Bahama Bar B King
Bahama Bar B King is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 24 at the Nassau Bahamas Smokin' Hot BBQ (2014), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. Also listed in KCBS results as “Bahama Bar- B-King”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1518
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 13, 2013
latest Apr 15, 2016 · 2.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
50% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.95
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 156.29 · weakest Brisket (133.11)
Road miles
859
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 857 mi
Schedule strength
1%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1500)
Master avg
596.72 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 157.6800 | 143.4400 | 153.74 | top 28% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 169.7256 | 140.5256 | 156.29 | top 22% |
| Pork | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 161.7028 | 149.1772 | 153.58 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 146.2744 | 123.3372 | 133.11 | top 65% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 47% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 8% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 49% |
By state / province (where the contests were held)
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| BS | 1 | 0 | top 18% |
| PR | 1 | 0 | top 49% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
BS
1 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
92
finished ahead 61 times, behind 34
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
May 2, 2014 → Jun 26, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20164 milestones
- Career-best overall score622.9028 Smoking Hot BBQ Nassau
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.7256 Smoking Hot BBQ Nassau
- Peak power rating (1518) Smoking Hot BBQ Nassau
- Most recent contest Smoking Hot BBQ Nassau
20144 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) Nassau Bahamas Smokin' Hot BBQ
- First overall top-10 Nassau Bahamas Smokin' Hot BBQ
- First overall podium Nassau Bahamas Smokin' Hot BBQ
- First Reserve Championship Nassau Bahamas Smokin' Hot BBQ
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Cattlemen's BBQ Competition
- First call Cattlemen's BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.5 | Nassau Bahamas Smokin' Hot BBQ | May 2, 2014 |
| +11.7 | Smoking Hot BBQ Nassau | Apr 15, 2016 |
| +0.8 | Cattlemen's BBQ Competition | Jul 13, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.7 | Smokin' Hot BBQ Nassau | Jun 26, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 18% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 76% | 79% | 79% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 8% | 81.3% | 81.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 49% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2016 | Smoking Hot BBQ Nassau Nassau, Bahamas | 3 / 17 (622.9028) | 3 (157.1884) | 1 (169.7256) | 8 (149.7144) | 8 (146.2744) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Smokin' Hot BBQ Nassau Nassau Bahams | 13 / 17 (569.1200) | 9 (143.4400) | 6 (148.6172) | 10 (153.7256) | 16 (123.3372) |
| May 2, 2014 | Nassau Bahamas Smokin' Hot BBQ Nassau Bahamas | 2 / 24 (585.0284) | 1 (157.6800) | 7 (140.5256) | 4 (149.1772) | 6 (137.6456) |
| Jul 13, 2013 | Cattlemen's BBQ Competition San Juan, PR | 20 / 41 (609.8172) | 15 (156.6400) | 8 (166.2972) | 8 (161.7028) | 38 (125.1772) |