High-water mark
693.0740
career-best overall
96.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 693.0740 at Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off — 96.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 10, 2026
Balch's Blazin BBQ
Balch's Blazin BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 8th of 41 at the Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1512
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Apr 10, 2026
their only contest in the data
Overall top-10s
1
of 1 contest
Avg finish
top 20%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 177.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.68)
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 174.8456 | 174.85 | top 20% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 165.6800 | 165.68 | top 56% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 174.8456 | 174.85 | top 17% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 177.7028 | 177.70 | top 10% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 8 / 41 (693.0740) | 8 (174.8456) | 23 (165.6800) | 7 (174.8456) | 4 (177.7028) |