High-water mark
673.5772
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.5772 at Bear-B-Q — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 1, 2026
A & K BBQ
A & K BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 15th of 26 at the Bear-B-Q (2026). Also listed in KCBS results as “A-K BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 1, 2026
latest May 1, 2026
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 173.71 · weakest Pork (165.09)
Road miles
308
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 308 mi
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 168.5256 | 168.53 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 173.7144 | 173.71 | top 27% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 165.0856 | 165.09 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2516 | 166.2516 | 166.25 | top 62% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
29
finished ahead 11 times, behind 18
Longest layoff
12.7 yrs
Aug 9, 2013 → May 1, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | Bear-B-Q 🏅 New Bern, NC | 15 / 26 (673.5772) | 16 (168.5256) | 7 (173.7144) | 21 (165.0856) | 16 (166.2516) |
| Aug 9, 2013 | 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |