BBQ TEAM EXTREME

BBQ TEAM EXTREME is a competition barbecue team with 18 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 12 at the Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat) (2015), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #4935 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,935

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1464

peak 1532 · rated over 18 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 2, 2015

latest May 13, 2017 · 2 years on the trail

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

28% of 18 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

678.7772 / 720

Master · Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat)

Perfect 180s

Current form

637.44

last 5 Master vs avg 636.95 (+0.48)

Walk rate

61%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Pork · Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat)

Consistency

±37.34

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.60 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.03)

Road miles

4,287

across 18 mapped stops · furthest 591 mi

Schedule strength

16%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)

Master avg

636.95 / 720

18 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

61% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 11 of 18 contests

A top-10 category call in 61% of their 18 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

678.7772 career-best overall

94.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.7772 at Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat) — 94.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 6, 2015

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 46%.

5 contests
4 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 46%

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

MISS PIGGY'S U.K. ahead in 100% of their meetings

MISS PIGGY'S U.K. has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−12.6 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.56 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 39% of the time against 33%.

Pork Ribs avg 152.03
Chicken avg 164.60
7 calls in 18 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKEY THE BOAR in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

11 of 11 shared chicken entries lost

IQ - NETHERLANDS ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, IQ - NETHERLANDS has out-cooked them in 11 of 11 shared chicken entries.

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Announced themselves early

3rd at their very first contest

Finished 3 of 20 at their very first tracked contest, Smoke by the River (May 2, 2015).

May 2, 2015
20-team field

Going the wrong way

-29 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 29 points across 9 contests since May 21, 2016 — from 1493 down to 1464.

9 contests since May 21, 2016
now 1464

A big fish in small ponds

Top 57% average finish in small fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 57% finish in small fields against top 75% in large ones.

Small (<20 teams): top 57% (4)
Large (40+): top 75% (4)

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

LETZQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

4,287 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,287 miles across 18 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 591 miles to Cookin Camargue.

18 mapped stops
furthest 591 mi

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

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

SMART ASH BBQ

#4,947 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1464

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2019

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BONEYARD SMOKERS

#4,938 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1505

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jun 10, 2022

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THE MIGHTY QUINNS BBQ

#4,925 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jun 15, 2018

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JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM

#4,923 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1464

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

rated over 21 contests
last seen Oct 6, 2017

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BIG B'S BBQ - TX

#4,953 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1500

They've been 1500 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Sep 5, 2026

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Pancho, Cisco, The Kid, and Company

#4,924 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

They've been 1510 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ROKENDE REGAHS	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
MISS PIGGY'S U.K.	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
PUREBBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
IRON BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
DE FILOUS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY THE BOAR	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
RIDDLEQ'S	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	6	1	171.4744	150.2744	164.60	top 53%
Pork Ribs	18	7	2	170.3200	20	152.03	top 60%
Pork	18	7	2	175.4172	151.3484	163.34	top 51%
Brisket	18	5	2	173.7144	147.9428	156.99	top 64%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	4	top 57%
Medium (20–39)	10	top 58%
Large (40+)	4	top 75%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NL	6	top 63%
BE	2	top 57%
DE	1	top 79%
FR	1	top 50%
CZ	1	top 68%
CH	1	top 60%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Farm Meat	2	12	0	top 83%	Sep 10, 2016
Smoke By the River	2	3	0	top 38%	Apr 30, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 11 contests

Contests a season 6 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NL 6 of 18 contests · 6 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 16 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 194 finished ahead 173 times, behind 308

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

20171 milestone

May 13 Most recent contest Beer,Fries & BBQ IV

20161 milestone

May 21 10th tracked contest Bohemian BBQ

20159 milestones

May 2 First tracked contest Smoke by the River
May 2 First call Smoke by the River
May 2 First overall top-10 Smoke by the River
May 2 First overall podium Smoke by the River
May 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.8572 Smoke by the River
Jun 6 First Reserve Championship Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat)
Jun 6 Career-best overall score678.7772 Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat)
Jun 6 Career-best single call (Pork)175.4172 Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat)
Aug 1 Peak power rating (1532) Smoke in the North

