Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.
- Brisket ×1
B.R.A. BARBECUE TEAM
B.R.A. BARBECUE TEAM is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest 2026 (2026). They are ranked #1816 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “BRA BARBECUE TEAM”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1547
peak 1552 · rated over 5 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Jun 28, 2025
latest Sep 30, 2026 · 1.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
2
0 reserve · wins it all 22% of the time
Category wins
3
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
22% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
683.57 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 687.52 (-3.95)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.44
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 172.42 · weakest Chicken (170.91)
Road miles
17,332
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 5,294 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Purse competed for
$224K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
687.52 / 720
7 Master contests · 2 GCs
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 B.R.A. BARBECUE TEAM, each with one reason worth a look.
69 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,825 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1546
Fewer contests behind them than B.R.A. BARBECUE TEAM has cooked, 5 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#1,815 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 83%
- Peak
- 1547
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before B.R.A. BARBECUE TEAM's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,824 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1546
They were already cooking in 2013, 12 years before B.R.A. BARBECUE TEAM's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#1,810 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1547
Level with B.R.A. BARBECUE TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,814 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1547
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 50% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,821 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 63%
- Peak
- 1547
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoked & Furious | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Fire Family BBQ PTY | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| JCs GOOD OL BOYS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| PADDY MCQ'S | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Show BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLIND HOG BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 155.9428 | 170.91 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 161.6572 | 172.42 | top 42% |
| Pork | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.7600 | 163.9540 | 172.20 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 180 🔥 | 163.9428 | 171.05 | top 41% |
“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) | 2 | 2 | top 4% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 56% |
Repeat visits (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% | Jul 17, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
6 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
4.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 9 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
First title
Jun 28, 2025
KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest
Opponents faced
658
finished ahead 606 times, behind 658
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First multi-meat day KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest 2026
- Career-best overall score712.6172 KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest 2026
- Peak power rating (1552) KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest 2026
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
20258 milestones
- First tracked contest KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest
- First call KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest
- First category win (Brisket) KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest
- First overall top-10 KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest
- First overall podium KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest
- First Grand Championship KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score706.2628 KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16 | KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest | Jun 28, 2025 |
| +14.3 | KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest 2026 | Jul 17, 2026 |
| +11.6 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Nov 5, 2025 |
| +10.6 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | Aug 15, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.7 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Sep 30, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33% | top 47% | 99% | 95.4% |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33% | top 41% | 98.1% | 95.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 100 / 158 (681.5884) | 49 (174.2628) | 122 (167.9772) | 39 (175.4056) | 134 (163.9428) |
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 263 / 360 (666.7312) | 238 (167.9656) | 319 (161.6572) | 229 (167.4056) | 161 (169.7028) |
| Jul 17, 2026 | KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest 2026 Sorocaba, Sao Paulo | 1 / 24 (712.6172) | 1 (178.8572) | 2 (178.2972) | 1 (177.7600) | 3 (177.7028) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | 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) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 142 / 158 (666.6852) | 157 (155.9428) | 116 (169.1084) | 119 (168.5140) | 46 (173.1200) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 62 / 90 (679.8968) | 26 (174.2856) | 34 (174.2628) | 83 (163.9540) | 61 (167.3944) |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 12 / 55 (688.5488) | 29 (167.3828) | 7 (176.0228) | 5 (176) | 19 (169.1432) |
| Jun 28, 2025 | KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest Sorocaba - Sao Paulo | 1 / 26 (706.2628) | 3 (175.4400) | 4 (177.7028) | 13 (173.1200) | 1 (180) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.