Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.
- Pork Ribs ×1
Broken Bottle BBQ
Broken Bottle BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 45 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 32 at the McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL) (2017), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #873 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1619
peak 1632 · rated over 45 contests
Contests
45
in the data
First seen
Aug 21, 2015
latest Jun 26, 2026 · 10.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
3
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
13% of 45 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
681.38 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 670.04 (+11.35)
Walk rate
64%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.33
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.34 · weakest Chicken (166.11)
Road miles
3,846
across 45 mapped stops · furthest 1,056 mi
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)
Purse competed for
$374K
listed at 27 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 29 state-championship entries
Master avg
670.04 / 720
45 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 | #658 (195 pts) | #754 (180 pts) | #718 (225 pts) | #709 (180 pts) | #556 (295 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #726 (180 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #940 (145 pts) | #668 (245 pts) | #648 (245 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #494 (380 pts) | #605 (310 pts) | #509 (465 pts) | #503 (400 pts) | #473 (455 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #563 (310 pts) | #625 (295 pts) | #614 (350 pts) | #447 (465 pts) | #327 (670 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #705 (445 pts) | #773 (425 pts) | #803 (400 pts) | #654 (510 pts) | #679 (495 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Broken Bottle BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
26 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#876 of the rated field
- Contests
- 91
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 31%
- Peak
- 1695
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Broken Bottle BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Broken Bottle BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#871 of the rated field
- Contests
- 100
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1719
4–13 in 17 shared contests (24% to Broken Bottle BBQ)
They've been 1719 at their best, 99 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#874 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1619
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Broken Bottle BBQ)
Fewer contests behind them than Broken Bottle BBQ has cooked, 14 to 45, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#870 of the rated field
- Contests
- 54
- GCs
- 4
- Top-10s
- 35%
- Peak
- 1684
Their rating is built on 4 Grand Championships in 54 contests, alongside a 35% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#875 of the rated field
- Contests
- 41
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 46%
- Peak
- 1652
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Broken Bottle BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#872 of the rated field
- Contests
- 29
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 41%
- Peak
- 1637
Level with Broken Bottle BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLAPS BBQ | 31 | 1 | 30 | 3% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 27 | 2 | 25 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 21 | 5 | 16 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 19 | 9 | 10 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 19 | 6 | 13 | 32% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH i QUE | 19 | 1 | 18 | 5% | ⚔ compare |
| POWER I BBQ | 17 | 15 | 2 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Fat&Dumb BBQ | 17 | 4 | 13 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 16 | 3 | 13 | 19% | ⚔ compare |
| MAD MUTT'S BBQ | 16 | 2 | 14 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Hoggy Style BBQ | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 15 | 2 | 13 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Rib doctor | 14 | 14 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Four Men and A Pig | 14 | 7 | 7 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| B&D BBQ | 13 | 13 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 45 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 147.4400 | 166.11 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 45 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 180 🔥 | 152.5028 | 167.63 | top 41% |
| Pork | 45 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 178.2972 | 146.2628 | 168.34 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 45 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 178.8800 | 152.5256 | 167.96 | top 37% |
