A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
BBQ+ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BBQ+ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Bbcats
Bbcats is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 6th of 29 at the Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship (2014). They are ranked #2465 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1522
peak 1532 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2014
latest Sep 16, 2017 · 3.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
60% of 5 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.30
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.88 · weakest Brisket (154.36)
Road miles
280
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
11%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1516)
Master avg
640.01 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Bbcats, each with one reason worth a look.
87 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,458 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1522
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Bbcats)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Bbcats has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,456 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1541
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Bbcats)
21 contests to 5: their number has had years to settle where Bbcats's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,471 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1521
They turned up 9 years after Bbcats did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#2,477 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1521
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 67% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,453 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 80%
- Peak
- 1522
Level with Bbcats on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,457 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1522
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ+ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 169.7372 | 157.6684 | 163.88 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 167.4056 | 150.2172 | 160.87 | top 39% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.7028 | 148 | 160.89 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.8228 | 149.6916 | 154.36 | top 59% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 28% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
101
finished ahead 110 times, behind 59
Longest layoff
2 yrs
May 9, 2015 → May 13, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20174 milestones
- Career-best overall score652.4800 Beer,Fries & BBQ IV
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.7028 Beer,Fries & BBQ IV
- Peak power rating (1532) Beer,Fries & BBQ IV
- Most recent contest Het BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland 2017
20151 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6912 Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
20144 milestones
- First tracked contest Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship
- First call Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship
- First category win (Chicken) Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship
- First overall top-10 Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.3 | Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship | May 10, 2014 |
| +8.8 | Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ | May 9, 2015 |
| +7.5 | Beer,Fries & BBQ IV | May 13, 2017 |
| +5.5 | Lowlands BBQ Championship | Sep 13, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | Het BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland 2017 | Sep 16, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 56% | 90.6% | 88.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 24% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 28% | 89% | 88.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2017 | Het BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland 2017 Sint Niklaas | 26 / 31 (617.5204) | 17 (164.5372) | 26 (150.2172) | 25 (153.0744) | 28 (149.6916) |
| May 13, 2017 | Beer,Fries & BBQ IV Hasselt | 14 / 50 (652.4800) | 17 (166.2972) | 29 (158.2400) | 2 (173.7028) | 35 (154.2400) |
| May 9, 2015 | Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Kapermolenpark / Hasselt / Bel | 9 / 38 (649.6912) | 21 (161.1540) | 11 (163.9772) | 4 (172) | 24 (152.5600) |
| Sep 13, 2014 | Lowlands BBQ Championship Diksmuide, Belgium | 9 / 26 (639.2568) | 17 (157.6684) | 2 (167.4056) | 13 (157.6800) | 9 (156.5028) |
| May 10, 2014 | Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship Kapermolenpark, Hasselt, Be | 6 / 29 (641.0856) | 1 (169.7372) | 5 (164.5256) | 24 (148) | 11 (158.8228) |