A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
CHUNKY BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
CHUNKY BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Whiskey Damage BBQ
Whiskey Damage BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 12th of 14 at the Rekindled Ironman (2026). They are ranked #4944 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1464
peak 1464 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Aug 25, 2023
latest Apr 3, 2026 · 2.6 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 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.80
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.77 · weakest Brisket (155.39)
Road miles
423
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 159 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Purse competed for
$30K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
641.70 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Whiskey Damage BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
139 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,962 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,951 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Level with Whiskey Damage BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,933 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,956 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Whiskey Damage BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,949 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
They were already cooking in 2017, 6 years before Whiskey Damage BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,929 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Whiskey Damage BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 BOXERS Q | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 150.8344 | 160.08 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 150.8344 | 161.46 | top 61% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 157.0972 | 164.77 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 149.6344 | 155.39 | top 80% |
“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 86% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rekindled Ironman | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 86% | Apr 3, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
101
finished ahead 30 times, behind 118
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best overall score650.0684 Rekindled Ironman
- Most recent contest Rekindled Ironman
20251 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.2972 Rekindled Ironman
20242 milestones
- First call The Ironman
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.4228 Big Knob BBQ & Brew Fest
20232 milestones
- First tracked contest New Holland Summer Fest
- Peak power rating (1495) New Holland Summer Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.4 | Rekindled Ironman | Apr 4, 2025 |
| -9.3 | Rekindled Ironman | Apr 3, 2026 |
| -6.6 | The Ironman | Apr 5, 2024 |
| -5.9 | Big Knob BBQ & Brew Fest | May 24, 2024 |
| -5.2 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 25, 2023 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 86% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 87% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 71% | 90.1% | 89.1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2026 | Rekindled Ironman 🏅 Seven Valleys, PA | 12 / 14 (650.0684) | 12 (161.6340) | 5 (169.1200) | 6 (169.6800) | 13 (149.6344) |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Rekindled Ironman 🏅 Seven Valleys, PA | 20 / 23 (645.1204) | 22 (158.8228) | 16 (162.2972) | 10 (170.2972) | 21 (153.7032) |
| May 24, 2024 | Big Knob BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Rochester, PA | 15 / 23 (648.4228) | 15 (165.6800) | 21 (150.8344) | 12 (165.0856) | 12 (166.8228) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | The Ironman 🏅 Seven Valleys, PA | 16 / 21 (634.1832) | 20 (150.8344) | 7 (167.9772) | 13 (161.6800) | 17 (153.6916) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 32 / 44 (630.6972) | 30 (163.4172) | 33 (157.0856) | 33 (157.0972) | 36 (153.0972) |