Uncle Vinny's BBQ

Uncle Vinny's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 19th of 39 at the California Honey Harvest Festival & BBQ Championship (2017). They are ranked #3885 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,885

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1485

peak 1485 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 1, 2016

latest Mar 30, 2019 · 3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1955

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

672.4796 / 720

Master · The Smithfield Guinea Pig

Perfect 180s

Current form

656.76 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 628.73 (+28.03)

Walk rate

27%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Brisket · 6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship

Consistency

±59.21

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.17 · weakest Brisket (152.18)

Road miles

731

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 83 mi

Schedule strength

64%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

628.73 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

672.4796 career-best overall

93.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 672.4796 at The Smithfield Guinea Pig — 93.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Feb 17, 2017

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

LADY OF Q ahead in 100% of their meetings

LADY OF Q has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−15.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 14.99 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 18% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 152.18
Chicken avg 167.17
2 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Part Time BBQ in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

Burnin and Lootin ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Burnin and Lootin has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Boom or bust

±8.22% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±8.22% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 87.3% of a perfect score
best 93.4%

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	#1955 (60 pts)	#1824 (95 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#1485 (130 pts)

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#3,877 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 9, 2023

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WHITE DOG BBQ

#3,904 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1515

They've been 1515 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2018

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LUCKY'S HAVE BBQ WILL TRAVEL

#3,862 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1524

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 25% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 10, 2019

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Red & Black BBQ Shack

#3,881 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1485

They turned up 8 years after Uncle Vinny's BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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SMOKIN HOT BBQ

#3,906 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1515

Level with Uncle Vinny's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 1, 2018

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KRITTER KOOKERS COMPETITION BBQ TEAM

#3,886 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1517

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before Uncle Vinny's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LADY OF Q	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
RAD FONDO BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
7 SINS BBQ	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
Sharpe's Woodshed	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
The Brisket Brothers	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Smokin it Up BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
TWISTED BRISKET BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	0	173.1200	159.4060	167.17	top 46%
Pork Ribs	11	0	171.4400	151.9656	163.92	top 54%
Pork	11	1	172.5600	142.2972	160.65	top 68%
Brisket	11	2	177.1428	20	152.18	top 51%

“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 49%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 68%

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 7 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 11 of 11 contests

Contests visited 11 a different one every time

Opponents faced 217 finished ahead 205 times, behind 407

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20191 milestone

Mar 30 Most recent contest 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2

20181 milestone

Aug 17 10th tracked contest Turf & Surf BBQ Championship

20174 milestones

Jan 27 First call Newport Beach Winter Q
Feb 17 Career-best overall score672.4796 The Smithfield Guinea Pig
Feb 17 Peak power rating (1498) The Smithfield Guinea Pig
Mar 31 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.1428 6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship

20162 milestones

Apr 1 First tracked contest 5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
Apr 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6340 5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.8	The Smithfield Guinea Pig	Feb 17, 2017
+6.3	Del Mar BBQ Championship	Aug 18, 2017
+5.4	California Honey Harvest Festival & BBQ Championship	Jun 9, 2017
+2.3	7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship	Mar 23, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.5	6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship	Mar 31, 2017
-10.1	SoCal BBQ Bash and Expo (JUDGES FULL)	May 19, 2017
-7.7	Newport Beach Winter Q	Jan 27, 2017
-3.8	Turf & Surf BBQ Championship	Aug 17, 2018
-3	5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	Apr 1, 2016

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0%	top 66%	92.9%	92.9%
2018	2	0%	top 63%	92.1%	89.6%
2017	7	43%	top 67%	93.4%	85.5%
2016	1	0%	top 65%	90.2%	90.2%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 30, 2019	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Arcadia, CA	31 / 47 (669.0056)	18 (171.4056)	43 (154.8116)	27 (169.6800)	11 (173.1084)
Aug 17, 2018	Turf & Surf BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	37 / 51 (627.1880)	33 (160.5028)	35 (157.6800)	43 (153.6456)	34 (155.3596)
Mar 23, 2018	7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	42 / 78 (663.2792)	15 (172.5484)	33 (167.3712)	67 (157.1312)	33 (166.2284)
Oct 13, 2017	OC BBQ Competition Costa Messa, CA	35 / 56 (658.1140)	12 (173.1200)	47 (158.2172)	38 (161.6684)	29 (165.1084)
Aug 18, 2017	Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	22 / 52 (666.1940)	33 (162.7884)	12 (171.4400)	10 (172.5600)	35 (159.4056)
Jun 9, 2017	California Honey Harvest Festival & BBQ Championship Fillmore, CA	19 / 39 (662.2172)	17 (165.7028)	11 (170.2744)	19 (165.1200)	25 (161.1200)
May 19, 2017	SoCal BBQ Bash and Expo (JUDGES FULL) Pomona, CA	44 / 46 (521.1200)	29 (167.4172)	11 (171.4172)	36 (162.2856)	45 (20)
Mar 31, 2017	6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	75 / 77 (493.0740)	—	70 (151.9656)	44 (163.9656)	5 (177.1428)
Feb 17, 2017	The Smithfield Guinea Pig Indio, CA	20 / 49 (672.4796)	22 (169.1084)	14 (170.8456)	31 (165.1428)	25 (167.3828)
Jan 27, 2017	Newport Beach Winter Q Newport, CA	46 / 56 (633.6808)	43 (159.4060)	46 (159.3832)	56 (142.2972)	6 (172.5944)
Apr 1, 2016	5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arciadia, CA	47 / 72 (649.6340)	20 (169.7028)	24 (169.6800)	62 (153.7028)	58 (156.5484)

Uncle Vinny's BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

Boom or bust

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)