High-water mark
667.3140
career-best overall
92.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 667.3140 at SLV Beat the Heat BBQ — 92.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 6, 2021
CSGS BBQ
CSGS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 18th of 26 at the Western Legends BBQ Contest (2021). They are ranked #4296 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Aug 21, 2020
latest Aug 20, 2021 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
652.12 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 646.46 (+5.66)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.21
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.17 · weakest Brisket (159.58)
Road miles
1,301
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 416 mi
Schedule strength
79%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1603)
Purse competed for
$46K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
646.46 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
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)
The teams rated closest to CSGS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,308 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1477
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,305 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1477
Level with CSGS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,312 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,307 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,311 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,276 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before CSGS 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backdraft BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 155.9656 | 166.17 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 142.8000 | 159.78 | top 71% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.3544 | 151.9660 | 160.94 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 145.0740 | 159.58 | top 63% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 78% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CO
2 of 6 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
135
finished ahead 49 times, behind 165
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20213 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.7200 Central Plains Ribfest Day 2
- Career-best overall score667.3140 SLV Beat the Heat BBQ
- Most recent contest Western Legends BBQ Contest
20204 milestones
- First tracked contest Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest
- First call Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4056 Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest
- Peak power rating (1491) Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.5 | SLV Beat the Heat BBQ | Aug 6, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.9 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest | Aug 21, 2020 |
| -6.5 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 | Jun 19, 2021 |
| -6 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 | Jun 18, 2021 |
| -3.6 | Greeley Blues Jam | Jun 4, 2021 |
| -1.6 | Western Legends BBQ Contest | Aug 20, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80% | top 74% | 92.7% | 90.6% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 95% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2021 | Western Legends BBQ Contest 🏅 Kanab, UT | 18 / 26 (655.9428) | 14 (170.2628) | 24 (153.0744) | 5 (170.3544) | 18 (162.2512) |
| Aug 6, 2021 | SLV Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 23 / 42 (667.3140) | 42 (155.9656) | 12 (171.4056) | 26 (166.8344) | 5 (173.1084) |
| Jun 19, 2021 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 32 / 36 (650.7200) | 26 (164.5600) | 22 (168.5716) | 28 (161.6572) | 33 (155.9312) |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 34 / 40 (646.7776) | 36 (158.2516) | 28 (163.4172) | 38 (151.9660) | 8 (173.1428) |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Greeley Blues Jam 🏅 Greeley, CO | 23 / 33 (639.8628) | 7 (172.5716) | 26 (159.4060) | 17 (162.8112) | 31 (145.0740) |
| Aug 21, 2020 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 41 / 43 (618.1600) | 4 (175.4056) | 42 (142.8000) | 41 (152) | 40 (147.9544) |