High-water mark
668.4688
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 668.4688 at Smokin' in Steele — 92.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 30, 2025
Numb Numb BBQ
Numb Numb BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 20th of 28 at the Smokin' in Steele (2025). They finished #845 in the 2025 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1487
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 30, 2025
latest May 1, 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.19
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 166.39 · weakest Chicken (161.10)
Road miles
281
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 198 mi
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)
Purse competed for
$34K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
653.99 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 150.7884 | 161.10 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 154.8344 | 163.83 | top 71% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 151.3828 | 162.67 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 161.1088 | 166.39 | top 53% |
“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 | 0 | top 84% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND BBQ Championship | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 60% | May 1, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
ND
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
120
finished ahead 58 times, behind 130
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1084 ND BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest ND BBQ Championship
20255 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' in Steele
- First call Smokin' in Steele
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.4688 Smokin' in Steele
- Career-best overall score668.4688 Smokin' in Steele
- Peak power rating (1495) Smokin' in Steele
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.8 | ND BBQ Championship | Oct 3, 2025 |
| +1 | ND BBQ Championship | May 1, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.1 | MN Masters BBQ | Aug 22, 2025 |
| -5.2 | Smokin' in Steele | May 30, 2025 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 92.2% | 92.2% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 75% | 92.8% | 90.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 43 / 71 (663.8396) | 61 (161.7028) | 46 (166.2400) | 54 (162.7884) | 14 (173.1084) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 27 / 46 (662.7084) | 38 (162.2400) | 20 (168.5372) | 32 (164.5256) | 25 (167.4056) |
| Aug 22, 2025 | MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN | 25 / 26 (620.9600) | 25 (150.7884) | 24 (154.8344) | 26 (151.3828) | 14 (163.9544) |
| May 30, 2025 | Smokin' in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 20 / 28 (668.4688) | 19 (169.6684) | 23 (165.6916) | 10 (172) | 23 (161.1088) |