The heartbreaker
1.1428
points from the title
Came within 1.1428 points of the Grand Championship at Lake Views & BBQ (Apr 5, 2024).
B Team BBQ
B Team BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 30 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2025. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Red White & Q (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #1315 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “B-Team BBQ” and “BTEAM BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1578
peak 1590 · rated over 25 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
30
in the data
First seen
Jul 10, 2015
latest Jul 11, 2025 · 10 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
2 reserve · wins it all 3% of the time
Category wins
4
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
11
37% of 30 contests
Best top-10 run
5
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
664.81 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 656.76 (+8.05)
Walk rate
47%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.11
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.64 · weakest Brisket (160.13)
Road miles
6,313
across 29 mapped stops · furthest 987 mi
Schedule strength
69%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)
Purse competed for
$235K
listed at 21 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 19 state-championship entries
Master avg
656.76 / 720
18 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
345.22 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 1 GC
Backyard (3-meat) avg
494.16 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #1930 (75 pts) | #1578 (120 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to B Team BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
37 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,313 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1591
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to B Team BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team B Team BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,311 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1579
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to B Team BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,316 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1578
Careers of much the same size, 26 contests to 30, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,309 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 31%
- Peak
- 1608
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before B Team BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,319 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1587
24 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 29% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,317 of the rated field
- Contests
- 31
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 19%
- Peak
- 1582
Level with B Team BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| WOOD HOOK BBQ | 9 | 3 | 5 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoked & Furious | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| SUPER SWINE | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Money$hot BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Hog Night Smokers | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Kermit's Ex | 7 | 2 | 3 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 25 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 179.4400 | 151.3600 | 168.64 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 27 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 178.8572 | 157.0744 | 168.23 | top 43% |
| Pork | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 145.6800 | 162.62 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 132.9828 | 160.13 | top 63% |
“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 | 1 | top 29% |
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 0 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 47% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Great Grillers | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 46% | Sep 27, 2024 |
| Smokin on the Route | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 12% | Jul 26, 2024 |
| Lake Views & BBQ | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 12% | Apr 5, 2024 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2 | 39 | 0 | top 48% | Sep 29, 2022 |
| Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 91% | Jul 23, 2022 |
| BBQ and Fly In on the River | 2 | 34 | 0 | top 59% | Aug 16, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
7 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
3.3
across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
10 of 30 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited
20
6 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
27 entries · 2 wins · 12 calls
First title
Oct 4, 2024
Red White & Q (BACKYARD ONLY)
Opponents faced
1,233
finished ahead 1,071 times, behind 1,005
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
Jul 10, 2015 → May 18, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
20246 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Lake Views & BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- First Reserve Championship Lake Views & BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 Smokin on the Route
- 25th tracked contest Grillstock BBQ & Music Festival
- First Grand Championship Red White & Q (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1590) Red White & Q (BACKYARD ONLY)
20222 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score699.3600 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
