Bearded Boar BBQ

Bearded Boar BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off (2024). They are ranked #1542 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,542

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1562

peak 1580 · rated over 20 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 28, 2022

latest Sep 4, 2026 · 4.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#246

Master 2024 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 5% of the time

Category wins

16 podiums

Overall top-10s

43% of 21 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

701.6800 / 720

Master · GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

682.21 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 681.10 (+1.11)

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship

Consistency

±8.51

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 172.76 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.15)

Road miles

5,183

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 629 mi

Schedule strength

48%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)

Purse competed for

$216K

listed at 18 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 20 state-championship entries

Master avg

681.10 / 720

20 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (15 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Chicken ×1
Brisket ×1

Against the odds

26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 74 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off (Jul 27, 2024) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 26-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Rhythm n QUE.

Signature meat

25% brisket entries won

5 wins from 20 entries

When brisket is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 25% of their entries (5 of 20).

best 180.0000
average 172.76
16 calls

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off (Jul 27, 2024).

Pork Ribs 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

100% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 21 of 21 contests

A top-10 category call in 100% of their 21 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

701.6800 career-best overall

97.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 701.6800 at GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship — 97.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 9, 2023

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 20 entries at contests carrying the title.

20 state-championship entries

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The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Outta Left Field BBQ has finished one call ahead of Bearded Boar BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

8–2 behind in the head-to-head

CROOKED PIGS ahead in 80% of their meetings

CROOKED PIGS has come out ahead in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

The drought

8 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off on Jul 27, 2024 — 8 contests and 2.2 years ago.

last GC Jul 27, 2024
2.2 years ago

A strong matchup

10–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 91% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG BOYZ BBQ in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

6 of 8 shared brisket entries lost

Small Axe BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Small Axe BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared brisket entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Rhythm n QUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

5,183 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,183 miles across 21 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 629 miles to BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay.

21 mapped stops
furthest 629 mi

The metronome

±1.18% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.18% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.6% of a perfect score
21 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
2026 ↗	Master	#645 (207 pts)	#696 (212 pts)	#253 (867 pts)	#616 (252 pts)	#693 (192 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#593 (273 pts)	#843 (168 pts)	#623 (308 pts)	#616 (273 pts)	#487 (408 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#246 (882 pts)	#302 (767 pts)	#319 (792 pts)	#239 (917 pts)	#144 (1,247 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#356 (580 pts)	#303 (750 pts)	#519 (445 pts)	#392 (540 pts)	#176 (1,085 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#382 (595 pts)	#390 (610 pts)	#488 (505 pts)	#503 (445 pts)	#301 (770 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

SMOKIN' AXE BBQ

#1,531 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 62
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1562

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Bearded Boar BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Bearded Boar BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 60 contests
last seen Aug 7, 2026

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GREENWITCH QUE CO.

#1,543 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1563

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 Jul 23, 2022

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SPICEWINE IRONWORKS

#1,555 of the rated field

1561 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1567

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Bearded Boar BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 19 contests

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SMOKED

#1,546 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1585

Careers of much the same size, 22 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR

#1,553 of the rated field

1561 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1588

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 47% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 10, 2022

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THE DEVIL MADE ME Q IT

#1,533 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1572

They were already cooking in 2015, 7 years before Bearded Boar BBQ's first contest.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Sep 10, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
1 Bite BBQ	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
BIG BOYZ BBQ	11	10	1	91%	⚔ compare
CROOKED PIGS	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Rhythm n QUE	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
SinBin BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
Tuffy's BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
SMELLAQUE	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Small Axe BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Last Best BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Shane Edd's BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
SLINGIN MEATS	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
RJs Smokehouse	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Kick Back BBQ	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
Popping Smoke Barbecue	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	8	1	2	180 🔥	159.9772	169.89	top 50%
Pork Ribs	21	12	2	3	177.7372	153.6572	169.15	top 47%
Pork	20	7	0	3	177.1544	159.4744	169.62	top 51%
Brisket	20	16	5	8	180 🔥	158.8228	172.76	top 26%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	6	1	top 32%
Medium (20–39)	12	0	top 48%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 62%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MT	8	1	top 38%
OR	5	0	top 37%
ID	4	0	top 67%
UT	3	0	top 47%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Montana Pitmaster Classic	3	7	top 35%	Aug 23, 2024
Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off	2	4	top 50%	Jul 3, 2026
East Helena Smoke Show	2	8	top 43%	Aug 9, 2024
BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	2	7	top 43%	May 27, 2023

More numbers

Busiest season 2024 6 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 4.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MT 8 of 21 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 15 4 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 21 entries · 2 wins · 12 calls

First title Jul 27, 2024 Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off

Opponents faced 249 finished ahead 296 times, behind 249

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

20261 milestone

Sep 4 Most recent contest Meat & Tater BBQ Fest

20251 milestone

Aug 29 Peak power rating (1580) Meat & Tater BBQ Fest

20244 milestones

Jun 21 10th tracked contest Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship
Jul 27 First Grand Championship Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off
Jul 27 First state championship Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off
Jul 27 First multi-meat day Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off

