Bug Eaters BBQ

Bug Eaters BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 14th of 15 at the Sauce and Cycles (2014). They are ranked #4218 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,218

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1479

peak 1479 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 22, 2013

latest Aug 25, 2017 · 4.4 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 72%

overall standings

Best overall

642.1600 / 720

Master · BBQ on the Bricks

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1200

Brisket · Sauce and Cycles

Consistency

±13.26

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 161.93 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.93)

Road miles

378

across 5 mapped stops · furthest 151 mi

Schedule strength

39%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)

Master avg

627.01 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

EDNA'S KIDS has finished one call ahead of Bug Eaters BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

WHEN PIGS DIE ahead in 100% of their meetings

WHEN PIGS DIE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.0 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.00 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.

Pork Ribs avg 153.93
Brisket avg 161.93
0 calls in 5 entries

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

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Bowling Bro's BBQ

#4,227 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1511

They've been 1511 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 5 contests
last seen May 23, 2026

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SMOKIN 3's BBQ

#4,234 of the rated field

1478 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Apr 17, 2026

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Home City BBQ

#4,235 of the rated field

1478 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1502

They turned up 6 years after Bug Eaters BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Mar 21, 2025

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A & S Up In Smoke

#4,211 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen May 4, 2018

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THUNDER ROAD SMOKEHOUSE

#4,210 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 4 years before Bug Eaters BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

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Cherry Red Roasters BBQ

#4,219 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 4 years before Bug Eaters BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WHEN PIGS DIE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	0	0	159.4284	141.0400	154.59	top 75%
Pork Ribs	5	0	0	167.3944	139.9772	153.93	top 71%
Pork	5	0	0	160.0228	150.2628	156.56	top 74%
Brisket	5	1	1	173.1200	146.2628	161.93	top 51%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 93%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 71%
Large (40+)	1	top 55%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ on the Bricks	3	17	0	top 71%	Aug 25, 2017

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NE 5 of 5 contests

Contests visited 3 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 104 finished ahead 46 times, behind 97

Longest layoff 1.3 yrs Mar 22, 2013 → Jul 4, 2014

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

20171 milestone

Aug 25 Most recent contest BBQ on the Bricks

20161 milestone

Aug 26 Career-best overall score642.1600 BBQ on the Bricks

20142 milestones

Jul 4 First call Sauce and Cycles
Jul 4 Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1200 Sauce and Cycles

20132 milestones

Mar 22 First tracked contest Heatin' Up the Bricks
Mar 22 Peak power rating (1499) Heatin' Up the Bricks

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+0.5	BBQ on the Bricks	Aug 26, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.2	Sauce and Cycles	Jul 4, 2014
-7.4	BBQ on the Bricks	Aug 25, 2017
-3.2	BBQ on the Bricks	Sep 18, 2015
-1	Heatin' Up the Bricks	Mar 22, 2013

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0%	top 82%	85.2%	85.2%
2016	1	0%	top 62%	89.2%	89.2%
2015	1	0%	top 68%	87.3%	87.3%
2014	1	100%	top 93%	84.7%	84.7%
2013	1	0%	top 55%	89%	89%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 25, 2017	BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE	28 / 34 (613.6684)	24 (158.8456)	21 (158.2972)	30 (150.2628)	32 (146.2628)
Aug 26, 2016	BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE	21 / 34 (642.1600)	27 (157.0856)	12 (167.3944)	24 (158.2400)	18 (159.4400)
Sep 18, 2015	BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE	17 / 25 (628.5252)	16 (156.5368)	24 (146.2628)	13 (160.0228)	12 (165.7028)
Jul 4, 2014	Sauce and Cycles Falls City, NE	14 / 15 (610.1256)	15 (141.0400)	15 (139.9772)	13 (155.9884)	3 (173.1200)
Mar 22, 2013	Heatin' Up the Bricks Kearney, NE	22 / 40 (640.5708)	25 (159.4284)	25 (157.7140)	30 (158.2856)	15 (165.1428)

Bug Eaters BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (3 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

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