The BBQ Ranch BZ
Rating
1684
peak 1696
Contests
63
in the data
First seen
2022-03-26
latest 2025-10-18
Best ToY finish
#34
Master 2024
Grand champs
4
2 reserve
Category wins
13
54 podiums
Overall top-10s
41
of 63 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
680.57 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 667.39 (+13.18)
Walk rate
95%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
26
and counting
Consistency
±20.06
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.94 · weakest Brisket (164.36)
Road miles
13232
mi across 63 mapped stops · furthest 996 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
The Antwerp Smokers has finished one call ahead of The BBQ Ranch 6 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
COOKLOUNGE BBQ has landed one call behind them 5 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
COOKLOUNGE BBQ has come out ahead in 23 of their 28 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM in 20 of their 23 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smoke in the North is their spot: an average finish in the top 15% across 2 visits.
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 21% across 4 contests, versus top 40% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (2024-05-18) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 27-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, COOKLOUNGE BBQ.
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 26-contest overall top-10 run.
Teams like this (closest power rating, BZ first)
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 | 180.0000 🔥 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| BZ | 2 | 0 | top 33% |
| NO | 1 | 1 | top 8% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 27 | 3 | top 45% |
| Medium (20–39) | 24 | 1 | top 35% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (24 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NO (2 of 63 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (59 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (2024-05-18)
- Wins it all in 6% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 667.39
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 711.9772 | 678.76 |
| 2024 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 697.6684 | 681.02 |
| 2023 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 678.2516 | 658.47 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 667.3712 | 644.44 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-18 | Vienna BBQ Days Vienna, 1110 | 8 / 11 (674.1136) | 5 (170.8112) | 5 (168.5256) | 8 (166.8228) | 5 (167.9540) |
| 2025-10-18 | Vienna BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Vienna, 1110 | — | — | 3 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2025-10-11 | V. I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition Szerencs, 3900 | 4 / 21 (692.4684) | 3 (178.8572) | 7 (173.1200) | 7 (174.2628) | 13 (166.2284) |
| 2025-10-11 | V. I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Szerencs, 3900 | — | — | 4 (172.0000) | — | — |
| 2025-09-20 | Fo.G & Smoke 2025 Spilamberto, I-41057 | 5 / 24 (686.7312) | 9 (171.9656) | 11 (168.5256) | 2 (178.8572) | 7 (167.3828) |
| 2025-09-13 | Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2) Dongen, 5106NC | 7 / 23 (667.8972) | 6 (170.8112) | 1 (174.8916) | 7 (167.4172) | 14 (154.7772) |
| 2025-09-12 | Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 1) Dongen, 5106NC | 6 / 16 (681.6344) | 7 (169.6800) | 4 (172.0000) | 6 (170.8344) | 8 (169.1200) |
| 2025-08-29 | Vuur en Vlees Deurne, 5753 SG | 3 / 13 (680.5032) | 13 (163.9544) | 1 (172.5716) | 2 (176.0000) | 7 (167.9772) |
| 2025-08-22 | Smoke in the North Rolfstorp, | 5 / 31 (669.6112) | 19 (161.1200) | 3 (173.1428) | 7 (168.5372) | 7 (166.8112) |
| 2025-06-28 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 2) Dodewaard, 6669 BZ | 7 / 18 (675.3484) | 10 (167.4284) | 11 (167.9772) | 2 (174.8572) | 8 (165.0856) |
| 2025-06-27 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 1) Dodewaard, 6669 BZ | 2 / 13 (671.2916) | 12 (160.5144) | 2 (175.4056) | 7 (163.3828) | 2 (171.9888) |
| 2025-06-14 | The War of Barbeque Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 3 / 20 (697.6684) | 4 (177.1428) | 14 (168.5600) | 6 (175.4056) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2025-06-14 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | — | 25 (157.6568) | — | — | — |
| 2025-06-14 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | — | — | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2025-05-24 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 6the Edition Boom, 2850 | 4 / 20 (685.6572) | 16 (164.5256) | 1 (177.7144) | 6 (172.5600) | 4 (170.8572) |
| 2025-05-23 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 5the Edition Boom, 2850 | 6 / 16 (649.4968) | 7 (167.3712) | 7 (162.2400) | 14 (155.9084) | 7 (163.9772) |
| 2025-05-17 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival Freistadt, Os 4240 | 7 / 15 (668.4452) | 8 (166.2512) | 5 (168.5372) | 10 (161.0968) | 3 (172.5600) |
| 2025-05-17 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT BRISKET) Freistadt, Os 4240 | — | — | — | — | 9 (163.9544) |
| 2025-05-17 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT PORK) Freistadt, Os 4240 | — | — | — | 3 (173.7028) | — |
| 2025-05-03 | Marchfelder Feuerfest Orth an der Donau, NO | 1 / 12 (681.6800) | 1 (174.2628) | 2 (173.7144) | 8 (164.0000) | 3 (169.7028) |
| 2025-05-03 | Marchfelder Feuerfest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Orth an der Donau, NO | — | — | 3 (169.6684) | — | — |
| 2025-04-26 | Spitsbroek on Fire Pt. 2 Eede Holland, 4529 PW | 7 / 15 (665.5772) | 5 (170.8228) | 6 (163.9428) | 11 (159.9544) | 3 (170.8572) |
| 2025-03-01 | Vienna Pet Fair BBQ Vienna, 1030 | 1 / 4 (711.9772) | 1 (178.8572) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (177.7144) | 1 (175.4056) |
| 2025-03-01 | Vienna Pet Fair BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Vienna, 1030 | — | — | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2024-09-07 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) Dongen, 5106NC | 6 / 24 (684.0232) | 22 (161.0972) | 2 (173.1660) | 3 (173.7600) | 3 (176.0000) |
| 2024-09-06 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 1) Dongen, 5106NC | 1 / 16 (683.3600) | 6 (174.2628) | 3 (173.1316) | 7 (167.4400) | 7 (168.5256) |
| 2024-08-23 | Smoke in the North Rolfstorp, | 3 / 23 (678.1940) | 3 (173.1200) | 6 (169.1200) | 9 (166.8456) | 6 (169.1084) |
| 2024-08-16 | BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia Saue Parish, 76505 | 5 / 16 (692.4912) | 9 (171.9884) | 2 (176.5600) | 10 (170.8228) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2024-07-20 | Alps BBQ Days Reichenau an der Rax, 2651 | 2 / 10 (693.6684) | 2 (176.5600) | 4 (173.1200) | 4 (173.1428) | 2 (170.8456) |
| 2024-07-20 | Alps BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Reichenau an der Rax, 2651 | — | — | 4 (170.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-06-22 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 6669 BZ Dodewaard, | 5 / 23 (682.2056) | 10 (169.6684) | 2 (176.0000) | 2 (175.4400) | 15 (161.0972) |
| 2024-06-01 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 4 Boom, 2850 | 9 / 16 (665.6000) | 7 (170.2512) | 5 (170.8344) | 15 (157.6800) | 6 (166.8344) |
| 2024-05-31 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 3 Boom, 2850 | 3 / 12 (691.9428) | 3 (174.8456) | 4 (174.2744) | 7 (169.7028) | 1 (173.1200) |
| 2024-05-18 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival Freistadt, Os 4240 | 1 / 22 (697.6684) | 2 (177.7028) | 4 (171.4172) | 5 (173.1428) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2024-05-18 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Freistadt, Os 4240 | — | 11 (166.2628) | — | — | — |
| 2024-04-20 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest 2024 Terneuzen, 4538AP | 5 / 23 (676.4572) | 22 (158.8000) | 6 (167.3828) | 3 (172.5716) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2024-03-23 | Spitsbroek on Fire Eede Holland, R523 PW | 13 / 22 (644.9828) | 8 (169.6684) | 15 (162.2628) | 13 (163.4172) | 16 (149.6344) |
| 2024-02-24 | 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) |
