C-N-B BBQ

C-N-B BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship (2014). They are ranked #2019 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “CNB BBQ”.

⚔ Compare with another team

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,019

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1538

peak 1538 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 31, 2013

latest Apr 17, 2015 · 1.6 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 20% of the time

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

40% of 5 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 30%

overall standings

Best overall

662.2860 / 720

Master · City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

80%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Pork Ribs · Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship

Consistency

±3.99

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.98 · weakest Brisket (159.07)

Road miles

1,267

across 5 mapped stops · furthest 285 mi

Schedule strength

26%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)

Master avg

655.96 / 720

5 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

Giant slayer

62 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 62-team field at Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship.

Apr 25, 2014

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 13%

The weak link

−8.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.91 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 60%.

Brisket avg 159.07
Pork Ribs avg 167.98
1 call in 5 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of JUNIORS UP IN SMOKE in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

An April team

Top 18% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 18% across 3 contests, versus top 30% the rest of the year.

3 April contests
top 30% the rest of the year

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to C-N-B BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

LaMac's

#2,012 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1538

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen May 7, 2021

⚔ Compare careers

Hogback Cookers

#2,018 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1538

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 5, 2015

⚔ Compare careers

EVERGLADES SEASONING BBQ TEAM

#2,015 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1538

Level with C-N-B BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jan 30, 2015

⚔ Compare careers

Amped Up

#2,032 of the rated field

1537 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1537

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Feb 20, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

G & Pops BBQ

#2,033 of the rated field

1537 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1537

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jul 8, 2022

⚔ Compare careers

CARNIVORE CARTEL

#2,026 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1538

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Aug 31, 2018

⚔ Compare careers

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	2	0	1	176	154.8684	163.87	top 44%
Pork Ribs	5	3	1	2	177.7144	157.6800	167.98	top 32%
Pork	5	1	0	0	169.7372	160.0456	165.03	top 27%
Brisket	5	1	0	0	165.7028	145.6684	159.07	top 43%

“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)	1	0	top 86%
Large (40+)	4	1	top 15%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
TX	4	1	top 15%
OK	1	0	top 86%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship	2	1	1	top 13%	Apr 17, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 2 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TX 4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 4 1 of them more than once

First title Apr 25, 2014 Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship

Opponents faced 241 finished ahead 219 times, behind 53

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

20152 milestones

Apr 17 Peak power rating (1538) Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship
Apr 17 Most recent contest Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship

20145 milestones

Apr 25 First category win (Pork Ribs) Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship
Apr 25 First overall podium Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship
Apr 25 First Grand Championship Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship
Apr 25 Biggest field won (62 teams) Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship
Apr 25 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7144 Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship

20135 milestones

Aug 31 First tracked contest City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Aug 31 First call City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Aug 31 First overall top-10 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Aug 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2860 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Aug 31 Career-best overall score662.2860 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.4	Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship	Apr 25, 2014
+14.6	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	Aug 31, 2013
+7.3	Cedar Fest BBQ	Apr 10, 2015
+7.1	Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship	Apr 17, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Sep 19, 2014

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)
2015	2	0	0	0	100%	top 27%	90.8%	90.6%
2014	2	1	1	1	50%	top 44%	91.4%	91.2%
2013	1	0	1	0	100%	top 7%	92%	92%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 17, 2015	Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship Midland, TX	11 / 44 (653.6456)	9 (165.6916)	2 (172.5484)	5 (169.7372)	32 (145.6684)
Apr 10, 2015	Cedar Fest BBQ Cedar Park, TX	15 / 53 (650.7540)	34 (158.2516)	5 (169.7256)	18 (160.4912)	14 (162.2856)
Sep 19, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK	25 / 29 (654.7772)	25 (164.5600)	26 (162.2400)	11 (169.7144)	24 (158.2628)
Apr 25, 2014	Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship Midland, TX	1 / 62 (658.3312)	29 (154.8684)	1 (177.7144)	19 (160.0456)	7 (165.7028)
Aug 31, 2013	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	6 / 89 (662.2860)	2 (176)	48 (157.6800)	20 (165.1772)	18 (163.4288)

C-N-B BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

The weak link

A strong matchup

An April team

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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)