Notorious V.E.G.
Notorious V.E.G. is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 48th of 51 at the Kora Kares for Kids (2026). Also listed in KCBS results as “Notorious VEG”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 15, 2026
latest Aug 15, 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 94%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 163.95 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.53)
Road miles
0
across 4 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$7,925
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4400 | 159.4400 | 159.44 | top 92% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9772 | 152.4916 | 155.53 | top 92% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 161.6800 | 161.68 | top 86% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9544 | 163.9544 | 163.95 | 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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
ME
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
1
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
50
finished ahead 3 times, behind 47
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score639.3488 Kora Kares for Kids
- Career-best single call (Brisket)163.9544 Kora Kares for Kids
- Most recent contest Kora Kares for Kids
20241 milestone
- First tracked contest Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS)
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 94% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 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 15, 2026 | Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME | 48 / 51 (639.3488) | 47 (159.4400) | 50 (154.2744) | 44 (161.6800) | 38 (163.9544) |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 51 (152.4916) | — | — |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 35 (155.3828) | — | — |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 30 (159.9772) | — | — |