The Bar'N and Grill

The Bar'N and Grill is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 25th of 25 at the Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge (2021). They finished #2493 in the 2019 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “The Barn and Grill”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1475

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 12, 2019

latest Sep 4, 2021 · 2.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#2493

Master 2019 · every season

Avg finish

top 91%

overall standings

Best overall

626.7996 / 720

Master · Q for a Cause

Best single call

167.4400

Chicken · The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake

Consistency

±6.74

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.66 · weakest Pork (151.78)

Road miles

154

across 3 mapped stops · furthest 149 mi

Schedule strength

82%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1608)

Purse competed for

$17K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

Master avg

621.24 / 720

3 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

DIRT ROAD BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

2.4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.4 years, then back at Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge (Sep 4, 2021).

last seen Apr 26, 2019
back Sep 4, 2021

They cook the hard rooms

1608 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 82% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1608 power rating — a tougher draw than 82% of every rated contest in the data.

3 rated contests

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	#2493 (57 pts)	#2002 (67 pts)	#1866 (87 pts)	#2503 (57 pts)	#2494 (57 pts)

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	3	167.4400	157.6572	162.66	top 68%
Pork Ribs	3	164.5600	148.5944	154.47	top 84%
Pork	3	152.5484	151.3600	151.78	top 94%
Brisket	3	157.7144	146.8228	152.34	top 83%

“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.

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 2 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NE 2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 3 a different one every time

Opponents faced 101 finished ahead 14 times, behind 95

Longest layoff 2.4 yrs Apr 26, 2019 → Sep 4, 2021

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

20211 milestone

Sep 4 Most recent contest Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge

20194 milestones

Apr 12 First tracked contest The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
Apr 12 Career-best single call (Chicken)167.4400 The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
Apr 12 Peak power rating (1494) The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
Apr 26 Career-best overall score626.7996 Q for a Cause

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 4, 2021	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE	25 / 25 (611.7484)	24 (157.6572)	24 (150.2512)	24 (151.3600)	23 (152.4800)
Apr 26, 2019	Q for a Cause 🏅 Papillion, NE	30 / 32 (626.7996)	23 (162.8684)	19 (164.5600)	32 (152.5484)	31 (146.8228)
Apr 12, 2019	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake 🏅 Smithville, MO	43 / 54 (625.1660)	20 (167.4400)	52 (148.5944)	47 (151.4172)	33 (157.7144)