BRAZEN BARREL BBQ

BRAZEN BARREL BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 22 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 7th of 58 at the Minnesota in May (2025). They are ranked #2733 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,733

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1513

peak 1521 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 2, 2023

latest Jul 10, 2026 · 3.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#243

Backyard 2025 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

5% of 22 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

684.4684 / 720

Master · Original SD BBQ Championships

Perfect 180s

Current form

673.15 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 666.35 (+6.79)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Chicken · Minnesota in May

Consistency

±10.27

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.73 · weakest Brisket (166.10)

Road miles

1,830

across 22 mapped stops · furthest 226 mi

Schedule strength

74%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1594)

Purse competed for

$142K

listed at 20 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 13 state-championship entries

Master avg

666.35 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

343.41 / 360

1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

684.4684 career-best overall

95.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 684.4684 at Original SD BBQ Championships — 95.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 5, 2026

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Sheyenne BBQ has finished one call ahead of BRAZEN BARREL BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2025 their best year

2025 was the year it came together: 8 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 50%.

8 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 50%

A tough matchup

12–1 behind in the head-to-head

RUM N' SMOKE BBQ ahead in 92% of their meetings

RUM N' SMOKE BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 13 shared contests.

A strong matchup

8–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Prairie Smoke BBQ in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

16 of 19 shared pork ribs entries lost

RUM N' SMOKE BBQ ahead 84% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, RUM N' SMOKE BBQ has out-cooked them in 16 of 19 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Sheyenne BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The metronome

±1.57% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.57% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.8% of a perfect score
22 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Original SD BBQ Championships every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 18th

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	#606 (236 pts)	#770 (176 pts)	#391 (605 pts)	#571 (281 pts)	#529 (321 pts)
2025 ↗	Backyard	#243 (165 pts)	#189 (260 pts)	#211 (230 pts)	—	—
2025 ↗	Master	#564 (296 pts)	#649 (276 pts)	#354 (734 pts)	#520 (361 pts)	#432 (506 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#731 (193 pts)	#783 (193 pts)	#471 (505 pts)	#677 (248 pts)	#577 (328 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1319 (60 pts)	#860 (202 pts)	#1159 (95 pts)	#1296 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BRAZEN BARREL BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

PURE SMOKE

#2,753 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1512

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to BRAZEN BARREL BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jun 5, 2026

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Tender Racks N' Smokin Butts

#2,739 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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Twin States BBQ

#2,734 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1513

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before BRAZEN BARREL BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

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HILLBILLY SHEEK

#2,746 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1517

Fewer contests behind them than BRAZEN BARREL BBQ has cooked, 13 to 22, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2019

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Rubmaster BBQ-Team

#2,752 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1536

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 21% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jul 6, 2019

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RUB N TUG BBQ

#2,736 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1526

They were already cooking in 2013, 10 years before BRAZEN BARREL BBQ's first contest.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2015

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SPITFIRE	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
RUM N' SMOKE BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
Sheyenne BBQ	12	7	5	58%	⚔ compare
OWENS BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
Sugar Shack	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
MadChad's BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
Dirty Little Pigs BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
RUB MY RACK	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
Mr. Dudes BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
Prairie Smoke BBQ	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare
BURNT TREES BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
SIN CIRCLE BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	2	1	178.2972	161.6456	166.83	top 64%
Pork Ribs	21	7	0	174.2744	156.5028	167.73	top 50%
Pork	12	1	0	174.2628	157.0856	166.73	top 58%
Brisket	12	2	1	176.5600	150.1940	166.10	top 52%

“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
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 78%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 44%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MN	5	top 68%
SD	5	top 58%
ND	3	top 48%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Original SD BBQ Championships	4	18	top 54%	Jun 5, 2026
ND BBQ Championship	3	21	top 48%	May 1, 2026
KTD Smokn' Gobbler	2	20	top 82%	Jul 10, 2026
KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off	2	27	top 82%	Jul 12, 2024

More numbers

Busiest season 2025 8 contests

Contests a season 5.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MN 9 of 22 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 6 4 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 21 entries · 0 wins · 7 calls

Opponents faced 256 finished ahead 295 times, behind 311

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

20263 milestones

Jun 5 Career-best overall score684.4684 Original SD BBQ Championships
Jun 5 Peak power rating (1521) Original SD BBQ Championships
Jul 10 Most recent contest KTD Smokn' Gobbler

