Mad Viking BBQ
Mad Viking BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 29 at the Big Blue BBQ Championship (2019). They finished #1936 in the 2019 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jun 1, 2018
latest May 31, 2019 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.63
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.02 · weakest Brisket (153.45)
Road miles
224
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 112 mi
Schedule strength
78%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1601)
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
634.11 / 720
3 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 | #1936 (64 pts) | #2040 (64 pts) | #2473 (59 pts) | #1440 (149 pts) | #2546 (54 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 147.3488 | 156.91 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9544 | 157.0972 | 160.73 | top 68% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 155.3828 | 163.02 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0856 | 143.8972 | 153.45 | top 82% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Blue BBQ Championship | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 78% | May 31, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
77
finished ahead 20 times, behind 78
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20194 milestones
- First call Big Blue BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score638.7084 Big Blue BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.7028 Big Blue BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Big Blue BBQ Championship
20182 milestones
- First tracked contest Big Blue BBQ Championship (TEAMS FULL)
- Peak power rating (1496) Big Blue BBQ Championship (TEAMS FULL)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2019 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 23 / 29 (638.7084) | 23 (156.5372) | 24 (157.0972) | 8 (169.7028) | 26 (155.3712) |
| Aug 10, 2018 | 26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Arlington, NE | 26 / 30 (627.7716) | 27 (147.3488) | 20 (163.9544) | 24 (155.3828) | 18 (161.0856) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Big Blue BBQ Championship (TEAMS FULL) Marysville, KS | 32 / 42 (635.8400) | 18 (166.8344) | 23 (161.1428) | 22 (163.9656) | 41 (143.8972) |