42 BBQ

42 BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 7th of 25 at the Big Blue BBQ Championship (2024). They are ranked #2827 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,827

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1510

peak 1525 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 3, 2016

latest May 29, 2026 · 10 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

8% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

684.4800 / 720

Master · Big Blue BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

666.73 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 659.88 (+6.85)

Walk rate

77%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Brisket · Big Blue BBQ Championship

Consistency

±14.66

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.34 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.15)

Road miles

3,810

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 1,233 mi

Schedule strength

67%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)

Purse competed for

$58K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

659.88 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

77% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 10 of 13 contests

A top-10 category call in 77% of their 13 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

684.4800 career-best overall

95.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 684.4800 at Big Blue BBQ Championship — 95.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 31, 2024

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.2 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.19 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 64%.

Pork Ribs avg 162.15
Chicken avg 168.34
1 call in 11 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of F.O.M.S.B. in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

2.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.7 years, then back at Big Blue BBQ Championship (Jun 3, 2022).

last seen Sep 20, 2019
back Jun 3, 2022

Chicken nemesis

7 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

GETTIN' BASTED ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared chicken entries.

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The long haul

3,810 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,810 miles across 13 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,233 miles to La Classique - L'Entrepot de Viandes.

13 mapped stops
furthest 1,233 mi

The metronome

±2.04% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.04% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.6% of a perfect score
13 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Big Blue BBQ Championship every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

8 visits in all
best finish 7th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to 42 BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

EAST LENEXA BBQ

#2,837 of the rated field

1510 power rating

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

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to 42 BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team 42 BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 25, 2021

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BEER DART BBQ

#2,830 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1516

0–4 in 4 shared contests (0% to 42 BBQ)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 23 contests to 13.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

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BBQ TEAM SMOKE IT ALL

#2,815 of the rated field

1511 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1511

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2025

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HAZY BLUE BBQ

#2,839 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1532

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before 42 BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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Piccolos BBQ

#2,838 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1535

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 19, 2021

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IT'S A LEAGUE GAME, SMOKEY

#2,811 of the rated field

1511 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1525

Level with 42 BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen May 4, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WHEN PIGS DIE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
LAZY BACON BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
F.O.M.S.B.	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
TEAM BREW & QUE	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Smokin Reefer BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Blind Squirrel BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Grate Expectations	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	7	2	176.5600	152.4912	168.34	top 39%
Pork Ribs	11	1	0	173.7372	151.3832	162.15	top 65%
Pork	11	2	0	173.1200	159.3828	165.73	top 54%
Brisket	11	3	1	177.7028	150.2172	163.65	top 56%

“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)	10	0	top 59%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 50%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	9	top 56%
QC	1	top 92%
NE	1	top 38%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Big Blue BBQ Championship	8	7	0	top 57%	Jun 6, 2025

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 3 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 9 of 13 contests · 4 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 4 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 174 finished ahead 138 times, behind 176

Longest layoff 2.7 yrs Sep 20, 2019 → Jun 3, 2022

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

20261 milestone

May 29 Most recent contest La Classique - L'Entrepot de Viandes

20244 milestones

May 31 First overall top-10 Big Blue BBQ Championship
May 31 Career-best overall score684.4800 Big Blue BBQ Championship
May 31 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7028 Big Blue BBQ Championship
May 31 Peak power rating (1525) Big Blue BBQ Championship

20231 milestone

Jun 2 10th tracked contest Big Blue BBQ Championship

20171 milestone

Aug 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.8972 BBQ on the Bricks

20162 milestones

Mar 25 First tracked contest Hamond BBQ
Jun 3 First call Big Blue BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.2	Big Blue BBQ Championship	May 31, 2024
+6.6	BBQ on the Bricks	Aug 25, 2017
+3.9	Big Blue BBQ Championship (TEAMS FULL)	Jun 1, 2018
+2.8	Big Blue BBQ Championship	Jun 3, 2022
+2.6	Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off	Sep 20, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.8	La Classique - L'Entrepot de Viandes	May 29, 2026
-3.2	Big Blue BBQ Championship	Jun 6, 2025
-3.1	Big Blue BBQ Championship	May 31, 2019
-2.4	Big Blue BBQ Championship (TEAM FULL)	Jun 2, 2017

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)
2026	1	0	0%	top 92%	88.5%	88.5%
2025	1	0	100%	top 72%	93.4%	93.4%
2024	1	1	100%	top 28%	95.1%	95.1%
2023	1	0	100%	top 57%	93.4%	93.4%
2022	1	0	100%	top 52%	92.7%	92.7%
2019	2	0	100%	top 61%	92.4%	91.8%
2018	1	0	100%	top 50%	90.7%	90.7%
2017	3	0	67%	top 53%	92.8%	90.7%
2016	2	0	50%	top 57%	89.4%	89.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 29, 2026	La Classique - L'Entrepot de Viandes Montreal, QC	22 / 24 (636.9596)	24 (152.4912)	16 (162.8000)	17 (162.8456)	19 (158.8228)
Jun 6, 2025	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	21 / 29 (672.4688)	4 (176.5600)	23 (163.4060)	9 (173.1200)	27 (159.3828)
May 31, 2024	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	7 / 25 (684.4800)	18 (165.0972)	11 (169.7028)	6 (171.9772)	2 (177.7028)
Jun 2, 2023	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	16 / 28 (672.4344)	10 (171.9772)	18 (165.6916)	16 (168.5256)	15 (166.2400)
Jun 3, 2022	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	13 / 25 (667.3144)	19 (161.6688)	4 (173.7372)	17 (162.2284)	9 (169.6800)
Sep 20, 2019	Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Manhattan, KS	12 / 24 (665.6000)	4 (174.2744)	18 (165.6800)	19 (162.8228)	14 (162.8228)
May 31, 2019	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	21 / 29 (655.8516)	4 (174.2628)	29 (151.3832)	22 (164.5256)	15 (165.6800)
Jun 1, 2018	Big Blue BBQ Championship (TEAMS FULL) Marysville, KS	21 / 42 (653.0284)	3 (174.8572)	32 (154.2400)	20 (164.5256)	30 (159.4056)
Aug 25, 2017	BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE	13 / 34 (667.8972)	2 (174.2972)	11 (166.8228)	14 (165.1200)	19 (161.6572)
Jun 2, 2017	Big Blue BBQ Championship (TEAM FULL) Marysville, KS	24 / 35 (638.6512)	7 (171.4056)	28 (157.6456)	22 (159.3828)	28 (150.2172)
Mar 24, 2017	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 3, 2016	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	17 / 30 (643.9884)	21 (154.8572)	24 (152.5828)	11 (167.9656)	9 (168.5828)
Mar 25, 2016	Hamond BBQ Hammond, LA	—	—	—	—	—

42 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

Storylines (10 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)