The heartbreaker
0.9824
points from the title
Came within 0.9824 points of the Grand Championship at Cotswolds Barbecue Championship (Jun 22, 2024).
N W BBQ
N W BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 6 at the Cotswolds Barbecue Championship (2024), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1515
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jun 22, 2024
latest Jun 7, 2025 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.42 · weakest Brisket (161.74)
Road miles
8
across 2 mapped stops
Master avg
664.87 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 169.1544 | 161.1084 | 165.13 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 174.2972 | 162.8572 | 168.58 | top 37% |
| Pork | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 172.5828 | 166.2628 | 169.42 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.1544 | 150.3204 | 161.74 | top 67% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest UK Barbecue Championships at Hayles Fruit Farm
202410 milestones
- First tracked contest Cotswolds Barbecue Championship
- First call Cotswolds Barbecue Championship
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Cotswolds Barbecue Championship
- First overall top-10 Cotswolds Barbecue Championship
- First overall podium Cotswolds Barbecue Championship
- First Reserve Championship Cotswolds Barbecue Championship
- First multi-meat day Cotswolds Barbecue Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score689.1888 Cotswolds Barbecue Championship
- Career-best overall score689.1888 Cotswolds Barbecue Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2972 Cotswolds Barbecue Championship
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2025 | UK Barbecue Championships at Hayles Fruit Farm Cheltenham, GL | 4 / 7 (640.5488) | 5 (161.1084) | 4 (162.8572) | 5 (166.2628) | 7 (150.3204) |
| Jun 22, 2024 | Cotswolds Barbecue Championship Cheltenham | 2 / 6 (689.1888) | 2 (169.1544) | 1 (174.2972) | 1 (172.5828) | 2 (173.1544) |