BBQ+ BZ
Rating
1743
peak 1743
Contests
58
in the data
First seen
2019-03-30
latest 2026-04-11
Best ToY finish
#7
Master 2018
Grand champs
9
7 reserve
Category wins
20
61 podiums
Overall top-10s
45
of 58 contests
Avg finish
top 25%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
685.99 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 676.57 (+9.41)
Walk rate
95%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
20
best run (overall)
Consistency
±13.31
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.46 · weakest Brisket (167.45)
Road miles
21160
mi across 58 mapped stops · furthest 4974 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
IQ - NETHERLANDS has finished one call ahead of BBQ+ 7 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q has landed one call behind them 6 times.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1540 points of the Grand Championship at Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2020 (2022-09-17).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 49-team field at Beer,Fries & BBQ VI.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 11% across 5 contests, versus top 25% the rest of the year.
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 12-contest overall top-10 run.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 40 at their very first tracked contest, Spring Break BBQ Contest (2019-03-30).
Teams like this (closest power rating, BZ first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 57 | 36 | 5 | 12 | 179.4400 | 155.9084 | 168.67 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 57 | 50 | 7 | 18 | 178.3200 | 155.9432 | 170.06 | top 28% |
| Pork | 55 | 44 | 5 | 19 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.8000 | 170.46 | top 31% |
| Brisket | 55 | 42 | 3 | 12 | 177.1428 | 154.8228 | 167.45 | top 33% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| BZ | 4 | 2 | top 15% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 62% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 19 | 3 | top 31% |
| Medium (20–39) | 28 | 5 | top 21% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 1 | top 26% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (14 contests)
- Cooks mostly in BZ (6 of 58 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (57 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Eastern BBQ Contest Day 2 (2019-04-20)
- Wins it all in 16% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 676.57
- 3 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 692.4800 | 689.93 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 698.8000 | 682.62 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 700.5372 | 676.42 |
| 2023 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 695.9772 | 682.45 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 687.4056 | 672.31 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 669.6572 | 663.38 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 677.7028 | 677.10 |
| 2019 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 696.5716 | 669.89 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge PARMA, 43126 | 8 / 42 (687.3716) | 17 (173.1428) | 27 (165.6916) | 2 (176.5600) | 10 (171.9772) |
| 2026-03-07 | W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ | 3 / 10 (692.4800) | 5 (173.1200) | 4 (174.2744) | 2 (175.4056) | 3 (169.6800) |
| 2026-03-07 | W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ | — | 4 (167.9772) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-07 | W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol (ONE MEAT RIBS) Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ | — | — | 6 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-09-13 | Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2) Dongen, 5106NC | 1 / 23 (689.0512) | 7 (170.8112) | 2 (174.2744) | 2 (174.2856) | 4 (169.6800) |
| 2025-09-12 | Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 1) Dongen, 5106NC | 2 / 16 (693.1544) | 10 (167.4172) | 1 (177.1428) | 1 (178.8572) | 6 (169.7372) |
| 2025-08-29 | Vuur en Vlees Deurne, 5753 SG | 7 / 13 (667.8744) | 2 (173.1200) | 10 (155.9432) | 7 (168.5256) | 5 (170.2856) |
| 2025-08-22 | Smoke in the North Rolfstorp, | 2 / 31 (672.5028) | 5 (167.3944) | 8 (165.7028) | 3 (170.2972) | 5 (169.1084) |
| 2025-08-15 | BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia Saue, 76505 | 3 / 11 (677.6340) | 4 (167.9656) | 6 (167.9656) | 8 (169.7028) | 3 (172.0000) |
| 2025-06-28 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 2) Dodewaard, 6669 BZ | 3 / 18 (689.0744) | 6 (173.7144) | 4 (173.1316) | 5 (171.9656) | 4 (170.2628) |
