High-water mark
663.4396
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.4396 at Smoke in the North — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 23, 2024
Kott & Blod BBQ
Kott & Blod BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 10th of 23 at the Smoke in the North (2024). They are ranked #4764 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1468
peak 1468 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Aug 26, 2023
latest Aug 22, 2026 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±27.16
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.92 · weakest Brisket (150.50)
Road miles
45
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Master avg
641.45 / 720
5 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 Kott & Blod BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
147 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,756 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,748 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
They were already cooking in 2014, 9 years before Kott & Blod BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,770 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Level with Kott & Blod BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,777 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,751 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Kott & Blod BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,759 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Kott & Blod BBQ'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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlltimeBBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Lingon & Dill | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| NO BRAINER BBQ TEAM | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Badboy Butchers BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 155.3600 | 164.44 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 141.1200 | 161.59 | top 65% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.9144 | 149.7256 | 164.92 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 136.5716 | 150.50 | top 86% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the North (Day 2) | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 80% | Aug 22, 2026 |
| Smoke in the North | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 70% | Aug 22, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
57
finished ahead 29 times, behind 95
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke in the North (Day 2)
20244 milestones
- First overall top-10 Smoke in the North
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.4396 Smoke in the North
- Career-best overall score663.4396 Smoke in the North
- Peak power rating (1496) Smoke in the North
20233 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp
- First call Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.9144 Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.6 | Smoke in the North | Aug 23, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.8 | Smoke in the North | Aug 22, 2025 |
| -8.5 | Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp | Aug 26, 2023 |
| -8.5 | Smoke in the North (Day 2) | Aug 22, 2026 |
| -6 | Smoke in the North (Day 1) | Aug 21, 2026 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 91.4% | 91% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 81.7% | 81.7% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 81% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2026 | Smoke in the North (Day 2) Boras | 22 / 26 (652.3996) | 11 (171.9772) | 23 (159.3940) | 15 (167.9656) | 25 (153.0628) |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Smoke in the North (Day 1) Boras | 21 / 28 (658.1828) | 26 (155.3600) | 13 (172.5600) | 11 (171.4400) | 25 (158.8228) |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Smoke in the North Rolfstorp | 30 / 31 (588.5828) | 22 (157.6912) | 30 (141.1200) | 28 (149.7256) | 30 (140.0460) |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Smoke in the North Rolfstorp | 10 / 23 (663.4396) | 8 (170.3084) | 7 (168.5828) | 18 (160.5712) | 12 (163.9772) |
| Aug 26, 2023 | Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp Rolfstorp | 17 / 21 (644.6404) | 8 (166.8684) | 13 (166.2860) | 2 (174.9144) | 20 (136.5716) |