The heartbreaker
Came within 0.6056 points of the Grand Championship at The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 (Sep 18, 2020).
Chingon BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 44 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2025. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (2022), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #482 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1020 (60 pts) | #1093 (60 pts) | #1161 (60 pts) | #1067 (60 pts) | #1051 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #111 (1,462 pts) | #200 (1,072 pts) | #160 (1,239 pts) | #55 (1,732 pts) | #165 (1,187 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #96 (1,489 pts) | #84 (1,514 pts) | #64 (1,701 pts) | #78 (1,594 pts) | #72 (1,604 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #98 (1,004 pts) | #51 (1,364 pts) | #123 (859 pts) | #164 (704 pts) | #162 (714 pts) |
The teams rated closest to Chingon BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
These two have cooked 13 of the same contests — RUB MY RACK ahead 8–5 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-headCareers of much the same size, 51 contests to 44, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersThis is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headTheir rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 77 contests, alongside a 30% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-headLevel with Chingon BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headThey were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Chingon BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA PASADITA | 29 | 17 | 12 | 59% | ⚔ compare |
| Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas | 25 | 17 | 8 | 68% | ⚔ compare |
| LC BBQ | 22 | 12 | 10 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | 22 | 11 | 11 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 20 | 7 | 13 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| Rio Valley Meat BBQ | 20 | 6 | 14 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 19 | 7 | 12 | 37% | ⚔ compare |
| TINY E BBQ | 18 | 8 | 10 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | 18 | 8 | 10 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 18 | 6 | 12 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| TEXAS OIL DUST | 17 | 13 | 4 | 76% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoking OCD | 17 | 13 | 4 | 76% | ⚔ compare |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 17 | 7 | 10 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | 16 | 11 | 5 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| Texas Smoke Whisperer | 16 | 8 | 8 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 40 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 180 🔥 | 149.6684 | 170.22 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 41 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 177.7144 | 154.7772 | 170.39 | top 37% |
| Pork | 37 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 180 🔥 | 153.1084 | 170.79 | top 35% |
| Brisket | 40 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 176.5944 | 153.0744 | 168.55 | top 41% |
“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.
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 0 | top 30% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 35% |
| Large (40+) | 25 | 1 | top 31% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 18% | Sep 27, 2023 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2 | 166 | 0 | top 53% | Sep 29, 2022 |
| Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 56% | May 6, 2022 |
| Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 31% | Aug 20, 2021 |
| Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 25% | May 15, 2021 |
| Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 24% | Mar 20, 2021 |
| Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 33% | Mar 19, 2021 |
| McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 2) | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 41% | Nov 21, 2020 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +20.8 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 | Sep 18, 2020 |
| +15.6 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 | Oct 24, 2020 |
| +15.3 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 | Sep 19, 2020 |
| +13.4 | Pork-A-Palooza | Apr 15, 2022 |
| +12 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | Jul 10, 2020 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.4 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
| -10.4 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | May 6, 2022 |
| -7.5 | BBQ Jackpot | Nov 21, 2025 |
| -5.9 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff | Mar 28, 2025 |
| -4.2 | BooBQ BarBQ'N for Boobies | Oct 7, 2022 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 45% | 96.5% | 94.3% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 9% | 96.7% | 96.7% |
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 70% | top 28% | 97% | 94.6% |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 56% | top 33% | 96.5% | 94.1% |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 80% | top 31% | 96.7% | 95.2% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 34% | 94.7% | 93.1% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2025 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 55 / 90 (676.9940) | 59 (167.9772) | 58 (168.5256) | 53 (169.6684) | 38 (170.8228) |
| May 2, 2025 | The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands Ruidoso Downs, NM | 7 / 30 (694.8000) | 4 (177.7028) | 16 (171.9656) | 5 (177.7144) | 19 (167.4172) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 24 / 48 (664.9596) | 24 (166.2284) | 6 (173.7028) | 23 (169.6684) | 32 (155.3600) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 20 / 211 (695.9084) | 125 (169.6800) | 91 (171.9656) | 1 (180) | 45 (174.2628) |
