The comeback
7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 7 years, then back at BBQ Expo Master's Challenge (Apr 11, 2026).
- last seen Apr 26, 2019
- back Apr 11, 2026
FRANKIE'S BBQ
FRANKIE'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 32nd of 32 at the Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition (2019). Also listed in KCBS results as “Frankie s BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1475
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Apr 26, 2019
latest Apr 11, 2026 · 7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 99%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.39 · weakest Brisket (141.77)
Road miles
4,390
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 4,345 mi
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
596.56 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
295.44 / 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.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9772 | 158.8112 | 159.39 | top 95% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145.7028 | 145.7028 | 145.70 | top 100% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.1084 | 149.1084 | 149.11 | top 100% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141.7716 | 141.7716 | 141.77 | top 93% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 98% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
2 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Chicken
2 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
111
finished ahead 8 times, behind 102
Longest layoff
7 yrs
Apr 26, 2019 → Apr 11, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score596.5600 BBQ Expo Master's Challenge
- Career-best single call (Chicken)159.9772 BBQ Expo Master's Challenge
- Most recent contest The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
20181 milestone
- First tracked contest Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
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 | 0% | top 98% | 82.9% | 82.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2026 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda | — | 23 (158.8112) | — | — | — |
| Apr 11, 2026 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge Parma | 41 / 42 (596.5600) | 38 (159.9772) | 42 (145.7028) | 42 (149.1084) | 39 (141.7716) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition 🏅 Lanexa, VA | 32 / 32 (295.4400) | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 27, 2018 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lenexa, VA | — | — | — | — | — |