Riding a hot streak
26
straight overall top-10s
Currently on a 26-contest overall top-10 run.
- career best 26
The BBQ Ranch
The BBQ Ranch is a competition barbecue team with 63 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2025. They have won 4 Grand Championships, most recently at the Marchfelder Feuerfest (2025), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #380 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings and hold 1 all-time KCBS record.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1703
peak 1715 · rated over 51 contests
Contests
63
in the data
First seen
Mar 26, 2022
latest Oct 18, 2025 · 3.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
4
2 reserve · wins it all 6% of the time
Category wins
13
54 podiums
Overall top-10s
41
65% of 63 contests
Best top-10 run
26
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
680.57 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 667.39 (+13.18)
Walk rate
95%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.06
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.94 · weakest Brisket (164.36)
Road miles
13,232
across 63 mapped stops · furthest 996 mi
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)
Purse competed for
$1,800
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
667.39 / 720
51 Master contests · 4 GCs
Holds 1 KCBS record (on 2 all-time boards)
Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to The BBQ Ranch, each with one reason worth a look.
#381 of the rated field
- Contests
- 57
- GCs
- 5
- Top-10s
- 58%
- Peak
- 1703
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 54 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#382 of the rated field
- Contests
- 44
- GCs
- 5
- Top-10s
- 73%
- Peak
- 1703
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before The BBQ Ranch's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#379 of the rated field
- Contests
- 76
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 46%
- Peak
- 1709
Careers of much the same size, 76 contests to 63, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#383 of the rated field
- Contests
- 93
- GCs
- 5
- Top-10s
- 51%
- Peak
- 1734
Their rating is built on 5 Grand Championships in 93 contests, alongside a 51% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#387 of the rated field
- Contests
- 50
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 54%
- Peak
- 1713
They were already cooking in 2015, 7 years before The BBQ Ranch's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#388 of the rated field
- Contests
- 46
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 63%
- Peak
- 1710
Level with The BBQ Ranch 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbecoa BBQ Team | 34 | 15 | 19 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| The Antwerp Smokers | 34 | 13 | 21 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| It's spice that meats you | 33 | 19 | 14 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | 32 | 18 | 14 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| COOKLOUNGE BBQ | 28 | 5 | 23 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| Just wing it BBQ team | 26 | 19 | 7 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ+ | 26 | 5 | 21 | 19% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | 25 | 12 | 13 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | 24 | 21 | 3 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Osdorp Grillers (NL) | 24 | 18 | 6 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Backcorner BBQ | 23 | 5 | 18 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Team Laurentius | 22 | 8 | 14 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| BUNCH OF SWINES | 22 | 5 | 17 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| RIVERLAND SMOKERS | 18 | 15 | 3 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| PARKSTAD SMOKERS | 18 | 3 | 15 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 53 | 34 | 2 | 10 | 178.8572 | 148.5256 | 167.50 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 59 | 43 | 7 | 19 | 180 🔥 | 147.4172 | 167.92 | top 37% |
| Pork | 52 | 40 | 1 | 12 | 178.8572 | 144.5600 | 167.94 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 52 | 39 | 3 | 13 | 177.7028 | 138.2172 | 164.36 | top 45% |
“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) | 27 | 3 | top 45% |
| Medium (20–39) | 24 | 1 | top 35% |
By state / province (where the contests were held)
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| BZ | 2 | 0 | top 33% |
| NO | 1 | 1 | top 8% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) | 4 | 1 | 1 | top 28% | Sep 7, 2024 |
| Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 2) | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 25% | Jun 28, 2025 |
| Muehlviertler BBQ Festival | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 26% | May 17, 2025 |
| Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 34% | Sep 13, 2025 |
| Smoke in the North | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 15% | Aug 22, 2025 |
| Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2023 | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 44% | Sep 16, 2023 |
| Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 57% | Jun 24, 2023 |
| Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 44% | Apr 8, 2023 |
| Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 82% | Apr 7, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
24 contests · 2 GCs
Contests a season
15.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NO
2 of 63 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
39
9 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
59 entries · 7 wins · 43 calls
First title
May 18, 2024
Muehlviertler BBQ Festival
Opponents faced
210
finished ahead 578 times, behind 327
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20257 milestones
- First multi-meat day Vienna Pet Fair BBQ
- First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Vienna Pet Fair BBQ
- Career-best overall score711.9772 Vienna Pet Fair BBQ
- 10th category win Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 6the Edition
- 50th tracked contest The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- Peak power rating (1715) V. I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest Vienna BBQ Days
20242 milestones
- First Grand Championship Muehlviertler BBQ Festival
- First Reserve Championship Alps BBQ Days
20233 milestones
- First overall podium Vienna Alps BBQ Days
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest
- 25th tracked contest KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees
20225 milestones
- First tracked contest Spring Break BBQ Contest III
- First call Spring Break BBQ Contest III
- First overall top-10 Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 2
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.1084 Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 2
- 10th tracked contest Holiday in Hell
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.5 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 1) | Sep 6, 2024 |
| +15.1 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival | May 18, 2024 |
| +13.3 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days | Jul 29, 2023 |
| +12.7 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 3 | May 31, 2024 |
| +12.4 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest | Jun 24, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.4 | Vienna BBQ Days | Oct 18, 2025 |
| -11.1 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest | Jun 25, 2022 |
| -10.2 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 1 | Mar 17, 2023 |
| -10.1 | Holiday in Hell | Dec 3, 2022 |
| -6.3 | Spring Break BBQ Contest 4 | Mar 25, 2023 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 96% | top 30% | 98.9% | 94.3% |
| 2024 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 93% | top 26% | 96.9% | 94.6% |
| 2023 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 100% | top 50% | 94.2% | 91.5% |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 90% | top 61% | 92.7% | 89.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2025 | Vienna BBQ Days Vienna | 8 / 11 (674.1136) | 5 (170.8112) | 5 (168.5256) | 8 (166.8228) | 5 (167.9540) |
| Oct 18, 2025 | Vienna BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Vienna | — | — | 3 (177.7028) | — | — |
| Oct 11, 2025 | V. I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition Szerencs | 4 / 21 (692.4684) | 3 (178.8572) | 7 (173.1200) | 7 (174.2628) | 13 (166.2284) |
