BOOMERANG BBQ KS

Power ranking

#42

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1776

peak 1800

Contests

in the data

First seen

2018-12-28

latest 2025-08-15

Best ToY finish

Master 2018

Grand champs

6 reserve

Category wins

78 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 78 contests

Avg finish

top 16%

overall standings

Best overall

708.5372

BBQ and Fly In on the River

Perfect 180s

15 🔥

Current form

684.48 ▲

last 5 vs career avg 681.19 (+3.29)

Walk rate

95%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork · Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship

Consistency

±61.09

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 173.17 · weakest Pork Ribs (172.08)

Road miles

27010

mi across 78 mapped stops · furthest 1039 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

Chingon BBQ has finished one call ahead of BOOMERANG BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

4 LEGS UP BBQ has landed one call behind them 7 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 10 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of LA PASADITA in 29 of their 35 shared contests.

🏕️ Happy hunting ground

Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

💔 The heartbreaker

Came within 0.5828 points of the Grand Championship at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (2020-10-17).

🗡️ Giant slayer

Took the Grand Championship over a 68-team field at BBQ and Fly In on the River.

🐣 Announced themselves early

Finished 1 of 47 at their very first tracked contest, Arizona National BBQ Stampede (2018-12-28).

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	77	45	6	18	180.0000 🔥	162.8112	173.17	top 26%
Pork Ribs	79	44	9	24	180.0000 🔥	159.9428	172.08	top 26%
Pork	77	38	9	19	180.0000 🔥	155.9428	172.12	top 30%
Brisket	77	41	8	17	180.0000 🔥	163.9428	172.47	top 23%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
TX	13	3	top 18%
KS	13	3	top 16%
OK	12	4	top 13%
MO	11	5	top 17%
IL	5	1	top 12%
WI	4	0	top 19%
IA	3	1	top 17%
CO	3	1	top 26%
IN	2	0	top 47%
NM	2	1	top 13%
AR	2	1	top 8%
SD	1	0	top 7%
GA	1	0	top 40%
AL	1	1	top 4%
FL	1	0	top 26%
CA	1	0	top 27%
TN	1	0	top 12%
AZ	1	1	top 2%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	0	top 47%
Medium (20–39)	25	9	top 16%
Large (40+)	50	13	top 16%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2019 (41 contests)
Cooks mostly in TX (13 of 78 contests)
Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (79 entries)
First Grand Championship in the data: Arizona National BBQ Stampede (2018-12-28)
Wins it all in 29% of contests
All-time average overall score: 681.19
15 perfect 180s on the books 🔥

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Category wins	Best overall	Avg overall
2025	1	0	1	690.7768	690.78
2021	5	0	1	690.8000	682.91
2020	30	5	3	706.2972	687.12
2019	41	16	25	708.5372	674.89
2018	1	1	2	705.6912	705.69

