Thornton Family Bar B Que
Thornton Family Bar B Que is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 30th of 36 at the Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Jun 13, 2025
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Best overall
489.0056 / 540
Competitor Series · Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
174.2972
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 174.30 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.75)
Purse competed for
$3,350
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2972 | 174.2972 | 174.30 | top 19% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.7540 | 154.7540 | 154.75 | top 94% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9544 | 159.9544 | 159.95 | top 92% |
“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 13, 2025 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 30 / 36 (489.0056) | 7 (174.2972) | 34 (154.7540) | 33 (159.9544) | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.