A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
PELLET ENVY ahead in 100% of their meetings
PELLET ENVY has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Beer Money BBQ
Beer Money BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 28th of 29 at the Big Blue BBQ Championship (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1461
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Apr 19, 2013
latest Jun 6, 2025 · 12.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 94%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.70
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 149.56 · weakest Chicken (145.09)
Road miles
1,051
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 523 mi
Schedule strength
74%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1594)
Purse competed for
$8,650
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
591.77 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7142 | 127.7596 | 145.09 | top 86% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4056 | 142.2856 | 149.13 | top 87% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6800 | 141.1428 | 147.99 | top 93% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5600 | 139.4516 | 149.56 | top 86% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 93% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 | 2 | 54 | 0 | top 99% | Jul 13, 2018 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
179
finished ahead 16 times, behind 194
Longest layoff
6.9 yrs
Jul 13, 2018 → Jun 6, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Career-best overall score615.3144 Big Blue BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Big Blue BBQ Championship
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)161.7142 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)
- Peak power rating (1490) 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 | Jul 14, 2017 |
| -9.7 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 | Jul 13, 2018 |
| -9.7 | 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL) | Apr 19, 2013 |
| -9 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | Jun 6, 2025 |
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 97% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 81.2% | 81.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 78% | 78% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 84.1% | 84.1% |
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 | 28 / 29 (615.3144) | 29 (153.1544) | 29 (143.9200) | 28 (157.6800) | 24 (160.5600) |
| Jul 13, 2018 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI | 54 / 54 (584.5028) | 54 (137.7144) | 39 (159.4056) | 54 (141.1428) | 51 (146.2400) |
| Jul 14, 2017 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI | 57 / 58 (561.5540) | 57 (127.7596) | 49 (150.9028) | 57 (143.4400) | 57 (139.4516) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL) Overland Park, KS | 59 / 73 (605.7140) | 34 (161.7142) | 68 (142.2856) | 57 (149.7142) | 49 (152) |