| Oct 7, 2022 | BooBQ BarBQ'N for Boobies Tomball, TX | 8 / 17 (673.0400) | 12 (161.6684) | 13 (164.5372) | 2 (178.8572) | 7 (167.9772) |
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 166 / 505 (677.6568) | 331 (164.5140) | 209 (168.5600) | 132 (171.9656) | 77 (172.6172) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS | 64 / 249 (689.0508) | 143 (170.8112) | 56 (173.7256) | 160 (169.1084) | 32 (175.4056) |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 4 / 59 (689.6800) | 16 (168.5828) | 3 (176.5716) | 7 (173.1200) | 10 (171.4056) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Lake Murvaul BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Carthage, TX | 6 / 16 (686.2288) | 8 (170.2628) | 9 (168.5716) | 2 (174.2744) | 4 (173.1200) |
| May 6, 2022 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 22 / 33 (658.1368) | 15 (169.1200) | 26 (158.2400) | 9 (170.2856) | 24 (160.4912) |
| Apr 15, 2022 | Pork-A-Palooza 🏅 Weatherford, OK | 3 / 29 (693.0856) | 9 (175.4056) | 13 (169.6800) | 2 (178.8572) | 12 (169.1428) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 1 / 56 (698.2284) | 8 (173.7028) | 1 (177.7028) | 12 (172.5600) | 5 (174.2628) |
| Mar 19, 2022 | Inaugural Yellow City BBQ Shootout 🏅 Amarillo, TX | 4 / 17 (663.2568) | 9 (165.6800) | 8 (166.2628) | 6 (165.0972) | 5 (166.2168) |
| Nov 13, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational unrated Shawnee, OK | 27 / 92 (693.6112) | 42 (174.2628) | 44 (173.1200) | 1 (180) | 72 (166.2284) |
| Nov 11, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open unrated Shawnee, OK | 50 / 111 (680.4568) | 22 (174.2628) | 48 (170.2628) | 56 (170.8456) | 82 (165.0856) |
| Nov 11, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary unrated Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 345 / 467 (641.5884) | 422 (151.9656) | 314 (162.2744) | 221 (165.7028) | 278 (161.6456) |
| Sep 4, 2021 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 4 / 25 (694.1940) | 1 (177.7028) | 10 (172.5484) | 15 (169.6684) | 5 (174.2744) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 13 / 43 (673.0740) | 27 (158.2856) | 15 (167.3828) | 9 (172) | 3 (175.4056) |
| Aug 6, 2021 | SLV Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 18 / 42 (670.9028) | 27 (165.1312) | 25 (166.2972) | 15 (172) | 15 (167.4744) |
| May 15, 2021 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 3 / 22 (693.0744) | 3 (176.5600) | 1 (177.7144) | 3 (173.1200) | 10 (165.6800) |
| May 14, 2021 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 12 / 33 (675.8856) | 5 (177.1428) | 17 (165.0856) | 19 (165.1316) | 10 (168.5256) |
| May 7, 2021 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 16 / 35 (655.3140) | 31 (149.6684) | 10 (169.6800) | 2 (173.7372) | 15 (162.2284) |
| Apr 23, 2021 | 16th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 17 / 41 (676.9940) | 22 (169.1200) | 7 (171.9656) | 9 (174.2628) | 31 (161.6456) |
| Apr 9, 2021 | High Plains Wine, Brews & BBQ Cook Off Lubbock, TX | 2 / 18 (694.8228) | 2 (178.2972) | 10 (170.8228) | 3 (176) | 6 (169.7028) |
| Mar 20, 2021 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 18 / 50 (686.8000) | 14 (174.8456) | 1 (177.1544) | 39 (167.4172) | 31 (167.3828) |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 13 / 56 (688.4684) | 11 (175.4172) | 11 (173.7028) | 21 (170.8228) | 35 (168.5256) |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Contest Ribs Shawnee, OK | — | — | 20 (166.8228) | — | — |
| Jan 29, 2021 | Humble BBQ Cook Off Humble, TX | 26 / 113 (655.3140) | 11 (170.2628) | 16 (170.2628) | 58 (153.1084) | 34 (161.6800) |
| Nov 21, 2020 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 Waco, TX | 8 / 25 (686.8112) | 22 (168.5600) | 2 (177.1428) | 21 (164.5256) | 1 (176.5828) |
| Nov 20, 2020 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Waco, TX | 13 / 26 (683.3256) | 20 (162.8000) | 13 (169.7028) | 3 (176.5600) | 3 (174.2628) |
| Oct 30, 2020 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 48 / 93 (673.5656) | 83 (162.2284) | 20 (173.1200) | 62 (166.2400) | 24 (171.9772) |
| Oct 24, 2020 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 7 / 58 (696.5028) | 4 (180) | 25 (171.4172) | — | 36 (169.6684) |
| Oct 23, 2020 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 27 / 64 (685.0400) | 20 (174.2628) | 30 (169.6800) | — | 42 (166.8344) |
| Sep 19, 2020 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 10 / 56 (691.4172) | 3 (177.7028) | 9 (174.8572) | 18 (173.1200) | 37 (165.7372) |
| Sep 18, 2020 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 2 / 56 (696.5144) | 1 (178.8572) | 7 (174.8572) | 11 (174.2628) | 36 (168.5372) |
| Sep 5, 2020 | S.T.A.R Brews & Q 🏅 Lake City, CO | 6 / 19 (683.3372) | 2 (175.4172) | 10 (169.1316) | 13 (163.3712) | 4 (175.4172) |
| Aug 7, 2020 | 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK | 24 / 54 (668.4912) | 32 (165.7144) | 27 (166.2512) | — | 8 (172) |
| Jul 10, 2020 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS | 17 / 61 (686.2516) | 5 (175.4400) | 7 (176.5716) | 28 (169.6800) | 42 (164.5600) |
| Nov 15, 2019 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ Belton, TX | 13 / 24 (662.1828) | 4 (173.1428) | 7 (169.1200) | 11 (166.8456) | 22 (153.0744) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 69 / 468 (681.6572) | 211 (166.8228) | 48 (174.2628) | 269 (163.9772) | 21 (176.5944) |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 20 / 62 (666.7884) | 7 (173.7028) | 44 (154.7772) | 24 (165.7256) | 8 (172.5828) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.