A multi-meat day
1
contest with 2+ category wins
They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Smoke & Soul Fest (Oct 7, 2022).
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
Bull-B-Que
Bull-B-Que is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 27 at the Wild West BBQ Cook-Off (2026). They are ranked #2610 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1516
peak 1526 · rated over 15 contests
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
Aug 13, 2021
latest Jul 24, 2026 · 4.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
13% of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
666.39 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 664.43 (+1.95)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.75
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.10 · weakest Brisket (162.79)
Road miles
3,275
across 15 mapped stops · furthest 513 mi
Schedule strength
58%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)
Purse competed for
$117K
listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 15 state-championship entries
Master avg
664.43 / 720
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1061 (85 pts) | #1199 (65 pts) | #1237 (80 pts) | #1171 (65 pts) | #714 (205 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1000 (102 pts) | #900 (147 pts) | #1118 (112 pts) | #1056 (102 pts) | #1057 (97 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #432 (453 pts) | #355 (638 pts) | #375 (658 pts) | #477 (433 pts) | #550 (338 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Bull-B-Que, 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.
#2,618 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,604 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1531
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Bull-B-Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,615 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1538
Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,607 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1516
19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 5% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#2,623 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1527
Level with Bull-B-Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,614 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1532
They were already cooking in 2015, 6 years before Bull-B-Que's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Hooligans Barbecue | 12 | 7 | 5 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Brinkerhoff BBQ | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| Heifers, Butts, & Clucks BBQ | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| Bushmaster BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Monarchbbq | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Cluster Cluck Barbecue | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Q LIVE CREW | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Frank's BBQ Trading Post | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| Meat Machine BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 177.1428 | 155.3600 | 170.10 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 176.5600 | 159.9544 | 167.79 | top 46% |
| Pork | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 149.0972 | 163.75 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 147.9432 | 162.79 | 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.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 68% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 4 | 3 | 0 | top 46% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Smoke & Soul Fest | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 53% | Oct 6, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
5 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CO
10 of 15 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
11
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
188
finished ahead 206 times, behind 262
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- First overall podium Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1526) Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
- Most recent contest Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off
20232 milestones
- Career-best overall score685.1200 Montana BBQ Cookoff
- 10th tracked contest Art of Barbeque
20226 milestones
- First call Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.3368 Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
- First category win (Chicken) Smoke & Soul Fest
- First overall top-10 Smoke & Soul Fest
- First multi-meat day Smoke & Soul Fest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1428 Smoke & Soul Fest
20211 milestone
- First tracked contest Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.8 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | Apr 24, 2026 |
| +9.5 | Montana BBQ Cookoff | Jun 9, 2023 |
| +8.4 | Smoke & Soul Fest | Oct 7, 2022 |
| +6.4 | The Art of BBQ | Jul 1, 2022 |
| +3.7 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 | Oct 21, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.2 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off | Jul 24, 2026 |
| -9.5 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day | Aug 13, 2021 |
| -5.8 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cookoff | Jul 26, 2024 |
| -4.2 | Smoke & Soul Fest | Oct 6, 2023 |
| -2.4 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) | Jun 4, 2022 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 48% | 94.1% | 92.8% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 63% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 76% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 55% | 95.2% | 92.8% |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 80% | top 49% | 93.9% | 92.9% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85% | 85% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2026 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Laramie, WY | 27 / 32 (658.6740) | 16 (171.9656) | 22 (163.9428) | 27 (160.5256) | 24 (162.2400) |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 3 / 27 (677.6340) | 5 (173.1084) | 2 (172.5600) | 21 (162.2512) | 5 (169.7144) |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 19 / 30 (669.0396) | 23 (164.5256) | 20 (165.6684) | 23 (164.5828) | 4 (174.2628) |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Laramie, WY | 13 / 17 (666.1484) | 7 (171.9772) | 11 (166.2400) | 13 (164.5256) | 14 (163.4056) |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY | 20 / 28 (660.4344) | 8 (170.2628) | 16 (165.1200) | 14 (168.5372) | 23 (156.5144) |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Art of Barbeque 🏅 Sterling, CO | 24 / 35 (667.9776) | 19 (167.4172) | 16 (170.2744) | 28 (163.9888) | 24 (166.2972) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 20 / 42 (666.6740) | 19 (170.8228) | 22 (167.3828) | 23 (166.8228) | 22 (161.6456) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 11 / 36 (685.1200) | 5 (176.5600) | 2 (176.0344) | 10 (171.9656) | 25 (160.5600) |
| May 12, 2023 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 17 / 30 (659.3600) | 11 (170.2628) | 12 (167.4516) | 24 (160.5372) | 21 (161.1084) |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 🏅 Westminster, CO | 16 / 32 (670.2056) | 9 (170.8228) | 14 (167.9772) | 22 (165.7028) | 20 (165.7028) |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY | 10 / 29 (675.8856) | 1 (177.1428) | 1 (176.5600) | 26 (159.3944) | 20 (162.7884) |
| Jul 1, 2022 | The Art of BBQ 🏅 Sterling, CO | 11 / 28 (674.2856) | 3 (175.4056) | 20 (162.2628) | 13 (168.5828) | 15 (168.0344) |
| Jun 4, 2022 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) 🏅 Greeley, CO | 23 / 34 (659.3832) | 25 (165.0972) | 22 (162.8460) | 11 (169.7600) | 25 (161.6800) |
| May 6, 2022 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 18 / 33 (663.3368) | 9 (170.8228) | 8 (172.5828) | 24 (159.9656) | 25 (159.9656) |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO | 37 / 42 (612.3548) | 38 (155.3600) | 30 (159.9544) | 41 (149.0972) | 36 (147.9432) |