Bolden's Best BBQ
Bolden's Best BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 25th of 25 at the Smoketember Fest (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1474
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 15, 2023
latest Oct 3, 2025 · 2.1 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 97%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.14 · weakest Brisket (139.62)
Road miles
32
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$28K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
616.45 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.9144 | 159.3600 | 163.14 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9888 | 154.8456 | 157.42 | top 96% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 146.2400 | 156.27 | top 89% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148.5028 | 130.7428 | 139.62 | top 98% |
“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
Opponents faced
49
finished ahead 2 times, behind 60
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
Sep 15, 2023 → Oct 3, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- Career-best overall score636.5600 The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.9144 The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival
- Most recent contest The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival
20231 milestone
- First tracked contest Smoketember Fest
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2025 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 30 / 32 (636.5600) | 27 (166.9144) | 31 (154.8456) | 25 (166.2972) | 31 (148.5028) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Smoketember Fest 🏅 Baxley, GA | 25 / 25 (596.3316) | 23 (159.3600) | 24 (159.9888) | 25 (146.2400) | 25 (130.7428) |