They almost always walk
100%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 9 of 9 contests
A top-10 category call in 100% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
Cumbia BBQ
Cumbia BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 8th of 8 at the Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley (2023). They are ranked #5496 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1451
peak 1451 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Oct 30, 2020
latest Aug 5, 2023 · 2.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
22% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.52
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.15 · weakest Brisket (149.98)
Road miles
121
across 9 mapped stops
Schedule strength
7%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1509)
Master avg
614.21 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
309.10 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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The teams rated closest to Cumbia BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,486 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
Fewer contests behind them than Cumbia BBQ has cooked, 5 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#5,481 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
Level with Cumbia BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,495 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
They were already cooking in 2015, 5 years before Cumbia BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,509 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 6 years before Cumbia BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,507 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
Fewer contests behind them than Cumbia BBQ has cooked, 6 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#5,482 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
Fewer contests behind them than Cumbia BBQ has cooked, 6 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ribs n Pigs BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Steve's BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 162.2972 | 146.2172 | 153.84 | top 91% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 174.8572 | 147.3944 | 160.15 | top 49% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 148.5600 | 153.27 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 157.7372 | 141.6800 | 149.98 | top 74% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 92% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
46
finished ahead 15 times, behind 64
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
Dec 3, 2021 → Jul 8, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20243 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) OMC - Pork Ribs in Bakers (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8572 OMC - Pork Ribs in Bakers (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- Most recent contest Chicken in Bakers (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
20231 milestone
- Career-best overall score627.3828 Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley
20204 milestones
- First tracked contest Bare Bones BBQ Comp
- First call Bare Bones BBQ Comp
- First overall top-10 Bare Bones BBQ Comp
- Peak power rating (1493) Bare Bones BBQ Comp
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.7 | Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley | Aug 5, 2023 |
| -12.8 | CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival | Sep 11, 2021 |
| -9.6 | Smokin in the Valley (International) | Oct 30, 2021 |
| -7.5 | Bare Bones BBQ Comp | Oct 30, 2020 |
| -5.4 | Brew N Que Perth 2021 | Dec 3, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 84% | 86.3% | 84.7% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 90% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2024 | Chicken in Bakers (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bakers Hill, Western Australia | — | 5 (161.1084) | — | — | — |
| Feb 24, 2024 | OMC - Pork Ribs in Bakers (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bakers Hill, Western Australia | — | — | 1 (174.8572) | — | — |
| Aug 5, 2023 | Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia | 8 / 8 (627.3828) | 8 (158.2400) | 6 (155.4056) | 6 (156) | 5 (157.7372) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Chicken) Carmel | — | 9 (146.2172) | — | — | — |
| Jul 8, 2023 | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Ribs) Carmel | — | — | 3 (162.8460) | — | — |
| Dec 3, 2021 | Brew N Que Perth 2021 Claremont | 17 / 23 (621.0972) | 11 (162.2972) | 5 (168.5600) | 19 (148.5600) | 21 (141.6800) |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Smokin in the Valley (International) Perth | 12 / 14 (607.3940) | 14 (149.1200) | 11 (151.4400) | 11 (153.6684) | 7 (153.1656) |
| Sep 11, 2021 | CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Western | 15 / 16 (600.9828) | 16 (151.3828) | 15 (147.3944) | 9 (154.8572) | 15 (147.3484) |
| Oct 30, 2020 | Bare Bones BBQ Comp Perth | 9 / 10 (309.0972) | 14 (148.5372) | 3 (160.5600) | — | — |