High-water mark
670.7428
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.7428 at SJV Winter Rub — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jan 26, 2024
Broken BBQ
Broken BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 18 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 12th of 34 at the Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge (2023). They are ranked #6203 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1422
peak 1422 · rated over 16 contests
Contests
18
in the data
First seen
Jun 17, 2022
latest Aug 28, 2026 · 4.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 18 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
639.81 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 634.62 (+5.20)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±39.97
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.43 · weakest Brisket (155.60)
Road miles
3,131
across 18 mapped stops · furthest 314 mi
Schedule strength
78%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1601)
Purse competed for
$265K
listed at 17 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 16 state-championship entries
Master avg
634.62 / 720
16 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #717 (185 pts) | #752 (210 pts) | #861 (175 pts) | #710 (220 pts) | #765 (185 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #562 (312 pts) | #505 (407 pts) | #434 (557 pts) | #523 (382 pts) | #616 (292 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #593 (281 pts) | #588 (321 pts) | #574 (381 pts) | #635 (271 pts) | #648 (266 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Broken BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
31 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,205 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1422
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,204 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1508
Fewer contests behind them than Broken BBQ has cooked, 11 to 18, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#6,202 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1422
They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before Broken BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#6,198 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1422
Level with Broken BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#6,199 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1422
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Broken BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,197 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1422
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HELPING U BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| FAIRWAY SMOKERS | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Damn Fine Beef & Swine | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCE BOSSES | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bucknutz BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| BYG'S BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM BREW & QUE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WELL SAUCED BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 20 | 155.95 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 176.5716 | 147.3944 | 160.64 | top 76% |
| Pork | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 152 | 162.43 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 135.9316 | 155.60 | top 84% |
“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 75% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 77% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJV Winter Rub | 4 | 19 | 0 | top 91% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Smoke in the Spring | 2 | 79 | 0 | top 87% | Apr 11, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
6 contests
Contests a season
3.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
9 of 18 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
12
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
791
finished ahead 343 times, behind 1,137
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival
20244 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) SJV Winter Rub
- Career-best overall score670.7428 SJV Winter Rub
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5716 SJV Winter Rub
- 10th tracked contest East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship
20232 milestones
- First call East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship - Paola Roots Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8628 East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship - Paola Roots Festival
20222 milestones
- First tracked contest Central Plains Ribfest
- Peak power rating (1489) Central Plains Ribfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.8 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge | Sep 2, 2023 |
| +0.8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Oct 30, 2024 |
| +0.5 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship | Aug 23, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.6 | SJV Winter Rub | Jan 27, 2023 |
| -11.5 | Central Plains Ribfest | Jun 17, 2022 |
| -10.8 | Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ | Jul 5, 2024 |
| -8.5 | Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown | Jul 11, 2025 |
| -8.2 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 11, 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 90.1% | 88% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 91.2% | 88.9% |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17% | top 77% | 93.2% | 87.6% |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 72% | 90.5% | 76.8% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS | 23 / 31 (648.3888) | 17 (170.2744) | 26 (158.2516) | 26 (158.2288) | 21 (161.6340) |
| Jan 30, 2026 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 38 / 38 (619.2916) | 37 (160.5828) | 38 (157.0860) | 38 (157.1084) | 38 (144.5144) |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR | 22 / 26 (656.3656) | 21 (163.9312) | 26 (157.6688) | 17 (171.9656) | 22 (162.8000) |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown 🏅 Papillion, NE | 23 / 24 (637.5084) | 19 (165.0856) | 22 (159.9772) | 21 (161.6572) | 23 (150.7884) |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 86 / 92 (637.5200) | 81 (163.9428) | 87 (156.5144) | 74 (164.5256) | 87 (152.5372) |
| Jan 24, 2025 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 29 / 32 (629.5888) | 31 (156.5716) | 31 (147.3944) | 19 (163.3828) | 21 (162.2400) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 282 / 444 (666.2404) | 233 (168.5600) | 330 (163.9772) | 327 (162.8460) | 121 (170.8572) |
| Aug 23, 2024 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship 🏅 Paola, KS | 28 / 42 (657.5888) | 13 (173.1544) | 30 (164.5256) | 18 (170.8344) | 37 (149.0744) |
| Jul 5, 2024 | Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ 🏅 Council Bluffs, IA | 26 / 26 (497.0628) | 26 (20) | 15 (163.9428) | 15 (166.8456) | 26 (146.2744) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 79 / 97 (662.1600) | 62 (167.4400) | 69 (166.8344) | 80 (163.9428) | 71 (163.9428) |
| Jan 26, 2024 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 19 / 26 (670.7428) | 12 (170.8572) | 1 (176.5716) | 22 (162.7884) | 23 (160.5256) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 386 / 487 (643.3032) | 286 (166.8228) | 462 (151.3488) | 218 (169.1660) | 414 (155.9656) |
| Sep 2, 2023 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 12 / 34 (157.7256) | 28 (167.3828) | 8 (171.4172) | 32 (160.5256) | 34 (155.4172) |
| Aug 26, 2023 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship - Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS | 12 / 16 (651.8628) | 7 (171.4172) | 11 (166.8228) | 14 (158.2628) | 15 (155.3600) |
| Jan 27, 2023 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 31 / 31 (601.0288) | 27 (157.1200) | 28 (155.9772) | 31 (152) | 31 (135.9316) |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Central Plains Ribfest 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 28 / 29 (620.4916) | 29 (152) | 27 (151.9316) | 28 (154.8344) | 24 (161.7256) |