“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) | 15 | 0 | top 51% |
| Large (40+) | 30 | 0 | top 35% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 6 | 18 | 0 | top 19% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers | 3 | 8 | 0 | top 20% | Sep 26, 2025 |
| Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) | 3 | 14 | 0 | top 50% | Apr 22, 2022 |
| Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 38% | Jul 23, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
6 contests
Contests a season
4.1
across 11 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
32 of 45 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
35
4 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,618
finished ahead 2,426 times, behind 1,619
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
Sep 12, 2019 → Jun 25, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20251 milestone
- Peak power rating (1632) Shawnee Great Grillers
20222 milestones
- First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL)
- Career-best overall score695.3944 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
20211 milestone
- 25th tracked contest Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash
20174 milestones
- First overall podium McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL)
- First Reserve Championship McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL)
- 10th tracked contest Racing for the BBQ
- First category win (Brisket) East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
20154 milestones
- First tracked contest Holy Smoke BBQ Contest
- First call Holy Smoke BBQ Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.6228 Holy Smoke BBQ Contest
- First overall top-10 Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.9 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL) | Jun 2, 2017 |
| +14.4 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | Jul 23, 2022 |
| +11.3 | Racing for the BBQ | Jul 28, 2017 |
| +10.8 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2017 |
| +10.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.3 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 22, 2026 |
| -12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
| -11.2 | VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits | Apr 5, 2019 |
| -7.8 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual | May 31, 2024 |
| -7.1 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash | Aug 13, 2021 |
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
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 93.2% | 93% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 19% | 95.4% | 95.3% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75% | top 36% | 96.6% | 94% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 40% | 94.8% | 93.6% |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 83% | top 33% | 96.6% | 94.4% |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 45% | 93.9% | 92.8% |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17% | top 58% | 93.2% | 90.5% |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60% | top 44% | 93.3% | 92.3% |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 83% | top 23% | 95.5% | 93.4% |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 50% | 94% | 93.1% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 93.6% | 93% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 51 / 157 (667.8740) | 77 (165.0856) | 125 (157.1084) | 29 (173.1200) | 19 (172.5600) |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 48 / 63 (670.7200) | 38 (170.2744) | 16 (175.4056) | 56 (158.8000) | 46 (166.2400) |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 16 / 67 (686.2056) | 37 (166.8228) | 20 (171.9656) | 9 (175.4400) | 17 (171.9772) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 22 / 159 (686.7884) | 52 (168.5600) | 68 (167.3712) | 17 (175.4516) | 9 (175.4056) |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 8 / 73 (695.3368) | 11 (174.8456) | 4 (176.5600) | 11 (175.4056) | 21 (168.5256) |
| Aug 16, 2024 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 37 / 65 (673.0404) | 45 (165.0972) | 27 (170.2860) | 49 (164.5372) | 22 (173.1200) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 18 / 172 (681.1316) | 71 (165.1544) | 73 (164.5716) | 14 (174.8456) | 5 (176.5600) |
| May 31, 2024 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS | 23 / 35 (657.0400) | 34 (148.5488) | 10 (172) | 18 (167.3828) | 14 (169.1084) |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 18 / 73 (682.7540) | 57 (159.9312) | 28 (169.1200) | 5 (177.7028) | 4 (176) |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS | 17 / 25 (666.7200) | 12 (170.8228) | 18 (162.2516) | 14 (166.2628) | 15 (167.3828) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 36 / 167 (673.0628) | 41 (169.6800) | 80 (163.9772) | 105 (161.7028) | 3 (177.7028) |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 24 / 51 (674.1828) | 41 (155.9200) | 9 (174.2628) | 14 (171.4400) | 12 (172.5600) |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 8 / 87 (695.3944) | 24 (170.8456) | 22 (171.9772) | 6 (178.2972) | 10 (174.2744) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 22 / 48 (676.4340) | 26 (165.6800) | 9 (171.9656) | 25 (167.3828) | 17 (171.4056) |
