CUMBIA BBQ TEAM

CUMBIA BBQ TEAM is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 10 at the Smoking on the Swan (2024). They are ranked #3389 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,389

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1495

peak 1495 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 18, 2020

latest Aug 2, 2025 · 4.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#425

Master 2025 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

64% of 14 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

671.4060 / 720

Master · Smokin Barrel Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

661.31 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 645.62 (+15.69)

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Brisket · Smokin Barrel Fest

Consistency

±21.41

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 163.23 · weakest Pork (158.38)

Road miles

681

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 333 mi

Schedule strength

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1508)

Master avg

645.62 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Riding a hot streak

7 straight overall top-10s

Currently on a 7-contest overall top-10 run.

career best 7

They almost always walk

100% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 14 of 14 contests

A top-10 category call in 100% of their 14 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

671.4060 career-best overall

93.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 671.4060 at Smokin Barrel Fest — 93.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 14, 2025

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

West Cooper BBQ has finished one call ahead of CUMBIA BBQ TEAM 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

8–1 behind in the head-to-head

Ribs n Pigs BBQ ahead in 89% of their meetings

Ribs n Pigs BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.9 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.85 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 73% of the time against 92%.

Pork avg 158.38
Pork Ribs avg 163.23
8 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Aussie TongMasters in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

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The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Smoking on the Swan (Oct 11, 2024).

last seen Nov 26, 2022
back Oct 11, 2024

Pork Ribs nemesis

6 of 9 shared pork ribs entries lost

Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 9 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Aussie Davo has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025 ↗	Master	#425 (470 pts)	#496 (440 pts)	#478 (480 pts)	#487 (410 pts)	#372 (600 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#547 (324 pts)	#542 (364 pts)	#633 (324 pts)	#550 (354 pts)	#726 (224 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#824 (162 pts)	#888 (162 pts)	#973 (162 pts)	#946 (132 pts)	#1096 (112 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#540 (373 pts)	#399 (592 pts)	#316 (819 pts)	#427 (531 pts)	#425 (543 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CUMBIA BBQ TEAM, each with one reason worth a look.

119 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BUBBA'S SMOKEYARD BBQ

#3,403 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1495

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 7, 2016

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MEATWAGON BBQ

#3,404 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1522

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 9 years before CUMBIA BBQ TEAM's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

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BANG BANG BBQ

#3,402 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1507

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 7, 2019

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ALL-STAR BBQ

#3,412 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1495

They were already cooking in 2013, 7 years before CUMBIA BBQ TEAM's first contest.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 5, 2017

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Pork Dorks

#3,416 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1504

Level with CUMBIA BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 5, 2025

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TWISTED OAK BARBECUE

#3,387 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1507

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before CUMBIA BBQ TEAM's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Ribs n Pigs BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Smokin Genius	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
BLUE MIST BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
Pit Bull Smokers	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
Aussie TongMasters	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Barking Gecko BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Smokin it up BBQ Australia	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	9	1	2	177.1544	144	162.29	top 55%
Pork Ribs	12	11	0	3	171.4744	150.7884	163.23	top 48%
Pork	11	8	0	2	171.4628	141.6796	158.38	top 63%
Brisket	10	9	1	2	178.8572	141.7028	161.30	top 52%

“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
Smokin in the Valley	2	7	0	top 56%	Aug 2, 2025
Smokin' in the Valley	2	5	0	top 57%	Nov 2, 2024

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 8 contests

Contests a season 3.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WA 1 of 14 contests

Contests visited 8 2 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 12 entries · 0 wins · 11 calls

Opponents faced 40 finished ahead 55 times, behind 68

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs Nov 26, 2022 → Oct 11, 2024

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20253 milestones

Jun 14 Career-best overall score671.4060 Smokin Barrel Fest
Jun 14 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 Smokin Barrel Fest
Aug 2 Most recent contest Smokin in the Valley

20244 milestones

Oct 11 First category win (Chicken) Smoking on the Swan
Oct 11 First overall podium Smoking on the Swan
Oct 11 10th tracked contest Smoking on the Swan
Oct 11 Peak power rating (1500) Smoking on the Swan

20221 milestone

Apr 30 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.3772 Spit In The Hills

20203 milestones

Sep 18 First tracked contest Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge
Sep 18 First call Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge
Sep 18 First overall top-10 Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.7	Smoking on the Swan	Oct 11, 2024
+6.1	Spit In The Hills	Apr 30, 2022
+5.6	Smokin' in the Valley	Nov 26, 2022
+1.8	Smokin Barrel Fest	Jun 14, 2025
+1	Smokin' in the Valley	Apr 26, 2025

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.1	Chidlow BBQ Festival	Sep 9, 2022
-9.3	Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge	Sep 18, 2020
-5.8	Smokin' in the Valley	Nov 2, 2024
-1.5	Brew N Que - LITE EDITION	Oct 21, 2022
-1.1	Smokin in the Valley	Aug 2, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	3	3	1	100%	top 51%	93.3%	92.2%
2024	2	2	1	100%	top 51%	92.8%	91.3%
2022	8	3	0	100%	top 57%	90.9%	88.3%
2020	1	1	0	100%	top 82%	84.4%	84.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 2, 2025	Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia	7 / 12 (666.7204)	4 (169.6800)	4 (166.8460)	11 (159.3600)	4 (170.8344)
Jun 14, 2025	Smokin Barrel Fest Nanson, WA	4 / 10 (671.4060)	7 (164.0344)	8 (162.2516)	5 (166.2628)	1 (178.8572)
Apr 26, 2025	Smokin' in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia	7 / 13 (654.2744)	10 (160.0344)	5 (166.8572)	7 (163.9772)	6 (163.4056)
Nov 2, 2024	Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia	10 / 14 (646.1828)	12 (157.6684)	5 (167.3944)	7 (162.8572)	12 (158.2628)
Oct 11, 2024	Smoking on the Swan Burswood, Western Australia	3 / 10 (667.9772)	1 (177.1544)	5 (164.5600)	3 (171.4628)	9 (154.8000)
Nov 26, 2022	Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia	5 / 12 (633.7256)	5 (162.9028)	5 (160.0116)	8 (158.8228)	10 (151.9884)
Oct 21, 2022	Brew N Que - LITE EDITION Brigadoon	9 / 15 (643.3480)	8 (164.5484)	3 (168.0344)	13 (147.3596)	6 (163.4056)
Sep 9, 2022	Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Western	15 / 17 (610.8456)	16 (144)	15 (150.7884)	9 (158.3088)	7 (157.7484)
Jul 2, 2022	Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Chicken) Carmel	—	2 (163.4288)	—	—	—
Jul 2, 2022	Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Ribs) Carmel	—	—	6 (158.8344)	—	—
Apr 30, 2022	Spit In The Hills Chidlow, Western	6 / 16 (654.3772)	8 (162.8572)	3 (171.4744)	14 (148.0228)	2 (172.0228)
Mar 13, 2022	Pork in the Valley-Pork OMC (One Meat Pork) Perth, Western Australia	—	—	—	3 (164.0344)	—
Mar 13, 2022	Pork in the Valley-Pork Ribs OMC (One Meat Ribs) Perth, Western Australia	—	—	6 (156.5832)	—	—
Sep 18, 2020	Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge Bunbury	9 / 11 (607.3484)	7 (158.8460)	2 (165.1200)	10 (141.6796)	9 (141.7028)

CUMBIA BBQ TEAM

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Riding a hot streak

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)