Long Black Train
Long Black Train is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 9th of 11 at the Bulgarian Barbecue Championship (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1490
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Sep 12, 2025
their only contest in the data
Overall top-10s
1
of 1 contest
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.58 · weakest Brisket (148.55)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5828 | 164.5828 | 164.58 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 156.5600 | 156.5600 | 156.56 | top 91% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 160 | 160 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 148.5484 | 148.5484 | 148.55 | top 73% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2025 | Bulgarian Barbecue Championship Sofia | 9 / 11 (629.6912) | 8 (164.5828) | 10 (156.5600) | 9 (160) | 8 (148.5484) |