High-water mark
670.2172
career-best overall
93.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.2172 at Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship — 93.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 25, 2025
Alotta BS BBQ
Alotta BS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 6th of 20 at the CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD) (2022). They are ranked #4234 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1478
peak 1510 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jul 10, 2022
latest Aug 7, 2026 · 4.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
14% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.37
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.02 · weakest Pork (158.26)
Road miles
475
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 46 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Purse competed for
$39K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
656.73 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
330.25 / 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.
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 | #759 (139 pts) | #814 (154 pts) | #571 (339 pts) | #876 (119 pts) | #754 (159 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Alotta BS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
144 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,228 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,236 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Alotta BS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,217 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1479
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,242 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1503
They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before Alotta BS BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,246 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Level with Alotta BS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,243 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Bears BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| RBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Pops BBQ 22 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| BONE RUBBIN BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BULL MARKET BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Cherry Anchor BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Coaches Pit BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SLO DOG Q | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| OM BBQ COMPANY | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Cynical BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Bliss BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Colt | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 162.8228 | 167.02 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177.1544 | 157.6800 | 166.11 | top 50% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 150.2516 | 158.26 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 148 | 163.07 | top 63% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 3 | 11 | 0 | top 61% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 72% | Aug 7, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
7 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Opponents faced
93
finished ahead 67 times, behind 132
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
Jul 10, 2022 → Apr 26, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.1544 Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)
- Most recent contest Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)
20251 milestone
- Career-best overall score670.2172 Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
20241 milestone
- Peak power rating (1510) Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
20224 milestones
- First tracked contest CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD)
- First call CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD)
- First overall top-10 CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score330.2512 CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.5 | CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD) | Jul 10, 2022 |
| +2.9 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | Apr 26, 2024 |
| +1.4 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | Apr 25, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | Apr 24, 2026 |
| -10.3 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | Aug 8, 2025 |
| -9.4 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off | May 24, 2024 |
| -2 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | Aug 7, 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 84% | 92.7% | 90.7% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 93.1% | 91.4% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 91.9% | 88.4% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Felton, CA | 18 / 25 (667.4288) | 22 (163.4172) | 3 (177.1544) | 22 (160.0228) | 14 (166.8344) |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA | 28 / 29 (638.8232) | 18 (169.1200) | 13 (170.3088) | 28 (151.3944) | 28 (148) |
| Aug 8, 2025 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Felton, CA | 24 / 25 (645.5772) | 19 (168.5256) | 20 (162.8228) | 25 (150.2516) | 19 (163.9772) |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA | 17 / 31 (670.2172) | 15 (173.7028) | 22 (165.1316) | 25 (161.0972) | 11 (170.2856) |
| May 24, 2024 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Felton, CA | 15 / 21 (661.6000) | 19 (164.5256) | 17 (162.2744) | 10 (168.5256) | 11 (166.2744) |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA | 11 / 34 (305.6344) | — | 10 (157.6800) | — | — |
| Jul 10, 2022 | CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD) Clayton, CA | 6 / 20 (330.2512) | 10 (162.8228) | 6 (167.4284) | — | — |