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.
- Pork ×1
5XL BBQ
5XL BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 7th of 12 at the NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship (2026). They are ranked #3686 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1490
peak 1490 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Jan 17, 2025
latest Sep 18, 2026 · 1.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
22% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
685.32 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 679.80 (+5.52)
Walk rate
56%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.46
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.50 · weakest Brisket (167.92)
Road miles
2,677
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 439 mi
Schedule strength
67%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)
Purse competed for
$119K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 9 state-championship entries
Master avg
679.80 / 720
9 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 | #397 (495 pts) | #442 (490 pts) | #409 (580 pts) | #236 (855 pts) | #422 (475 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to 5XL BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
154 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,710 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1509
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 11 years before 5XL BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,694 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1489
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,687 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,712 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1509
Level with 5XL BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,677 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1490
They were already cooking in 2013, 12 years before 5XL BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,663 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild West BBQ | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| SinBin BBQ | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| Tuffy's BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| SLINGIN MEATS | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Juicy BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| 1 Bite BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GIRLS CAN GRILL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Meat Candy Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Brinkerhoff BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 178.8572 | 163.9656 | 170.71 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 159.9656 | 168.67 | top 67% |
| Pork | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 180 🔥 | 157.0744 | 172.50 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176.0116 | 155.3944 | 167.92 | top 62% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 61% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 67% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
5 contests
Contests a season
4.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
UT
4 of 9 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
9
a different one every time
Opponents faced
134
finished ahead 82 times, behind 179
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First overall top-10 Blue Compass RV BBQ Bash
- First perfect 180 (Pork) NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score703.9660 NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship
20254 milestones
- First tracked contest 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Peak power rating (1492) 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- First call Pitmaster's NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score686.8116 Pitmaster's NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8 | Blue Compass RV BBQ Bash | May 1, 2026 |
| +3.6 | Best Dam BBQ | May 23, 2026 |
| +2.2 | NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship | Sep 18, 2026 |
| +1.9 | Smoke-N-Wings | Jun 27, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.1 | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Jan 17, 2025 |
| -6.4 | Pitmaster's NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship | Jun 20, 2025 |
| -4.6 | Blaze of 47 | Jul 18, 2025 |
| -4.5 | Smoke-N-Wings | Jun 26, 2026 |
| -2.7 | 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Jan 16, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 80% | top 61% | 97.8% | 95.2% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 76% | 95.4% | 93.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT | 7 / 12 (703.9660) | 5 (178.8572) | 10 (169.6916) | 2 (180) | 7 (175.4172) |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID | 25 / 31 (678.2400) | 19 (173.7028) | 10 (176) | 17 (173.1428) | 30 (155.3944) |
| May 23, 2026 | Best Dam BBQ 🏅 Boulder City, NV | 17 / 33 (687.4288) | 15 (173.1200) | 20 (169.6800) | 2 (177.1772) | 19 (167.4516) |
| May 1, 2026 | Blue Compass RV BBQ Bash 🏅 Marriott-Slaterville, UT | 8 / 19 (689.0972) | 19 (166.8228) | 4 (175.4288) | 7 (173.7256) | 9 (173.1200) |
| Jan 16, 2026 | 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 38 / 53 (667.8628) | 40 (166.2400) | 45 (159.9656) | 14 (173.1200) | 26 (168.5372) |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Blaze of 47 🏅 Salt Lake City, UT | 21 / 26 (681.6112) | 18 (171.4056) | 22 (168.5256) | 11 (174.2856) | 21 (167.3944) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID | 18 / 32 (682.2284) | 11 (170.8572) | 27 (165.0856) | 11 (175.4056) | 16 (170.8800) |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Pitmaster's NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT | 13 / 16 (686.8116) | 14 (171.4400) | 13 (170.8228) | 12 (168.5372) | 6 (176.0116) |
| Jan 17, 2025 | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 41 / 48 (640.9832) | 37 (163.9656) | 36 (162.8344) | 43 (157.0744) | 37 (157.1088) |