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Chingon BBQ

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.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#482
of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1680
peak 1692 · rated over 36 contests5 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

44
in the data

First seen

Aug 23, 2019
latest Nov 21, 2025 · 6.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#96
Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

1
2 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

8
23 podiums

Overall top-10s

15
34% of 44 contests

Best top-10 run

3
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 32%
overall standings

Best overall

698.2284 / 720

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Current form

681.14 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 680.09 (+1.06)

Walk rate

66%
contests with a top-10 call

Consistency

±13.66
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork
avg 170.79 · weakest Brisket (168.55)

Road miles

13,110
across 44 mapped stops · furthest 956 mi

Schedule strength

83%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1611)

Purse competed for

$495K
listed at 31 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅
won from 28 state-championship entries

Master avg

680.09 / 720
40 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (19 found in their record)

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

Among the elite

#482 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 7% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1680 puts them #482 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 7% of the field.

  • rating 1680
  • peak 1692
  • 36 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

3 perfect 180s

3 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

  • Pork ×2
  • Chicken ×1

Against the odds

13-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 87 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (Apr 1, 2022) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 13-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, GETTIN' BASTED.

Giant slayer

56 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 56-team field at Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off.

  • Apr 1, 2022

They almost always walk

66% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 29 of 44 contests

A top-10 category call in 66% of their 44 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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High-water mark

698.2284 career-best overall

97.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 698.2284 at Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off — 97.0% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Apr 1, 2022

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 28 entries at contests carrying the title.

  • 28 state-championship entries

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SCOTTS BBQ SHACK has finished one call ahead of Chingon BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

14–6 behind in the head-to-head

Rio Valley Meat BBQ ahead in 70% of their meetings

Rio Valley Meat BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 20 shared contests.

The drought

13 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off on Apr 1, 2022 — 13 contests and 4.5 years ago.

  • last GC Apr 1, 2022
  • 4.5 years ago

A strong matchup

13–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 76% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TEXAS OIL DUST in 13 of their 17 shared contests.

The comeback

1.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.5 years, then back at Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff (Mar 28, 2025).

  • last seen Sep 27, 2023
  • back Mar 28, 2025

They cook the hard rooms

1611 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 83% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1611 power rating — a tougher draw than 83% of every rated contest in the data.

  • 36 rated contests

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

LC BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

An April team

Top 16% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 16% across 4 contests, versus top 32% the rest of the year.

  • 4 April contests
  • top 32% the rest of the year

The long haul

13,110 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 13,110 miles across 44 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 956 miles to BBQ Jackpot.

  • 44 mapped stops
  • furthest 956 mi

The metronome

±1.90% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.90% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 94.5% of a perfect score
  • 44 contests

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

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

RUB MY RACK
#483 of the rated field
1680 power rating
Contests
143
GCs
8
Top-10s
32%
Peak
1775
5–8 in 13 shared contests (38% to Chingon BBQ)

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.

  • rated over 126 contests
  • last seen Sep 25, 2026
⚔ Head-to-head
Barbecoa BBQ Team
#481 of the rated field
1681 power rating
Contests
51
GCs
2
Top-10s
86%
Peak
1697

Careers of much the same size, 51 contests to 44, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 49 contests
  • last seen Aug 22, 2026
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Smoke324
#487 of the rated field
1679 ▼ 1 power rating
Contests
25
GCs
3
Top-10s
72%
Peak
1679
3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to Chingon BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 21 contests
  • last seen Sep 4, 2026
  • on a 7-contest top-10 run
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Barking Dog BBQ
#478 of the rated field
1682 ▲ 1 power rating
Contests
77
GCs
1
Top-10s
30%
Peak
1703
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to Chingon BBQ)

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 77 contests, alongside a 30% overall top-10 rate.

  • rated over 68 contests
  • last seen Sep 18, 2026
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MACHETE BOYS BBQ
#480 of the rated field
1681 ▲ 1 power rating
Contests
119
GCs
3
Top-10s
30%
Peak
1739
3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to Chingon BBQ)

Level with Chingon BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 110 contests
  • last seen Sep 4, 2026
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A Boy & His BBQ
#485 of the rated field
1680 ▼ 1 power rating
Contests
39
GCs
2
Top-10s
46%
Peak
1702

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Chingon BBQ's first contest.

  • rated over 37 contests
  • last seen Nov 5, 2025
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin 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

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg 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.

By field size and state

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)50top 30%
Medium (20–39)100top 35%
Large (40+)251top 31%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
TX151top 30%
OK110top 28%
KS70top 34%
CO40top 47%
NV10top 61%
NM10top 23%
NE10top 16%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast 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

More numbers

Busiest season 2021 16 contests
Contests a season 7.3 across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in TX 15 of 44 contests · 7 states in all
Contests visited 32 8 of them more than once
Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 41 entries · 3 wins · 17 calls
First title Apr 1, 2022 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
Opponents faced 1,501 finished ahead 2,256 times, behind 1,286
Longest layoff 1.5 yrs Sep 27, 2023 → Mar 28, 2025

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

20251 milestone
  1. Most recent contest BBQ Jackpot
20225 milestones
  1. First Grand Championship Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
  2. First state championship Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
  3. Biggest field won (56 teams) Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
  4. Career-best overall score698.2284 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
  5. Peak power rating (1692) Pork-A-Palooza
20211 milestone
  1. 25th tracked contest Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge
20206 milestones
  1. First overall top-10 S.T.A.R Brews & Q
  2. First category win (Chicken) The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1
  3. First overall podium The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1
  4. First Reserve Championship The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1
  5. First perfect 180 (Chicken) Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2
  6. 10th tracked contest Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2
20193 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship
  2. First call Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship
  3. First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.7884 Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+20.8The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1Sep 18, 2020
+15.6Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2Oct 24, 2020
+15.3The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2Sep 19, 2020
+13.4Pork-A-PaloozaApr 15, 2022
+12Keepers of the Fire BBQ ContestJul 10, 2020

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-14.4American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTESTSep 16, 2021
-10.4Wild West BBQ Cook-OffMay 6, 2022
-7.5BBQ JackpotNov 21, 2025
-5.9Cedar Fest BBQ CookoffMar 28, 2025
-4.2BooBQ BarBQ'N for BoobiesOct 7, 2022

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20253010 67% top 45% 96.5% 94.3%
20232001 50% top 9% 96.7% 96.7%
202210161 70% top 28% 97% 94.6%
202116034 56% top 33% 96.5% 94.1%
202010052 80% top 31% 96.7% 95.2%
20193000 67% top 34% 94.7% 93.1%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
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.

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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