High-water mark
662.7772
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 662.7772 at Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 13, 2022
KELVIN'S BBQ
KELVIN'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 29th of 29 at the Barnesville BBQ & Blues (2017). They finished #856 in the 2020 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1461
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Apr 21, 2017
latest May 13, 2022 · 5.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±68.19
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.71 · weakest Chicken (158.97)
Road miles
436
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 172 mi
Schedule strength
56%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)
Purse competed for
$59K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
610.33 / 720
4 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) | #1022 (145 pts) | #1331 (65 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #1872 (85 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 151.3828 | 158.97 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 162.8572 | 167.71 | top 47% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 155.9428 | 160.81 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 158.8228 | 163.79 | top 69% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 88% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
194
finished ahead 17 times, behind 216
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
Apr 21, 2017 → Jun 14, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20225 milestones
- First call Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.7772 Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score662.7772 Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.4172 Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
- Most recent contest Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Barnesville BBQ & Blues
- Peak power rating (1487) Barnesville BBQ & Blues
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.9 | Barnesville BBQ & Blues | Apr 21, 2017 |
| -11.1 | Poosa-Q | Jun 14, 2019 |
| -10.6 | Hawgin On Lanier | Jul 31, 2020 |
| -4.6 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | May 13, 2022 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 76% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 68.5% | 68.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2022 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 32 / 42 (662.7772) | 32 (164.5600) | 9 (171.4172) | 24 (167.9772) | 34 (158.8228) |
| Jul 31, 2020 | Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Cumming, GA | 50 / 55 (643.3144) | 54 (154.8000) | 40 (162.8572) | 51 (158.8000) | 29 (166.8572) |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Poosa-Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 46 / 48 (642.1600) | 48 (151.3828) | 20 (169.1544) | 46 (155.9428) | 35 (165.6800) |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Barnesville BBQ & Blues Barnsville, GA | 29 / 29 (493.0744) | 17 (165.1428) | 15 (167.4288) | 24 (160.5028) | — |