The comeback
7.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 7.6 years, then back at Rocker's and Smoker's (ONE MEAT RIBS) (Mar 21, 2026).
- last seen Aug 25, 2018
- back Mar 21, 2026
Breaking BBQ
Breaking BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 27th of 41 at the Red White and Que (2016). They finished #2274 in the 2016 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “BREAKINGBBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1493
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 24, 2016
latest Apr 11, 2026 · 9.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.31 · weakest Pork (154.54)
Road miles
4,270
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 4,072 mi
Master avg
642.19 / 720
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #1596 (175 pts) | #1818 (130 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Breaking BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
Breaking BBQ has 2 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 141 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#3,503 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1493
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,501 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Breaking BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,491 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
Level with Breaking BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,479 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Breaking BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,494 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Breaking BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,487 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before Breaking BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 147.3828 | 160.94 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 163.9544 | 165.31 | top 41% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 149.0856 | 154.54 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 143.9200 | 155.39 | top 67% |
“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
Busiest season
2026
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
1 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
81
finished ahead 27 times, behind 54
Longest layoff
7.6 yrs
Aug 25, 2018 → Mar 21, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6688 BBQ Expo Master's Challenge
- Career-best overall score657.6688 BBQ Expo Master's Challenge
- Most recent contest BBQ Expo Master's Challenge
20163 milestones
- First tracked contest Red White and Que
- First call Red White and Que
- Career-best single call (Chicken)168.5828 Red White and Que
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 69% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 66% | 87% | 87% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2026 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge Parma | 29 / 42 (657.6688) | 31 (166.8572) | 29 (163.9544) | 33 (160) | 18 (166.8572) |
| Mar 21, 2026 | Rocker's and Smoker's (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Livorno Ferraris (vc) | — | 14 (147.3828) | — | — | — |
| Mar 21, 2026 | Rocker's and Smoker's (ONE MEAT RIBS) Livorno Ferraris (vc) | — | — | 4 (166.8572) | — | — |
| Aug 25, 2018 | HAVA Nagrilla 2018 (KOSHER SERIES) (JUDGES FULL) Wynnewood, PA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 24, 2016 | Red White and Que Cresskill, NJ | 27 / 41 (626.7200) | 6 (168.5828) | 11 (165.1316) | 33 (149.0856) | 37 (143.9200) |