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VH BBQ

VH BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 19 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 11 at the Spitsbroek on Fire III (2026). They are ranked #5243 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,243
of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1457
peak 1457 · rated over 19 contests

Contests

19
in the data

First seen

Sep 8, 2018
latest May 23, 2026 · 7.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#290
Master 2026 · every season

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

1
5 podiums

Overall top-10s

4
21% of 19 contests

Best top-10 run

3
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 75%
overall standings

Best overall

677.7032 / 720
Master · Spitsbroek on Fire III

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

663.10 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 614.49 (+48.61)

Walk rate

68%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800
Chicken · Spitsbroek on Fire III

Consistency

±107.79
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 166.01 · weakest Brisket (152.08)

Road miles

770
across 19 mapped stops

Schedule strength

54%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)

Purse competed for

$1,800
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

Master avg

614.49 / 720
19 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

On the rise

+32 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 32 points across 9 contests since May 24, 2025 — from 1425 up to 1457.

  • 9 contests since May 24, 2025
  • now 1457

They almost always walk

68% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 13 of 19 contests

A top-10 category call in 68% of their 19 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

677.7032 career-best overall

94.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.7032 at Spitsbroek on Fire III — 94.1% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Apr 24, 2026

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

BBQ Brothers has finished one call ahead of VH BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2026 their best year

2026 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 47%.

  • 4 contests
  • 3 overall top-10s
  • 1 category win
  • average top 47%

A tough matchup

16–1 behind in the head-to-head

It's spice that meats you ahead in 94% of their meetings

It's spice that meats you has come out ahead in 16 of their 17 shared contests.

The weak link

−13.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.93 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 22% of the time against 50%.

  • Brisket avg 152.08
  • Chicken avg 166.01
  • 4 calls in 18 entries
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Chicken nemesis

14 of 18 shared chicken entries lost

The Antwerp Smokers ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, The Antwerp Smokers has out-cooked them in 14 of 18 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

3BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Boom or bust

±14.97% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±14.97% 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 85.3% of a perfect score
  • best 94.1%

An April team

Top 62% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 62% across 4 contests, versus top 75% the rest of the year.

  • 4 April contests
  • top 75% the rest of the year

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2026 ↗ Master #290 (668 pts) #347 (613 pts) #355 (663 pts) #337 (598 pts) #230 (823 pts)
2025 ↗ Master #353 (610 pts) #255 (885 pts) #381 (670 pts) #321 (700 pts) #383 (575 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

Blaz'n Weazel BBQ
#5,217 of the rated field
1458 power rating
Contests
19
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1458

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 19 contests
  • last seen Apr 10, 2026
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180 PROOF BBQ
#5,220 of the rated field
1457 power rating
Contests
20
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1457

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before VH BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 20 contests
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HILLTOP HOGGERS
#5,250 of the rated field
1457 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1509

Fewer contests behind them than VH BBQ has cooked, 13 to 19, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Apr 21, 2023
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Holy Smoke
#5,224 of the rated field
1457 power rating
Contests
19
GCs
0
Top-10s
32%
Peak
1507

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 32% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 12 contests
  • last seen Sep 18, 2026
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Drumline BBQ
#5,228 of the rated field
1457 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1457

They turned up 6 years after VH BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Sep 18, 2026
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Sweet Smokin' Jones
#5,249 of the rated field
1457 power rating
Contests
10
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1457

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

  • rated over 10 contests
  • last seen Sep 19, 2025
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
The Antwerp Smokers 18 2 16 11% ⚔ compare
It's spice that meats you 17 1 16 6% ⚔ compare
Osdorp Grillers (NL) 16 3 13 19% ⚔ compare
Just wing it BBQ team 15 3 12 20% ⚔ compare
Barbecoa BBQ Team 15 2 13 13% ⚔ compare
BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q 14 3 11 21% ⚔ compare
BBQ Brothers 13 5 8 38% ⚔ compare
RIVERLAND SMOKERS 13 5 8 38% ⚔ compare
The BBQ Ranch 13 0 13 0% ⚔ compare
Click & Q 11 5 6 45% ⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES 11 2 9 18% ⚔ compare
Grate Expectations 10 5 5 50% ⚔ compare
BBQ+ 10 0 10 0% ⚔ compare
ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM 9 5 4 56% ⚔ compare
ROASTING ROMANS 8 3 5 38% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 18 9 1 2 178.8800 145.0972 166.01 top 55%
Pork Ribs 19 7 0 2 173.1772 147.4628 160.14 top 67%
Pork 18 7 0 0 173.7028 147.9772 161.50 top 65%
Brisket 18 4 0 1 171.4400 95.6916 152.08 top 75%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)80top 62%
Medium (20–39)100top 82%
Large (40+)10top 100%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 2) 3 11 0 top 79% Jun 28, 2025
Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2) 2 7 0 top 65% Sep 13, 2025
Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2 22 0 top 92% Jun 24, 2023
Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest 2 22 0 top 89% Sep 10, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2025 6 contests
Contests a season 2.7 across 7 seasons in the data
Contests visited 14 4 of them more than once
Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 19 entries · 0 wins · 7 calls
Opponents faced 100 finished ahead 88 times, behind 300
Longest layoff 3.1 yrs Sep 8, 2018 → Oct 23, 2021