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-08-15	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	10 / 55 (690.7768)	38 (162.8112)	19 (169.7256)	1 (180.0000)	2 (178.8572)
2021-05-14	Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) Plainview, TX	19 / 33 (663.2340)	20 (165.0972)	16 (165.0856)	16 (166.8228)	13 (166.2284)
2021-04-09	High Plains Wine, Brews & BBQ Cook Off Lubbock, TX	4 / 18 (690.8000)	9 (168.5600)	5 (173.1200)	1 (178.8572)	4 (170.2628)
2021-03-20	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK	11 / 50 (689.6460)	36 (168.5488)	8 (173.7144)	22 (171.9772)	5 (175.4056)
2021-03-19	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK	14 / 56 (687.9544)	2 (178.2972)	42 (165.0972)	13 (172.5600)	20 (172.0000)
2021-03-19	Firelake BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Contest Ribs Shawnee, OK	—	—	10 (170.8228)	—	—
2020-11-21	McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 2) Waco, TX	11 / 25 (683.9312)	9 (175.4056)	20 (167.3944)	11 (169.7256)	11 (171.4056)
2020-11-20	McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 1) Waco, TX	1 / 26 (695.9428)	14 (169.7144)	3 (175.4056)	7 (174.2628)	2 (176.5600)
2020-11-13	Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition Mayetta, KS	54 / 94 (683.8968)	88 (163.4056)	22 (174.2628)	17 (176.5600)	58 (169.6684)
2020-10-30	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	16 / 93 (687.9428)	45 (170.2628)	19 (173.1200)	49 (168.5256)	4 (176.0344)
2020-10-24	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK	8 / 58 (695.3484)	17 (175.4172)	2 (178.8572)	37 (169.6684)	28 (171.4056)
2020-10-23	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK	1 / 64 (702.8116)	5 (176.5600)	6 (175.4288)	15 (175.4172)	10 (175.4056)
2020-10-17	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 West Salem, WI	2 / 33 (697.1088)	4 (175.4172)	3 (175.4172)	3 (177.1544)	13 (169.1200)
2020-10-16	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 West Salem, WI	19 / 40 (666.2056)	8 (170.8456)	23 (162.8688)	30 (163.3828)	19 (169.1084)
2020-10-02	Ottumwa Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA	9 / 66 (682.8112)	34 (168.0000)	25 (166.2972)	13 (173.1084)	2 (175.4056)
2020-09-19	The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 Shawnee, OK	18 / 56 (685.6000)	41 (167.3944)	20 (170.8228)	6 (175.4172)	23 (171.9656)
2020-09-18	The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 Shawnee, OK	8 / 56 (689.6228)	21 (171.4056)	27 (169.6800)	17 (171.9772)	5 (176.5600)
2020-09-11	Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS	13 / 48 (690.2172)	10 (174.8572)	13 (173.1200)	22 (170.2628)	16 (171.9772)
2020-09-05	Mozingo Lake BBQ Maryville, MO	1 / 34 (693.7028)	5 (174.2856)	10 (171.4172)	6 (174.2628)	3 (173.7372)
2020-08-28	Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off Nevada, MO	16 / 37 (688.4800)	17 (171.9656)	13 (171.9772)	25 (169.1200)	4 (175.4172)
2020-08-21	Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest Hill City, SD	3 / 43 (691.3600)	11 (174.2628)	3 (177.7144)	16 (169.6684)	14 (169.7144)
2020-08-14	BBQ & Fly in on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	12 / 55 (691.3140)	12 (175.4056)	19 (171.9656)	33 (168.5372)	8 (175.4056)
2020-08-07	15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	4 / 54 (687.3484)	9 (173.1428)	15 (170.2628)	14 (170.8228)	7 (173.1200)
2020-07-31	Hawgin On Lanier Cumming, GA	22 / 55 (681.5652)	43 (165.6684)	12 (171.9656)	21 (170.8228)	10 (173.1084)
2020-07-24	Farm Stock Smoke Off Lane, KS	6 / 21 (697.0856)	3 (176.5716)	5 (174.8456)	3 (177.7028)	14 (167.9656)
2020-07-18	Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) Osceola, MO	5 / 31 (697.0740)	1 (180.0000)	12 (174.2856)	16 (171.9656)	13 (170.8228)
2020-07-17	Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) Osceola, MO	3 / 29 (689.6572)	5 (177.7028)	11 (169.6916)	8 (171.4172)	7 (170.8456)
