Estancia

Estancia is a competition barbecue team with 24 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 23 at the Maryland State BBQ Bash (2023), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #6289 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,289

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1411

peak 1411 · rated over 24 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 15, 2021

latest Jul 25, 2026 · 4.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#117

Backyard 2025 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

8% of 24 contests

Avg finish

top 85%

overall standings

Best overall

642.6972 / 720

Master · York County BBQ Festival (Day 1)

Perfect 180s

Current form

318.75 ▲

last 5 Backyard vs avg 315.56 (+3.18)

Walk rate

29%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2744

Pork Ribs · MD State BBQ Bash

Consistency

±16.94

spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 161.39 · weakest Brisket (154.22)

Road miles

394

across 24 mapped stops

Schedule strength

56%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)

Purse competed for

$176K

listed at 22 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 24 state-championship entries

Master avg

642.70 / 720

1 Master contest · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

315.56 / 360

23 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

4.0344 points from the title

Came within 4.0344 points of the Grand Championship at Maryland State BBQ Bash (Oct 13, 2023).

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Zoni-Q has finished one call ahead of Estancia 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

23–1 behind in the head-to-head

Capt. Blue BBQ ahead in 96% of their meetings

Capt. Blue BBQ has come out ahead in 23 of their 24 shared contests.

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BBQ McLovin' in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

Grumpy Ol' Sarge BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

An October team

Top 69% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 69% across 5 contests, versus top 85% the rest of the year.

5 October contests
top 85% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 19th

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 ↗	Backyard	#127 (352 pts)	#138 (322 pts)	#106 (512 pts)	—	—
2025 ↗	Backyard	#117 (470 pts)	#147 (390 pts)	#78 (735 pts)	—	—
2025 ↗	Master	#1125 (66 pts)	#1143 (81 pts)	#1259 (71 pts)	#1135 (76 pts)	#1186 (61 pts)
2024 ↗	Backyard	#144 (399 pts)	#132 (489 pts)	#150 (370 pts)	—	—
2023 ↗	Backyard	—	#153 (314 pts)	#202 (209 pts)	—	—

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Estancia, each with one reason worth a look.

Pig Floyd

#6,287 of the rated field

1411 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1411

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 24 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2024

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TRIANGLE S BAR B Q

#6,288 of the rated field

1411 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1411

Fewer contests behind them than Estancia has cooked, 14 to 24, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2025

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Thin Blue BBQ

#6,279 of the rated field

1412 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1412

21 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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THE PIG'S EAR

#6,290 of the rated field

1410 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1410

Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 6 years before Estancia's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 19 contests

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1 2 BBQ

#6,296 of the rated field

1409 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1409

They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before Estancia's first contest.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Aug 9, 2024

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BUTT BROS BBQ

#6,294 of the rated field

1410 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1410

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jul 19, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Capt. Blue BBQ	24	1	23	4%	⚔ compare
Leaning Jowler BBQ	22	0	22	0%	⚔ compare
Oink N' Doink BBQ	20	2	18	10%	⚔ compare
All About the Wood	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
Castleton Q	19	5	14	26%	⚔ compare
4 BOXERS Q	17	6	10	35%	⚔ compare
Backwooder BBQ	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
FIRE & SHINE BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
UP IN SMOKERS	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
HARCO LOCO BBQ	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
Piggy & Swine BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	23	1	0	1	173.1428	135.4284	156.49	top 89%
Pork Ribs	24	6	1	1	174.2744	125.6000	159.73	top 71%
Pork	2	1	0	0	161.6800	161.0972	161.39	top 48%
Brisket	1	0	0	0	154.2172	154.2172	154.22	top 88%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	4	top 138%
Medium (20–39)	19	top 75%
Large (40+)	1	top 70%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
PA	19	0	top 90%
MD	5	0	top 69%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
York County BBQ Festival (Day 2)	7	19	top 115%	Jun 13, 2026
Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)	6	20	top 77%	Jul 25, 2026
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)	6	12	top 73%	May 16, 2026
Maryland State BBQ Bash	3	2	top 85%	Oct 13, 2023
MD State BBQ Bash	2	10	top 44%	Oct 10, 2025

More numbers

Busiest season 2025 7 contests

Contests a season 4 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 19 of 24 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 5 5 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 24 entries · 1 win · 6 calls

Opponents faced 316 finished ahead 312 times, behind 959

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

20261 milestone

Jul 25 Most recent contest Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)

20253 milestones

Jun 27 Career-best overall score642.6972 York County BBQ Festival (Day 1)
Oct 10 First category win (Pork Ribs) MD State BBQ Bash
Oct 10 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2744 MD State BBQ Bash

