The Bastey Boys

The Bastey Boys is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 10th of 42 at the Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest (2013). They are ranked #4895 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,895

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1465

peak 1465 · rated over 7 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 26, 2013

latest Jul 2, 2016 · 2.9 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

14% of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 73%

overall standings

Best overall

649.6108 / 720

Master · Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

586.95 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 599.77 (-12.83)

Walk rate

71%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0116

Pork Ribs · Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival

Consistency

±62.13

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 159.75 · weakest Brisket (150.23)

Road miles

392

across 7 mapped stops · furthest 144 mi

Schedule strength

23%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)

Master avg

599.77 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 62%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 62%

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.52 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 43%.

Brisket avg 150.23
Pork Ribs avg 159.75
1 call in 6 entries

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BOAR-N-Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to The Bastey Boys, each with one reason worth a look.

135 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

V Licious BBQ

#4,899 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to The Bastey Boys)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team The Bastey Boys has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 6, 2023

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Triple ROC BBQ

#4,872 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Dec 6, 2024

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Where There's A Will

#4,886 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

Level with The Bastey Boys on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Nov 1, 2019

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TOTALLY SMOKIN

#4,910 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2019

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BELLA-CUE BBQ

#4,878 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 22, 2017

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KC FINE SWINE

#4,877 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	1	0	0	173.1200	151.4172	159.24	top 58%
Pork Ribs	7	3	1	1	176.0116	147.9544	159.75	top 52%
Pork	7	0	0	0	157.0972	142.7656	152.02	top 84%
Brisket	6	1	0	0	163.9544	131.8972	150.23	top 66%

“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

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 81%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 24%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MA	4	top 58%
VT	2	top 94%
NY	1	top 89%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival	2	12	0	top 60%	Oct 10, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 3 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MA 4 of 7 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 6 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 121 finished ahead 62 times, behind 139

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20161 milestone

Jul 2 Most recent contest I love Barbecue & Music Festival

20142 milestones

Oct 10 First category win (Pork Ribs) Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival
Oct 10 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.0116 Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival

20136 milestones

Jul 26 First tracked contest The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ
Sep 14 First call Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
Sep 14 First overall top-10 Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
Sep 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6108 Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
Sep 14 Career-best overall score649.6108 Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
Sep 14 Peak power rating (1499) Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest	Sep 14, 2013
+5.4	Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival	Oct 10, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.4	Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ	Jul 25, 2014
-11	The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ	Jul 26, 2013
-9.9	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival	Oct 9, 2015
-8.9	I love Barbecue & Music Festival	Jul 2, 2016
-7.3	Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival	Oct 11, 2013

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	0	100%	top 89%	82.1%	82.1%
2015	1	0	0	100%	top 88%	85.4%	85.4%
2014	2	0	1	50%	top 72%	90%	76.6%
2013	3	1	0	67%	top 62%	90.2%	87.5%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 2, 2016	I love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	25 / 28 (591.2800)	18 (151.4172)	8 (159.4400)	25 (142.7656)	26 (137.6572)
Oct 9, 2015	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	22 / 25 (615.2116)	4 (173.1200)	20 (154.2744)	21 (155.9200)	23 (131.8972)
Oct 10, 2014	Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	12 / 27 (647.9200)	15 (162.8456)	1 (176.0116)	19 (157.0972)	21 (151.9656)
Jul 25, 2014	Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT	34 / 34 (454.7200)	30 (153.0856)	31 (147.9544)	29 (153.6800)	—
Oct 11, 2013	Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	16 / 21 (625.6120)	13 (157.6916)	16 (152.5716)	20 (151.3944)	7 (163.9544)
Sep 14, 2013	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA	10 / 42 (649.6108)	12 (163.4284)	4 (171.4056)	29 (155.3940)	16 (159.3828)
Jul 26, 2013	The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT	27 / 31 (614.0684)	29 (153.0856)	24 (156.5600)	29 (147.9200)	20 (156.5028)

The Bastey Boys

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (4 found in their record)

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

Looking over their shoulder

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)