| 2023-09-23 | KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees Deurne, 5752 5C | 4 / 13 (653.5772) | 4 (167.4172) | 6 (156.5028) | 2 (173.7028) | 7 (155.9544) |
| 2023-09-16 | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2023 Sint Niklaas, 9100 | 5 / 14 (656.5488) | 6 (167.4172) | 9 (163.9772) | 5 (166.2744) | 6 (158.8800) |
| 2023-09-16 | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2023 (ONE MEAT RIBS) Sint Niklaas, 9100 | — | — | 8 (158.2744) | — | — |
| 2023-09-10 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) Dongen, 5106NC | 10 / 23 (654.2292) | 2 (177.7028) | 11 (156.5372) | 5 (172.0116) | 19 (147.9776) |
| 2023-09-09 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest Dongen, 5106NC | 5 / 13 (666.1828) | 10 (163.4056) | 1 (173.1428) | 6 (174.2744) | 11 (155.3600) |
| 2023-07-29 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days Reichenau, | 3 / 12 (675.8856) | 3 (172.5600) | 5 (169.6800) | 6 (166.8228) | 4 (166.8228) |
| 2023-07-29 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Reichenau, | — | — | 8 (162.2400) | — | — |
| 2023-06-24 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 6669 MH Dodewaard, | 6 / 26 (678.2516) | 4 (174.8456) | 12 (166.8344) | 18 (164.5716) | 3 (172.0000) |
| 2023-04-29 | Meetjesland International BBQ Contest Aalter, 9880 | 8 / 20 (661.5768) | 4 (171.4056) | 12 (158.8000) | 6 (168.5484) | 10 (162.8228) |
| 2023-04-08 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 2 MEERBEKE, 9402 | 7 / 13 (662.2972) | 11 (160.0228) | 2 (171.9772) | 6 (169.7028) | 7 (160.5944) |
| 2023-04-07 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 1 MEERBEKE, 9402 | 8 / 10 (646.2860) | 8 (161.6800) | 6 (165.1544) | 3 (173.1544) | 10 (146.2972) |
| 2023-03-25 | Spring Break BBQ Contest 4 Lommel, 3920 | 14 / 18 (642.7544) | 17 (159.4284) | 12 (160.5144) | 7 (171.4400) | 16 (151.3716) |
| 2023-03-18 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 2 Boom, 2850 | 9 / 13 (655.8856) | 10 (163.4056) | 2 (174.8572) | 12 (159.9656) | 10 (157.6572) |
| 2023-03-17 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 1 Boom, 2850 | 12 / 13 (636.3540) | 11 (155.3828) | 7 (158.7884) | 8 (160.5372) | 10 (161.6456) |
| 2023-02-25 | 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) |
| 2022-12-03 | Holiday in Hell Helshoven, | 14 / 15 (626.8000) | 8 (172.5600) | 14 (147.4172) | 15 (144.5600) | 10 (162.2628) |
| 2022-09-17 | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2020 Sint Niklaas, 9100 | 13 / 25 (646.7540) | 12 (165.1656) | 21 (157.6456) | 18 (157.7028) | 4 (166.2400) |
| 2022-09-10 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest Dongen, 5106NC | 16 / 28 (642.1712) | 17 (163.4400) | 5 (167.4056) | 3 (173.1084) | 27 (138.2172) |
| 2022-07-23 | 5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival , | 7 / 20 (667.3712) | 17 (161.1312) | 7 (164.5372) | 6 (169.7256) | 5 (171.9772) |
| 2022-06-25 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 6669 MH Dodewaard, | 20 / 22 (628.4344) | 21 (148.5256) | 12 (165.0972) | 10 (166.8800) | 19 (147.9316) |
| 2022-06-03 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp, 2134CG | 19 / 38 (647.9772) | 21 (164.0228) | 22 (157.7028) | 22 (161.6800) | 11 (164.5716) |
| 2022-05-21 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ-Contest II Terneuzen, 4538AP | 7 / 18 (660.0000) | 6 (169.1544) | 9 (159.4400) | 2 (170.8456) | 10 (160.5600) |
| 2022-04-16 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 2 MEERBEKE, 9402 | 8 / 24 (665.1084) | 13 (165.7028) | 16 (161.0972) | 12 (166.2856) | 3 (172.0228) |
| 2022-04-15 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 1 MEERBEKE, 9402 | 16 / 19 (643.8400) | 10 (167.3828) | 16 (153.6456) | 5 (169.1428) | 17 (153.6688) |
| 2022-03-26 | Spring Break BBQ Contest III Lommel, 3920 | 22 / 31 (615.9540) | 26 (149.6912) | 2 (168.5944) | 28 (146.8800) | 24 (150.7884) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #38 (2089 pts) | #51 (1848 pts) | #2 (2512 pts) | #34 (1989 pts) | #28 (2025 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #34 (2050 pts) | #43 (1836 pts) | #27 (2047 pts) | #56 (1696 pts) | #17 (2038 pts) |