Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
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Bull and Boar BBQ
Bull and Boar BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 6th of 32 at the Ribs on the Ridge (2026). They are ranked #2700 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1513
peak 1513 · rated over 7 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jan 4, 2024
latest Apr 25, 2026 · 2.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
25% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
684.36 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 683.62 (+0.75)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.93
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 173.27 · weakest Brisket (168.82)
Road miles
1,857
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 641 mi
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)
Purse competed for
$92K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
683.62 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #437 (426 pts) | #508 (396 pts) | #576 (351 pts) | #377 (546 pts) | #454 (431 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #851 (127 pts) | #1049 (107 pts) | #843 (182 pts) | #929 (122 pts) | #1000 (112 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #692 (221 pts) | #742 (221 pts) | #553 (401 pts) | #834 (166 pts) | #713 (231 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Bull and Boar BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,705 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,694 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1515
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Bull and Boar BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,695 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1523
They were already cooking in 2013, 11 years before Bull and Boar BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,711 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1515
Level with Bull and Boar BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,689 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1514
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,709 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1513
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K & E's Little Smokers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Tillman's BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Going Yard BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Rum Runners BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Poppa Pig | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Accutech BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Kings BBQ Team | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.7144 | 158.2400 | 170.34 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 166.8572 | 173.27 | top 39% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 180 🔥 | 164.5256 | 171.19 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 155.9200 | 168.82 | top 50% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 37% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 66% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torry Island BBQ Showdown | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 47% | Mar 20, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
4 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
6 of 8 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
345
finished ahead 175 times, behind 307
Longest layoff
1.4 yrs
May 24, 2024 → Oct 3, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- Peak power rating (1513) Ribs on the Ridge
- First category win (Pork) Pitmasters in Paradise
- First perfect 180 (Pork) Pitmasters in Paradise
- Most recent contest Pitmasters in Paradise
20245 milestones
- First tracked contest 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score676.4456 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show
- First call Torry Island BBQ Showdown
- First overall top-10 Torry Island BBQ Showdown
- Career-best overall score697.0856 Torry Island BBQ Showdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.4 | Ribs on the Ridge | Feb 20, 2026 |
| +7.2 | Pitmasters in Paradise | Apr 25, 2026 |
| +6.4 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown | Mar 1, 2024 |
| +3.7 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | Oct 3, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.4 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 22, 2026 |
| -7.2 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown | Mar 20, 2026 |
| -1.7 | 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show | Jan 4, 2024 |
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 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 48% | 96.2% | 94.7% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 34% | 96.3% | 96.3% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 52% | 96.8% | 94.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2026 | Pitmasters in Paradise 🏅 Auburndale, FL | 13 / 35 (690.7656) | 26 (167.3944) | 23 (171.4056) | 1 (180) | 14 (171.9656) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown 🏅 Belle Glade, FL | 22 / 34 (672.4572) | 26 (158.2400) | 19 (170.8344) | 12 (174.8572) | 16 (168.5256) |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Ribs on the Ridge 🏅 Haines City, FL | 6 / 32 (692.4800) | 4 (177.7144) | 10 (174.2628) | 21 (167.3828) | 8 (173.1200) |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 45 / 63 (673.0400) | 23 (174.2744) | 47 (166.8572) | 51 (164.5256) | 44 (167.3828) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 11 / 32 (693.0740) | 15 (170.8572) | 5 (176.5600) | 12 (172.5484) | 14 (173.1084) |
| May 24, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN | 93 / 118 (673.5888) | 109 (166.2516) | 8 (176.5600) | 28 (174.8572) | 113 (155.9200) |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown 🏅 Belle Glade, FL | 6 / 21 (697.0856) | 6 (174.8456) | 2 (178.8572) | 13 (170.2628) | 5 (173.1200) |
| Jan 4, 2024 | 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show 🏅 Elkton, FL | 21 / 43 (676.4456) | 16 (173.1200) | 22 (170.8228) | 33 (165.1084) | 23 (167.3944) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.