High-water mark
677.0856
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 677.0856 at Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 21, 2026
B-Man's BBQ
B-Man's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 16th of 41 at the Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships (2024). They are ranked #3920 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “BMAN'S BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
peak 1485 · rated over 6 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jun 13, 2014
latest Aug 21, 2026 · 12.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
658.61 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 641.58 (+17.03)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±31.67
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 163.57 · weakest Pork (158.17)
Road miles
1,585
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 555 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Purse competed for
$147K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
641.58 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to B-Man's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
167 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,905 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to B-Man's BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team B-Man's BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,903 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1485
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to B-Man's BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 26 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,898 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1546
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to B-Man's BBQ)
28 contests to 7: their number has had years to settle where B-Man's BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,902 of the rated field
- Contests
- 34
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 3%
- Peak
- 1516
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to B-Man's BBQ)
34 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 3% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,888 of the rated field
- Contests
- 46
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1485
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to B-Man's BBQ)
Level with B-Man's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,926 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LA PASADITA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 147.4056 | 160.21 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1084 | 141.6460 | 159.64 | top 71% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 137.6800 | 158.17 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.1428 | 148.0116 | 163.57 | top 53% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 54% | Aug 16, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
4 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
597
finished ahead 200 times, behind 609
Longest layoff
5.2 yrs
Jun 13, 2014 → Aug 23, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score677.0856 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Career-best single call (Brisket)177.1428 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Most recent contest Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
20242 milestones
- First call Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.0856 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge
- Peak power rating (1487) 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.1 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships | Aug 16, 2024 |
| +2.4 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | Aug 21, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.3 | 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge | Jun 13, 2014 |
| -3.8 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships | Aug 18, 2023 |
| -3.6 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship | Aug 23, 2019 |
| -3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Nov 5, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 94% | 94% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 92% | 90.5% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 39% | 94% | 94% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 81.2% | 81.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 27 / 51 (677.0856) | 39 (163.3828) | 33 (168.5372) | 27 (168.0228) | 8 (177.1428) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 287 / 401 (662.1484) | 234 (168.5372) | 209 (169.1084) | 378 (154.2056) | 141 (170.2972) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 157 / 158 (640.3652) | 150 (161.0856) | 130 (166.2628) | 157 (151.3712) | 148 (161.6456) |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 16 / 41 (677.0856) | 18 (169.1200) | 26 (163.4400) | 15 (170.2628) | 8 (174.2628) |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 33 / 48 (636.3540) | 36 (159.3828) | 36 (157.0628) | 33 (158.8112) | 25 (161.0972) |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 44 / 62 (613.5200) | 47 (152.5484) | 52 (141.6460) | 21 (166.8228) | 43 (152.5028) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 52 / 55 (584.4916) | 51 (147.4056) | 41 (151.3944) | 52 (137.6800) | 48 (148.0116) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.