2020-07-10	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	12 / 61 (689.0284)	23 (170.8228)	13 (174.2628)	12 (175.4056)	30 (168.5372)
2020-06-27	Back to Mayberry Day 2 Rodney, IA	16 / 47 (675.3832)	7 (173.1428)	29 (165.1316)	29 (167.9772)	14 (169.1316)
2020-06-26	Back to Mayberry Day 1 Rodney, IA	1 / 53 (691.9200)	4 (175.4172)	7 (171.4172)	10 (171.9772)	4 (173.1084)
2020-06-20	Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN	26 / 63 (674.7428)	48 (166.2400)	3 (174.2628)	44 (165.0856)	23 (169.1544)
2020-06-19	Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN	36 / 69 (667.8512)	13 (172.5600)	44 (163.9544)	63 (156.4912)	7 (174.8456)
2020-06-12	Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK	1 / 55 (706.2972)	9 (174.8572)	4 (175.4400)	3 (178.2972)	1 (177.7028)
2020-03-13	2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS	11 / 68 (685.0284)	4 (176.5600)	1 (180.0000)	44 (164.5256)	38 (163.9428)
2020-02-14	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX	15 / 42 (674.7772)	15 (171.4172)	26 (163.4172)	8 (173.1200)	18 (166.8228)
2020-01-31	Humble BBQ Cook off Humble, TX	11 / 117 (669.6912)	3 (174.2744)	36 (162.8456)	37 (162.8456)	7 (169.7256)
2019-12-06	COTR BBQ Demopolis, AL	1 / 25 (687.8972)	1 (171.9656)	18 (163.9544)	6 (173.1200)	1 (178.8572)
2019-11-22	Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	10 / 39 (678.2284)	14 (169.1200)	7 (172.0000)	20 (167.4400)	10 (169.6684)
2019-11-01	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival Indio, CA	10 / 37 (681.6228)	23 (166.2628)	11 (170.2744)	1 (180.0000)	23 (165.0856)
2019-10-11	Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest(JUDGES FULL) DeSoto, KS	1 / 51 (180.0000)	13 (173.1200)	6 (176.0000)	2 (177.7028)	1 (180.0000)
2019-10-04	Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown Lebanon, MO	2 / 27 (701.0972)	4 (174.2628)	3 (175.4172)	8 (173.7028)	2 (177.7144)
2019-09-21	Bikes Boats & Bones BBQ & Steak Showdown Kimberling City, MO	1 / 28 (705.6684)	1 (177.7028)	1 (176.5600)	7 (174.8456)	4 (176.5600)
2019-09-20	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	1 / 28 (698.8000)	1 (180.0000)	3 (171.9772)	1 (176.0000)	5 (170.8228)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS	14 / 468 (512.5600)	20 (176.5600)	8 (177.1428)	238 (165.1428)	25 (176.0000)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS	6 / 135 (699.3600)	52 (173.1200)	1 (180.0000)	39 (173.1200)	41 (173.1200)
2019-08-30	Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	10 / 58 (690.2284)	30 (167.9772)	1 (177.1428)	5 (176.5828)	21 (168.5256)
2019-08-23	Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	1 / 62 (702.2628)	12 (172.0000)	12 (170.2628)	2 (180.0000)	1 (180.0000)
2019-08-16	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	1 / 68 (708.5372)	4 (178.8572)	5 (176.5600)	1 (180.0000)	12 (173.1200)
2019-08-09	Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO	1 / 30 (692.4800)	13 (168.5372)	1 (176.5600)	12 (169.6800)	2 (177.7028)
2019-08-02	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO	32 / 54 (665.0172)	25 (169.6800)	39 (162.8116)	34 (162.2400)	12 (170.2856)
2019-07-26	Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition Dodge City, KS	4 / 39 (698.2400)	4 (175.4172)	14 (170.8228)	2 (177.7028)	8 (174.2972)
2019-07-19	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Peoria, IL	3 / 40 (685.6344)	3 (174.8572)	18 (165.0972)	1 (178.8572)	17 (166.8228)
2019-07-12	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	1 / 59 (706.8344)	3 (177.7028)	5 (176.0116)	15 (173.1200)	2 (180.0000)
2019-06-29	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) Artesia, NM	8 / 34 (691.9196)	8 (174.2856)	6 (173.1200)	5 (173.7028)	12 (170.8112)
