High-water mark
682.7540
career-best overall
94.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 682.7540 at Esperanza Bonanza — 94.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 22, 2021
Lightning BBQ
Lightning BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 12th of 27 at the Esperanza Bonanza (2021). They finished #771 in the 2021 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jun 18, 2021
latest Jun 10, 2022 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.87
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 172.76 · weakest Chicken (158.21)
Road miles
56
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 35 mi
Schedule strength
70%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)
Purse competed for
$28K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
660.42 / 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)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 134.6512 | 158.21 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.1544 | 167.9888 | 172.76 | top 39% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 166.8228 | 168.34 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 154.2628 | 161.11 | top 78% |
“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
2021
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AR
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
95
finished ahead 31 times, behind 85
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
20216 milestones
- First tracked contest DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off
- First call Esperanza Bonanza
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score682.7540 Esperanza Bonanza
- Career-best overall score682.7540 Esperanza Bonanza
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.1544 Esperanza Bonanza
- Peak power rating (1494) Esperanza Bonanza
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2022 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR | 27 / 33 (656.4916) | 25 (166.8572) | 24 (167.9888) | 23 (167.3828) | 31 (154.2628) |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Esperanza Bonanza 🏅 Marion, AR | 12 / 27 (682.7540) | 5 (173.1084) | 4 (177.1544) | 14 (170.8228) | 22 (161.6684) |
| Jun 18, 2021 | DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Nesbit, MS | 38 / 48 (642) | 46 (134.6512) | 14 (173.1316) | 24 (166.8228) | 28 (167.3944) |