The comeback
9.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 9.6 years, then back at Vienna BBQ Days 2023 (ONE MEAT RIBS) (Oct 21, 2023).
- last seen Apr 3, 2014
- back Oct 21, 2023
Thunder BBQ
Thunder BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2025.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Apr 3, 2014
latest Oct 18, 2025 · 11.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
—
overall standings
Best overall
—
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.79
Road miles
4,973
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 4,889 mi
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 157.0972 | 163.79 | top 71% |
“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
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
1 of 4 contests
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
3 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Longest layoff
9.6 yrs
Apr 3, 2014 → Oct 21, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- First call Vienna BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2744 Vienna BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- Most recent contest Vienna BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS)
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2025 | Vienna BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Vienna | — | — | 7 (174.2744) | — | — |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Alps BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Reichenau an der Rax | — | — | 14 (160.0116) | — | — |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Vienna BBQ Days 2023 (ONE MEAT RIBS) Vienna | — | — | 14 (157.0972) | — | — |
| Apr 3, 2014 | 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN | — | — | — | — | — |