The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
THE RIB MAFIA has finished one call ahead of Bradshaw's Kitchen 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Bradshaw's Kitchen
Bradshaw's Kitchen is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 8th of 15 at the Redwood Coast Grills Gone Wild (2017). They are ranked #4855 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1466
peak 1466 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
May 25, 2013
latest Jul 5, 2019 · 6.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
14% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
639.44 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 640.08 (-0.63)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.97
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.53 · weakest Brisket (156.37)
Road miles
1,414
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 244 mi
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
Purse competed for
$19K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
640.08 / 720
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1330 (160 pts) | #1374 (165 pts) | #1240 (195 pts) | #1196 (215 pts) | #1385 (155 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Bradshaw's Kitchen, each with one reason worth a look.
130 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,851 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Bradshaw's Kitchen)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Bradshaw's Kitchen has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,857 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
They've been 1510 at their best, 44 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,863 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1466
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,848 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
They turned up 8 years after Bradshaw's Kitchen did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#4,853 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Level with Bradshaw's Kitchen on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,840 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1466
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIGGY D'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BOOTIES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 173.7256 | 155.3944 | 159.90 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 159.9884 | 165.53 | top 47% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8684 | 141.6568 | 158.27 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5714 | 149.6800 | 156.37 | top 73% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 73% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 72% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | 3 | 21 | 0 | top 73% | May 25, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OR
4 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
109
finished ahead 49 times, behind 122
Longest layoff
4 yrs
May 25, 2013 → May 27, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Dragon BBQ-N-Brew
20174 milestones
- First call BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL)
- First category win (Chicken) Redwood Coast Grills Gone Wild
- First overall top-10 Redwood Coast Grills Gone Wild
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7256 Redwood Coast Grills Gone Wild
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7142 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- Career-best overall score649.7142 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- Peak power rating (1495) BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.4 | Redwood Coast Grills Gone Wild | Sep 2, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.4 | Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off | Aug 19, 2017 |
| -6.7 | Smoke on the Dragon BBQ-N-Brew | Jul 5, 2019 |
| -6.2 | BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL) | May 27, 2017 |
| -5.8 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | May 25, 2019 |
| -5.1 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | May 25, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 79% | 89% | 88.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 71% | 89.6% | 88.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2019 | Smoke on the Dragon BBQ-N-Brew 🏅 Dallas, OR | 13 / 16 (641.0968) | 12 (162.8456) | 12 (159.9884) | 10 (164.5828) | 14 (153.6800) |
| May 25, 2019 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 26 / 34 (633.0172) | 30 (155.3944) | 19 (161.0856) | 17 (166.8572) | 30 (149.6800) |
| Aug 18, 2018 | 2nd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off DuPont, WA | 18 / 27 (643.2916) | 26 (155.9428) | 14 (164.5488) | 5 (170.8684) | 26 (151.9316) |
| Sep 2, 2017 | Redwood Coast Grills Gone Wild Crescent City, CA | 8 / 15 (645.0744) | 1 (173.7256) | 5 (170.2744) | 14 (142.2628) | 6 (158.8116) |
| Aug 19, 2017 | Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off DuPont, WA | 15 / 18 (634.7316) | 17 (155.3944) | 7 (165.6800) | 14 (159.9772) | 17 (153.6800) |
| May 27, 2017 | BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL) North Bend, OR | 28 / 37 (633.6000) | 27 (156.5372) | 4 (173.1544) | 34 (141.6568) | 23 (162.2516) |
| May 25, 2013 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 21 / 31 (649.7142) | 22 (159.4286) | 20 (164) | 26 (161.7142) | 14 (164.5714) |