20152 milestones
- First call Johnson County Fair BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1944 Johnson County Fair BBQ
—3 milestones
- First tracked contest Turkey Smoke (Competitor Series )
- First overall top-10 Turkey Smoke (Competitor Series )
- First overall podium Turkey Smoke (Competitor Series )
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 4, 2022 |
| +14.6 | Smokin on the Route | Jul 26, 2024 |
| +14.3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
| +14.2 | Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) | Mar 31, 2023 |
| +13.7 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 27, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off | Jul 11, 2025 |
| -11 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 5, 2024 |
| -10.6 | Shawnee Great Grillers | Sep 27, 2024 |
| -9.6 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | Jul 22, 2022 |
| -8.9 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | Sep 29, 2022 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 21% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 71% | top 37% | 98.9% | 94.3% |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100% | top 24% | 96.3% | 94.4% |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20% | top 70% | 97.1% | 91.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 8% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 92.4% | 90.2% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 58% | 91.2% | 91.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 30 / 36 (666.1832) | 26 (166.8688) | 24 (168.5372) | 16 (171.4172) | 31 (159.3600) |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | 22 (163.9428) | — | — |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Red White & Q (BACKYARD ONLY) Henryetta, OK | 1 / 9 (356.0228) | 2 (177.7028) | 1 (178.3200) | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 56 / 73 (639.8516) | 59 (159.3716) | 22 (169.1200) | 72 (145.6800) | 28 (165.6800) |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Grillstock BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Moore, OK | 5 / 19 (337.0972) | 3 (171.9656) | 5 (165.1316) | — | — |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 2 / 27 (349.1428) | 1 (179.4400) | 5 (169.7028) | — | — |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 87 / 97 (649.6000) | 55 (169.1316) | 71 (166.2400) | 94 (151.3484) | 75 (162.8800) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Lake Views & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK | 2 / 21 (350.2744) | 1 (178.2972) | 5 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Lake Views & BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wagoner, OK | — | — | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 11 / 73 (693.0856) | 13 (175.4056) | 22 (170.8228) | 18 (173.1544) | 9 (173.7028) |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Boats Beats & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Grove, OK | 10 / 17 (494.1600) | 4 (171.9772) | 14 (160.5256) | 11 (161.6572) | — |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 5 / 29 (345.6916) | 6 (172.5600) | 4 (173.1316) | — | — |
| Jun 2, 2023 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS | 8 / 36 (675.3372) | 18 (165.6800) | 10 (170.8228) | 6 (171.4172) | 12 (167.4172) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) 🏅 Wagoner, OK | 4 / 29 (333.1200) | 7 (163.3828) | 4 (169.7372) | — | — |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 8 / 51 (693.6688) | 8 (177.1544) | 9 (175.4172) | 6 (176.5600) | 33 (164.5372) |
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 441 / 505 (631.1996) | 433 (158.2284) | 428 (158.2056) | 337 (163.3828) | 450 (151.3828) |
| Jul 23, 2022 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 23 / 26 (646.6860) | 14 (170.8344) | 22 (162.2516) | 18 (167.3828) | 26 (146.2172) |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 26 / 28 (644.9944) | 27 (154.8000) | 20 (162.8228) | 23 (163.9772) | 22 (163.3944) |
| Mar 4, 2022 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 7 / 73 (699.3600) | 13 (175.4172) | 4 (178.8572) | 20 (173.1200) | 25 (171.9656) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 39 / 467 (501.6112) | 62 (173.7028) | 187 (168) | 430 (148.5144) | 455 (132.9828) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | BBQ and Fly In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 39 / 68 (665.5772) | 39 (167.3944) | 37 (167.9772) | 46 (163.3828) | 30 (166.8228) |
| May 3, 2019 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival 🏅 | 29 / 56 (652.4232) | 25 (165.6916) | 22 (165.6684) | 13 (173.7144) | 49 (147.3488) |
| Apr 19, 2019 | Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK | 23 / 33 (639.8972) | 28 (151.3600) | 20 (164.5484) | 24 (160.5028) | 19 (163.4860) |
| Apr 5, 2019 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon 🏅 Stillwater, OK | 24 / 34 (639.2456) | 15 (167.3828) | 28 (157.0744) | 26 (155.9428) | 24 (158.8456) |
| Aug 17, 2018 | BBQ and Fly In on the River (JUDGES FULL) Excelsior Springs, MO | 34 / 57 (656.5600) | 13 (171.9772) | 28 (163.9888) | 52 (152.5940) | 22 (168) |
| May 18, 2018 | 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO | 21 / 37 (654.6968) | 15 (171.9656) | 9 (171.9656) | 30 (153.1084) | 23 (157.6572) |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Johnson County Fair BBQ Warrensburg, MO | 21 / 33 (650.1944) | 29 (158.2400) | 8 (168.5372) | 21 (162.8456) | 23 (160.5716) |
| — | Turkey Smoke (Competitor Series ) unrated San Antonio, TX | 3 / 14 (467.4516) | — | — | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.