Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.
- Pork Ribs ×1
Invarique
Invarique is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 50 at the WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024). They are ranked #4083 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1482
peak 1482 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jun 10, 2022
latest Jun 13, 2025 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
14% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
323.00 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 321.47 (+1.53)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.73
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.25 · weakest Chicken (159.22)
Road miles
66
across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Purse competed for
$33K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Backyard avg
321.47 / 360
7 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Invarique, each with one reason worth a look.
128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,068 of the rated field
- Contests
- 67
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 16%
- Peak
- 1502
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Invarique)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Invarique has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,071 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,085 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
Level with Invarique on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,096 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1481
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Invarique's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,093 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before Invarique's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,065 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 10 years before Invarique's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Last Place Chicken | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Rocket Barbecue | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTSY-Q | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Hickory Hangover | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 150.2056 | 159.22 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 180 🔥 | 149.0516 | 162.25 | top 58% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 81% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 37% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 | 19 | 0 | top 89% | Jun 13, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
193
finished ahead 135 times, behind 168
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
20246 milestones
- First call WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First category win (Pork Ribs) WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall podium WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score349.6684 WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
20223 milestones
- First tracked contest Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score326.8348 Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Peak power rating (1499) Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.6 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Oct 18, 2024 |
| +5.9 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Sep 8, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.3 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 9, 2023 |
| -10.1 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 13, 2025 |
| -6.9 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 10, 2022 |
| -5.7 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 7, 2024 |
| -4 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Oct 20, 2023 |
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 91% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 43% | 97.1% | 93.7% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 89.8% | 86.5% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 90.8% | 88.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2025 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 32 / 35 (317.6344) | 31 (160.5372) | 32 (157.0972) | — | — |
| Oct 18, 2024 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 3 / 50 (349.6684) | 19 (169.6684) | 1 (180) | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 28 / 35 (325.0860) | 27 (163.4172) | 25 (161.6688) | — | — |
| Oct 20, 2023 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 34 / 50 (323.3712) | 45 (152.5256) | 12 (170.8456) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 26 / 26 (299.2572) | 25 (150.2056) | 24 (149.0516) | — | — |
| Sep 8, 2022 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 17 / 35 (326.8348) | 22 (163.4288) | 16 (163.4060) | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 19 / 23 (308.4456) | 20 (154.7884) | 19 (153.6572) | — | — |