Riding a hot streak
4
straight overall top-10s
Currently on a 4-contest overall top-10 run.
- career best 4
BBQ Aloha
BBQ Aloha is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 27 at the 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition (2026). They are ranked #2944 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1507
peak 1507 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Apr 1, 2016
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 10.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
50% of 8 contests
Best top-10 run
4
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
673.53 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 658.95 (+14.58)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±25.18
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.58 · weakest Pork (162.33)
Road miles
7,053
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 2,666 mi
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Purse competed for
$67K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
658.95 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #560 (287 pts) | #758 (187 pts) | #724 (237 pts) | #710 (197 pts) | #591 (272 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BBQ Aloha, each with one reason worth a look.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,954 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1513
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BBQ Aloha)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BBQ Aloha has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,937 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1507
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,942 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1509
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 15 contests to 8.
⚔ Compare careers#2,956 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1509
Level with BBQ Aloha on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,953 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1508
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before BBQ Aloha's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,925 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1510
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOW PORKIN | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 154.3088 | 167.58 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 174.3316 | 153.7028 | 166.28 | top 56% |
| Pork | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 145.7032 | 162.33 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 144.5372 | 162.76 | top 53% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 58% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 58% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 72% | Mar 31, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WA
6 of 8 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
127
finished ahead 85 times, behind 112
Longest layoff
5.3 yrs
Apr 21, 2017 → Aug 20, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- First overall podium 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score691.9084 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5600 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1507) Smoke on the Sound
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Sound
20231 milestone
- First overall top-10 DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition
20172 milestones
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5604 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20161 milestone
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.1 | 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition | Aug 22, 2026 |
| +13.8 | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition | Aug 19, 2023 |
| +6.3 | Smoke on the Sound | Sep 25, 2026 |
| +4.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 31, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 1, 2016 |
| -8.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Apr 21, 2017 |
| -7.8 | 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff | Aug 20, 2022 |
| -2.8 | Curley Que Classic | Jul 25, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 26% | 96.1% | 95% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 75% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 17% | 94.8% | 94.8% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 72% | 90.6% | 90.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 84% | 84% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Smoke on the Sound 🏅 Redmond, WA | 7 / 17 (675.9316) | 2 (175.4172) | 14 (163.4172) | 6 (167.4172) | 6 (169.6800) |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 3 / 27 (691.9084) | 10 (170.2628) | 5 (173.1200) | 9 (171.9656) | 4 (176.5600) |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Curley Que Classic 🏅 Honolulu, HI | 9 / 12 (656.9944) | 7 (174.2744) | 10 (163.3944) | 11 (154.2056) | 7 (165.1200) |
| Aug 19, 2023 | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 5 / 30 (682.2972) | 17 (168.6056) | 8 (170.8572) | 11 (171.4172) | 4 (171.4172) |
| Aug 20, 2022 | 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff 🏅 DuPont, WA | 23 / 29 (660.5144) | 16 (169.1544) | 15 (171.4056) | 28 (159.4172) | 22 (160.5372) |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV | 30 / 30 (646.8456) | 22 (167.9884) | 29 (160) | 24 (168.0228) | 30 (150.8344) |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 13 / 30 (652.5604) | 29 (154.3088) | 2 (174.3316) | 13 (160.5256) | 11 (163.3944) |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 30 / 30 (604.5376) | 20 (160.5944) | 25 (153.7028) | 29 (145.7032) | 28 (144.5372) |