| 2025-06-27 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 1) Dodewaard, 6669 BZ | 3 / 13 (669.6116) | 6 (169.1200) | 4 (169.7032) | 10 (159.9656) | 4 (170.8228) |
| 2025-05-24 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 6the Edition Boom, 2850 | 3 / 20 (686.2400) | 1 (179.4400) | 5 (171.9772) | 8 (169.6684) | 10 (165.1544) |
| 2025-05-23 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 5the Edition Boom, 2850 | 1 / 16 (682.2172) | 4 (170.2628) | 1 (176.5716) | 3 (166.2628) | 5 (169.1200) |
| 2025-03-29 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge Brescia, 25125 | 2 / 30 (698.8000) | 12 (171.4056) | 2 (176.5716) | 1 (180.0000) | 7 (170.8228) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 131 / 169 (675.3256) | 111 (169.6800) | 26 (176.5600) | 91 (170.8228) | 164 (158.2628) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 203 / 444 (678.1712) | 236 (168.5600) | 220 (169.6800) | 306 (164.5256) | 39 (175.4056) |
| 2024-09-07 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) Dongen, 5106NC | 3 / 24 (687.9316) | 2 (174.8572) | 3 (173.1316) | 7 (171.9656) | 9 (167.9772) |
| 2024-09-06 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 1) Dongen, 5106NC | 11 / 16 (658.7200) | 15 (161.1088) | 8 (166.8344) | 13 (162.2284) | 6 (168.5484) |
| 2024-06-22 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 6669 BZ Dodewaard, | 7 / 23 (674.1832) | 14 (166.2516) | 5 (173.7144) | 19 (160.5144) | 3 (173.7028) |
| 2024-06-01 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 4 Boom, 2850 | 6 / 16 (674.1944) | 8 (169.1544) | 9 (169.1316) | 4 (171.9656) | 11 (163.9428) |
| 2024-05-31 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 3 Boom, 2850 | 9 / 12 (671.9088) | 2 (165.7144) | 9 (164.5372) | 3 (174.2744) | 10 (160.5372) |
| 2024-03-23 | Spitsbroek on Fire Eede Holland, R523 PW | 7 / 22 (666.7772) | 6 (170.8572) | 7 (167.4400) | 5 (170.8344) | 10 (157.6456) |
| 2024-02-24 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol Rein in Taufers, BZ | 1 / 26 (700.5372) | 9 (171.4056) | 5 (173.7144) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (175.4172) |
| 2023-10-21 | Vienna BBQ Days 2023 Vienna, 1110 | 5 / 13 (682.7312) | 7 (171.9656) | 4 (172.5600) | 8 (169.6684) | 5 (168.5372) |
| 2023-10-21 | Vienna BBQ Days 2023 (ONE MEAT RIBS) Vienna, 1110 | — | — | 2 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2023-09-16 | FO.G & Smoke 2023 Spilamberto, It | 3 / 15 (691.9084) | 2 (177.7028) | 1 (174.2744) | 5 (171.9656) | 7 (167.9656) |
| 2023-09-10 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) Dongen, 5106NC | 5 / 23 (669.0628) | 9 (167.9772) | 8 (162.8344) | 6 (171.4056) | 5 (166.8456) |
| 2023-09-09 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest Dongen, 5106NC | 3 / 13 (681.6688) | 1 (176.5944) | 4 (170.8572) | 10 (163.3944) | 3 (170.8228) |
| 2023-08-26 | Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp Rolfstorp, | 1 / 21 (684.5484) | 1 (177.7600) | 3 (174.2744) | 8 (169.1084) | 13 (163.4056) |
| 2023-06-24 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 6669 MH Dodewaard, | 2 / 26 (685.0860) | 11 (169.6916) | 7 (170.8572) | 1 (180.0000) | 11 (164.5372) |
| 2023-05-06 | 3rd De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest Terneuzen, 4538AP | 4 / 15 (664.4456) | 9 (166.2284) | 1 (177.7144) | 5 (165.6800) | 13 (154.8228) |
| 2023-04-29 | Meetjesland International BBQ Contest Aalter, 9880 | 2 / 20 (683.3944) | 6 (169.7028) | 2 (169.6916) | 4 (169.6800) | 1 (174.3200) |
| 2023-03-25 | Spring Break BBQ Contest 4 Lommel, 3920 | 1 / 18 (685.6916) | 1 (178.8572) | 8 (163.9888) | 2 (176.0000) | 8 (166.8456) |
| 2023-02-25 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ | 1 / 23 (695.9772) | 6 (171.4172) | 7 (172.5600) | 4 (174.8572) | 2 (177.1428) |
| 2022-12-03 | Holiday in Hell Helshoven, | 10 / 15 (658.1596) | 10 (170.8112) | 11 (163.4400) | 12 (161.1200) | 9 (162.7884) |
| 2022-12-02 | Burn in Hell - When Hell Freezes Over Helshoven, | 3 / 15 (687.4056) | 3 (174.2856) | 10 (165.7372) | 3 (175.4172) | 3 (171.9656) |
| 2022-09-17 | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2020 Sint Niklaas, 9100 | 2 / 25 (673.6116) | 9 (167.4172) | 5 (167.9772) | 1 (173.1200) | 5 (165.0972) |
| 2022-09-10 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest Dongen, 5106NC | 7 / 28 (669.6572) | 15 (165.6684) | 7 (166.8344) | 2 (174.8800) | 8 (162.2744) |
| 2022-07-23 | 5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival , | 3 / 20 (684.5028) | 18 (159.3828) | 1 (176.0000) | 3 (175.4172) | 3 (173.7028) |