2019-06-28	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) Artesia, NM	1 / 41 (706.2744)	2 (178.2972)	2 (178.8572)	7 (175.4172)	4 (173.7028)
2019-06-22	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 Belvidere, IL	15 / 45 (674.8004)	2 (177.1544)	35 (160.5832)	25 (166.2400)	12 (170.8228)
2019-06-21	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 Belvidere, IL	7 / 50 (675.3144)	4 (175.4172)	30 (159.9428)	11 (169.6916)	11 (170.2628)
2019-06-07	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS	1 / 39 (692.5372)	8 (169.6916)	1 (177.1428)	1 (176.5828)	8 (169.1200)
2019-05-31	Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) Kansas City, MO	1 / 56 (701.6800)	10 (172.5600)	2 (180.0000)	1 (180.0000)	16 (169.1200)
2019-05-25	Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 Westmont, IL	2 / 48 (682.1712)	1 (179.4400)	30 (160.5028)	2 (173.7028)	12 (168.5256)
2019-05-24	Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 Westmont, IL	1 / 40 (688.5028)	4 (174.8572)	9 (167.3828)	3 (173.1200)	6 (173.1428)
2019-05-11	Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) Plainview, TX	2 / 21 (701.6800)	2 (176.5600)	5 (174.8456)	10 (171.4172)	1 (178.8572)
2019-05-10	Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) Plainview, TX	1 / 38 (703.9656)	3 (176.5600)	2 (176.0000)	7 (173.7028)	1 (177.7028)
2019-05-04	Masters in May Day 2 Bancroft, WI	7 / 40 (678.8232)	4 (172.5600)	2 (176.0000)	23 (165.6800)	20 (164.5832)
2019-05-03	Masters In May Day 1 Bancroft, WI	2 / 42 (692.5144)	12 (167.9772)	1 (176.5600)	2 (177.7144)	13 (170.2628)
2019-04-26	LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO	1 / 40 (701.0856)	1 (180.0000)	2 (175.4056)	7 (170.8228)	2 (174.8572)
2019-04-19	Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK	9 / 33 (683.8624)	8 (172.5600)	5 (175.4056)	22 (161.6340)	5 (174.2628)
2019-04-12	Smoke In the Springs Osage City, KS	18 / 104 (685.6572)	3 (180.0000)	50 (166.2744)	25 (170.8228)	40 (168.5600)
2019-04-06	Smoke On the Border Gravette, AR	1 / 29 (702.8232)	3 (176.5600)	7 (174.2744)	3 (175.4172)	1 (176.5716)
2019-03-23	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 Shawnee, OK	1 / 62 (706.2400)	8 (176.5600)	1 (177.7028)	9 (175.4172)	8 (176.5600)
2019-03-22	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 Shawnee, OK	4 / 74 (694.7772)	23 (170.8228)	2 (177.7144)	14 (174.2628)	18 (171.9772)
2019-03-14	Big 12 Big Q (NBBQL COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO	8 / 11 (663.8968)	6 (171.4284)	7 (164.5256)	10 (155.9428)	3 (172.0000)
2019-03-08	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Nashville, TN	8 / 67 (689.0284)	33 (169.6684)	21 (170.8344)	1 (176.5600)	16 (171.9656)
2019-02-15	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX	3 / 33 (698.8572)	4 (178.8572)	2 (177.7144)	13 (171.4056)	10 (170.8800)
2019-02-08	KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship Little Rock, AR	11 / 92 (689.0400)	57 (169.6684)	7 (175.4056)	13 (174.2628)	40 (169.7032)
2019-02-01	Humble Rodeo and BBQ Humble, TX	2 / 126 (688.0228)	15 (167.9772)	3 (176.0228)	9 (173.1428)	15 (170.8800)
2019-01-11	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	6 / 38 (682.7312)	2 (176.5600)	12 (170.8228)	27 (164.5256)	8 (170.8228)
2018-12-28	Arizona National BBQ Stampede Phoenix, AZ	1 / 47 (705.6912)	9 (174.8456)	1 (178.2972)	7 (177.1428)	1 (175.4056)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025 ↗	Master	#823 (135 pts)	#1221 (60 pts)	#1293 (60 pts)	#607 (285 pts)	#627 (260 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1117 (88 pts)	#1191 (83 pts)	#1152 (103 pts)	#1103 (103 pts)	#1019 (118 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#2 (2839 pts)	#1 🏆 (2748 pts)	#1 🏆 (2781 pts)	#2 (2735 pts)	#2 (2743 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#43 (2335 pts)	#22 (2343 pts)	#93 (1838 pts)	#63 (1993 pts)	#97 (1848 pts)