Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.
- Chicken ×1
K-10 BBQ
K-10 BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) (2025). They are ranked #1784 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1548
peak 1553 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
Mar 22, 2024
latest Aug 21, 2026 · 2.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve · wins it all 7% of the time
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
21% of 14 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
332.65 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 328.98 (+3.66)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.26
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.27 · weakest Pork (159.95)
Road miles
329
across 14 mapped stops · furthest 111 mi
Schedule strength
87%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1619)
Purse competed for
$56K
listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 13 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
328.98 / 360
11 Backyard contests · 1 GC
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 K-10 BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
58 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,778 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1549
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,790 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1559
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before K-10 BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,781 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1548
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,791 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 45%
- Peak
- 1548
They were already cooking in 2013, 11 years before K-10 BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#1,777 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1549
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 17% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,786 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1548
Level with K-10 BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE & GRAY BBQ | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 11 | 4 | 6 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| The Swine Doctor's BBQ | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| BROCK'S BBQ | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| smokey anderson bbq | 10 | 9 | 1 | 90% | ⚔ compare |
| Troublemaker BBQ | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Buckshot's BBQ | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Piggy & Swine BBQ | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Optimus Swine | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG DOG BBQ VA | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 180 🔥 | 142.2172 | 165.27 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 152.4912 | 163.27 | top 51% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 141.6228 | 159.95 | top 47% |
“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) | 6 | 0 | top 51% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 1 | top 34% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 6 | 1 | 1 | top 35% | Mar 28, 2026 |
| Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 46% | Aug 9, 2025 |
| Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 49% | Aug 10, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
6 contests
Contests a season
4.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
14 of 14 contests
Contests visited
4
3 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
13 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
First title
Mar 22, 2025
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
Opponents faced
147
finished ahead 329 times, behind 292
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Peak power rating (1553) BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)
- Most recent contest Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff
20259 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
- First overall top-10 BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
- First overall podium BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
- First Grand Championship BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
- First state championship BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
- Biggest field won (43 teams) BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
- Career-best overall score357.7028 BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
- 10th tracked contest Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1)
20243 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken)
- First call BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score327.9428 Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +19.9 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | Mar 22, 2025 |
| +11 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | Mar 21, 2025 |
| +10.5 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) | Aug 8, 2025 |
| +10.2 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | Mar 27, 2026 |
| +7.6 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | Aug 10, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.9 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff | Aug 21, 2026 |
| -4.5 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | Mar 22, 2024 |
| -3.8 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) | Aug 9, 2025 |
| -1.6 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | Mar 23, 2024 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 46% | 93.5% | 92.3% |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 60% | top 30% | 99.4% | 94.4% |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 54% | 91.1% | 87.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Edinburg, VA | 20 / 26 (329.0972) | 24 (162.8228) | 15 (166.2744) | — | — |
| Mar 28, 2026 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 14 / 36 (331.4288) | 9 (170.8572) | 19 (160.5716) | — | — |
| Mar 27, 2026 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 9 / 40 (336.5372) | 4 (173.7028) | 14 (162.8344) | — | — |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 Doswell, VA | 16 / 25 (322.1944) | 16 (162.8228) | 17 (159.3716) | — | — |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Doswell, VA | 7 / 25 (343.9888) | 8 (173.1428) | 8 (170.8460) | — | — |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Triple Crown BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Doswell, VA | — | — | 11 (159.9544) | — | — |
| Mar 22, 2025 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 1 / 43 (357.7028) | 1 (180) | 2 (177.7028) | — | — |
| Mar 21, 2025 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 11 / 45 (335.9772) | 18 (166.2628) | 7 (169.7144) | — | — |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 🏅 Ashland, VA | 11 / 28 (327.9428) | 8 (168.5600) | 15 (159.3828) | 15 (162.8228) | — |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) 🏅 Ashland, VA | 16 / 27 (321.0516) | 16 (162.8000) | 16 (158.2516) | 15 (162.2400) | — |
| Mar 23, 2024 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 24 / 42 (318.2056) | 23 (154.8112) | 19 (163.3944) | 27 (141.6228) | — |
| Mar 22, 2024 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 28 / 45 (294.7084) | 28 (142.2172) | 27 (152.4912) | 6 (173.1200) | — |
| Mar 22, 2024 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | — | — | 24 (161.6916) | — | — |
| Mar 22, 2024 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |