High-water mark
690.2288
career-best overall
95.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 690.2288 at Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off — 95.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 4, 2021
BBQ PROJECT
BBQ PROJECT is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 48 at the Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off (2021). They are ranked #2287 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1528
peak 1529 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jun 4, 2021
latest Sep 11, 2026 · 5.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
29% of 7 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
664.50 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 669.81 (-5.31)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.59
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.56 · weakest Chicken (166.18)
Road miles
3,463
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1,614 mi
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)
Purse competed for
$215K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
669.81 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BBQ PROJECT, each with one reason worth a look.
66 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,298 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1529
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,280 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1528
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,286 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1528
Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 5 contests, alongside a 60% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,296 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1527
Level with BBQ PROJECT on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,281 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 100%
- Peak
- 1528
5 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careers#2,279 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1528
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before BBQ PROJECT's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA PASADITA | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE REPUBLIC OF 'QUE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| LC BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 154.2628 | 166.18 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 160.5372 | 168.56 | top 42% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 162.8116 | 167.41 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172 | 160.5600 | 167.66 | top 36% |
“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 21% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 42% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 3 | 34 | 0 | top 51% | Sep 12, 2025 |
| Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 27% | Apr 1, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
6 of 7 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
322
finished ahead 262 times, behind 196
Longest layoff
1.4 yrs
Apr 1, 2022 → Sep 8, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff
20231 milestone
- Peak power rating (1529) Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
20217 milestones
- First tracked contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off
- First call Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off
- First overall top-10 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off
- First overall podium Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score690.2288 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best overall score690.2288 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7144 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.4 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off | Jun 4, 2021 |
| +9.4 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022 | Mar 25, 2022 |
| +2.1 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | Apr 1, 2022 |
| +1.2 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | Sep 8, 2023 |
| +1 | Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff | Sep 11, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.2 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | Sep 12, 2025 |
| -0.2 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | Sep 13, 2024 |
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 | 100% | top 47% | 92.8% | 92.8% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 51% | 92.8% | 92.8% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 45% | 92.3% | 92.3% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 35% | 93.9% | 92.9% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 6% | 95.9% | 95.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 35 / 75 (667.9428) | 7 (175.4172) | 56 (160.5372) | 52 (163.4628) | 25 (168.5256) |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 53 / 92 (660.5028) | 51 (165.6800) | 45 (168) | 51 (166.2628) | 58 (160.5600) |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 34 / 67 (667.9432) | 47 (164.5600) | 28 (170.2972) | 50 (162.8116) | 14 (170.2744) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 45 / 99 (664.5028) | 90 (154.2628) | 34 (170.2628) | 19 (173.1200) | 35 (166.8572) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 27 / 56 (661.6228) | 21 (167.4172) | 26 (166.2628) | 29 (162.8228) | 29 (165.1200) |
| Mar 25, 2022 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022 San Jose | 6 / 28 (675.9428) | 10 (166.2628) | 7 (173.7144) | 19 (165.6912) | 12 (170.2744) |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 3 / 48 (690.2288) | 15 (169.6800) | 11 (170.8344) | 2 (177.7144) | 2 (172) |