BBQ Team Laurentius TN
Rating
1617
peak 1622
Contests
39
in the data
First seen
2019-03-30
latest 2024-09-21
Best ToY finish
#40
Master 2023
Grand champs
4
1 reserve
Category wins
15
33 podiums
Overall top-10s
22
of 39 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
668.68 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 662.15 (+6.53)
Walk rate
95%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
7
best run (overall)
Consistency
±14.77
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.43 · weakest Brisket (162.81)
Road miles
10665
mi across 39 mapped stops · furthest 4468 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
PARKSTAD SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of BBQ Team Laurentius 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
IQ - NETHERLANDS has come out ahead in 21 of their 24 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM in 22 of their 25 shared contests.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 33% across 8 contests, versus top 42% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 2 (2023-03-18) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 28-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, PARKSTAD SMOKERS.
Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 40 | 33 | 7 | 19 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.6800 | 171.43 | top 27% |
| Pork Ribs | 39 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 177.7028 | 145.6228 | 163.62 | top 47% |
| Pork | 40 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 176.5716 | 143.3712 | 164.56 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 39 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 174.8800 | 149.0740 | 162.81 | top 48% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 16 | 3 | top 42% |
| Medium (20–39) | 19 | 1 | top 39% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 60% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TN (1 of 39 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (40 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 2 (2023-03-18)
- Wins it all in 10% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 662.15
- 1 perfect 180 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 691.3712 | 669.02 |
| 2023 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 687.4172 | 671.47 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 680.5256 | 658.68 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 658.1600 | 652.62 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 670.8688 | 654.42 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-21 | Vuur en Vlees Deurne, 5752 5C | 4 / 10 (662.1140) | 2 (171.9656) | 1 (171.4400) | 4 (163.9428) | 8 (154.7656) |
| 2024-09-07 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) Dongen, 5106NC | 11 / 24 (664.4456) | 4 (174.8456) | 7 (169.6916) | 14 (163.4056) | 19 (156.5028) |
| 2024-09-06 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 1) Dongen, 5106NC | 9 / 16 (661.5884) | 3 (175.4056) | 12 (158.8116) | 4 (169.1200) | 11 (158.2512) |
| 2024-06-22 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 6669 BZ Dodewaard, | 14 / 23 (663.8744) | 7 (171.9656) | 17 (161.1200) | 7 (170.8228) | 17 (159.9660) |
| 2024-06-01 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 4 Boom, 2850 | 1 / 16 (691.3712) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (177.7028) | 9 (168.0000) | 8 (165.6684) |
| 2024-05-31 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 3 Boom, 2850 | 8 / 12 (676.4804) | 1 (174.8572) | 8 (169.1316) | 9 (166.8344) | 9 (163.9544) |
| 2024-04-20 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest 2024 Terneuzen, 4538AP | 12 / 23 (665.0056) | 8 (172.0000) | 15 (158.8000) | 12 (163.9428) | 8 (170.2628) |
| 2024-03-23 | Spitsbroek on Fire Eede Holland, R523 PW | 6 / 22 (667.3028) | 2 (174.2628) | 11 (163.9772) | 6 (170.8228) | 9 (158.2400) |
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 73 / 81 (661.5888) | 47 (167.9656) | 81 (146.8004) | 5 (176.5716) | 38 (170.2512) |
| 2023-09-23 | KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees Deurne, 5752 5C | 3 / 13 (656.4456) | 7 (162.2284) | 1 (173.1200) | 5 (168.5600) | 10 (152.5372) |
| 2023-06-24 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 6669 MH Dodewaard, | 3 / 26 (682.7312) | 9 (170.8228) | 13 (165.6800) | 3 (175.4172) | 4 (170.8112) |
| 2023-04-29 | Meetjesland International BBQ Contest Aalter, 9880 | 1 / 20 (686.2172) | 1 (176.5600) | 1 (173.7144) | 7 (167.9656) | 2 (167.9772) |
| 2023-04-08 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 2 MEERBEKE, 9402 | 1 / 13 (681.6340) | 7 (166.8228) | 4 (169.6684) | 5 (170.2628) | 1 (174.8800) |
| 2023-04-07 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 1 MEERBEKE, 9402 | 2 / 10 (674.8456) | 1 (173.7028) | 7 (165.1428) | 4 (169.7028) | 4 (166.2972) |
| 2023-03-25 | Spring Break BBQ Contest 4 Lommel, 3920 | 4 / 18 (674.7768) | 3 (174.2628) | 1 (170.2856) | 10 (168.5256) | 10 (161.7028) |