| Oct 11, 2025 | V. I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Szerencs | — | — | 4 (172) | — | — |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Fo.G & Smoke 2025 Spilamberto | 5 / 24 (686.7312) | 9 (171.9656) | 11 (168.5256) | 2 (178.8572) | 7 (167.3828) |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2) Dongen | 7 / 23 (667.8972) | 6 (170.8112) | 1 (174.8916) | 7 (167.4172) | 14 (154.7772) |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 1) Dongen | 6 / 16 (681.6344) | 7 (169.6800) | 4 (172) | 6 (170.8344) | 8 (169.1200) |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Vuur en Vlees Deurne | 3 / 13 (680.5032) | 13 (163.9544) | 1 (172.5716) | 2 (176) | 7 (167.9772) |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Smoke in the North Rolfstorp | 5 / 31 (669.6112) | 19 (161.1200) | 3 (173.1428) | 7 (168.5372) | 7 (166.8112) |
| Jun 28, 2025 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 2) Dodewaard | 7 / 18 (675.3484) | 10 (167.4284) | 11 (167.9772) | 2 (174.8572) | 8 (165.0856) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 1) Dodewaard | 2 / 13 (671.2916) | 12 (160.5144) | 2 (175.4056) | 7 (163.3828) | 2 (171.9888) |
| Jun 14, 2025 | The War of Barbeque Peschiera del Garda | 3 / 20 (697.6684) | 4 (177.1428) | 14 (168.5600) | 6 (175.4056) | 3 (176.5600) |
| Jun 14, 2025 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda | — | 25 (157.6568) | — | — | — |
| Jun 14, 2025 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda | — | — | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| May 24, 2025 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 6the Edition Boom | 4 / 20 (685.6572) | 16 (164.5256) | 1 (177.7144) | 6 (172.5600) | 4 (170.8572) |
| May 23, 2025 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 5the Edition Boom | 6 / 16 (649.4968) | 7 (167.3712) | 7 (162.2400) | 14 (155.9084) | 7 (163.9772) |
| May 17, 2025 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival Freistadt | 7 / 15 (668.4452) | 8 (166.2512) | 5 (168.5372) | 10 (161.0968) | 3 (172.5600) |
| May 17, 2025 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT BRISKET) Freistadt | — | — | — | — | 9 (163.9544) |
| May 17, 2025 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT PORK) Freistadt | — | — | — | 3 (173.7028) | — |
| May 3, 2025 | Marchfelder Feuerfest Orth an der Donau, NO | 1 / 12 (681.6800) | 1 (174.2628) | 2 (173.7144) | 8 (164) | 3 (169.7028) |
| May 3, 2025 | Marchfelder Feuerfest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Orth an der Donau, NO | — | — | 3 (169.6684) | — | — |
| Apr 26, 2025 | Spitsbroek on Fire Pt. 2 Eede Holland | 7 / 15 (665.5772) | 5 (170.8228) | 6 (163.9428) | 11 (159.9544) | 3 (170.8572) |
| Mar 1, 2025 | Vienna Pet Fair BBQ Vienna | 1 / 4 (711.9772) | 1 (178.8572) | 1 (180) | 1 (177.7144) | 1 (175.4056) |
| Mar 1, 2025 | Vienna Pet Fair BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Vienna | — | — | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| Sep 7, 2024 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) Dongen | 6 / 24 (684.0232) | 22 (161.0972) | 2 (173.1660) | 3 (173.7600) | 3 (176) |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 1) Dongen | 1 / 16 (683.3600) | 6 (174.2628) | 3 (173.1316) | 7 (167.4400) | 7 (168.5256) |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Smoke in the North Rolfstorp | 3 / 23 (678.1940) | 3 (173.1200) | 6 (169.1200) | 9 (166.8456) | 6 (169.1084) |
| Aug 16, 2024 | BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia Saue Parish | 5 / 16 (692.4912) | 9 (171.9884) | 2 (176.5600) | 10 (170.8228) | 6 (173.1200) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Alps BBQ Days Reichenau an der Rax | 2 / 10 (693.6684) | 2 (176.5600) | 4 (173.1200) | 4 (173.1428) | 2 (170.8456) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Alps BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Reichenau an der Rax | — | — | 4 (170.8572) | — | — |
| Jun 22, 2024 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest Dodewaard | 5 / 23 (682.2056) | 10 (169.6684) | 2 (176) | 2 (175.4400) | 15 (161.0972) |
| Jun 1, 2024 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 4 Boom | 9 / 16 (665.6000) | 7 (170.2512) | 5 (170.8344) | 15 (157.6800) | 6 (166.8344) |
| May 31, 2024 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 3 Boom | 3 / 12 (691.9428) | 3 (174.8456) | 4 (174.2744) | 7 (169.7028) | 1 (173.1200) |
| May 18, 2024 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival Freistadt | 1 / 22 (697.6684) | 2 (177.7028) | 4 (171.4172) | 5 (173.1428) | 3 (175.4056) |
