High-water mark
671.4172
career-best overall
93.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.4172 at Smoke in the North (Day 1) — 93.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 21, 2026
Alpha-BBQ
Alpha-BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 15th of 28 at the Smoke in the North (Day 1) (2026). They finished #693 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “ALPHA BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1487
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jun 1, 2018
latest Aug 22, 2026 · 8.2 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±28.51
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.11 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.86)
Road miles
3,398
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
15%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)
Master avg
644.49 / 720
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #693 (184 pts) | #738 (199 pts) | #1088 (104 pts) | #656 (234 pts) | #599 (269 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 158.2972 | 164.57 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7028 | 135.9428 | 149.86 | top 95% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 155.9772 | 165.11 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7488 | 154.8228 | 164.94 | top 43% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the North (Day 2) | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 63% | Aug 22, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
48
finished ahead 25 times, behind 48
Longest layoff
8.2 yrs
Jun 1, 2018 → Aug 21, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.4172 Smoke in the North (Day 1)
- Career-best overall score671.4172 Smoke in the North (Day 1)
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2628 Smoke in the North (Day 1)
- Peak power rating (1493) Smoke in the North (Day 1)
- Most recent contest Smoke in the North (Day 2)
20182 milestones
- First tracked contest Quebec City International BBQ & Music Festival
- First call Quebec City International BBQ & Music Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2026 | Smoke in the North (Day 2) Boras | 19 / 26 (657.0060) | 8 (173.7144) | 26 (151.9316) | 20 (165.0972) | 15 (166.2628) |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Smoke in the North (Day 1) Boras | 15 / 28 (671.4172) | 25 (161.7028) | 25 (161.7028) | 7 (174.2628) | 6 (173.7488) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Quebec City International BBQ & Music Festival Quebec City | 17 / 22 (605.0400) | 9 (158.2972) | 21 (135.9428) | 12 (155.9772) | 11 (154.8228) |