BBQ AUS MASSEN

BBQ AUS MASSEN is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 6th of 24 at the KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2019 (2019). They are ranked #3008 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,008

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1506

peak 1514 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 28, 2018

latest Jul 23, 2022 · 4.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#776

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

20% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 57%

overall standings

Best overall

664.0116 / 720

Master · KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2019

Perfect 180s

Current form

633.62 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 638.85 (-5.23)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Pork Ribs · Gruenenwalds BBQ Battle

Consistency

±13.61

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 162.69 · weakest Pork (152.55)

Road miles

2,041

across 10 mapped stops

Schedule strength

44%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)

Master avg

638.85 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

60% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 6 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 60% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

664.0116 career-best overall

92.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 664.0116 at KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2019 — 92.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 26, 2019

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.1 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.14 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 50%.

Pork avg 152.55
Brisket avg 162.69
0 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

6–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of GRILLSTAR.DE BBQ TEAM in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

The comeback

2.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Gruenenwalds BBQ Battle (Oct 2, 2021).

last seen Aug 31, 2019
back Oct 2, 2021

Brisket nemesis

6 of 9 shared brisket entries lost

SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 9 shared brisket entries.

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The metronome

±1.89% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.89% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.7% of a perfect score
10 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	#1190 (90 pts)	#1124 (115 pts)	#1306 (85 pts)	#1288 (75 pts)	#1021 (120 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#846 (146 pts)	#1123 (101 pts)	#648 (266 pts)	#1108 (101 pts)	#837 (166 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#776 (380 pts)	#737 (460 pts)	#745 (445 pts)	#936 (315 pts)	#729 (455 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#971 (294 pts)	#1009 (304 pts)	#966 (339 pts)	#1080 (269 pts)	#607 (604 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BBQ AUS MASSEN, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Gourmonds

#3,007 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1507

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BBQ AUS MASSEN)

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2019

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Liq N' Q

#3,015 of the rated field

1505 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1511

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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I'd Smoke That

#3,011 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1510

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2026

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BAD COMPANY BBQ

#2,994 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1511

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 7, 2023

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BLINDOG'S OUTLAW BBQ GANG

#2,997 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1513

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 6 years before BBQ AUS MASSEN's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

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Mad Eddies BBQ

#2,998 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1524

They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before BBQ AUS MASSEN's first contest.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
GRILLSTAR.DE BBQ TEAM	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
BONSAIS WILD BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
BBQ WIESEL	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
White Squirrel BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
VIKING BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BBQBrewCrew	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
BERGISCHE ROSTAROMEN	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
PARKSTAD SMOKERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
DRAGON BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	2	0	0	172.0228	154.2512	162.26	top 57%
Pork Ribs	10	1	1	1	176.5600	151.9888	160.89	top 49%
Pork	9	0	0	0	164.5600	134.7884	152.55	top 75%
Brisket	10	5	0	1	172.5828	141.0972	162.69	top 40%

“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)	1	top 44%
Medium (20–39)	6	top 62%
Large (40+)	3	top 49%

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 4 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Contests visited 10 a different one every time

Opponents faced 165 finished ahead 159 times, behind 187

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs Aug 31, 2019 → Oct 2, 2021

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

20222 milestones

Jul 23 10th tracked contest 5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
Jul 23 Most recent contest 5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival

20212 milestones

Oct 2 First category win (Pork Ribs) Gruenenwalds BBQ Battle
Oct 2 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5600 Gruenenwalds BBQ Battle

20193 milestones

Apr 26 First overall top-10 KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2019
Apr 26 Career-best overall score664.0116 KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2019
Apr 26 Peak power rating (1514) KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2019

20183 milestones

Apr 28 First tracked contest KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2018
Apr 28 First call KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2018
Jul 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.0232 3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.8	KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2019	Apr 26, 2019
+5.8	Gruenenwalds BBQ Battle	Oct 2, 2021
+4.3	3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival	Jul 21, 2018
+4.2	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018	Sep 22, 2018
+2.1	3rd International Suydersee BBQ Contest	Aug 31, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.1	BBQ an der Burg 2019	Jul 6, 2019
-6.1	5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival	Jul 23, 2022
-4.6	EUregio Barbeque Festival	Aug 18, 2018
-1.6	4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival	Jul 20, 2019
-1.3	KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2018	Apr 28, 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	100%	top 80%	87.4%	87.4%
2021	1	1	1	100%	top 44%	90.6%	90.6%
2019	4	1	0	50%	top 56%	92.2%	88.6%
2018	4	0	0	50%	top 54%	90%	88.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 23, 2022	5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival	16 / 20 (629.1200)	11 (168.5256)	17 (155.4060)	19 (143.4284)	10 (161.7600)
Oct 2, 2021	Gruenenwalds BBQ Battle Bremen	7 / 16 (652.4684)	13 (155.9428)	1 (176.5600)	13 (153.6800)	5 (166.2856)
Aug 31, 2019	3rd International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland	17 / 31 (631.9312)	25 (154.2512)	13 (159.3600)	19 (157.1428)	18 (161.1772)
Jul 20, 2019	4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen	27 / 44 (642.1484)	33 (158.2168)	21 (163.3944)	—	16 (163.4172)
Jul 6, 2019	BBQ an der Burg 2019 Geestland	30 / 36 (612.4456)	9 (165.7028)	11 (159.9656)	33 (145.6800)	33 (141.0972)
Apr 26, 2019	KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2019 Marketplate	6 / 24 (664.0116)	4 (172.0228)	11 (161.1316)	13 (161.7144)	4 (169.1428)
Sep 22, 2018	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 Waltrop	31 / 73 (638.8232)	25 (164.5600)	57 (151.9888)	57 (149.6916)	2 (172.5828)
Aug 18, 2018	EUregio Barbeque Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW	23 / 32 (640.4688)	30 (155.9544)	22 (160.5372)	20 (162.2744)	15 (161.7028)
Jul 21, 2018	3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen	21 / 48 (648.0232)	35 (160)	18 (161.1544)	23 (164.5600)	16 (162.3088)
Apr 28, 2018	KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2018 Reichshof	19 / 32 (629.0856)	11 (167.4172)	14 (159.4400)	32 (134.7884)	10 (167.4400)

BBQ AUS MASSEN

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 (8 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Brisket 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

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)