| Jul 23, 2022 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 3 / 26 (691.9772) | 19 (166.8572) | 12 (170.8228) | 1 (178.2972) | 3 (176) |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 18 / 28 (665.0400) | 14 (170.2972) | 26 (158.8000) | 12 (169.1200) | 14 (166.8228) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 18 / 164 (679.4628) | 56 (166.2628) | 10 (173.1772) | 32 (170.8800) | 31 (169.1428) |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 20 / 35 (670.1712) | 27 (160.5256) | 1 (180) | 26 (163.4056) | 23 (166.2400) |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 14 / 27 (672.4800) | 15 (164.5256) | 16 (162.2744) | 12 (170.2628) | 3 (175.4172) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 175 / 467 (668.5716) | 412 (152.5600) | 107 (170.8800) | 40 (174.8572) | 108 (170.2744) |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO | 19 / 25 (655.3256) | 21 (159.4172) | 12 (168.5600) | 17 (164.5484) | 18 (162.8000) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 21 / 145 (675.9544) | 6 (174.3200) | 46 (166.2744) | 71 (162.2400) | 11 (173.1200) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 371 / 468 (633.6000) | 364 (158.8228) | 269 (163.9888) | 444 (146.2628) | 224 (164.5256) |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Smokin on the Summit 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 16 / 35 (671.3256) | 27 (159.3600) | 17 (167.4284) | 8 (174.8572) | 11 (169.6800) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 42 / 183 (658.6968) | 85 (161.6572) | 79 (162.8456) | 21 (171.9656) | 80 (162.2284) |
| May 10, 2019 | Grasshopper '19 🏅 DeSoto, KS | 39 / 53 (654.6968) | 24 (170.8228) | 33 (165.1428) | 38 (164.5256) | 46 (154.2056) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 17 / 42 (664.4684) | 13 (172.5600) | 33 (157.0856) | 24 (165.7028) | 12 (169.1200) |
| Apr 5, 2019 | VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits 🏅 Overland Park, KS | 44 / 53 (625.6000) | 50 (147.4400) | 44 (154.2628) | 19 (167.9772) | 43 (155.9200) |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS | 29 / 68 (671.8396) | 11 (174.2628) | 10 (175.4172) | 29 (167.4056) | 56 (154.7540) |
| Jul 27, 2018 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS | 14 / 27 (665.0396) | 10 (171.4056) | 7 (171.4400) | 14 (169.6684) | 26 (152.5256) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 16 / 185 (668.4800) | 23 (168.5372) | 112 (157.1200) | 10 (173.7144) | 21 (169.1084) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS | 21 / 36 (661.6344) | 19 (164.0116) | 22 (165.1200) | 18 (165.6800) | 14 (166.8228) |
| Apr 20, 2018 | 10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 26 / 46 (654.1488) | 27 (163.9544) | 34 (160.5372) | 33 (159.3828) | 14 (170.2744) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 27 / 76 (670.7996) | 11 (172.5484) | 5 (174.2972) | 40 (164.5484) | 42 (159.4056) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 20 / 57 (663.2796) | 28 (161.6340) | 48 (152.5028) | 18 (170.2628) | 1 (178.8800) |
| Jul 28, 2017 | Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 10 / 54 (687.3712) | 4 (176.5600) | 14 (172) | 28 (167.9656) | 15 (170.8456) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 19 / 184 (662.3084) | 71 (160.6056) | 11 (171.9772) | 80 (161.7028) | 29 (168.0228) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS | 2 / 32 (678.8912) | 4 (172.5600) | 12 (167.4744) | 3 (174.8800) | 16 (163.9768) |
| Apr 21, 2017 | 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 22 / 64 (671.8856) | 14 (170.8456) | 39 (161.0972) | 9 (173.1200) | 25 (166.8228) |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS | 25 / 33 (658.7544) | 28 (162.2400) | 4 (176.0344) | 25 (165.1200) | 28 (155.3600) |
| Jul 15, 2016 | Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ Burlington, KS | 16 / 46 (674.8456) | 14 (169.1544) | 31 (164) | 11 (172.5600) | 14 (169.1312) |
| Jun 11, 2016 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS | 16 / 29 (671.4284) | 15 (169.6684) | 9 (170.3200) | 21 (163.4400) | 12 (168) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 20 / 60 (677.0740) | 33 (166.2284) | 8 (174.2744) | 38 (163.4168) | 5 (173.1544) |
| Oct 16, 2015 | Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS | 10 / 25 (666.2400) | 6 (171.9656) | 7 (168.5600) | 8 (169.7600) | 19 (155.9544) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO | 12 / 28 (673.6228) | 5 (176) | 9 (170.8228) | 26 (159.9772) | 13 (166.8228) |