They almost always walk
63%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 5 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
Poolhouse Taste BBQ
Poolhouse Taste BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 7th of 11 at the Wild West Fest on Fire (2022). They are ranked #5258 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “PoolHouseTasteBBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1457
peak 1457 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Sep 29, 2018
latest Aug 6, 2022 · 3.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
38% of 8 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
629.80 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 630.50 (-0.70)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.42
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 159.84 · weakest Brisket (156.10)
Road miles
751
across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
58%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)
Master avg
630.50 / 720
8 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 | #929 (141 pts) | #1049 (121 pts) | #890 (186 pts) | #1042 (121 pts) | #1017 (121 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #623 (249 pts) | #625 (269 pts) | #719 (229 pts) | #600 (279 pts) | #631 (269 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #422 (258 pts) | #452 (253 pts) | #323 (383 pts) | #447 (258 pts) | #417 (283 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1795 (83 pts) | #1843 (93 pts) | #1884 (83 pts) | #1858 (88 pts) | #1960 (68 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Poolhouse Taste BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
127 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,273 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,260 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1457
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,263 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before Poolhouse Taste BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,250 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Level with Poolhouse Taste BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,275 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,270 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before Poolhouse Taste BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOKLOUNGE BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| White Squirrel BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Knockstone BBQ Team Austria | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Westside BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUWALD BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 144.4912 | 156.52 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 148.5600 | 158.05 | top 70% |
| Pork | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 170.3316 | 148.5484 | 159.84 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 147.3600 | 156.10 | top 74% |
“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 | 0 | top 80% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 84% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2020
3 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Contests visited
8
a different one every time
Opponents faced
57
finished ahead 26 times, behind 101
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
Apr 13, 2019 → Jul 24, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20223 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.9944 Wild West Fest on Fire
- Career-best overall score648.9944 Wild West Fest on Fire
- Most recent contest Wild West Fest on Fire
20211 milestone
- First overall top-10 Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 1
20184 milestones
- First tracked contest Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival & KCBS BBQ Competition 2018
- First call Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival & KCBS BBQ Competition 2018
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.3316 Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival & KCBS BBQ Competition 2018
- Peak power rating (1491) Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival & KCBS BBQ Competition 2018
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.1 | Wild West Fest on Fire | Aug 6, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.4 | Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 2 | Jul 25, 2020 |
| -9.6 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 2 | Jul 24, 2021 |
| -9 | Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival & KCBS BBQ Competition 2018 | Sep 29, 2018 |
| -6.4 | Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 1 | Jul 24, 2020 |
| -3.6 | 2nd Wild King BBQ Competition | Apr 13, 2019 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 89% | 87.8% | 87% |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 86% | 89.3% | 86.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 84% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2022 | Wild West Fest on Fire Medvode | 7 / 11 (648.9944) | 9 (162.8456) | 4 (167.3944) | 9 (162.8228) | 9 (155.9316) |
| Jul 24, 2021 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 2 Reichenau an der Rax | 10 / 10 (619.8172) | 10 (147.8972) | 10 (152.5144) | 5 (166.8572) | 10 (152.5484) |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 1 Reichenau an der Rax | 7 / 9 (632.4228) | 5 (163.3944) | 9 (150.2516) | 9 (154.2284) | 5 (164.5484) |
| Sep 19, 2020 | 6th BBQ Bulls Championship Salzburg | 14 / 19 (642.8000) | 13 (163.4284) | 13 (158.8572) | 14 (162.2628) | 11 (158.2516) |
| Jul 25, 2020 | Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 2 Vienna | 21 / 21 (604.9712) | 21 (144.4912) | 12 (164.5716) | 20 (148.5484) | 20 (147.3600) |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 1 Vienna | 15 / 18 (620.9712) | 17 (151.3712) | 5 (166.2628) | 16 (151.9888) | 14 (151.3484) |
| Apr 13, 2019 | 2nd Wild King BBQ Competition Tirol | 19 / 28 (638.0916) | 17 (166.8228) | 19 (155.9772) | 18 (161.6572) | 22 (153.6344) |
| Sep 29, 2018 | Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival & KCBS BBQ Competition 2018 Graz | 16 / 19 (635.9656) | 19 (151.9312) | 19 (148.5600) | 5 (170.3316) | 8 (165.1428) |