The comeback
4.5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4.5 years, then back at World Championship Hot Wings Contest & Festival (COMPETITORS SERIES) (Apr 20, 2024).
- last seen Oct 18, 2019
- back Apr 20, 2024
K&K BBQ
K&K BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 16th of 63 at the Boo-B-Que (2019). Also listed in KCBS results as “KK BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1494
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Oct 18, 2019
latest Sep 5, 2025 · 5.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 148.25 · weakest Pork Ribs (143.40)
Road miles
3,826
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 2,474 mi
Purse competed for
$27K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
291.65 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.7028 | 146.7884 | 148.25 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 138.8000 | 143.40 | top 55% |
“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 87% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 25% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
1 of 4 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
120
finished ahead 57 times, behind 62
Longest layoff
4.5 yrs
Oct 18, 2019 → Apr 20, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- Career-best overall score297.7028 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)149.7028 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
20191 milestone
- First tracked contest Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 82.7% | 82.7% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 25% | 79.3% | 79.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2025 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 33 / 38 (297.7028) | 31 (149.7028) | 32 (148) | — | — |
| Apr 20, 2024 | World Championship Hot Wings Contest & Festival (COMPETITORS SERIES) Memphis, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE | 16 / 63 (285.5884) | 15 (146.7884) | 16 (138.8000) | — | — |
| May 3, 2019 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship 🏅 Elk Grove, CA | — | — | — | — | — |