The comeback
8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 8 years, then back at Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) (Aug 16, 2025).
- last seen Aug 18, 2017
- back Aug 16, 2025
Limp Brisket BBQ
Limp Brisket BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 25th of 26 at the Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer & BBQ Fest (2015).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1469
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jul 24, 2015
latest Aug 16, 2025 · 10.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.53
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.18 · weakest Pork (150.26)
Road miles
4,932
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 2,585 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Purse competed for
$7,300
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
624.48 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Limp Brisket BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
Limp Brisket BBQ has 3 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 140 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,690 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1500
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Limp Brisket BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Limp Brisket BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,645 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
They've been 1501 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,661 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,686 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 5 years before Limp Brisket BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,669 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Compare careers#4,683 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Level with Limp Brisket BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 154.8228 | 160.18 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8344 | 151.4172 | 157.83 | top 81% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9888 | 146.2400 | 150.26 | top 96% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0116 | 149.1088 | 157.88 | top 75% |
“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 96% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 89% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
ME
2 of 5 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
114
finished ahead 12 times, behind 103
Longest layoff
8 yrs
Aug 18, 2017 → Aug 16, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Career-best overall score638.1488 Kora Kares for Kids
- Most recent contest Kora Kares for Kids
20171 milestone
- Career-best single call (Brisket)164.0116 Del Mar BBQ Championship
20151 milestone
- Peak power rating (1488) Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer & BBQ Fest
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer & BBQ Fest | Jul 24, 2015 |
| -10.4 | Kora Kares for Kids | Aug 16, 2025 |
| -7.8 | Del Mar BBQ Championship | Aug 18, 2017 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2025 | Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME | 37 / 40 (638.1488) | 35 (162.2628) | 32 (159.3716) | 37 (155.9888) | 33 (160.5256) |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 28 (162.8344) | — | — |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA | 44 / 52 (627.4172) | 31 (163.4400) | 48 (151.4172) | 49 (148.5484) | 24 (164.0116) |
| Jul 24, 2015 | Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer & BBQ Fest Arvada, CO | 25 / 26 (607.8860) | 26 (154.8228) | 21 (157.7144) | 26 (146.2400) | 25 (149.1088) |
| Aug 9, 2013 | 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |