BULLHORN BBQ KS
Rating
1586
peak 1596
Contests
24
in the data
First seen
2019-02-01
latest 2025-11-05
Best ToY finish
#422
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 24 contests
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
680.37 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 667.71 (+12.66)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±41.17
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.36 · weakest Brisket (167.06)
Road miles
6076
mi across 24 mapped stops · furthest 630 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Texas Revolution has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Rio Valley Meat BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 13 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of XTREME TEXAS COOKERS in 8 of their 10 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Humble BBQ Cook Off is their spot: an average finish in the top 13% across 2 visits.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 177.1428 | 153.0856 | 168.61 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 179.4400 | 162.2516 | 171.36 | top 33% |
| Pork | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 159.3828 | 169.47 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 153.0856 | 167.06 | top 42% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 11 | 0 | top 40% |
| TX | 9 | 0 | top 30% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 29% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 18 | 0 | top 35% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (15 of 24 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (20 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 667.71
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 681.0744 | 677.04 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 697.1200 | 679.18 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 693.0512 | 688.32 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 704.5256 | 676.91 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 662.7312 | 577.31 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 682.2172 | 675.66 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 680.0116 | 669.69 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 133 / 158 (670.7088) | 143 (163.9428) | 132 (166.2400) | 93 (169.6916) | 69 (170.8344) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 185 / 401 (679.3484) | 197 (170.8228) | 81 (174.2744) | 221 (168.5484) | 242 (165.7028) |
| 2025-09-12 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff Waller, TX | 20 / 92 (681.0744) | 13 (173.7028) | 42 (168.5372) | 22 (172.5944) | 35 (166.2400) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 138 / 169 (673.6228) | 130 (167.9772) | 104 (169.7028) | 135 (167.3828) | 110 (168.5600) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 27 / 444 (697.1200) | 46 (176.5944) | 4 (178.8572) | 212 (169.1200) | 82 (172.5484) |
| 2024-09-13 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff Waller, TX | 36 / 67 (666.8116) | 11 (174.2628) | 41 (167.4288) | 54 (159.3828) | 30 (165.7372) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 68 / 487 (690.1824) | 73 (175.4056) | 10 (178.8572) | 213 (169.6684) | 258 (166.2512) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 35 / 211 (693.0512) | 83 (173.1200) | 43 (174.8456) | 21 (176.5600) | 130 (168.5256) |
| 2023-09-08 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff Waller, TX | 15 / 99 (681.7372) | 51 (165.7600) | 1 (179.4400) | 55 (166.2400) | 21 (170.2972) |
| 2022-10-07 | BooBQ BarBQ'N for Boobies Tomball, TX | 5 / 17 (682.2284) | 6 (171.4172) | 4 (172.5600) | 6 (169.1312) | 6 (169.1200) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 223 / 249 (662.7080) | 203 (166.2628) | 201 (165.6684) | 111 (171.4056) | 233 (159.3712) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 322 / 505 (658.1716) | 253 (167.4056) | 27 (176.5600) | 391 (160.5256) | 433 (153.6804) |
| 2022-09-23 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Shawnee, KS | 3 / 87 (704.5256) | 17 (172.5600) | 6 (177.7028) | 11 (176.5600) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 75 / 467 (491.8856) | 370 (157.6800) | 297 (163.3944) | 151 (167.9888) | 16 (176.5600) |
| 2021-01-29 | Humble BBQ Cook Off Humble, TX | 16 / 113 (662.7312) | 38 (160.5256) | 20 (168.0000) | 9 (170.8228) | 22 (163.3828) |
| 2020-11-21 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 2) Waco, TX | 14 / 25 (682.2172) | 1 (177.1428) | 10 (170.8572) | 18 (165.0972) | 14 (169.1200) |
| 2020-01-31 | Humble BBQ Cook off Humble, TX | 13 / 117 (669.0972) | 8 (172.5716) | 17 (169.1200) | 5 (174.3200) | 62 (153.0856) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 80 / 468 (680.0116) | 186 (167.9656) | 84 (171.4400) | 189 (167.4172) | 63 (173.1888) |
| 2019-08-30 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 34 / 58 (662.2860) | 41 (164.0116) | 45 (162.2516) | 29 (169.1772) | 27 (166.8456) |
| 2019-02-01 | Humble Rodeo and BBQ Humble, TX | 18 / 126 (666.7656) | 87 (153.0856) | 13 (171.4400) | 3 (177.7028) | 35 (164.5372) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #683 (205 pts) | #706 (240 pts) | #848 (180 pts) | #748 (195 pts) | #774 (180 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #754 (180 pts) | #692 (250 pts) | #626 (330 pts) | #802 (180 pts) | #797 (180 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #938 (120 pts) | #1011 (120 pts) | #877 (195 pts) | #916 (140 pts) | #989 (120 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #422 (522 pts) | #567 (377 pts) | #502 (487 pts) | #528 (407 pts) | #490 (462 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #799 (165 pts) | #545 (335 pts) | #818 (185 pts) | #885 (145 pts) | #737 (210 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1131 (215 pts) | #1301 (180 pts) | #1130 (240 pts) | #877 (355 pts) | #1283 (180 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |