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
Karnivor Creations BBQ
Karnivor Creations BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off (2025). They are ranked #3198 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1501
peak 1517 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Mar 21, 2025
latest Mar 20, 2026 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve · wins it all 17% of the time
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
33% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.01
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.82 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.09)
Road miles
356
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 178 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)
Purse competed for
$43K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
649.59 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
328.29 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), 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.
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 Karnivor Creations BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
111 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,183 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1503
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Karnivor Creations BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,179 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1509
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1513
They were already cooking in 2013, 12 years before Karnivor Creations BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,185 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1527
Level with Karnivor Creations BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,212 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1512
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before Karnivor Creations BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,200 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 12 years before Karnivor Creations 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutty Cocks BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 180 🔥 | 157.1312 | 165.41 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 153.6228 | 160.09 | top 71% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 170.8228 | 170.82 | top 27% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6684 | 161.6684 | 161.67 | top 58% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 58% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 20, 2026 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 59% | Mar 20, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
4 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
4 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
First title
Mar 21, 2025
American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off
Opponents faced
255
finished ahead 128 times, behind 176
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First call American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- First category win (Chicken) American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
20257 milestones
- First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off
- First overall top-10 American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off
- First overall podium American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off
- First Grand Championship American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score178.8572 American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1517) American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score649.5880 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off | Mar 21, 2025 |
| +7.5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | Mar 20, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off | Mar 20, 2026 |
| -9.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | Mar 21, 2025 |
| -3.2 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | Jun 13, 2025 |
| -2.1 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2025 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 36% | 94.9% | 93.5% |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 99.4% | 92.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 12 / 33 (341.6684) | 1 (180) | 30 (161.6684) | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | 10 (165.6800) | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 27, 2025 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 93 / 159 (649.5880) | 131 (157.1312) | 115 (159.9656) | 43 (170.8228) | 93 (161.6684) |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 20 / 36 (317.6000) | 16 (163.9772) | 21 (153.6228) | — | — |
| Mar 21, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 27 / 33 (325.6116) | 29 (160.5144) | 21 (165.0972) | — | — |
| Mar 21, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | 1 (178.8572) | — | — | — | — |