Bay 5 BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the September Fest (2026). They finished #516 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 171.84 · weakest Chicken (165.84)
Road miles
44
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 35 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Purse competed for
$17K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
674.94 / 720
4 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines (5 found in their record)
Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.
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Against the odds
23-in-100shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 77 times in 100
Their Grand Championship at September Fest (Sep 11, 2026) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 23-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, MEAN MOE'S BBQ.
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High-water mark
694.2632career-best overall
96.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 694.2632 at September Fest — 96.4% of a perfect 720.
Master
Sep 11, 2026
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State champions
1state championship won
They've taken 1 state championship from 4 entries at contests carrying the title.
4 state-championship entries
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A tough matchup
3–0behind in the head-to-head
BooyaQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BooyaQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
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A strong matchup
3–1ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Porkasaurus Rex BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
The teams rated closest to Bay 5 BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
Bay 5 BBQ has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 114 rated teams sit within a point of it.
“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
1
top 6%
Medium (20–39)
1
0
top 69%
Large (40+)
2
0
top 70%
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)