A tough matchup
5–2
behind in the head-to-head
Accutech BBQ ahead in 71% of their meetings
Accutech BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
BAMBOO WARRIORS
BAMBOO WARRIORS is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 8th of 29 at the Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest (2022). They are ranked #3078 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1504
peak 1504 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Jan 25, 2019
latest Nov 18, 2022 · 3.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
9% of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
631.95 ▲
last 5 Backyard (4-meat) vs avg 628.07 (+3.88)
Walk rate
36%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.42
spread of their Backyard (4-meat) overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.21 · weakest Brisket (152.03)
Road miles
115
across 11 mapped stops
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)
Purse competed for
$135K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Backyard (4-meat) avg
628.07 / 720
7 Backyard (4-meat) contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BAMBOO WARRIORS, each with one reason worth a look.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,073 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1505
Fewer contests behind them than BAMBOO WARRIORS has cooked, 7 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#3,061 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1506
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before BAMBOO WARRIORS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,099 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1513
Level with BAMBOO WARRIORS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,097 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1518
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before BAMBOO WARRIORS's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,084 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1537
They've been 1537 at their best, 34 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#3,089 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1503
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accutech BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Cooters N Smoke | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| K & E's Little Smokers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL | 6 | 4 | 1 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Double Barrel Smokers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SWAMP BOYS | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Fantasy Q | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Ain't EZ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 150.2056 | 156.61 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 154.2172 | 160.21 | top 39% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 147.3712 | 159.21 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 160.5256 | 141.6800 | 152.03 | top 47% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 40% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 53% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 3 | 18 | 0 | top 53% | Jan 28, 2022 |
| Plant City Pig Jam | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 44% | Nov 18, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
3 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
11 of 11 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
302
finished ahead 235 times, behind 280
Longest layoff
3.8 yrs
Jan 23, 2014 → Nov 17, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20225 milestones
- First overall top-10 Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest
- 10th tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- Peak power rating (1504) Lakeland Pig Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.6800 Plant City Pig Jam
- Most recent contest Plant City Pig Jam
20201 milestone
- Career-best overall score645.0400 Lakeland Pig Festival
20191 milestone
- First call Plant City Pig Jam
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest The Tiger Town Pig Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.2 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 24, 2020 |
| +3.8 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest | Jan 7, 2022 |
| +3 | Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 22, 2019 |
| +0.6 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 28, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.9 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 25, 2019 |
| -1.8 | Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 19, 2021 |
| -0.3 | Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 18, 2022 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 43% | 88.2% | 87.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 34% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 57% | 87.1% | 85.9% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2022 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 13 / 25 (635.2344) | 20 (150.2056) | 11 (162.2516) | 5 (169.6800) | 12 (153.0972) |
| Jan 28, 2022 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 29 / 60 (619.8748) | 34 (153.7032) | 24 (159.3944) | 12 (165.0972) | 37 (141.6800) |
| Jan 7, 2022 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest 🏅 Lake Wales, FL | 8 / 29 (630.7088) | 9 (151.9544) | 6 (161.1432) | 5 (163.3940) | 9 (154.2172) |
| Nov 19, 2021 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 17 / 37 (628.9028) | 10 (162.2400) | 19 (154.2172) | 19 (151.9200) | 9 (160.5256) |
| Jan 24, 2020 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 18 / 53 (645.0400) | 34 (157.1200) | 19 (164.5716) | 12 (166.2284) | 21 (157.1200) |
| Nov 22, 2019 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 14 / 39 (627.2460) | 8 (162.2400) | 6 (165.7028) | 23 (150.8116) | 24 (148.4916) |
| Jan 25, 2019 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 45 / 58 (609.4972) | 37 (158.8000) | 38 (154.2172) | 43 (147.3712) | 37 (149.1088) |
| Nov 16, 2018 | Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 26, 2018 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 17, 2017 | Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 23, 2014 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |