HAD TO BBQ
HAD TO BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 20th of 25 at the Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1495
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Jun 20, 2025
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 174.27 · weakest Pork (154.22)
Purse competed for
$7,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 174.2744 | 174.27 | top 20% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3944 | 159.3944 | 159.39 | top 84% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2172 | 154.2172 | 154.22 | top 92% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 167.4056 | 167.41 | 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.
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 | 20 / 25 (655.2916) | 5 (174.2744) | 21 (159.3944) | 23 (154.2172) | 13 (167.4056) |