Riding a hot streak
12
straight overall top-10s
Currently on a 12-contest overall top-10 run.
- career best 12
Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ
Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 19 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2025. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Smokin' in the Valley (2024), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #1164 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1589
peak 1589 · rated over 15 contests
Contests
19
in the data
First seen
Sep 11, 2021
latest Apr 26, 2025 · 3.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
2
3 reserve · wins it all 11% of the time
Category wins
9
22 podiums
Overall top-10s
14
74% of 19 contests
Best top-10 run
12
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
669.08 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 656.80 (+12.28)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.36
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.60 · weakest Brisket (162.46)
Road miles
197
across 19 mapped stops
Schedule strength
5%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1507)
Master avg
656.80 / 720
15 Master contests · 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #677 (213 pts) | #791 (188 pts) | #698 (263 pts) | #850 (153 pts) | #887 (133 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #205 (1,024 pts) | #304 (764 pts) | #221 (1,049 pts) | #293 (759 pts) | #199 (1,039 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #521 (355 pts) | #524 (380 pts) | #767 (250 pts) | #556 (345 pts) | #513 (375 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #231 (963 pts) | #230 (977 pts) | #144 (1,309 pts) | #229 (976 pts) | #279 (828 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T 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.
#1,163 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 47%
- Peak
- 1589
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,161 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 35%
- Peak
- 1589
Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 19, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,158 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1608
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 28 contests, alongside a 29% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,167 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 48%
- Peak
- 1594
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,159 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 16%
- Peak
- 1590
Level with Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,168 of the rated field
- Contests
- 31
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 52%
- Peak
- 1596
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 31 contests to 19.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE MIST BBQ | 14 | 10 | 4 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Genius | 12 | 11 | 1 | 92% | ⚔ compare |
| Aussie TongMasters | 12 | 10 | 2 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin it up BBQ Australia | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| Pit Bull Smokers | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| Ribs n Pigs BBQ | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| Lit Salami | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Steve's BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| CUMBIA BBQ TEAM | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Outagas bbq | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKIN HOT JAGRD EDGE | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| San Lorenzo BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Bringing the Flame to Your Game | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Barking Gecko BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 16 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 173.7144 | 158.2284 | 165.60 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 17 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 174.8572 | 153.1544 | 164.77 | top 37% |
| Pork | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 176.5828 | 155.9772 | 164.25 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 174.8800 | 150.8344 | 162.46 | top 42% |
“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) | 14 | 2 | top 29% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' in the Valley | 6 | 1 | 1 | top 31% | Nov 2, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
9 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
3.8
across 5 seasons in the data
Contests visited
10
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
17 entries · 2 wins · 16 calls
First title
Apr 30, 2022
Spit In The Hills
Opponents faced
48
finished ahead 141 times, behind 49
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Peak power rating (1589) Smokin' in the Valley
- Most recent contest Smokin' in the Valley
20243 milestones
- Career-best overall score693.6916 Smokin' in the Valley
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.5828 Smokin' in the Valley
- First multi-meat day Smokin' in the Valley
20222 milestones
- First Grand Championship Spit In The Hills
- 10th tracked contest Chidlow BBQ Festival
20217 milestones
- First tracked contest CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival
- First call CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival
- First category win (Pork) Smokin in the Valley (International)
- First overall podium Smokin in the Valley (International)
- First Reserve Championship Smokin in the Valley (International)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.4060 Smokin in the Valley (International)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.4 | Spit In The Hills | Apr 30, 2022 |
| +13.6 | Smokin in the Valley (International) | Oct 30, 2021 |
| +12.9 | Smokin' in the Valley | May 4, 2024 |
| +10.7 | Chidlow BBQ Festival | Sep 9, 2022 |
| +9.5 | Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley | Aug 5, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.7 | Smokin' in the Valley | Nov 26, 2022 |
| -5.5 | Smoking on the Swan | Oct 11, 2024 |
| -3.5 | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 23% | 92.8% | 92.8% |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 100% | top 27% | 96.3% | 93% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100% | top 35% | 90.3% | 90.2% |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 100% | top 31% | 93.6% | 90.9% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 35% | 91.6% | 89.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2025 | Smokin' in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia | 3 / 13 (667.9544) | 4 (168.5828) | 1 (174.2972) | 6 (165.0972) | 8 (159.9772) |
| Nov 2, 2024 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia | 3 / 14 (663.9084) | 11 (158.2284) | 1 (173.7144) | 14 (157.0856) | 1 (174.8800) |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Smoking on the Swan Burswood, Western Australia | 6 / 10 (659.3716) | 9 (164.5600) | 3 (166.2628) | 6 (166.8800) | 6 (161.6688) |
| Aug 3, 2024 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia | 2 / 10 (693.6916) | 6 (170.2628) | 4 (171.9772) | 1 (176.5828) | 3 (174.8688) |
| May 4, 2024 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia | 1 / 14 (660.4916) | 9 (161.6800) | 2 (174.8572) | 8 (155.9772) | 1 (167.9772) |
| Nov 4, 2023 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia | 5 / 11 (650.2740) | 1 (170.8572) | 6 (161.6684) | 9 (156.6056) | 6 (161.1428) |
| Aug 5, 2023 | Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia | 2 / 8 (648.0116) | 1 (170.2856) | 7 (154.2860) | 5 (161.1428) | 2 (162.2972) |
| Nov 26, 2022 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia | 9 / 12 (629.8400) | 9 (158.8912) | 10 (153.1544) | 4 (164.6172) | 7 (153.1772) |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Brew N Que - LITE EDITION Brigadoon | 5 / 15 (655.8396) | 12 (161.6684) | 5 (166.8112) | 4 (166.8572) | 11 (160.5028) |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Western | 3 / 17 (649.6228) | 2 (172) | 3 (162.2744) | 10 (157.1200) | 5 (158.2284) |
| Aug 6, 2022 | Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley Perth, Western Australia | 3 / 12 (673.7484) | 2 (171.4172) | 5 (170.3084) | 9 (162.8572) | 1 (169.1656) |
| Jul 2, 2022 | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Chicken) Carmel | — | 4 (163.4056) | — | — | — |
| Jul 2, 2022 | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Ribs) Carmel | — | — | 2 (166.2972) | — | — |
| Apr 30, 2022 | Spit In The Hills Chidlow, Western | 1 / 16 (661.6684) | 13 (158.8572) | 4 (164) | 4 (168) | 4 (170.8112) |
| Mar 13, 2022 | Pork in the Valley-Pork OMC (One Meat Pork) Perth, Western Australia | — | — | — | 2 (167.4628) | — |
| Mar 13, 2022 | Pork in the Valley-Pork Ribs OMC (One Meat Ribs) Perth, Western Australia | — | — | 2 (166.3428) | — | — |
| Dec 3, 2021 | Brew N Que Perth 2021 Claremont | 14 / 23 (630.8344) | 13 (161.7372) | 13 (154.8572) | 10 (163.4056) | 15 (150.8344) |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Smokin in the Valley (International) Perth | 2 / 14 (659.4060) | 4 (163.4172) | 3 (165.1544) | 1 (172) | 6 (158.8344) |
| Sep 11, 2021 | CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Western | 5 / 16 (647.3372) | 2 (173.7144) | 10 (154.8344) | 3 (166.2628) | 12 (152.5256) |