20241 milestone

Jul 27 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)

20235 milestones

Oct 13 First call Maryland State BBQ Bash
Oct 13 First overall top-10 Maryland State BBQ Bash
Oct 13 First overall podium Maryland State BBQ Bash
Oct 13 First Reserve Championship Maryland State BBQ Bash
Oct 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score339.3712 Maryland State BBQ Bash

20212 milestones

Oct 15 First tracked contest Maryland State BBQ Bash
Oct 15 Peak power rating (1487) Maryland State BBQ Bash

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.9	Maryland State BBQ Bash	Oct 13, 2023
+11.6	MD State BBQ Bash	Oct 10, 2025
+5	MD State BBQ Bash	Oct 11, 2024
+0.6	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)	Jul 25, 2025
+0.1	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)	May 17, 2025

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.7	York County BBQ Festival	Jun 16, 2023
-13.5	Maryland State BBQ Bash	Oct 15, 2021
-11.2	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)	Jul 26, 2024
-9.6	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)	May 16, 2026
-9.3	Maryland State BBQ Bash	Oct 14, 2022

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)
2026	6	0	0	50%	top 94%	92.8%	88.8%
2025	7	1	1	29%	top 83%	92.5%	89.8%
2024	7	0	0	14%	top 78%	92.1%	87.9%
2023	2	1	0	50%	top 54%	94.3%	86.6%
2022	1	0	0	0%	top 103%	83.2%	83.2%
2021	1	0	0	0%	top 144%	72.5%	72.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 25, 2026	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	28 / 39 (310.7084)	—	27 (158.2172)	—	—
Jul 24, 2026	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	30 / 43 (319.8972)	33 (157.0972)	26 (162.8000)	—	—
Jun 13, 2026	York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 Delta, PA	19 / 13 (334.2284)	21 (163.9656)	10 (170.2628)	—	—
Jun 12, 2026	York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA	22 / 25 (305.5656)	23 (140.4800)	19 (165.0856)	—	—
May 16, 2026	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA	19 / 17 (323.3256)	19 (155.3484)	9 (167.9772)	—	—
May 15, 2026	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA	19 / 25 (323.3600)	22 (155.9656)	10 (167.3944)	—	—
Oct 10, 2025	MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD	10 / 29 (331.9200)	25 (157.6456)	1 (174.2744)	—	—
Jul 26, 2025	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	20 / 27 (325.0168)	22 (158.7768)	16 (166.2400)	—	—
Jul 25, 2025	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	22 / 30 (333.1312)	33 (160.5712)	8 (172.5600)	—	—
Jun 28, 2025	York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 Delta, PA	19 / 10 (313.0744)	19 (153.7028)	18 (159.3716)	—	—
Jun 27, 2025	York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA	22 / 26 (642.6972)	19 (164.5828)	21 (162.8000)	20 (161.0972)	23 (154.2172)
May 17, 2025	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA	12 / 21 (322.7772)	12 (159.9656)	11 (162.8116)	—	—
May 16, 2025	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA	18 / 28 (316.5028)	17 (155.9884)	16 (160.5144)	—	—
Oct 11, 2024	MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD	14 / 26 (331.3828)	11 (169.1200)	19 (162.2628)	—	—
Jul 27, 2024	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	22 / 32 (308.4228)	20 (160.5028)	24 (147.9200)	—	—
Jul 26, 2024	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	37 / 35 (310.7772)	38 (149.6800)	29 (161.0972)	7 (161.6800)	—
Jun 29, 2024	York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 Delta, PA	20 / 19 (321.6344)	14 (168.5600)	21 (153.0744)	—	—
Jun 28, 2024	York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA	26 / 29 (315.8744)	27 (154.7772)	21 (161.0972)	—	—
May 18, 2024	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA	18 / 26 (319.9316)	12 (166.8344)	20 (153.0972)	—	—
May 17, 2024	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA	21 / 37 (306.7656)	20 (151.9884)	21 (154.7772)	—	—
Oct 13, 2023	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD	2 / 23 (339.3712)	2 (173.1428)	8 (166.2284)	—	—
Jun 16, 2023	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	29 / 29 (283.8172)	29 (146.2284)	29 (137.5888)	—	—
Oct 14, 2022	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD	31 / 30 (299.4172)	39 (138.8572)	14 (160.5600)	—	—
Oct 15, 2021	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD	36 / 25 (261.0284)	35 (135.4284)	36 (125.6000)	—	—

Estancia

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

A standing appointment

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

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)