TOMBOY'S BEST

TOMBOY'S BEST is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 7th of 25 at the Waxhaw Grill'n and Chill'n BBQ Cook-off (2013). They are ranked #2602 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “TOMBOYS BEST”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,602

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1517

peak 1528 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 26, 2013

latest Feb 24, 2023 · 9.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#803

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

38% of 8 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 47%

overall standings

Best overall

674.8112 / 720

Master · Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.40 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 656.68 (+2.72)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5716

Pork · Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±11.83

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.05 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.60)

Road miles

250

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 35 mi

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)

Purse competed for

$6,250

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

656.68 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Happy hunting ground

Top 14% average finish here

Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge is their spot: an average finish in the top 14% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 8th
average top 14%

High-water mark

674.8112 career-best overall

93.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 674.8112 at Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge — 93.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 9, 2014

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA ahead in 100% of their meetings

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.4 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.45 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 25%.

Pork Ribs avg 161.60
Chicken avg 166.05
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

7.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 7.1 years, then back at Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-off (Oct 8, 2021).

last seen Sep 19, 2014
back Oct 8, 2021

Chicken nemesis

5 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

BAYOU POKER SMOKERS ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BAYOU POKER SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared chicken entries.

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The metronome

±1.64% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.64% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.2% of a perfect score
8 contests

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
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#1908 (125 pts)	#1961 (110 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#803 (380 pts)	#808 (400 pts)	#1011 (305 pts)	#672 (490 pts)	#709 (460 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to TOMBOY'S BEST, each with one reason worth a look.

80 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

GET SOME BBQ ASSASSINS

#2,591 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1517

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 15, 2017

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BARBQUE XTREME

#2,609 of the rated field

1516 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1542

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before TOMBOY'S BEST's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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CANETUCK'S BBQ TEAM

#2,595 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1532

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2014

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Gold’s BBQ

#2,606 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1517

They turned up 11 years after TOMBOY'S BEST did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026

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Truck'n Sauced

#2,604 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1527

Level with TOMBOY'S BEST on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2025

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MR. APPLEJACKS BBQ

#2,594 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1529

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before TOMBOY'S BEST's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
TOO SAUCED	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
BIG ON THE PIG	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
PIG PEN ENTERPRISES	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Bubba & Son BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
EB'S BAR-B-QUE	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BUBBAJACK'S	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	2	0	0	171.4056	156.4912	166.05	top 43%
Pork Ribs	8	0	0	0	167.4286	154.7772	161.60	top 58%
Pork	8	2	1	1	176.5716	143.9998	165.05	top 45%
Brisket	8	3	0	0	172.0228	145.1088	163.98	top 43%

“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
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 57%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 42%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	2	8	0	top 14%	May 9, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 4 contests

Contests a season 2 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 8 of 8 contests

Contests visited 7 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 239 finished ahead 235 times, behind 186

Longest layoff 7.1 yrs Sep 19, 2014 → Oct 8, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20231 milestone

Feb 24 Most recent contest Mission Farm's King of the Farm

20142 milestones

May 9 Career-best overall score674.8112 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
May 9 Peak power rating (1528) Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge

20136 milestones

Apr 26 First tracked contest BBQ Capital Cook-Off
May 10 First call Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
May 10 First category win (Pork) Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
May 10 First overall top-10 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
May 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.2852 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
May 10 Career-best single call (Pork)176.5716 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.3	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	May 9, 2014
+11	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	May 10, 2013
+8.2	Waxhaw Grill'n and Chill'n BBQ Cook-off	Oct 11, 2013
+2.7	Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-off	Oct 8, 2021
+1.5	BBQ Capital Cook-Off	Apr 26, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.4	Mission Farm's King of the Farm	Feb 24, 2023
-6.1	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 20, 2013
-3.5	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally	Sep 19, 2014

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0	0	0%	top 97%	89.4%	89.4%
2021	1	0	0	100%	top 46%	92%	92%
2014	2	1	0	50%	top 37%	93.7%	92.3%
2013	4	2	1	50%	top 41%	93.1%	90.9%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Feb 24, 2023	Mission Farm's King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC	32 / 33 (643.7828)	32 (156.4912)	26 (165.0972)	31 (157.0972)	27 (165.0972)
Oct 8, 2021	Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC	12 / 26 (662.1604)	10 (169.1200)	17 (162.8000)	5 (173.7144)	18 (156.5260)
Sep 19, 2014	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC	41 / 64 (654.1368)	48 (161.1084)	53 (154.7772)	15 (169.7028)	18 (168.5484)
May 9, 2014	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	8 / 80 (674.8112)	20 (169.1428)	33 (163.3828)	16 (170.2628)	8 (172.0228)
Oct 11, 2013	Waxhaw Grill'n and Chill'n BBQ Cook-off Waxhaw, NC	7 / 25 (662.1140)	4 (171.4056)	15 (160.4912)	12 (163.3828)	6 (166.8344)
Sep 20, 2013	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	51 / 72 (644.4688)	22 (170.2628)	39 (163.3944)	40 (165.7028)	68 (145.1088)
May 10, 2013	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	10 / 58 (670.2852)	15 (166.8570)	36 (155.4280)	1 (176.5716)	10 (171.4286)
Apr 26, 2013	BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC	33 / 71 (641.7140)	27 (164)	14 (167.4286)	68 (143.9998)	11 (166.2856)

TOMBOY'S BEST

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Happy hunting ground

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)