BBQ BARONS

BBQ BARONS is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 10th of 15 at the Smoke on the Waters (2019). They are ranked #3054 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,054

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1504

peak 1506 · rated over 7 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 5, 2015

latest Sep 7, 2019 · 4 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

25% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

663.4060 / 720

Master · Regahfest 2018 Green

Perfect 180s

Current form

648.05 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 642.28 (+5.77)

Walk rate

88%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1544

Pork Ribs · Brew N Q Open

Consistency

±18.07

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.43 · weakest Brisket (158.89)

Road miles

775

across 8 mapped stops

Schedule strength

54%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)

Master avg

642.28 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

They almost always walk

88% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 7 of 8 contests

A top-10 category call in 88% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

663.4060 career-best overall

92.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 663.4060 at Regahfest 2018 Green — 92.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 25, 2018

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 48%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 48%

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

BUNCH OF SWINES ahead in 100% of their meetings

BUNCH OF SWINES has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.54 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 38% of the time against 25%.

Brisket avg 158.89
Chicken avg 163.43
3 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Osdorp Grillers (NL) in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Brew N Q (OPEN) (May 27, 2017).

last seen Sep 5, 2015
back May 27, 2017

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Chicken nemesis

6 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

BUNCH OF SWINES ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUNCH OF SWINES has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared chicken entries.

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1504 power rating

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GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1515

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#3,075 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

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#3,067 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1505

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#3,072 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1504

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Doss Hogs Barbeque

#3,048 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1519

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rated over 7 contests
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#3,043 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1504

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rated over 7 contests
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BUNCH OF SWINES	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
White Squirrel BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BM Grils & Smokers	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	2	0	172.6172	149.6800	163.43	top 56%
Pork Ribs	8	4	2	173.1544	137.1200	160.06	top 50%
Pork	8	0	0	164.5372	151.9428	159.89	top 62%
Brisket	8	3	0	163.4172	143.3600	158.89	top 59%

“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	0	top 67%
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 61%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Brew N Q	2	17	0	top 69%	May 26, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 4 seasons in the data

Contests visited 7 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 112 finished ahead 92 times, behind 133

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Sep 5, 2015 → May 27, 2017

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20193 milestones

May 25 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1544 Brew N Q Open
May 25 Peak power rating (1506) Brew N Q Open
Sep 7 Most recent contest Smoke on the Waters

20183 milestones

May 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5488 Brew N Q
Aug 25 First overall top-10 Regahfest 2018 Green
Aug 25 Career-best overall score663.4060 Regahfest 2018 Green

20152 milestones

Sep 5 First tracked contest Grillstock
Sep 5 First call Grillstock

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.8	Regahfest 2018 Green	Aug 25, 2018
+4.9	Brew N Q Open	May 25, 2019
+4.2	Brew N Q	May 26, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.8	Brew N Q (OPEN)	May 27, 2017
-5.6	Grillstock	Sep 5, 2015
-2.3	Smoke on the Waters	Sep 7, 2019
-0.2	RegahFest 2018 Yellow	Aug 25, 2018

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	3	1	100%	top 65%	91.4%	89.5%
2018	3	1	67%	top 48%	92.1%	90.9%
2017	1	0	100%	top 88%	88.9%	88.9%
2015	1	0	100%	top 69%	83.6%	83.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 7, 2019	Smoke on the Waters Devon	10 / 15 (636.4460)	13 (159.9888)	7 (162.2516)	11 (151.9428)	8 (162.2628)
May 25, 2019	Brew N Q Open Leicestershire	16 / 34 (658.3088)	17 (166.2856)	3 (173.1544)	21 (160.5944)	21 (158.2744)
May 24, 2019	Brew N Q Invitational unrated Leicestershire	21 / 26 (639.2576)	14 (163.9772)	25 (147.9088)	16 (163.9544)	9 (163.4172)
Aug 25, 2018	Regahfest 2018 Green The Hague	10 / 35 (663.4060)	4 (172.6172)	5 (168.0116)	18 (160.5488)	15 (162.2284)
Aug 25, 2018	RegahFest 2018 Yellow The Hague	19 / 29 (642.8116)	16 (164)	21 (159.4860)	18 (162.8000)	24 (156.5256)
May 26, 2018	Brew N Q Burton Upon Trent	17 / 34 (656.5488)	30 (160.0344)	2 (171.4400)	21 (161.6916)	20 (163.3828)
May 27, 2017	Brew N Q (OPEN) Burton Upon Trent	30 / 34 (639.8972)	10 (170.8800)	24 (161.1200)	19 (164.5372)	34 (143.3600)
Sep 5, 2015	Grillstock London	18 / 26 (601.5656)	19 (149.6800)	22 (137.1200)	18 (153.0856)	9 (161.6800)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

BBQ BARONS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)