20231 milestone

Jun 9 Career-best overall score701.6800 GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship

20227 milestones

May 28 First tracked contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 28 First call BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 28 First overall top-10 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.9200 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
Oct 7 First category win (Brisket) Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More
Oct 7 First overall podium Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More
Oct 7 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.6	Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off	Jul 27, 2024
+12.4	Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More	Oct 7, 2022
+10	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	May 28, 2022
+10	Montana Pitmaster Classic	Aug 23, 2024
+7.5	GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship	Jun 9, 2023

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7	Smoke-N-Wings	Jun 26, 2026
-5.9	Meat & Tater BBQ Fest	Sep 4, 2026
-5.5	Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off	Jul 3, 2026
-3.2	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	May 27, 2023
-0.2	Smoke-N-Wings	Jun 28, 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

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	4	0	0	1	100%	top 75%	95.6%	94.5%
2025	2	0	1	1	100%	top 41%	95.1%	95.1%
2024	6	1	4	4	100%	top 40%	96.3%	94.7%
2023	5	0	2	1	100%	top 44%	97.5%	94.5%
2022	4	0	2	1	100%	top 32%	95.1%	94.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 4, 2026	Meat & Tater BBQ Fest 🏅 Meridian, ID	40 / 52 (674.2172)	45 (163.3944)	3 (177.7372)	41 (166.2400)	40 (166.8456)
Sep 4, 2026	Meat & Tater BBQ Fest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Meridian, ID	—	—	6 (175.4056)	—	—
Jul 3, 2026	Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Dillon, MT	18 / 26 (688.4916)	16 (170.8228)	1 (176.5716)	13 (173.1200)	20 (167.9772)
Jun 26, 2026	Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID	24 / 31 (678.8000)	25 (170.2744)	5 (177.7144)	20 (171.9884)	28 (158.8228)
Aug 29, 2025	Meat & Tater BBQ Fest 🏅 Meridian, ID	20 / 39 (685.0744)	29 (168.5256)	6 (177.1544)	33 (164.5372)	9 (174.8572)
Jul 5, 2025	Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Dillon, MT	4 / 13 (684.4800)	11 (165.0856)	8 (164.5488)	3 (177.1428)	1 (177.7028)
Aug 23, 2024	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	7 / 39 (693.6688)	15 (170.2744)	5 (177.1544)	19 (169.6800)	5 (176.5600)
Aug 9, 2024	East Helena Smoke Show 🏅 East Helena, MT	8 / 18 (670.2172)	14 (159.9772)	10 (165.1200)	6 (170.8572)	1 (174.2628)
Jul 27, 2024	Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off 🏅 Dillon, MT	1 / 11 (693.0972)	3 (166.8344)	1 (176)	2 (177.1544)	1 (173.1084)
Jul 19, 2024	The Blaze of 47 BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Salt Lake City, UT	10 / 16 (676.5604)	16 (167.3944)	11 (170.8344)	15 (159.4744)	1 (178.8572)
Jun 28, 2024	Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID	17 / 28 (674.1828)	5 (176.5716)	25 (160.5028)	18 (166.8456)	9 (170.2628)
Jun 21, 2024	Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT	14 / 29 (684.4572)	19 (169.6916)	23 (167.3828)	2 (176.5600)	10 (170.8228)
Aug 25, 2023	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	21 / 44 (667.3828)	14 (172.5600)	41 (153.6572)	25 (165.7256)	3 (175.4400)
Aug 5, 2023	East Helena Smoke Show 🏅 East Helena, MT	10 / 24 (682.2284)	10 (170.8572)	15 (166.2628)	8 (170.8228)	2 (174.2856)
Jul 1, 2023	Icebox Cookoff 🏅 Sweet Home, OR	15 / 38 (682.1600)	8 (174.2628)	33 (160.5144)	11 (171.9772)	4 (175.4056)
Jun 9, 2023	GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT	5 / 16 (701.6800)	1 (180)	7 (173.7144)	10 (173.7028)	4 (174.2628)
May 27, 2023	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	15 / 25 (670.2056)	17 (165.7028)	19 (162.8344)	17 (167.9656)	4 (173.7028)
Oct 7, 2022	Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More 🏅 Hermiston, OR	3 / 19 (684.4800)	8 (170.8228)	7 (170.2628)	14 (163.3944)	1 (180)
Aug 26, 2022	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	15 / 37 (676.4916)	20 (167.4060)	18 (168.5600)	22 (165.1200)	3 (175.4056)
Jul 2, 2022	Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022 🏅 Sweet Home, OR	15 / 34 (674.2860)	4 (175.4056)	32 (155.9888)	7 (173.1772)	13 (169.7144)
May 28, 2022	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	7 / 27 (679.9200)	5 (172)	4 (174.2744)	14 (166.8228)	8 (166.8228)

Bearded Boar BBQ

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (15 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Signature meat

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

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

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)

📈 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)