High-water mark
663.8856
career-best overall
92.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.8856 at Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff — 92.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Mar 31, 2023
KA BBQ
KA BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 24th of 57 at the Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff (2023). They finished #1309 in the 2022 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1504
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Apr 1, 2022
latest Mar 31, 2023 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Consistency
±10.70
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.05 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.10)
Road miles
639
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 212 mi
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)
Purse competed for
$42K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
649.19 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1311 (65 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 157.6916 | 163.02 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2632 | 151.9428 | 157.10 | top 80% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 162.8000 | 166.05 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 157.6684 | 163.02 | top 47% |
“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
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
140
finished ahead 83 times, behind 86
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20235 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.8856 Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best overall score663.8856 Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.4056 Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
- Peak power rating (1504) Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
- Most recent contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
20221 milestone
- First tracked contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2023 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 24 / 57 (663.8856) | 16 (170.2628) | 50 (157.0972) | 18 (171.4056) | 27 (165.1200) |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 29 / 59 (644.9828) | 30 (161.1084) | 33 (162.2632) | 24 (163.9428) | 30 (157.6684) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 36 / 56 (638.7088) | 37 (157.6916) | 54 (151.9428) | 30 (162.8000) | 24 (166.2744) |