High-water mark
678.7888
career-best overall
94.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 678.7888 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest — 94.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 30, 2024
Twisted Oliver BBQ
Twisted Oliver BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 7th of 14 at the Carnivore Carnival (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1506
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 12 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Oct 30, 2024
latest Oct 15, 2026 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
175.4288
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.86 · weakest Pork (165.66)
Road miles
708
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 670 mi
Purse competed for
$113K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5944 | 168.5484 | 170.86 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.4288 | 166.2400 | 170.83 | top 51% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 163.9428 | 165.66 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9888 | 165.0972 | 168.54 | top 54% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 43% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
471
finished ahead 266 times, behind 227
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Oct 3, 2025 → Oct 15, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4288 Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION)
- Most recent contest Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION)
20252 milestones
- First call Carnivore Carnival (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First overall top-10 Carnivore Carnival (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20243 milestones
- First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.7888 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best overall score678.7888 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
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 | 0% | top 79% | 94% | 94% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 92.7% | 92.7% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 43% | 94.3% | 94.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) unrated Roswell, GA | 30 / 38 (677.0516) | 21 (171.4400) | 14 (175.4288) | 34 (165.0856) | 33 (165.0972) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Carnivore Carnival (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Platte City, MO | 7 / 14 (667.3596) | 7 (168.5484) | — | 10 (163.9428) | — |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 193 / 444 (678.7888) | 144 (172.5944) | 293 (166.2400) | 241 (167.9656) | 93 (171.9888) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.