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 chicken.
- Chicken ×1
Heritage BBQ
Heritage BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 5th of 14 at the Uniquely Union (2026). They are ranked #4031 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1482
peak 1482 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 23, 2016
latest Sep 11, 2026 · 10 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±34.48
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.21 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.09)
Road miles
1,336
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 754 mi
Schedule strength
75%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1596)
Purse competed for
$28K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
656.65 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 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 Heritage BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,034 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1482
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,046 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
They turned up 7 years after Heritage BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#4,028 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1483
Level with Heritage BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,019 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Heritage BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,052 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1503
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Heritage BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,016 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Heritage BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 180 🔥 | 147.9312 | 164.64 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5716 | 134.1600 | 161.09 | top 72% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 161.7028 | 168.21 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.2856 | 147.3828 | 162.71 | top 70% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 36% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 86% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
3 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
88
finished ahead 23 times, behind 96
Longest layoff
8.5 yrs
Sep 23, 2016 → Mar 28, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) Uniquely Union
- First overall top-10 Uniquely Union
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Uniquely Union
- Career-best overall score693.6572 Uniquely Union
- Most recent contest Uniquely Union
20252 milestones
- First call Smokin' in the Pines
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.0516 Smokin' in the Pines
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1489) Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.2 | Uniquely Union | Sep 11, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash | Sep 23, 2016 |
| -7.7 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm | Feb 27, 2026 |
| -5.4 | Bear-B-Q | May 1, 2026 |
| -4.1 | Smokin' in the Pines | Mar 28, 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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33% | top 70% | 96.3% | 93.7% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 82% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Uniquely Union 🏅 Union, SC | 5 / 14 (693.6572) | 1 (180) | 13 (165.0972) | 5 (174.2744) | 3 (174.2856) |
| May 1, 2026 | Bear-B-Q 🏅 New Bern, NC | 21 / 26 (663.2572) | 21 (166.8228) | 21 (161.6572) | 15 (170.8228) | 21 (163.9544) |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC | 31 / 33 (666.1260) | 33 (161.6572) | 14 (171.9772) | 21 (168.5372) | 30 (163.9544) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Smokin' in the Pines 🏅 Carthage, NC | 18 / 22 (669.0516) | 17 (166.8112) | 10 (172.5716) | 18 (165.7144) | 17 (163.9544) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash Bryant, AR | 22 / 25 (591.1768) | 24 (147.9312) | 24 (134.1600) | 13 (161.7028) | 20 (147.3828) |