High-water mark
695.3484
career-best overall
96.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 695.3484 at Lakeland Pig Festival — 96.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jan 24, 2020
Lakeland BBQ Company
Lakeland BBQ Company is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 53 at the Lakeland Pig Festival (2020). They are ranked #2324 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1526
peak 1539 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jan 29, 2016
latest Apr 25, 2026 · 10.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
29% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
669.70
last 5 Master vs avg 670.17 (-0.47)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.53
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 171.41 · weakest Pork (165.68)
Road miles
20
across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
43%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Purse competed for
$89K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
670.17 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Lakeland BBQ Company, each with one reason worth a look.
73 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,335 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1525
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 13 years before Lakeland BBQ Company's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,320 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1526
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,334 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1535
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,328 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1526
They turned up 10 years after Lakeland BBQ Company did, first appearing in 2026.
⚔ Compare careers#2,321 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1526
3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careers#2,327 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1526
Level with Lakeland BBQ Company on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accutech BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| SWAMP BOYS | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Two Crackers Cooking | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Hot Ashes | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| SWINOS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGS GONE WILD BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 151.9084 | 166.98 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 162.8116 | 166.09 | top 55% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 156.5144 | 165.68 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176.5944 | 162.8228 | 171.41 | top 26% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 41% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 5 | 3 | 0 | top 41% | Jan 26, 2024 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
323
finished ahead 307 times, behind 231
Longest layoff
4 yrs
Jan 24, 2020 → Jan 26, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Pitmasters in Paradise
20203 milestones
- First overall podium Lakeland Pig Festival
- Career-best overall score695.3484 Lakeland Pig Festival
- Peak power rating (1539) Lakeland Pig Festival
20173 milestones
- First call Lakeland Pig Festival
- First overall top-10 Lakeland Pig Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 Lakeland Pig Festival
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.1372 Lakeland Pig Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.4 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 27, 2017 |
| +14.7 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 24, 2020 |
| +8.2 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 25, 2019 |
| +4.4 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 29, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 26, 2024 |
| -3.7 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 26, 2018 |
| -1.3 | Pitmasters in Paradise | Apr 25, 2026 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 95% | 95% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 6% | 96.6% | 96.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 28% | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 12% | 94.5% | 94.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 43% | 92% | 92% |
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 | 21 / 35 (683.8972) | 15 (173.7028) | 32 (162.8116) | 12 (174.2628) | 10 (173.1200) |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 54 / 61 (659.2920) | 61 (153.6344) | 45 (166.2744) | 37 (168.5488) | 25 (170.8344) |
| Jan 24, 2020 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 3 / 53 (695.3484) | 15 (171.9656) | 5 (175.4172) | 10 (173.1200) | 5 (174.8456) |
| Jan 25, 2019 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 16 / 58 (675.3144) | 15 (170.8344) | 34 (164.5372) | 21 (167.9656) | 13 (171.9772) |
| Jan 26, 2018 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 42 / 60 (634.6284) | 58 (151.9084) | 39 (163.3828) | 46 (156.5144) | 32 (162.8228) |
| Jan 27, 2017 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 7 / 60 (680.5600) | 2 (178.2972) | 26 (165.1084) | 41 (160.5600) | 3 (176.5944) |
| Jan 29, 2016 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 25 / 58 (662.1372) | 21 (168.5372) | 24 (165.1200) | 44 (158.8000) | 13 (169.6800) |