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

20265 milestones
  1. First category win (Chicken) Spitsbroek on Fire III
  2. First overall podium Spitsbroek on Fire III
  3. Career-best overall score677.7032 Spitsbroek on Fire III
  4. Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8800 Spitsbroek on Fire III
  5. Most recent contest Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 8the Edition
20252 milestones
  1. 10th tracked contest Spitsbroek on Fire Pt. 2
  2. First overall top-10 Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 1)
20241 milestone
  1. First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0748 De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest 2024
20183 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest
  2. First call Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest
  3. Peak power rating (1485) Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+16.6Spitsbroek on Fire IIIApr 24, 2026
+10.6Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 1)Sep 12, 2025
+8.9Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 7the EditionMay 22, 2026
+7.8Spitsbroek on Fire IVApr 25, 2026

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-15Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ ContestSep 8, 2018
-12.4Riverland Smokers BBQ ContestJun 25, 2022
-10.8Spitsbroek on Fire Pt. 2Apr 26, 2025
-9.5Spring Break BBQ Contest IIIMar 26, 2022
-6.9Spitsbroek on FireMar 23, 2024

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20264031 100% top 47% 94.1% 93.1%
20256010 83% top 78% 93.6% 88.9%
20243000 67% top 78% 90.1% 89%
20231000 0% top 85% 87.3% 87.3%
20223000 0% top 89% 85.1% 83%
20211000 100% top 77% 88.5% 88.5%
20181000 100% top 100% 24.1% 24.1%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
May 23, 2026 Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 8the Edition Boom 12 / 18 (666.7544) 4 (172.5600) 17 (158.8000) 13 (166.2744) 10 (169.1200)
May 22, 2026 Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 7the Edition Boom 6 / 13 (665.0056) 8 (165.0856) 9 (163.9772) 4 (169.6800) 7 (166.2628)
Apr 25, 2026 Spitsbroek on Fire IV Eede Holland 7 / 15 (672.4800) 12 (164) 2 (173.1316) 8 (166.8228) 8 (168.5256)
Apr 24, 2026 Spitsbroek on Fire III Eede Holland 3 / 11 (677.7032) 1 (178.8800) 9 (156.5488) 4 (170.8344) 3 (171.4400)
Sep 13, 2025 Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2) Dongen 20 / 23 (633.5428) 16 (166.8456) 19 (157.0856) 19 (158.8344) 20 (150.7772)
Sep 12, 2025 Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 1) Dongen 7 / 16 (674.1944) 5 (173.1316) 13 (161.1316) 4 (173.7028) 11 (166.2284)
Jun 28, 2025 Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 2) Dodewaard 14 / 18 (653.6224) 7 (171.9656) 15 (159.9884) 7 (169.1428) 15 (152.5256)
Jun 27, 2025 Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 1) Dodewaard 11 / 13 (647.8512) 10 (165.0972) 6 (168.5828) 11 (158.2284) 12 (155.9428)
May 24, 2025 Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 6the Edition Boom 15 / 20 (650.2516) 7 (172.5600) 14 (162.8688) 18 (153.1200) 13 (161.7028)
Apr 26, 2025 Spitsbroek on Fire Pt. 2 Eede Holland 15 / 15 (579.6808) 3 (172.5716) 7 (160.5716) 14 (150.8460) 15 (95.6916)
Jun 22, 2024 Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest Dodewaard 17 / 23 (647.3372) 9 (170.8228) 22 (152.5484) 9 (169.1316) 20 (154.8344)
Apr 20, 2024 De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest 2024 Terneuzen 17 / 23 (649.0748) 12 (167.9772) 16 (157.1316) 14 (162.2860) 17 (161.6800)
Mar 23, 2024 Spitsbroek on Fire Eede Holland 19 / 22 (625.5884) 12 (167.9884) 4 (169.7028) 22 (147.9772) 21 (139.9200)
Jun 24, 2023 Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest Dodewaard 22 / 26 (628.5832) 19 (163.9544) 25 (148.5600) 23 (158.3200) 17 (157.7488)
Sep 10, 2022 Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest Dongen 22 / 28 (612.4916) 25 (151.3828) 24 (153.1432) 21 (156.5484) 18 (151.4172)
Jun 25, 2022 Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest Dodewaard 22 / 22 (587.8400) 22 (145.0972) 18 (159.4172) 19 (154.8572) 22 (128.4684)
Mar 26, 2022 Spring Break BBQ Contest III Lommel 27 / 31 (593.0512) 13 (168.5600) 25 (147.4628) 26 (150.7540) 30 (126.2744)
Oct 23, 2021 KCBS International BBQ contest Vuur en Vlees Liesselseweg, Deurne 23 / 30 (637.0512) 30 (149.6456) 22 (158.9028) 10 (169.6800) 22 (158.8228)
Sep 8, 2018 Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen 40 / 40 (173.1772) — 3 (173.1772) — —

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