B.R.A. BARBECUE TEAM KS
Rating
1543
peak 1543 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2025-06-28
latest 2026-07-17
Best ToY finish
#401
Master 2025
Grand champs
2
0 reserve
Category wins
3
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
692.87
last 5 Master vs avg 692.87 (-0.00)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.00
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 174.95 · weakest Chicken (170.84)
Road miles
12032
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 5290 mi
Schedule strength
70%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Purse competed for
$118K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
692.87 / 720
5 Master contests · 2 GCs
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Smoked & Furious has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Big Boys BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest 2026 is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 2 visits.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 26 at their very first tracked contest, KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest (2025-06-28).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 155.9428 | 170.84 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 169.1084 | 174.95 | top 28% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.7600 | 163.9540 | 172.46 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 167.3944 | 172.46 | top 33% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 56% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
| TX | 1 | 0 | top 22% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 2 | top 4% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 50% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest 2026 | 2 | 1 | 2 | top 4% | 2026-07-17 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (3 of 7 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest (2025-06-28)
- Wins it all in 29% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 692.87 / 720
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2025-06-28 — First tracked contest · KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest
- 📣 2025-06-28 — First call · KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest
- 🏆 2025-06-28 — First Grand Championship · KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest
- 🔥 2025-06-28 — First perfect 180 (Brisket) · KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest
- ⭐ 2026-07-17 — Career-best overall score (712.6172) · KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest 2026
- 📈 2026-07-17 — Peak power rating (1543) · KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest 2026
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16 | KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest | 2025-06-28 |
| +14.7 | KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest 2026 | 2026-07-17 |
| +10.9 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2025-11-05 |
| +10.1 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | 2025-08-15 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.4 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 2025-11-05 |
| -0.9 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 2025-10-10 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 100% | top 4% | 99% | 99% |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33% | top 41% | 98.1% | 95.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest 2026 Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, 18052-280 | 1 / 24 (712.6172) | 1 (178.8572) | 2 (178.2972) | 1 (177.7600) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 142 / 158 (666.6852) | 157 (155.9428) | 116 (169.1084) | 119 (168.5140) | 46 (173.1200) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 85 / 401 (690.2400) | 121 (173.1316) | 76 (174.2972) | 84 (175.4056) | 208 (167.4056) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-10-10 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 62 / 90 (679.8968) | 26 (174.2856) | 34 (174.2628) | 83 (163.9540) | 61 (167.3944) |
| 2025-08-15 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 12 / 55 (688.5488) | 29 (167.3828) | 7 (176.0228) | 5 (176.0000) | 19 (169.1432) |
| 2025-06-28 | KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest Sorocaba - Sao Paulo, 18042-280 | 1 / 26 (706.2628) | 3 (175.4400) | 4 (177.7028) | 13 (173.1200) | 1 (180.0000) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #481 (274 pts) | #537 (274 pts) | #591 (249 pts) | #515 (274 pts) | #569 (224 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #401 (521 pts) | #522 (406 pts) | #474 (486 pts) | #481 (416 pts) | #441 (486 pts) |