A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
iBQ'n ahead in 100% of their meetings
iBQ'n has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Black Ace Barbeque
Black Ace Barbeque is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 29th of 32 at the All American BBQ Throwdown (2021). They are ranked #5490 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1451
peak 1451 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Aug 2, 2019
latest Aug 5, 2022 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.39
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 157.13 · weakest Chicken (147.83)
Road miles
364
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 150 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
Purse competed for
$39K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
614.19 / 720
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1107 (120 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1511 (57 pts) | #1518 (57 pts) | #1286 (67 pts) | #1518 (57 pts) | #1236 (62 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1471 (120 pts) | #1593 (120 pts) | #1575 (120 pts) | #1578 (120 pts) | #1368 (160 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Black Ace Barbeque, each with one reason worth a look.
106 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,492 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Black Ace Barbeque)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Black Ace Barbeque has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,495 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,480 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Black Ace Barbeque's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,504 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1451
Level with Black Ace Barbeque on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,489 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,503 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LICENSE TO GRILL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| iBQ'n | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KEVLAR BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Q-JITSU | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Heritage Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FIREHOUSE SMOKE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| S & G BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2628 | 137.6800 | 147.83 | top 95% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4284 | 146.2628 | 153.02 | top 83% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2972 | 150.2400 | 155.30 | top 86% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 149.6800 | 157.13 | top 72% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 91% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 89% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All American BBQ Throwdown | 3 | 29 | 0 | top 91% | Aug 5, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MI
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
124
finished ahead 20 times, behind 203
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest All American BBQ Throwdown
20201 milestone
- Career-best overall score634.9028 All American BBQ Throwdown
20193 milestones
- First tracked contest Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best single call (Brisket)164 Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown
- Peak power rating (1490) Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival | Sep 13, 2019 |
| -10.5 | All American BBQ Throwdown | Aug 5, 2022 |
| -10.2 | Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown | Aug 2, 2019 |
| -9.5 | All American BBQ Throwdown | Aug 6, 2021 |
| -6.5 | All American BBQ Throwdown | Aug 7, 2020 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 81.3% | 81.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85.9% | 84.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2022 | All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 49 / 50 (585.4628) | 50 (138.7428) | 47 (146.8000) | 48 (150.2400) | 45 (149.6800) |
| Aug 5, 2022 | All American BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Ribs Westland, MI | — | — | 39 (148.5372) | — | — |
| Aug 6, 2021 | All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 29 / 32 (630.2284) | 31 (149.6456) | 23 (158.2856) | 25 (162.2972) | 24 (160) |
| Aug 7, 2020 | All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 35 / 42 (634.9028) | 41 (154.8344) | 25 (163.4284) | 35 (154.9144) | 27 (161.7256) |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival 🏅 Mears, MI | 32 / 35 (601.5656) | 35 (137.6800) | 30 (154.8228) | 27 (158.8000) | 31 (150.2628) |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 34 / 40 (618.7656) | 32 (158.2628) | 38 (146.2628) | 39 (150.2400) | 17 (164) |