| 2023-03-18 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 2 Boom, 2850 | 1 / 13 (687.4172) | 1 (178.2972) | 1 (174.8572) | 7 (165.1428) | 3 (169.1200) |
| 2023-03-17 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 1 Boom, 2850 | 11 / 13 (637.6116) | 8 (162.2628) | 12 (151.9544) | 4 (165.6800) | 11 (157.7144) |
| 2022-12-03 | Holiday in Hell Helshoven, | 5 / 15 (680.5256) | 3 (176.0000) | 1 (174.2972) | 3 (170.8228) | 12 (159.4056) |
| 2022-12-02 | Burn in Hell - When Hell Freezes Over Helshoven, | 8 / 15 (668.4916) | 12 (165.1084) | 8 (168.0116) | 10 (164.5372) | 4 (170.8344) |
| 2022-06-25 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 6669 MH Dodewaard, | 6 / 22 (674.7656) | 2 (177.1428) | 13 (164.0000) | 14 (163.9428) | 5 (169.6800) |
| 2022-06-03 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp, 2134CG | 27 / 38 (633.5424) | 12 (167.9884) | 25 (155.9544) | 24 (160.5256) | 28 (149.0740) |
| 2022-05-21 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ-Contest II Terneuzen, 4538AP | 17 / 18 (631.2340) | 9 (167.4284) | 18 (145.6228) | 14 (161.1084) | 12 (157.0744) |
| 2022-05-14 | Meetjesland International BBQ Contest Aalter, 9880 | 10 / 19 (655.9772) | 8 (169.1428) | 9 (162.8572) | 2 (171.9884) | 12 (158.2744) |
| 2022-04-16 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 2 MEERBEKE, 9402 | 15 / 24 (655.2684) | 8 (169.1428) | 10 (166.2400) | 13 (166.2744) | 21 (153.6112) |
| 2022-04-15 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 1 MEERBEKE, 9402 | 10 / 19 (655.2224) | 8 (168.5256) | 15 (155.9312) | 14 (162.2400) | 4 (168.5256) |
| 2022-03-26 | Spring Break BBQ Contest III Lommel, 3920 | 4 / 31 (673.0624) | 1 (179.4400) | 10 (160.5140) | 8 (165.1084) | 7 (168.0000) |
| 2021-10-23 | KCBS International BBQ contest Vuur en Vlees Liesselseweg, Deurne, 5752 SC | 17 / 30 (658.1600) | 3 (172.5600) | 23 (158.8456) | 16 (163.9428) | 15 (162.8116) |
| 2021-09-11 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest Dongen, 5106NC | 10 / 29 (654.7200) | 20 (157.6800) | 19 (157.6456) | 9 (166.8228) | 5 (172.5716) |
| 2021-08-14 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2 MEERBEKE, 9402 | 13 / 26 (650.8004) | 2 (174.8572) | 11 (160.5488) | 14 (162.8456) | 19 (152.5488) |
| 2021-08-13 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1 MEERBEKE, 9402 | 11 / 19 (646.8116) | 9 (165.6684) | 9 (164.6060) | 17 (151.9428) | 7 (164.5944) |
| 2019-11-30 | Beer,Fries & BBQ-The Winter Edition Helshoven, 3800 | 13 / 31 (648.4568) | 2 (173.7144) | 24 (147.9312) | 11 (166.8112) | 15 (160.0000) |
| 2019-08-17 | EUregio Barbecue Festival Erlenstr Waldfeucht-Haaren, 52525 | 8 / 28 (657.1316) | 2 (177.1772) | 7 (166.2744) | 21 (156.5828) | 15 (157.0972) |
| 2019-06-08 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp, 2314CG | 26 / 55 (650.7196) | 11 (169.6912) | 5 (170.8572) | 54 (145.0284) | 19 (165.1428) |
| 2019-05-25 | Brew N Q Open Leicestershire, LE672FY | 7 / 34 (670.8688) | 1 (176.5944) | 20 (162.2516) | 30 (157.1656) | 2 (174.8572) |
| 2019-05-24 | Brew N Q Invitational Leicestershire, LE672FY | 16 / 26 (651.9772) | 3 (174.2856) | 12 (162.2516) | 25 (153.1428) | 12 (162.2972) |
| 2019-05-11 | Beer,Fries & BBQ VI Kapermolenpark,Hasselt, 3800 | 15 / 49 (655.3024) | 14 (169.6912) | 11 (164.5256) | 21 (164.5484) | 28 (156.5372) |
| 2019-04-20 | Eastern BBQ Contest Day 2 Ninove, 9600 | 11 / 29 (663.9424) | 9 (168.5600) | 12 (165.6684) | 14 (164.0112) | 12 (165.7028) |
| 2019-04-19 | Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1 Ninove, 9600 | 7 / 25 (658.3200) | 15 (161.1428) | 10 (162.8800) | 6 (169.1772) | 5 (165.1200) |
| 2019-03-30 | Spring Break BBQ Contest Lommel, | 29 / 40 (633.0400) | 4 (170.8456) | 17 (161.7032) | 40 (143.3712) | 21 (157.1200) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #153 (1206 pts) | #63 (1696 pts) | #160 (1221 pts) | #164 (1156 pts) | #230 (941 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #40 (2071 pts) | #43 (1886 pts) | #39 (2006 pts) | #64 (1666 pts) | #60 (1741 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #270 (848 pts) | #169 (1203 pts) | #355 (723 pts) | #328 (743 pts) | #262 (873 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #527 (320 pts) | #337 (610 pts) | #588 (315 pts) | #588 (290 pts) | #552 (335 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #726 (116 pts) | #445 (256 pts) | #911 (61 pts) | #680 (126 pts) | #771 (106 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #334 (937 pts) | #151 (1487 pts) | #325 (962 pts) | #473 (732 pts) | #325 (992 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #327 (1028 pts) | #292 (1108 pts) | #397 (903 pts) | #366 (953 pts) | #335 (1003 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #770 (489 pts) | #735 (549 pts) | #512 (774 pts) | #813 (494 pts) | #885 (429 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #856 (415 pts) | #791 (495 pts) | #870 (445 pts) | #761 (515 pts) | #667 (595 pts) |