Signature meat
33%
pork entries won
2 wins from 6 entries
When pork is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 33% of their entries (2 of 6).
- best 177.1428
- average 165.12
- 5 calls
Amped Up
Amped Up is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 16 at the Ribs on the Ridge (2025). They are ranked #2032 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1537
peak 1537 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Feb 9, 2024
latest Feb 20, 2026 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
67% of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 32%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
325.87 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 324.32 (+1.55)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.97
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.12 · weakest Brisket (153.98)
Road miles
63
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
60%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)
Purse competed for
$81K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
324.32 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Amped Up, each with one reason worth a look.
84 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,030 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1539
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Amped Up)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Amped Up has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,043 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1537
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Amped Up)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,038 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1551
1–4 in 5 shared contests (20% to Amped Up)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 14 contests to 6.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,045 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 26%
- Peak
- 1585
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to Amped Up)
Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 27 contests, alongside a 26% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,035 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1537
Level with Amped Up on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,033 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1537
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Amped Up's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K & E's Little Smokers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Pig In or Pig Out | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Dog BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Accutech BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Going Yard BBQ | 5 | 3 | 1 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Poppa Pig | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Cool Guys BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Belly Bustin Bistro | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 172.5944 | 155.9200 | 163.79 | top 23% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 166.2516 | 155.9428 | 160.53 | top 40% |
| Pork | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 177.1428 | 154.8000 | 165.12 | top 28% |
| Brisket | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 145.7488 | 153.98 | top 27% |
“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 19% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 24% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ribs on the Ridge | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 27% | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Grills Gone Wild | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 17% | Feb 7, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
154
finished ahead 142 times, behind 112
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Feb 14, 2025 → Feb 20, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Peak power rating (1537) Ribs on the Ridge
- Most recent contest Ribs on the Ridge
20253 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score328.5372 Lakeland Pig Festival
- First overall podium Ribs on the Ridge
- Career-best overall score333.6800 Ribs on the Ridge
20245 milestones
- First tracked contest Grills Gone Wild
- First call Grills Gone Wild
- First category win (Pork) Grills Gone Wild
- First overall top-10 Grills Gone Wild
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.1428 Grills Gone Wild
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13 | Grills Gone Wild | Feb 9, 2024 |
| +10.1 | Grills Gone Wild | Feb 7, 2025 |
| +9.8 | Ribs on the Ridge | Feb 14, 2025 |
| +6.4 | Ribs on the Ridge Brews & BBQ | Feb 16, 2024 |
| +3 | Ribs on the Ridge | Feb 20, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 24, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 34% | 90% | 90% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 39% | 92.7% | 91.8% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100% | top 21% | 87.9% | 87.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2026 | Ribs on the Ridge 🏅 Haines City, FL | 11 / 32 (323.9088) | 13 (157.6572) | 10 (166.2516) | 7 (168.5600) | 8 (157.7028) |
| Feb 14, 2025 | Ribs on the Ridge 🏅 Haines City, FL | 3 / 16 (333.6800) | 4 (169.1200) | 4 (164.5600) | 5 (154.8000) | 5 (147.9884) |
| Feb 7, 2025 | Grills Gone Wild 🏅 Davenport, FL | 5 / 25 (329.0744) | 2 (169.7144) | 5 (159.3600) | 6 (155.9200) | 5 (154.2172) |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 31 / 40 (328.5372) | 9 (172.5944) | 47 (155.9428) | 34 (161.6800) | 16 (167.4172) |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Ribs on the Ridge Brews & BBQ 🏅 Haines City, FL | 8 / 29 (314.1600) | 8 (155.9200) | 9 (158.2400) | 1 (172.5944) | 8 (150.8228) |
| Feb 9, 2024 | Grills Gone Wild 🏅 Davenport, FL | 4 / 28 (316.5488) | 4 (157.7144) | 4 (158.8344) | 1 (177.1428) | 5 (145.7488) |