Bubba's BBQ

Bubba's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 7th of 22 at the Honeybee BBQ Competition (2019). They are ranked #5916 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,916

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1439

peak 1439 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 2, 2013

latest May 31, 2019 · 6.1 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

13% of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 76%

overall standings

Best overall

672.5144 / 720

Master · BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

646.06 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 638.45 (+7.61)

Walk rate

19%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1428

Chicken · BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest

Consistency

±21.92

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.07 · weakest Brisket (154.46)

Road miles

3,035

across 16 mapped stops · furthest 1,470 mi

Schedule strength

46%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

Purse competed for

$5,900

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

638.45 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard (3-meat) avg

460.01 / 540

1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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.

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

672.5144 career-best overall

93.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 672.5144 at BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest — 93.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 28, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

QUE-N-BREW has finished one call ahead of Bubba's BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.62 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 20%.

Brisket avg 154.46
Chicken avg 161.07
1 call in 14 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BAD BOB'S BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared chicken entries.

A July team

Top 65% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 65% across 4 contests, versus top 76% the rest of the year.

4 July contests
top 76% the rest of the year

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The long haul

3,035 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,035 miles across 16 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,470 miles to Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship.

16 mapped stops
furthest 1,470 mi

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The teams rated closest to Bubba's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

75 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Daddy Dutch BBQ

#5,913 of the rated field

1439 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1439

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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New Life BBQ

#5,915 of the rated field

1439 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1439

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen May 31, 2024

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Grandpa Smokeys

#5,919 of the rated field

1438 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1438

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2021

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FOUR MEN AND A SMOKIN PIG

#5,917 of the rated field

1439 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2019

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Que Lis Bbq

#5,922 of the rated field

1438 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1438

Level with Bubba's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Holy Town Cookers

#5,920 of the rated field

1438 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1438

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 17, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Organizer Portal	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
QUE-N-BREW	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Q-BONES BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
HOGG LEGG SMOKERS	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
K & K KOOKERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SWINE CRUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	3	173.1428	139.9200	161.07	top 63%
Pork Ribs	15	3	172.5944	148.5256	160.36	top 65%
Pork	15	1	167.3828	141.7142	160.96	top 71%
Brisket	14	1	170.8572	134.2856	154.46	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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 60%
Medium (20–39)	9	top 69%
Large (40+)	5	top 91%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
TN	7	top 78%
MO	2	top 87%
NV	2	top 85%
GA	1	top 32%
AL	1	top 91%
MS	1	top 65%
AZ	1	top 60%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest	2	14	0	top 59%	Jul 20, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TN 8 of 16 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 14 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 351 finished ahead 111 times, behind 412

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

20191 milestone

May 31 Most recent contest Honeybee BBQ Competition

20172 milestones

Jul 28 Career-best overall score672.5144 BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest
Jul 28 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1428 BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest

20161 milestone

Apr 1 10th tracked contest Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest

20135 milestones

May 2 First tracked contest Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship
May 2 Peak power rating (1486) Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship
Oct 12 First call Rhythm & Ribs
Oct 12 First overall top-10 Rhythm & Ribs
Oct 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.9200 Rhythm & Ribs

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.6	Honeybee BBQ Competition	May 31, 2019
+5.5	BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest	Jul 28, 2017
+1.4	BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest	Jul 20, 2018
+0.1	Rhythm & Ribs	Oct 12, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.4	Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship	May 2, 2013
-13.4	Fifth Annual Bull Moose	Apr 3, 2015
-10.1	37th Annual Kennett Jaycee's	May 4, 2018
-9.8	Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest	Sep 11, 2015
-7.7	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest	Apr 1, 2016

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	1	1	100%	top 32%	85.2%	85.2%
2018	2	0	0%	top 82%	90.2%	88.2%
2017	3	0	33%	top 73%	93.4%	90.8%
2016	1	0	0%	top 92%	86.8%	86.8%
2015	5	0	0%	top 80%	90.4%	88.8%
2014	1	0	0%	—	—	—
2013	3	1	33%	top 77%	92.8%	87.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 31, 2019	Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 LaFayette, GA	7 / 22 (460.0116)	7 (149.7372)	8 (153.1200)	7 (157.1544)	—
Jul 20, 2018	BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	16 / 25 (649.5888)	17 (163.9544)	15 (162.8456)	20 (166.2400)	19 (156.5488)
May 4, 2018	37th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Kennett, MO	25 / 25 (620.4340)	24 (153.0628)	22 (154.8228)	18 (166.3084)	25 (146.2400)
Jul 28, 2017	BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	14 / 26 (672.5144)	6 (173.1428)	8 (172.5944)	16 (166.2628)	20 (160.5144)
May 5, 2017	36th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Kennett, MO	25 / 34 (639.8860)	17 (165.6800)	25 (158.2744)	19 (163.3828)	30 (152.5488)
Mar 31, 2017	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Savannah, TN	44 / 48 (647.8632)	29 (166.8460)	17 (170.2972)	47 (154.7656)	40 (155.9544)
Apr 1, 2016	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Jackson, TN	56 / 61 (624.9828)	44 (162.8344)	59 (148.5256)	56 (156.4912)	50 (157.1316)
Sep 11, 2015	Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	50 / 55 (631.7948)	40 (162.2400)	53 (151.9432)	30 (165.6800)	53 (151.9316)
Jul 24, 2015	BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	22 / 35 (650.7200)	25 (163.3828)	11 (168.5600)	19 (165.6800)	30 (153.0972)
Jul 3, 2015	Blues Hog Barbecue, Music & Craft Festival Jackson, TN	41 / 51 (648.4228)	30 (166.2400)	48 (155.9656)	39 (163.3828)	34 (162.8344)
Jun 19, 2015	Desoto Shrine Club 7th Annual 2015 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	24 / 37 (650.1368)	11 (173.1084)	22 (165.1084)	19 (167.3828)	35 (144.5372)
Apr 3, 2015	Fifth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	41 / 41 (614.5944)	41 (139.9200)	34 (159.3716)	34 (158.7884)	33 (156.5144)
Jul 25, 2014	BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 12, 2013	Rhythm & Ribs Cottonwood, AZ	9 / 15 (667.9200)	9 (166.2628)	9 (168.5372)	12 (162.2628)	5 (170.8572)
Sep 27, 2013	Avi Resort & Casino Music Brews & BBQ Championship Laughlin, NV	23 / 31 (635.3828)	21 (159.4172)	21 (157.7028)	24 (158.8800)	20 (159.3828)
May 2, 2013	Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship Laughlin, NV	24 / 25 (583.9996)	20 (150.2856)	15 (157.7142)	24 (141.7142)	24 (134.2856)

Bubba's BBQ

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard (3-meat) avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

A July team

The long haul

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)