They almost always walk
89%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 8 of 9 contests
A top-10 category call in 89% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
What For BBQ
What For BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 10th of 14 at the Camper's Corner BBQ Cookoff (2026). They are ranked #4046 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1482
peak 1502 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
May 27, 2023
latest Aug 1, 2026 · 3.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
3
33% of 9 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
670.24 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 662.56 (+7.69)
Walk rate
89%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.77
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.50 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.21)
Road miles
1,084
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 278 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
Purse competed for
$9,460
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
662.56 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | #502 (340 pts) | #514 (390 pts) | #565 (360 pts) | #513 (360 pts) | #520 (345 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #468 (407 pts) | #546 (377 pts) | #494 (457 pts) | #389 (577 pts) | #413 (532 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #878 (120 pts) | #779 (195 pts) | #1213 (85 pts) | #845 (160 pts) | #922 (120 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to What For BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
135 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,037 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1526
3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to What For BBQ)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — What For BBQ ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,044 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1482
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,054 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before What For BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,049 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,031 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1501
They were already cooking in 2015, 8 years before What For BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,041 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Level with What For BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEAN MOE'S BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HASHTAG BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Blokes | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ WorX | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Rub Sweat and Beers | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Hot Mess BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| WINE COUNTRY BARBECUE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| County Line Barbeque | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Grillin' & Chillin' Pitmasters | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 170.8688 | 157.1088 | 165.57 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 145.0744 | 162.21 | top 67% |
| Pork | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 161.6684 | 168.50 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 159.3832 | 166.27 | top 50% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 74% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 47% | May 23, 2026 |
| Jack 9 Memorial | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 64% | May 25, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
ON
7 of 9 contests · 2 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
7
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
105
finished ahead 77 times, behind 114
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Camper's Corner BBQ Cookoff
20253 milestones
- Career-best overall score681.7260 Rock N Hogs BBQ Battle
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.2972 Rock N Hogs BBQ Battle
- Peak power rating (1502) Rock N Hogs BBQ Battle
20242 milestones
- First overall top-10 Jack 9 Memorial
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6344 Jack 9 Memorial
20232 milestones
- First tracked contest Jack 9 Memorial
- First call Jack 9 Memorial
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.8 | Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition | May 24, 2025 |
| +2.6 | Jack 9 Memorial | May 25, 2024 |
| +0.6 | Rock N Hogs BBQ Battle | Aug 23, 2025 |
| +0.6 | All American BBQ Throwdown | Aug 1, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.8 | Jack 9 Memorial | May 27, 2023 |
| -7.7 | Camper's Corner BBQ Cookoff | Aug 1, 2026 |
| -7.6 | Spencerville Smoke Ring | Sep 27, 2025 |
| -4.1 | New Lowell True North BBQ Bash | Jun 19, 2026 |
| -0.1 | JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition | May 23, 2026 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 65% | 93.8% | 92.7% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75% | top 59% | 94.7% | 92.9% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 79% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | Camper's Corner BBQ Cookoff London, ON | 10 / 14 (656.5604) | 7 (168) | 8 (162.2972) | 9 (166.8800) | 13 (159.3832) |
| Jun 19, 2026 | New Lowell True North BBQ Bash New Lowell, ON | 11 / 16 (675.3368) | 9 (167.4056) | 12 (166.2512) | 8 (172) | 8 (169.6800) |
| May 23, 2026 | JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition La Salette, ON | 11 / 20 (669.6460) | 10 (167.9772) | 10 (169.1428) | 14 (166.8460) | 12 (165.6800) |
| Sep 27, 2025 | Spencerville Smoke Ring Spencerville | 11 / 14 (667.9432) | 14 (157.1088) | 4 (174.8572) | 9 (168) | 6 (167.9772) |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Rock N Hogs BBQ Battle London, ON | 12 / 22 (681.7260) | 14 (170.8688) | 17 (164.0116) | 2 (178.2972) | 13 (168.5484) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 27 / 43 (667.8744) | 36 (162.8000) | 38 (163.3944) | 15 (172.5600) | 16 (169.1200) |
| May 24, 2025 | Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition La Salette, ON | 10 / 26 (658.3088) | 11 (166.8800) | 11 (160.6060) | 16 (161.6684) | 6 (169.1544) |
| May 25, 2024 | Jack 9 Memorial La Salette, ON | 10 / 20 (653.6344) | 4 (169.6916) | 17 (154.2972) | 6 (168.5484) | 10 (161.0972) |
| May 27, 2023 | Jack 9 Memorial La Salette, ON | 15 / 19 (631.9772) | 16 (159.4172) | 19 (145.0744) | 11 (161.7256) | 6 (165.7600) |