| May 18, 2024 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Freistadt | — | 11 (166.2628) | — | — | — |
| Apr 20, 2024 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest 2024 Terneuzen | 5 / 23 (676.4572) | 22 (158.8000) | 6 (167.3828) | 3 (172.5716) | 1 (177.7028) |
| Mar 23, 2024 | Spitsbroek on Fire Eede Holland | 13 / 22 (644.9828) | 8 (169.6684) | 15 (162.2628) | 13 (163.4172) | 16 (149.6344) |
| Feb 24, 2024 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol Rein in Taufers, BZ | 6 / 26 (681.6684) | 3 (177.7028) | 16 (164.5600) | 16 (167.3828) | 4 (172.0228) |
| Sep 23, 2023 | KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees Deurne | 4 / 13 (653.5772) | 4 (167.4172) | 6 (156.5028) | 2 (173.7028) | 7 (155.9544) |
| Sep 16, 2023 | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2023 Sint Niklaas | 5 / 14 (656.5488) | 6 (167.4172) | 9 (163.9772) | 5 (166.2744) | 6 (158.8800) |
| Sep 16, 2023 | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2023 (ONE MEAT RIBS) Sint Niklaas | — | — | 8 (158.2744) | — | — |
| Sep 10, 2023 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) Dongen | 10 / 23 (654.2292) | 2 (177.7028) | 11 (156.5372) | 5 (172.0116) | 19 (147.9776) |
| Sep 9, 2023 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest Dongen | 5 / 13 (666.1828) | 10 (163.4056) | 1 (173.1428) | 6 (174.2744) | 11 (155.3600) |
| Jul 29, 2023 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days Reichenau | 3 / 12 (675.8856) | 3 (172.5600) | 5 (169.6800) | 6 (166.8228) | 4 (166.8228) |
| Jul 29, 2023 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Reichenau | — | — | 8 (162.2400) | — | — |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest Dodewaard | 6 / 26 (678.2516) | 4 (174.8456) | 12 (166.8344) | 18 (164.5716) | 3 (172) |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Meetjesland International BBQ Contest Aalter | 8 / 20 (661.5768) | 4 (171.4056) | 12 (158.8000) | 6 (168.5484) | 10 (162.8228) |
| Apr 8, 2023 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 2 Meerbeke | 7 / 13 (662.2972) | 11 (160.0228) | 2 (171.9772) | 6 (169.7028) | 7 (160.5944) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 1 Meerbeke | 8 / 10 (646.2860) | 8 (161.6800) | 6 (165.1544) | 3 (173.1544) | 10 (146.2972) |
| Mar 25, 2023 | Spring Break BBQ Contest 4 Lommel | 14 / 18 (642.7544) | 17 (159.4284) | 12 (160.5144) | 7 (171.4400) | 16 (151.3716) |
| Mar 18, 2023 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 2 Boom | 9 / 13 (655.8856) | 10 (163.4056) | 2 (174.8572) | 12 (159.9656) | 10 (157.6572) |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 1 Boom | 12 / 13 (636.3540) | 11 (155.3828) | 7 (158.7884) | 8 (160.5372) | 10 (161.6456) |
| Feb 25, 2023 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ | 10 / 23 (670.2284) | 17 (162.2628) | 11 (169.1200) | 8 (172.5828) | 12 (166.2628) |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Holiday in Hell Helshoven | 14 / 15 (626.8000) | 8 (172.5600) | 14 (147.4172) | 15 (144.5600) | 10 (162.2628) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2020 Sint Niklaas | 13 / 25 (646.7540) | 12 (165.1656) | 21 (157.6456) | 18 (157.7028) | 4 (166.2400) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest Dongen | 16 / 28 (642.1712) | 17 (163.4400) | 5 (167.4056) | 3 (173.1084) | 27 (138.2172) |
| Jul 23, 2022 | 5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival | 7 / 20 (667.3712) | 17 (161.1312) | 7 (164.5372) | 6 (169.7256) | 5 (171.9772) |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest Dodewaard | 20 / 22 (628.4344) | 21 (148.5256) | 12 (165.0972) | 10 (166.8800) | 19 (147.9316) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp | 19 / 38 (647.9772) | 21 (164.0228) | 22 (157.7028) | 22 (161.6800) | 11 (164.5716) |
| May 21, 2022 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ-Contest II Terneuzen | 7 / 18 (660) | 6 (169.1544) | 9 (159.4400) | 2 (170.8456) | 10 (160.5600) |
| Apr 16, 2022 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 2 Meerbeke | 8 / 24 (665.1084) | 13 (165.7028) | 16 (161.0972) | 12 (166.2856) | 3 (172.0228) |
| Apr 15, 2022 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 1 Meerbeke | 16 / 19 (643.8400) | 10 (167.3828) | 16 (153.6456) | 5 (169.1428) | 17 (153.6688) |
| Mar 26, 2022 | Spring Break BBQ Contest III Lommel | 22 / 31 (615.9540) | 26 (149.6912) | 2 (168.5944) | 28 (146.8800) | 24 (150.7884) |