The heartbreaker
2.8916
points from the title
Came within 2.8916 points of the Grand Championship at Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard (Sep 25, 2026).
With a 180
With a 180 is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 71 at the Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard (2026), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #876 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “WithA180”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1619
peak 1619 · rated over 14 contests
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
Jan 26, 2024
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 2.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
2 reserve
Category wins
1
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
50% of 14 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 26%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
696.87 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 695.04 (+1.83)
Walk rate
79%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.27
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 174.68 · weakest Brisket (172.59)
Road miles
3,483
across 14 mapped stops · furthest 440 mi
Schedule strength
70%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)
Purse competed for
$183K
listed at 14 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 14 state-championship entries
Master avg
695.04 / 720
14 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to With a 180, each with one reason worth a look.
#875 of the rated field
- Contests
- 45
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1632
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to With a 180)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team With a 180 has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#874 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 31%
- Peak
- 1619
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#880 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1619
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 27 contests to 14.
⚔ Compare careers#873 of the rated field
- Contests
- 29
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 41%
- Peak
- 1637
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before With a 180's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#879 of the rated field
- Contests
- 35
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1619
35 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 29% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#877 of the rated field
- Contests
- 41
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 46%
- Peak
- 1652
They were already cooking in 2015, 9 years before With a 180's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dogpatch Q | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Glamping Grillers | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Bourbon & Blues BBQ | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| Rollin Smoke BBQ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD ROOSTER BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Electro-Que-ted | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| COOL HAND QUE | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Kick Em In The Butt BBQ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| ZIPS BBQ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Cotton BBQ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Blue Smoke Q | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 180 🔥 | 167.9772 | 174.68 | top 32% |
| Pork Ribs | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 178.8572 | 165.6800 | 173.49 | top 34% |
| Pork | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 177.7144 | 169.6800 | 174.28 | top 29% |
| Brisket | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 178.2972 | 166.8344 | 172.59 | top 38% |
“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 58% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 36% |
| Large (40+) | 11 | 0 | top 21% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 3 | 6 | 0 | top 17% | Mar 6, 2026 |
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 30% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 25% | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 19% | Nov 14, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
7 contests
Contests a season
4.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
5 of 14 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited
8
4 of them more than once
Opponents faced
597
finished ahead 887 times, behind 319
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- First category win (Chicken) Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
- Peak power rating (1619) Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
- Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
20254 milestones
- First overall top-10 Lakeland Pig Festival
- First overall podium Lakeland Pig Festival
- First Reserve Championship Lakeland Pig Festival
- Career-best overall score707.4060 Lakeland Pig Festival
20243 milestones
- First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score691.3256 Lakeland Pig Festival
- First call Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | Sep 25, 2026 |
| +15.8 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 24, 2025 |
| +15.6 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | Nov 14, 2025 |
| +15.3 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 20, 2026 |
| +13.5 | City of Madison BBQ Party (formerly Madison Ribberfest) | Aug 21, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.1 | Buckeye BBQ Classic | Jul 17, 2026 |
| -1.7 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 22, 2026 |
| -0.5 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 14, 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 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 86% | top 29% | 98.2% | 96.5% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 75% | top 17% | 98.3% | 97% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 30% | 96% | 95.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 2 / 71 (707.3944) | 1 (180) | 3 (178.8572) | 7 (177.7144) | 42 (170.8228) |
| Aug 21, 2026 | City of Madison BBQ Party (formerly Madison Ribberfest) 🏅 Madison, IN | 3 / 39 (701.1200) | 6 (174.2744) | 7 (176.5600) | 16 (172.5828) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH | 19 / 30 (682.2516) | 20 (167.9772) | 13 (172.5484) | 6 (174.8916) | 23 (166.8344) |
| Jun 19, 2026 | BBQ for Bravery 🏅 Alcoa, TN | 11 / 19 (687.8624) | 14 (171.9656) | 3 (175.4056) | 13 (169.6800) | 10 (170.8112) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 7 / 125 (705.7032) | 31 (175.4172) | 29 (174.2744) | 11 (177.7144) | 9 (178.2972) |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 7 / 44 (695.3600) | 19 (171.9656) | 31 (168.5256) | 6 (177.1544) | 3 (177.7144) |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 31 / 63 (686.2288) | 15 (176.0116) | 51 (165.6800) | 29 (171.4172) | 19 (173.1200) |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 4 / 56 (701.6688) | 3 (178.8572) | 20 (174.2744) | 9 (175.4172) | 23 (173.1200) |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 44 / 100 (686.7312) | 52 (171.9656) | 38 (171.9772) | 40 (173.1200) | 51 (169.6684) |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 6 / 45 (698.8000) | 11 (175.4056) | 2 (177.7144) | 12 (174.2744) | 19 (171.4056) |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 2 / 40 (707.4060) | 4 (178.8572) | 16 (173.1316) | 6 (177.7144) | 3 (177.7028) |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cuming, GA | 18 / 58 (688.4800) | 2 (178.8572) | 37 (169.1200) | 18 (173.1200) | 37 (167.3828) |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 13 / 59 (690.1712) | 40 (168.5256) | 6 (176.5600) | 22 (170.8228) | 14 (174.2628) |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 22 / 61 (691.3256) | 23 (175.4056) | 20 (174.2744) | 16 (174.2628) | 41 (167.3828) |