20253 milestones

May 9 First overall top-10 Minnesota in May
May 9 10th tracked contest Minnesota in May
May 9 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 Minnesota in May

20233 milestones

Jun 2 First tracked contest Original SD BBQ Championships
Jun 2 First call Original SD BBQ Championships
Jun 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.2456 Original SD BBQ Championships

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.8	Minnesota in May	May 9, 2025
+8.8	Original SD BBQ Championships	Jun 5, 2026
+8.5	ND BBQ Championship	May 1, 2026
+5.5	Original SD BBQ Championships	Jun 6, 2025
+5.4	ND BBQ Championship	Oct 3, 2025

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.8	KTD Smokn' Gobbler	Jul 10, 2026
-6.1	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off	Jul 14, 2023
-4.6	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off	Jul 12, 2024
-3.7	Original SD BBQ Championships	Jun 2, 2023
-3.2	KTD Smokn' Gobbler	Jul 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	6	0	50%	top 54%	95.1%	93.7%
2025	8	1	63%	top 50%	95.4%	93.6%
2024	5	0	40%	top 69%	92.8%	91.9%
2023	3	0	33%	top 78%	90.8%	90.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 10, 2026	KTD Smokn' Gobbler 🏅 Worthington, MN	29 / 33 (659.8168)	31 (161.6456)	—	26 (163.9656)	29 (159.3484)
Jul 10, 2026	KTD Smokn' Gobbler (ONE MEAT RIBS) Worthington, MN	—	—	7 (165.6916)	—	—
Jun 5, 2026	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	18 / 48 (684.4684)	25 (169.1084)	36 (167.9772)	14 (174.2628)	15 (173.1200)
Jun 5, 2026	Original SD BBQ Championships (ONE MEAT RIBS) Huron, SD	—	—	6 (172.5600)	—	—
May 1, 2026	ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND	25 / 71 (679.3600)	32 (169.7144)	20 (171.4172)	32 (169.6800)	28 (168.5484)
May 1, 2026	ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fargo, ND	—	—	6 (172.5600)	—	—
Oct 3, 2025	ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND	21 / 46 (671.9200)	20 (169.1200)	22 (167.4172)	31 (164.5256)	10 (170.8572)
Oct 3, 2025	ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fargo, ND	—	—	21 (156.5256)	—	—
Aug 29, 2025	SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 🏅 Brandon, SD	31 / 44 (670.1716)	39 (162.8460)	30 (167.3828)	9 (173.7028)	26 (166.2400)
Jul 11, 2025	KTD Smokn' Gobbler 🏅 Worthington, MN	20 / 26 (662.6856)	21 (163.3944)	14 (167.3944)	16 (168.5256)	20 (163.3712)
Jun 6, 2025	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	21 / 48 (678.1600)	42 (163.3944)	9 (174.2744)	36 (163.9312)	3 (176.5600)
Jun 5, 2025	Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD	—	—	11 (170.2744)	—	—
May 9, 2025	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	7 / 58 (343.4056)	2 (178.2972)	22 (165.1084)	—	—
May 9, 2025	Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN	—	—	8 (174.2744)	—	—
Sep 27, 2024	ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND	30 / 47 (656.3768)	38 (162.2400)	43 (156.5028)	22 (165.6684)	14 (171.9656)
Jul 12, 2024	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	27 / 34 (660.4684)	27 (166.8572)	16 (168)	33 (157.0856)	18 (168.5256)
Jul 12, 2024	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Worthington, MN	—	—	6 (173.1432)	—	—
Jun 7, 2024	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	22 / 34 (667.9544)	22 (166.8344)	29 (161.7256)	14 (170.2628)	13 (169.1316)
Jun 7, 2024	Original SD BBQ Championships (ONE MEAT RIBS) Huron, SD	—	—	9 (166.2284)	—	—
Jul 14, 2023	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	33 / 39 (653.6116)	36 (162.2400)	19 (167.4516)	18 (168.5600)	34 (155.3600)
Jul 14, 2023	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-of (ONE MEAT RIBS) Worthington, MN	—	—	11 (169.1200)	—	—
Jun 2, 2023	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	28 / 39 (651.2456)	6 (173.1200)	18 (167.3944)	35 (160.5372)	37 (150.1940)

BRAZEN BARREL 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

Backyard avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)