Valtek

Valtek is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2024. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2023).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1516

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 12 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 29, 2022

latest Nov 5, 2024 · 2.1 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 3 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running · 2 straight GCs

Avg finish

top 2%

overall standings

Best overall

352.0228 / 360

Backyard · Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork Ribs · Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 172.76 · weakest Brisket (170.13)

Road miles

265

across 3 mapped stops · furthest 88 mi

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

Giant slayer

88 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 88-team field at Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES).

Sep 28, 2023

Signature meat

67% brisket entries won

2 wins from 3 entries

When brisket is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 67% of their entries (2 of 3).

best 176.5828
average 170.13
3 calls

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES) (Sep 28, 2023).

Pork Ribs 1st
Brisket 1st

High-water mark

352.0228 career-best overall

97.8% of a perfect 360

Their best day on record: 352.0228 at Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) — 97.8% of a perfect 360.

Backyard
Sep 29, 2022

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of GD Energy Products in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Announced themselves early

1st at their very first contest

Finished 1 of 64 at their very first tracked contest, Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) (Sep 29, 2022).

Sep 29, 2022
64-team field

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Pork Ribs	3	2	1	2	179.4400	163.4056	172.76	top 6%
Brisket	3	3	2	2	176.5828	165.2116	170.13	top 2%

“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

Contests a season 1 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TX 3 of 3 contests

Contests visited 3 a different one every time

First title Sep 29, 2022 Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)

Opponents faced 176 finished ahead 249 times, behind 2

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Sep 28, 2023 → Nov 5, 2024

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

20241 milestone

Nov 5 Most recent contest Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)

20233 milestones

Sep 28 First multi-meat day Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Sep 28 Biggest field won (88 teams) Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Sep 28 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)179.4400 Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES)

20228 milestones

Sep 29 First tracked contest Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
Sep 29 First call Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
Sep 29 First category win (Brisket) Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
Sep 29 First overall top-10 Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
Sep 29 First overall podium Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
Sep 29 First Grand Championship Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
Sep 29 First overall past 90% of a perfect score352.0228 Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
Sep 29 Career-best overall score352.0228 Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 5, 2024	Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Midland, TX	3 / 102 (331.9884)	—	15 (163.4056)	—	4 (168.5828)
Sep 28, 2023	Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Midland, TX	1 / 88 (344.6516)	—	1 (179.4400)	—	1 (165.2116)
Sep 29, 2022	Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) Midland, TX	1 / 64 (352.0228)	—	2 (175.4400)	—	1 (176.5828)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.