Very Average BBQ
Very Average BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 24th of 28 at the Big Blue BBQ Championship (2023). They finished #1461 in the 2025 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1487
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jun 2, 2023
latest Jun 6, 2025 · 2 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 167.69 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.63)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$19K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
646.40 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3944 | 153.6800 | 158.54 | top 91% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9428 | 151.3256 | 155.63 | top 89% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 162.2516 | 164.54 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 159.9656 | 167.69 | top 44% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Blue BBQ Championship | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 86% | Jun 6, 2025 |
More numbers
Opponents faced
41
finished ahead 8 times, behind 47
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 2, 2023 → Jun 6, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20255 milestones
- First call Big Blue BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.0060 Big Blue BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score661.0060 Big Blue BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4172 Big Blue BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Big Blue BBQ Championship
20231 milestone
- First tracked contest Big Blue BBQ Championship
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2025 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 25 / 29 (661.0060) | 25 (163.3944) | 26 (159.9428) | 25 (162.2516) | 5 (175.4172) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 24 / 28 (631.7940) | 27 (153.6800) | 25 (151.3256) | 18 (166.8228) | 20 (159.9656) |