They almost always walk
75%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 6 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 75% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
7.62 BBQ
7.62 BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 13 at the Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (Backyard) (2022). They are ranked #2978 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1506
peak 1523 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jun 19, 2021
latest Jun 26, 2026 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
63% of 8 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
317.19 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 322.97 (-5.78)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.25
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.20 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.16)
Road miles
0
across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
8%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1511)
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
322.97 / 360
7 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to 7.62 BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,966 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1517
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before 7.62 BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,991 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,976 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before 7.62 BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,967 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1508
Level with 7.62 BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,980 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1511
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 11 years before 7.62 BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,968 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 11 years before 7.62 BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIGGERS BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Patti's Pit Stop | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| 2 B's BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Pit Bros | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY GQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 170.2744 | 157.1200 | 163.20 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 172.5716 | 134.6628 | 157.16 | top 58% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 51% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 32% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 | 3 | 0 | top 39% | Jun 20, 2025 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
56
finished ahead 65 times, behind 48
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Jun 22, 2018 → Jun 19, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
20222 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (Backyard)
- Peak power rating (1523) Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (Backyard)
20213 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score341.1776 Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score341.1776 Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5716 Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
—4 milestones
- First tracked contest Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall podium Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.3 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 19, 2021 |
| +9.8 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (Backyard) | Jun 17, 2022 |
| +0.5 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 20, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 26, 2026 |
| -4.1 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 21, 2024 |
| -2.8 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 23, 2023 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 21% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 86.8% | 86.8% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 23% | 92.7% | 92.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 14% | 94.8% | 94.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 16 / 19 (312.4800) | 14 (162.2628) | 18 (150.2172) | — | — |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 10 / 20 (311.3028) | 9 (161.6684) | 13 (149.6344) | — | — |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 11 / 17 (325.1316) | 13 (160.5828) | 11 (164.5488) | — | — |
| Jun 23, 2023 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 9 / 15 (318.1828) | 9 (157.6800) | 8 (160.5028) | — | — |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (Backyard) Sioux City, IA | 3 / 13 (333.6456) | 1 (170.2744) | 6 (163.3712) | — | — |
| Jun 19, 2021 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 3 / 22 (341.1776) | 2 (168.6060) | 4 (172.5716) | — | — |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | — | 5 (167.4056) | 17 (134.6628) | — | — |
| — | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 3 / 14 (318.8572) | 5 (157.1200) | 4 (161.7372) | — | — |