High-water mark
674.2632
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.2632 at Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 10, 2021
TC BBQ
TC BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 12th of 25 at the Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (2021).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1512
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2019
latest Sep 10, 2021 · 2.3 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.56 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.16)
Road miles
645
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 645 mi
Purse competed for
$27K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
674.26 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
311.44 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), 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.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 162.8344 | 166.27 | top 23% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 148.6060 | 159.16 | top 53% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 168.5600 | 168.56 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 166.2744 | 166.27 | top 48% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
117
finished ahead 75 times, behind 41
Longest layoff
2.3 yrs
May 10, 2019 → Sep 10, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20214 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.2632 Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score674.2632 Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.7144 Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
- Most recent contest Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
20192 milestones
- First tracked contest Minnesota in May
- First call Minnesota in May
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2021 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK | 12 / 25 (674.2632) | 8 (169.7144) | 15 (169.7144) | 10 (168.5600) | 12 (166.2744) |
| May 10, 2019 | Minnesota in May 🏅 | 16 / 57 (311.4404) | 8 (162.8344) | 26 (148.6060) | — | — |