Jun 30, 2018
+10.2	Slow Joe's Barn Burner	Aug 15, 2020
+9.1	Springbreak BBQ Contest	Mar 24, 2018
+8.9	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018	Sep 22, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.5	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1	Apr 19, 2019
-8.2	Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 2	Apr 16, 2022
-6.8	Eastern BBQ Contest	Apr 15, 2017
-6.1	Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 1	Apr 15, 2022
-3.4	BBQ by the Sea	Jun 4, 2016

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	3	1	0	67%	top 73%	89.4%	88.9%
2020	1	1	0	100%	top 21%	94%	94%
2019	3	1	0	67%	top 53%	91.2%	88.9%
2018	5	1	1	80%	top 34%	92.1%	90.4%
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 76%	87.1%	87.1%
2016	1	1	1	100%	top 67%	86.8%	86.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 14, 2022	Longhorn BBQ Broerup	8 / 14 (636.4460)	4 (171.4056)	6 (163.4060)	3 (169.6800)	13 (131.9544)
Apr 16, 2022	Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 2 Meerbeke	20 / 24 (640.4688)	24 (156.5600)	17 (160.5488)	15 (165.7028)	19 (157.6572)
Apr 15, 2022	Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 1 Meerbeke	15 / 19 (643.8972)	11 (166.8228)	19 (144.5372)	12 (165.0972)	5 (167.4400)
Aug 15, 2020	Slow Joe's Barn Burner Vedum	3 / 14 (676.5028)	7 (164.5484)	4 (174.2744)	2 (173.1200)	6 (164.5600)
Jul 6, 2019	BBQ an der Burg 2019 Geestland	3 / 36 (656.5600)	3 (169.6800)	17 (156.5600)	2 (168.5828)	13 (161.7372)
Apr 20, 2019	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 2 Ninove	19 / 29 (643.8856)	14 (165.0856)	13 (165.1200)	24 (156)	19 (157.6800)
Apr 19, 2019	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1 Ninove	21 / 25 (619.8516)	7 (166.8572)	20 (149.6572)	23 (151.9656)	17 (151.3716)
Sep 22, 2018	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 Waltrop	19 / 73 (646.2628)	24 (164.5712)	23 (161.7372)	61 (147.9544)	3 (172)
Sep 1, 2018	2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland	26 / 44 (638.8116)	16 (166.3200)	25 (158.2972)	40 (152.5144)	14 (161.6800)
Jun 30, 2018	BBQ an der Burg 2018 Geestland	5 / 30 (662.8116)	25 (155.4172)	17 (159.3944)	2 (170.8572)	1 (177.1428)
Mar 31, 2018	Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove	14 / 33 (656.5600)	27 (155.4056)	4 (168.6172)	12 (167.4172)	11 (165.1200)
Mar 24, 2018	Springbreak BBQ Contest Lommel Belgium	11 / 39 (649.7144)	12 (164.5828)	18 (158.8572)	27 (154.8572)	2 (171.4172)
Apr 15, 2017	Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove, Belgium	31 / 41 (626.8000)	34 (157.6912)	12 (166.2744)	8 (172.0228)	41 (130.8116)
Jun 4, 2016	BBQ by the Sea Kerteminde, Denmark	8 / 12 (625.1200)	10 (154.2628)	1 (174.2972)	10 (153.1200)	11 (143.4400)

BBQ TEAM WEST COAST

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (12 found in their record)

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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

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)