STEINMAN FAMILY BBQ
STEINMAN FAMILY BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 35th of 36 at the Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (2025). They finished #875 in the 2025 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jul 11, 2025
latest Nov 5, 2025
Avg finish
top 95%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 155.40 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.89)
Road miles
46
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 46 mi
Purse competed for
$67K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
617.22 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #875 (120 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #871 (172 pts) | #935 (120 pts) | #920 (120 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5028 | 151.9772 | 154.24 | top 98% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 142.7772 | 152.89 | top 92% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9428 | 145.6228 | 154.78 | top 94% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 149.1200 | 155.40 | top 87% |
“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.
More numbers
Most contests held in
MO
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
422
finished ahead 26 times, behind 421
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20254 milestones
- First tracked contest Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- Career-best single call (Pork)163.9428 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score622.1028 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open 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 | 376 / 401 (622.1028) | 387 (151.9772) | 319 (162.8228) | 396 (145.6228) | 306 (161.6800) |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 35 / 36 (612.3428) | 36 (156.5028) | 35 (142.7772) | 32 (163.9428) | 35 (149.1200) |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | 27 (153.0628) | — | — |