High-water mark
668.4916
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 668.4916 at King of the Corn — 92.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 17, 2024
BOBALICIOUS
BOBALICIOUS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 17th of 25 at the 23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (2024). They finished #708 in the 2024 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Mar 29, 2024
latest Jun 20, 2025 · 1.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.30
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.54)
Road miles
148
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 55 mi
Schedule strength
74%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1595)
Purse competed for
$36K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
664.34 / 720
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #708 (210 pts) | #599 (315 pts) | #779 (220 pts) | #646 (275 pts) | #747 (210 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 162.8460 | 168.13 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9888 | 155.3716 | 163.54 | top 76% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 165.1200 | 167.70 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 161.1200 | 164.97 | top 68% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
114
finished ahead 33 times, behind 137
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Jun 14, 2024 → Jun 20, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition
20246 milestones
- First tracked contest Iowa State BBQ Championship
- First call Iowa State BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3488 Iowa State BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7144 Iowa State BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1491) Iowa State BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score668.4916 King of the Corn
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.6 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | Mar 29, 2024 |
| -5.4 | King of the Corn | May 17, 2024 |
| -2 | Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition | Jun 20, 2025 |
| -0.3 | 23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition | Jun 14, 2024 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 80% | 92.8% | 92.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2025 | Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA | 18 / 25 (665.6348) | 22 (162.8460) | 16 (167.9888) | 20 (165.1200) | 12 (169.6800) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA | 17 / 25 (667.8860) | 17 (166.8344) | 15 (167.3944) | 15 (169.6800) | 19 (163.9772) |
| May 17, 2024 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 29 / 36 (668.4916) | 26 (169.1316) | 32 (163.3944) | 14 (170.8456) | 23 (165.1200) |
| Mar 29, 2024 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 39 / 42 (655.3488) | 7 (173.7144) | 39 (155.3716) | 34 (165.1428) | 35 (161.1200) |