Twiki G BBQ

Twiki G BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 7th of 19 at the Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championship (2023). They are ranked #4135 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,135

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1480

peak 1480 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 3, 2022

latest Jan 30, 2026 · 3.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#537

Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

9% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

683.9316 / 720

Master · Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

666.06 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 667.70 (-1.64)

Walk rate

36%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572

Brisket · The Golden State Battle VIII

Consistency

±14.26

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.15 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.07)

Road miles

660

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 202 mi

Schedule strength

63%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)

Purse competed for

$105K

listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 11 state-championship entries

Master avg

667.70 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

683.9316 career-best overall

95.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 683.9316 at Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championship — 95.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 26, 2023

Their season

2023 their best year

2023 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 44%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 44%

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

Meat Candy Q ahead in 100% of their meetings

Meat Candy Q has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of RED EYED SMOKERS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

Meat Candy Q ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Meat Candy Q has out-cooked them in 8 of 10 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Big Boys BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.98% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.98% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.7% of a perfect score
11 contests

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
2026 ↗	Master	#814 (120 pts)	#882 (120 pts)	#954 (120 pts)	#779 (145 pts)	#674 (205 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#1148 (60 pts)	#1089 (95 pts)	#1237 (80 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#878 (120 pts)	#934 (135 pts)	#900 (160 pts)	#938 (120 pts)	#838 (160 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#537 (332 pts)	#509 (407 pts)	#662 (317 pts)	#608 (297 pts)	#512 (377 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#679 (258 pts)	#639 (308 pts)	#708 (288 pts)	#734 (243 pts)	#691 (268 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Twiki G BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Mid Valley BBQ

#4,117 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1480

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Twiki G BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Twiki G BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 19, 2025

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TRI-Q DUTCH BBQ TEAM

#4,133 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1504

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Twiki G BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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GEM CITY BBQ

#4,127 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1480

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2019

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Panic BBQ

#4,157 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1480

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 27, 2025

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QUE SCHOOL

#4,129 of the rated field

1480 power rating

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

They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before Twiki G BBQ's first contest.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Mar 4, 2022

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Smokin Trees BBQ

#4,124 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1515

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LADY OF Q	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
Meat Candy Q	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
B' Mackin BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Porterhouse BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
SMOKE HOUND BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
ONE PIT WONDER	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
New Life BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
West Coast BBQ Shop	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
The Brisket Brothers	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Big Boys BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	2	174.2972	157.6572	168.15	top 58%
Pork Ribs	11	2	173.1200	154.2516	165.07	top 67%
Pork	10	1	174.2628	161.0856	166.83	top 67%
Brisket	11	3	174.8572	158.8228	167.45	top 55%

“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)	3	top 67%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 72%
Large (40+)	3	top 57%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CA	10	0	top 69%
NV	1	0	top 46%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Boots & Brew	2	15	0	top 68%	Apr 12, 2024
Horse Town Brew n Que Festival	2	22	0	top 67%	Jun 2, 2023

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 3 contests

Contests a season 2.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 10 of 11 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 9 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 211 finished ahead 149 times, behind 278

Longest layoff 1.3 yrs May 31, 2024 → Sep 12, 2025

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

20262 milestones

Jan 30 Career-best single call (Brisket)174.8572 The Golden State Battle VIII
Jan 30 Most recent contest The Golden State Battle VIII

20251 milestone

Nov 21 10th tracked contest BBQ Jackpot

20233 milestones

May 26 First overall top-10 Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championship
May 26 Career-best overall score683.9316 Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championship
Jun 2 Peak power rating (1497) Horse Town Brew n Que Festival

20223 milestones

Jun 3 First tracked contest Horse Town Brew N Que Festival
Jun 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.3604 Horse Town Brew N Que Festival
Sep 16 First call BBQ on the Bay Day 1

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.7	Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championship	May 26, 2023
+6.1	BBQ Jackpot	Nov 21, 2025
+5.9	BBQ, Boots & Brew	Apr 28, 2023
+2.5	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival	Jun 2, 2023

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.1	BBQ Boots & Brew	Apr 12, 2024
-8.9	Horse Town Brew N Que Festival	Jun 3, 2022
-6.4	BBQ on the Bay Day 2	Sep 17, 2022
-4.7	21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest	Sep 12, 2025
-4.7	Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival	May 31, 2024

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)
2026	1	0	100%	top 73%	92.8%	92.8%
2025	2	0	0%	top 60%	94.9%	94.8%
2024	2	0	0%	top 78%	90.7%	90.1%
2023	3	1	67%	top 44%	95%	94.7%
2022	3	0	33%	top 83%	91.7%	91.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jan 30, 2026	The Golden State Battle VIII 🏅 Riverside, CA	30 / 41 (667.9200)	33 (165.1428)	38 (158.8000)	—	9 (174.8572)
Nov 21, 2025	BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV	41 / 90 (683.3484)	50 (170.8112)	67 (166.2972)	20 (174.2628)	31 (171.9772)
Sep 12, 2025	21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA	26 / 35 (681.6112)	18 (174.2972)	21 (173.1200)	25 (170.2628)	29 (163.9312)
May 31, 2024	Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA	26 / 39 (653.0176)	22 (165.7028)	17 (164.5488)	25 (163.4060)	29 (159.3600)
Apr 12, 2024	BBQ Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA	35 / 39 (644.4000)	37 (157.6572)	37 (154.2516)	34 (161.0856)	17 (171.4056)
Jun 2, 2023	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA	22 / 43 (679.9428)	12 (173.7372)	13 (171.4172)	33 (167.3828)	22 (167.4056)
May 26, 2023	Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championship 🏅 Big Bear Lake, CA	7 / 19 (683.9316)	5 (171.4172)	9 (170.2628)	6 (173.1316)	7 (169.1200)
Apr 28, 2023	BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA	15 / 33 (681.6112)	14 (174.2628)	23 (166.8228)	21 (166.8228)	8 (173.7028)
Sep 17, 2022	BBQ on the Bay Day 2 🏅 San Diego, CA	14 / 16 (657.0400)	13 (163.4284)	15 (159.9660)	14 (164.5256)	11 (169.1200)
Sep 16, 2022	BBQ on the Bay Day 1 🏅 San Diego, CA	13 / 17 (660.5260)	7 (172.5944)	8 (167.4516)	16 (161.6572)	14 (158.8228)
Jun 3, 2022	Horse Town Brew N Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA	31 / 37 (651.3604)	28 (160.5600)	31 (162.8116)	25 (165.7488)	31 (162.2400)

Twiki G BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

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)