B&C BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 10th of 11 at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off (2022). They are ranked #5136 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “BC BBQ” and “B & C BBQ”.
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2195 (64 pts) | #2077 (94 pts) | #2205 (79 pts) | #2158 (79 pts) | #2785 (59 pts) |
The teams rated closest to B&C BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
126 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
Fewer contests behind them than B&C BBQ has cooked, 7 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersThey've been 1505 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersLevel with B&C BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFewer contests behind them than B&C BBQ has cooked, 7 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersThey turned up 11 years after B&C BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careersThis is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.3204 | 139.4286 | 160.33 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7372 | 20 | 134.08 | top 62% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8000 | 149.7144 | 157.01 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2860 | 140.5718 | 149.32 | top 89% |
“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.
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 91% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.4 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival | Sep 13, 2019 |
| +2.2 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival | Aug 20, 2021 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.4 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest | Jul 5, 2013 |
| -9.6 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off | Mar 25, 2022 |
| -9.3 | Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue | Jun 9, 2017 |
| -5.8 | VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits | Apr 5, 2019 |
| -4.8 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | Sep 24, 2021 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 81% | 81% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 89.1% | 76.6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 61% | 87% | 66.5% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 81.6% | 81.6% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | 10 / 11 (145.7256) | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 24, 2021 | BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 18 / 27 (346.2288) | 9 (166.2516) | 18 (20) | 13 (159.9772) | — |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 12 / 26 (480.9712) | 8 (164.5256) | 14 (153.6456) | 8 (162.8000) | — |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival 🏅 Mears, MI | 14 / 35 (165.7372) | — | 5 (165.7372) | — | — |
| Apr 5, 2019 | VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits 🏅 Overland Park, KS | 43 / 53 (626.3092) | 30 (166.3204) | 51 (148.5600) | 48 (153.1428) | 39 (158.2860) |
| Aug 10, 2018 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 13, 2018 | 2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off Clayton, CA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2017 | Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue Beardstown, IL | 22 / 24 (632.4804) | 16 (165.1200) | 19 (158.8344) | 19 (159.4288) | 23 (149.0972) |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 5, 2013 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest St. Charles, IL | 34 / 34 (587.4288) | 34 (139.4286) | 20 (157.7140) | 29 (149.7144) | 33 (140.5718) |