A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
DB BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
DB BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
On the Brink BBQ Team
On the Brink BBQ Team is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 29th of 30 at the Hoosier BBQ Classic (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1460
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
May 17, 2024
latest Aug 16, 2025 · 1.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 97%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.76
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 159.96 · weakest Brisket (156.51)
Road miles
333
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 259 mi
Schedule strength
85%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1613)
Purse competed for
$28K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
631.22 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to On the Brink BBQ Team, each with one reason worth a look.
On the Brink BBQ Team has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 134 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#5,113 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to On the Brink BBQ Team)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team On the Brink BBQ Team has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,132 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,124 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before On the Brink BBQ Team's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,111 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
They've been 1506 at their best, 46 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,101 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
They were already cooking in 2013, 11 years before On the Brink BBQ Team's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,115 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Level with On the Brink BBQ Team 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6916 | 150.1944 | 158.79 | top 94% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 148.5144 | 159.96 | top 85% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 146.7544 | 159.25 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 150.1828 | 156.51 | top 90% |
“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
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
4 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
111
finished ahead 4 times, behind 142
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Career-best overall score638.6516 Smoke N for the Kids
- Most recent contest Smoke N for the Kids
20243 milestones
- First tracked contest Rockin' BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.4172 Rockin' BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- Peak power rating (1490) Rockin' BBQ Warsaw
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ | May 16, 2025 |
| -10.3 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw | May 17, 2024 |
| -9.9 | Hoosier BBQ Classic | Jun 6, 2025 |
| -9.3 | Smoke N for the Kids | Aug 16, 2025 |
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 88.7% | 88.2% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2025 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 31 / 32 (638.6516) | 32 (159.3600) | 27 (165.7028) | 32 (146.7544) | 26 (166.8344) |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Hoosier BBQ Classic 🏅 Franklin, IN | 29 / 30 (638.0800) | 27 (159.9312) | 28 (160.5372) | 17 (167.4288) | 29 (150.1828) |
| May 16, 2025 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 33 / 34 (628.3204) | 34 (150.1944) | 32 (151.9200) | 20 (168.5372) | 29 (157.6688) |
| May 16, 2025 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Warsaw, IN | — | — | 26 (161.6800) | — | — |
| May 17, 2024 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 31 / 32 (619.8176) | 28 (165.6916) | 32 (148.5144) | 31 (154.2744) | 31 (151.3372) |
| May 17, 2024 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Warsaw, IN | — | — | 16 (171.4172) | — | — |