High-water mark
677.5424
career-best overall
94.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 677.5424 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest — 94.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Nov 5, 2025
HTX Barbecue
HTX Barbecue is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 116th of 158 at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1499
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 11 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Nov 5, 2025
latest Nov 5, 2025
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.68 · weakest Pork (166.82)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$99K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
672.70 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 162.2400 | 167.68 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 166.2400 | 169.68 | top 55% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5140 | 165.1200 | 166.82 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 167.3828 | 168.53 | top 56% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20255 milestones
- First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.5424 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
- Career-best overall score677.5424 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1200 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 259 / 401 (667.8628) | 332 (162.2400) | 104 (173.1200) | 287 (165.1200) | 214 (167.3828) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 116 / 158 (677.5424) | 76 (173.1200) | 133 (166.2400) | 120 (168.5140) | 92 (169.6684) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.