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.4	Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat)	Jun 6, 2015
+13.2	Smoke by the River	May 2, 2015
+5	Smoke in the North	Aug 1, 2015
+3.5	Cookin Camargue	Jun 25, 2016
+3.1	Het BBQ Kampionenschap Van Het Waasland	Sep 17, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16.3	Farm Meat	Sep 12, 2015
-7.8	4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off	Oct 8, 2016
-7.8	Beer,Fries & BBQ IV	May 13, 2017
-7.4	Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival	Jul 23, 2016
-5.7	Regahfest 2016	Aug 27, 2016

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)
2017	2	0	0%	top 76%	87.5%	87.1%
2016	11	1	55%	top 66%	93.1%	89.6%
2015	5	4	100%	top 46%	94.3%	86.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 13, 2017	Beer,Fries & BBQ IV Hasselt	41 / 50 (624.4344)	35 (158.8344)	37 (155.4172)	27 (162.2400)	43 (147.9428)
Apr 15, 2017	Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove, Belgium	29 / 41 (630.2516)	13 (166.8572)	35 (149.1200)	26 (159.4172)	24 (154.8572)
Oct 8, 2016	4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off Hoofddorp. Netherlands, NL	37 / 46 (636.5832)	18 (169.7372)	39 (153.7488)	31 (161.6800)	39 (151.4172)
Sep 17, 2016	Het BBQ Kampionenschap Van Het Waasland Nikiaas, Belgium	14 / 29 (646.2172)	16 (164.5372)	4 (170.3200)	19 (159.3828)	21 (151.9772)
Sep 10, 2016	Farm Meat Dongen, NL	18 / 27 (649.6920)	21 (161.6916)	7 (168.0116)	13 (164.5716)	22 (155.4172)
Aug 27, 2016	Regahfest 2016 Den Hagg, NL	26 / 35 (643.4060)	27 (162.8572)	21 (161.7028)	27 (159.4172)	26 (159.4288)
Jul 23, 2016	Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival Millheim, DE	23 / 29 (662.9032)	15 (170.9144)	22 (164.5944)	6 (174.2972)	26 (153.0972)
Jun 25, 2016	Cookin Camargue Saintes Maries De La Mer, France	5 / 10 (670.2400)	5 (171.4284)	6 (159.9772)	4 (169.1200)	3 (169.7144)
May 21, 2016	Bohemian BBQ Prague, Czech Republic	15 / 22 (635.4288)	15 (159.9884)	8 (164.0344)	14 (162.2516)	19 (149.1544)
May 8, 2016	Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Hasselt, Belgium	26 / 40 (640.3884)	13 (168.5256)	34 (150.8344)	24 (159.9428)	17 (161.0856)
Apr 30, 2016	Smoke By the River Brugg, Switzerland	12 / 20 (636.4912)	7 (168.5256)	16 (154.8684)	11 (159.9772)	14 (153.1200)
Apr 23, 2016	Baseball & BBQ Cookoff II Hoofdorp, NL	23 / 34 (638.2516)	21 (161.1428)	20 (160.0116)	21 (161.6800)	22 (155.4172)
Mar 19, 2016	Meat the East Enschede, NL	23 / 33 (635.3140)	26 (161.1428)	17 (161.7256)	32 (151.3484)	20 (161.0972)
Sep 19, 2015	Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint-Niklaas	8 / 13 (616.4572)	13 (150.2744)	8 (153.0972)	7 (162.8456)	10 (150.2400)
Sep 12, 2015	Farm Meat Dongen, the Netherlands	12 / 12 (498.7428)	7 (159.9772)	12 (20)	3 (163.3828)	6 (155.3828)
Aug 1, 2015	Smoke in the North Gunnilse/Gothenburg	9 / 26 (646.7084)	4 (167.9772)	24 (151.4172)	4 (170.8112)	19 (156.5028)
Jun 6, 2015	Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat) Deurne, The Netherlands, NL	2 / 12 (678.7772)	6 (166.8344)	2 (170.2856)	2 (175.4172)	4 (166.2400)
May 2, 2015	Smoke by the River Brugg	3 / 20 (674.8572)	2 (171.4744)	3 (167.4172)	8 (162.2512)	3 (173.7144)

BBQ TEAM EXTREME

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (12 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Announced themselves early

Going the wrong way

A big fish in small ponds

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

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)