| 2022-06-03 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp, 2134CG | 11 / 38 (660.5144) | 13 (167.4172) | 8 (167.9772) | 7 (170.2972) | 19 (154.8228) |
| 2021-08-14 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2 MEERBEKE, 9402 | 11 / 26 (657.0976) | 22 (156.5600) | 5 (168.6060) | 10 (165.0972) | 7 (166.8344) |
| 2021-08-13 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1 MEERBEKE, 9402 | 3 / 19 (669.6572) | 13 (159.9772) | 2 (176.0000) | 3 (168.5600) | 6 (165.1200) |
| 2020-09-12 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Dongen, 5106NC | 3 / 31 (676.5028) | 9 (168.0000) | 3 (172.0000) | 11 (167.3828) | 5 (169.1200) |
| 2020-01-18 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ | 6 / 28 (677.7028) | 18 (161.6800) | 3 (174.2972) | 4 (175.4400) | 8 (166.2856) |
| 2019-11-30 | Beer,Fries & BBQ-The Winter Edition Helshoven, 3800 | 11 / 31 (653.5880) | 21 (160.5140) | 6 (167.4628) | 14 (161.6456) | 11 (163.9656) |
| 2019-10-12 | Caput Mundi BBQ Competition Rome, 00153 | 1 / 8 (668.4684) | 2 (169.6684) | 1 (170.2744) | 6 (161.7028) | 2 (166.8228) |
| 2019-09-21 | Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint Niklaas, 9100 | 16 / 36 (651.3260) | 24 (161.6912) | 7 (166.8344) | 13 (165.1316) | 20 (157.6688) |
| 2019-09-07 | Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen, 5106NC | 2 / 38 (685.7028) | 6 (168.5712) | 3 (170.8572) | 2 (177.7144) | 8 (168.5600) |
| 2019-08-31 | 3rd International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland, 3891 DM | 6 / 31 (670.2740) | 17 (162.2628) | 4 (173.1656) | 4 (173.1428) | 17 (161.7028) |
| 2019-07-20 | 4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen, 79415 | 4 / 44 (683.9200) | 15 (167.3828) | 5 (172.5716) | 8 (171.9884) | 6 (171.9772) |
| 2019-06-08 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp, 2314CG | 17 / 55 (666.7884) | 38 (160.0000) | 18 (165.7144) | 25 (165.6684) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2019-05-25 | Brew N Q Open Leicestershire, LE672FY | 28 / 34 (638.6284) | 25 (162.8000) | 21 (161.1084) | 26 (158.8000) | 24 (155.9200) |
| 2019-05-24 | Brew N Q Invitational Leicestershire, LE672FY | 15 / 26 (652.3884) | 22 (155.9084) | 10 (163.9772) | 5 (170.8112) | 14 (161.6916) |
| 2019-05-11 | Beer,Fries & BBQ VI Kapermolenpark,Hasselt, 3800 | 1 / 49 (696.5716) | 9 (172.0000) | 2 (172.5716) | 4 (176.0000) | 2 (176.0000) |
| 2019-04-20 | Eastern BBQ Contest Day 2 Ninove, 9600 | 1 / 29 (694.3316) | 13 (166.2972) | 1 (178.3200) | 3 (174.8572) | 1 (174.8572) |
| 2019-04-19 | Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1 Ninove, 9600 | 4 / 25 (665.1084) | 10 (165.1428) | 9 (165.1428) | 2 (175.4400) | 11 (159.3828) |
| 2019-04-13 | Meat the East Hengelo, 7534 MK | 3 / 41 (682.2628) | 2 (175.4056) | 9 (166.8800) | 8 (169.6800) | 4 (170.2972) |
| 2019-03-30 | Spring Break BBQ Contest Lommel, | 5 / 40 (669.0972) | 1 (172.5600) | 24 (158.8572) | 18 (165.6800) | 4 (172.0000) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #313 (365 pts) | #277 (443 pts) | #349 (396 pts) | #225 (495 pts) | #337 (345 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #20 (2296 pts) | #65 (1766 pts) | #41 (2001 pts) | #41 (1936 pts) | #69 (1736 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #130 (1314 pts) | #175 (1139 pts) | #158 (1229 pts) | #128 (1304 pts) | #141 (1254 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #22 (2314 pts) | #37 (1981 pts) | #43 (1962 pts) | #38 (1894 pts) | #50 (1811 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #563 (350 pts) | #827 (200 pts) | #555 (425 pts) | #543 (385 pts) | #631 (310 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #509 (340 pts) | #840 (170 pts) | #482 (420 pts) | #522 (345 pts) | #579 (315 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #225 (525 pts) | #389 (305 pts) | #180 (630 pts) | #280 (440 pts) | #261 (455 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #50 (2209 pts) | #125 (1619 pts) | #48 (2039 pts) | #77 (1844 pts) | #55 (1978 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #7 (2736 pts) | #64 (1952 pts) | #7 (2529 pts) | #6 (2495 pts) | #54 (2044 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #202 (1473 pts) | #389 (968 pts) | #317 (1123 pts) | #381 (1003 pts) | #237 (1363 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #189 (1569 pts) | #272 (1214 pts) | #178 (1504 pts) | #101 (1789 pts) | #248 (1314 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #352 (1053 pts) | #585 (668 pts) | #343 (1045 pts) | #317 (1068 pts) | #508 (738 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1471 (175 pts) | #1532 (180 pts) | #1513 (180 pts) | #1281 (245 pts) | #1548 (175 pts) |