TRAEGER X WHISKEY BENT BBQ

TRAEGER X WHISKEY BENT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 17th of 40 at the Lakeland Pig Festival (2025). They are ranked #2503 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,503

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1520

peak 1529 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 16, 2021

latest Jan 22, 2026 · 4.4 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 41%

overall standings

Best overall

691.3600 / 720

Master · Lakeland Pig Festival

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · Lakeland Pig Festival

Consistency

±12.79

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 172.45 · weakest Pork (166.94)

Road miles

1,065

across 5 mapped stops · furthest 1,064 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

Purse competed for

$136K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

677.06 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

691.3600 career-best overall

96.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 691.3600 at Lakeland Pig Festival — 96.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jan 24, 2025

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.5 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.50 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 0%.

Pork avg 166.94
Chicken avg 172.45
1 call in 5 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of K & E's Little Smokers in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Lakeland Pig Festival (Jan 24, 2025).

last seen Jan 27, 2023
back Jan 24, 2025

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The teams rated closest to TRAEGER X WHISKEY BENT BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BAYOU STYLE BBQ

#2,509 of the rated field

1520 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1534

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to TRAEGER X WHISKEY BENT BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TRAEGER X WHISKEY BENT BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2021

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JACK'S OLD SOUTH

#2,500 of the rated field

1520 power rating

Contests: 115
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1698

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to TRAEGER X WHISKEY BENT BBQ)

They've been 1698 at their best, 178 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 109 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2025

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Smokin Co BBQ

#2,504 of the rated field

1520 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1520

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before TRAEGER X WHISKEY BENT BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

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The BBQ JEDI

#2,513 of the rated field

1520 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1522

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Apr 7, 2017

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TORNADO ALLEY

#2,511 of the rated field

1520 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1520

Level with TRAEGER X WHISKEY BENT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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1752 BARBECUE

#2,495 of the rated field

1520 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1521

They were already cooking in 2014, 7 years before TRAEGER X WHISKEY BENT BBQ's first contest.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	0	0	175.4172	167.4288	172.45	top 37%
Pork Ribs	5	1	1	176.5716	157.0744	169.22	top 45%
Pork	5	1	1	179.4400	160.5256	166.94	top 60%
Brisket	5	1	0	174.8572	158.2628	168.44	top 44%

“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 state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
FL	4	0	top 48%
KS	1	0	top 11%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Lakeland Pig Festival	4	17	0	top 48%	Jan 22, 2026

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in FL 4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 2 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 696 finished ahead 570 times, behind 296

Longest layoff 2 yrs Jan 27, 2023 → Jan 24, 2025

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

20261 milestone

Jan 22 Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival

20253 milestones

Jan 24 Career-best overall score691.3600 Lakeland Pig Festival
Jan 24 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 Lakeland Pig Festival
Jan 24 Peak power rating (1529) Lakeland Pig Festival

20221 milestone

Jan 28 First call Lakeland Pig Festival

20212 milestones

Sep 16 First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
Sep 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score499.3256 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.9	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	Sep 16, 2021
+7.4	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 28, 2022
+5.1	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 24, 2025
+3.8	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 27, 2023

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.4	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 22, 2026

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0%	top 75%	93.3%	93.3%
2025	1	100%	top 43%	96%	96%
2023	1	100%	top 45%	94.8%	94.8%
2022	1	100%	top 30%	95.1%	95.1%
2021	1	0%	top 11%	92.5%	92.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jan 22, 2026	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	47 / 63 (671.8740)	20 (175.4056)	21 (174.2628)	52 (163.9428)	55 (158.2628)
Jan 24, 2025	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	17 / 40 (691.3600)	26 (169.1200)	27 (168.5256)	2 (179.4400)	13 (174.2744)
Jan 27, 2023	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	23 / 51 (682.8120)	12 (175.4172)	3 (176.5716)	38 (165.7144)	31 (165.1088)
Jan 28, 2022	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	18 / 60 (684.5032)	12 (174.8688)	21 (169.6800)	42 (165.0972)	7 (174.8572)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	51 / 467 (499.3256)	200 (167.4288)	381 (157.0744)	323 (160.5256)	120 (169.7144)

TRAEGER X WHISKEY BENT BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

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 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)