Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.
- Pork ×1
Bull and Boar BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1514
peak 1514 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2024-01-04
latest 2026-04-25
Best ToY finish
#374
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
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
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 173.27 · weakest Chicken (168.67)
Road miles
1,857
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 641 mi
Schedule strength
46%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)
Purse competed for
$92K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
683.62 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (9 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
They almost always walk
63%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 5 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
697.0856
career-best overall
96.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 697.0856 at Torry Island BBQ Showdown — 96.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2024-03-01
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Kings BBQ Team ahead in 100% of their meetings
Kings BBQ Team has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.6
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.60 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 22% of the time against 50%.
- Chicken avg 168.67
- Pork Ribs avg 173.27
- 2 calls in 9 entries
A strong matchup
5–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 83% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of K & E's Little Smokers in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
Pork Ribs nemesis
4 of 5
shared pork ribs entries lost
Accutech BBQ ahead 80% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Accutech BBQ has out-cooked them in 4 of 5 shared pork ribs entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
Rum Runners BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
The metronome
±1.38%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.38% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 94.9% of a perfect score
- 8 contests
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
106 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2688 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Bull and Boar BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Bull and Boar BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2695 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2690 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#2694 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1523
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 11 years before Bull and Boar BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#2704 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
Level with Bull and Boar BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2701 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.7144 | 155.3368 | 168.67 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 166.8572 | 173.27 | top 39% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 6 | 0 | top 45% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 34% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 37% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 66% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torry Island BBQ Showdown | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 47% | 2026-03-20 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.3 yrs
2024-01-04 → 2026-04-25
Busiest season
2026
4 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
FL
6 of 8 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 173.27 · weakest Chicken (168.67)
Walk rate
63%
a top-10 call in 5 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
25%
2 of 8 contests
Master average
683.62
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Perfect 180s
1
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
345
175–307 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,857
8 mapped stops · furthest 641 mi
Schedule strength
1559
average field rating faced — tougher than 46% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$92,400
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 7 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.4 yrs
2024-05-24 → 2025-10-03
Power rating
1514
peak 1514 · #2686 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2024
- 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
- 2026
- Peak power rating (1514) Ribs on the Ridge
- First category win (Pork) Pitmasters in Paradise
- First perfect 180 (Pork) Pitmasters in Paradise
- Most recent contest Pitmasters in Paradise
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.4 | Ribs on the Ridge | 2026-02-20 |
| +7.2 | Pitmasters in Paradise | 2026-04-25 |
| +6.4 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown | 2024-03-01 |
| +3.8 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 2025-10-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.3 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2026-01-22 |
| -7.2 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown | 2026-03-20 |
| -1.7 | 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show | 2024-01-04 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-25 | Pitmasters in Paradise 🏅 Auburndale, FL | 13 / 35 (690.7656) | 26 (167.3944) | 23 (171.4056) | 1 (180.0000) | 14 (171.9656) |
| 2026-03-20 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown 🏅 Belle Glade, FL | 22 / 34 (672.4572) | 26 (158.2400) | 19 (170.8344) | 12 (174.8572) | 16 (168.5256) |
| 2026-02-20 | Ribs on the Ridge 🏅 Haines City, FL | 6 / 32 (692.4800) | 4 (177.7144) | 10 (174.2628) | 21 (167.3828) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 45 / 63 (673.0400) | 23 (174.2744) | 47 (166.8572) | 51 (164.5256) | 44 (167.3828) |
| 2025-10-03 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 11 / 32 (693.0740) | 15 (170.8572) | 5 (176.5600) | 12 (172.5484) | 14 (173.1084) |
| 2024-05-24 | 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) |
| 2024-03-01 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown 🏅 Belle Glade, FL | 6 / 21 (697.0856) | 6 (174.8456) | 2 (178.8572) | 13 (170.2628) | 5 (173.1200) |
| 2024-01-04 | 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) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #374 (426 pts) | #448 (396 pts) | #500 (351 pts) | #309 (546 pts) | #390 (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) |