High-water mark
675.9084
career-best overall
93.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 675.9084 at Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown — 93.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Feb 15, 2019
BBQ Guru
BBQ Guru is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 9th of 15 at the Prime UVE Invitational Barbecue Championship (2015).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1505
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 11 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jul 4, 2015
latest Feb 15, 2019 · 3.6 years on the trail
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.14 · weakest Brisket (161.98)
Road miles
5,501
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 5,501 mi
Master avg
665.08 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 173.1200 | 173.14 | top 28% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 153.1200 | 163.11 | top 67% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 165.7028 | 166.85 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 159.9772 | 161.98 | top 68% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
46
finished ahead 23 times, behind 23
Longest layoff
3.6 yrs
Jul 4, 2015 → Feb 15, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20192 milestones
- Career-best overall score675.9084 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- Most recent contest Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
20155 milestones
- First tracked contest Prime UVE Invitational Barbecue Championship
- First call Prime UVE Invitational Barbecue Championship
- First overall top-10 Prime UVE Invitational Barbecue Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2516 Prime UVE Invitational Barbecue Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1544 Prime UVE Invitational Barbecue Championship
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2019 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown 🏅 Huntsville, TX | 16 / 33 (675.9084) | 10 (173.1200) | 11 (173.1084) | 18 (165.7028) | 25 (163.9772) |
| Jul 4, 2015 | Prime UVE Invitational Barbecue Championship unrated Gaiarine Italy | 9 / 15 (654.2516) | 4 (173.1544) | 15 (153.1200) | 7 (168) | 9 (159.9772) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.