High-water mark
668.5484
career-best overall
92.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 668.5484 at Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig — 92.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 19, 2014
BITE ME BBQ
BITE ME BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 18 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 4th of 62 at the Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (2019). They are ranked #2501 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1520
peak 1520 · rated over 14 contests
Contests
18
in the data
First seen
Apr 19, 2013
latest Jul 30, 2021 · 8.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
17% of 18 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
652.55 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 646.04 (+6.51)
Walk rate
44%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.73
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.40 · weakest Brisket (158.96)
Road miles
4,271
across 18 mapped stops · furthest 882 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
646.04 / 720
12 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
502.45 / 540
2 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BITE ME BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
82 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,497 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1521
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BITE ME BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BITE ME BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,506 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1531
Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,511 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1528
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 11 contests, alongside a 18% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,513 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1531
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before BITE ME BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,508 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1520
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,504 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1524
They turned up 11 years after BITE ME BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| CHECKERED PIG | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| King's Cooking | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BUBBAJACK'S | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| RECYCLED SMOKE | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGZILLA NORTH CAROLINA | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Bubba & Son BBQ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| SUE E PIGG | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| PICKIN' PORKERS | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| MIDNIGHT BURN | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Killer B's BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 146.8000 | 163.37 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 173.1200 | 142.8570 | 160.50 | top 52% |
| Pork | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 171.9998 | 154.2628 | 165.40 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 139.9316 | 158.96 | top 58% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 48% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 50% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hog Happnin' | 3 | 27 | 0 | top 53% | Nov 6, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
6 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
10 of 18 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
12
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
454
finished ahead 414 times, behind 352
Longest layoff
2.4 yrs
Mar 1, 2019 → Jul 30, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20212 milestones
- Peak power rating (1520) GBC Summer Showdown
- Most recent contest GBC Summer Showdown
20144 milestones
- First overall top-10 Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig
- Career-best overall score668.5484 Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176 Hog Happnin'
- 10th tracked contest When Pigs Fly South
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2850 Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
- First call BBQ Capital Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.5 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 1, 2019 |
| +8.9 | Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig | Sep 19, 2014 |
| +7.8 | GBC Summer Showdown | Jul 30, 2021 |
| +7.4 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off | Apr 26, 2013 |
| +4.7 | Hog Happnin' | Oct 31, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14 | RiverFest Red White and Que | Jul 18, 2014 |
| -9.5 | When Pigs Fly South | Nov 7, 2014 |
| -7.3 | BBQ Capital Cookoff | Apr 25, 2014 |
| -2.6 | Hog Happnin' | Nov 6, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 21% | 92.3% | 92.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 6% | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 62% | 91.1% | 90.8% |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 62% | 92.9% | 88.7% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 43% | 91.7% | 90.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2021 | GBC Summer Showdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 8 / 39 (498.1712) | 11 (163.9656) | 3 (173.1200) | 14 (161.0856) | — |
| Mar 1, 2019 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 4 / 62 (506.7312) | 5 (169.6684) | 3 (170.8344) | 9 (166.2284) | — |
| Aug 10, 2018 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 17, 2017 | Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Cumming, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 29, 2016 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 6, 2015 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 41 / 60 (655.8172) | 25 (167.9656) | 51 (153.6344) | 16 (170.2628) | 42 (163.9544) |
| Apr 17, 2015 | 19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC | 23 / 41 (651.8172) | 15 (166.8228) | 21 (162.2400) | 9 (170.8228) | 34 (151.9316) |
| Nov 7, 2014 | When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL | 35 / 42 (619.8284) | 38 (146.8000) | 26 (160.5372) | 13 (169.6912) | 37 (142.8000) |
| Oct 31, 2014 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 27 / 61 (666.7428) | 4 (176) | 41 (161.6684) | 15 (169.6800) | 48 (159.3944) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig Fort Mill, SC | 10 / 35 (668.5484) | 19 (162.2628) | 14 (166.2628) | 8 (169.7256) | 6 (170.2972) |
| Jul 18, 2014 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 34 / 35 (585.5084) | 35 (147.3484) | 33 (143.9656) | 28 (154.2628) | 32 (139.9316) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | BBQ Capital Cookoff Lexington, NC | 46 / 62 (630.6744) | 42 (159.9772) | 51 (152.5028) | 27 (162.8228) | 43 (155.3716) |
| Apr 18, 2014 | 17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC | 23 / 55 (661.1088) | 18 (169.1772) | 18 (166.2972) | 19 (165.6800) | 35 (159.9544) |
| Nov 1, 2013 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 35 / 75 (660.4684) | 43 (166.8456) | 7 (172) | 59 (159.9656) | 44 (161.6572) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' Lincolnton, NC | 16 / 34 (645.1424) | 16 (165.1428) | 30 (142.8570) | 5 (171.9998) | 12 (165.1428) |
| Apr 26, 2013 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC | 20 / 71 (652.5706) | 25 (164.5712) | 41 (156.5712) | 47 (161.1426) | 5 (170.2856) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC | 28 / 55 (654.2850) | 41 (160.5716) | 27 (164.5712) | 35 (162.2854) | 21 (166.8568) |