THE BREADMAN

THE BREADMAN is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 16th of 67 at the Cedar Fest BBQ (2016). They are ranked #5061 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “THe Bread Man”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,061

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1461

peak 1461 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 4, 2014

latest Mar 28, 2025 · 11 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1148

Master 2025 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

644.0116 / 720

Master · Cedar Fest BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

622.94 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 622.25 (+0.70)

Walk rate

27%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7372

Chicken · Cedar Fest BBQ

Consistency

±18.36

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 156.44 · weakest Brisket (153.74)

Road miles

1,496

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 747 mi

Schedule strength

25%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)

Purse competed for

$60K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

622.25 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

LA PASADITA ahead in 100% of their meetings

LA PASADITA has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Smitty's Meating House in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

2.2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off (Jun 4, 2021).

last seen Apr 5, 2019
back Jun 4, 2021

Pork Ribs nemesis

10 of 10 shared pork ribs entries lost

LA PASADITA ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LA PASADITA has out-cooked them in 10 of 10 shared pork ribs entries.

An April team

Top 58% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 58% across 6 contests, versus top 68% the rest of the year.

6 April contests
top 68% the rest of the year

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025 ↗	Master	#1148 (60 pts)	#1221 (60 pts)	#1293 (60 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1319 (60 pts)	#1432 (60 pts)	#1287 (60 pts)	#1296 (60 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1170 (80 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#1900 (80 pts)	#1906 (75 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#1898 (80 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2121 (85 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1557 (165 pts)	#1293 (245 pts)	#1884 (120 pts)	#1429 (215 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to THE BREADMAN, each with one reason worth a look.

134 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BIG SEXY BBQ

#5,079 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to THE BREADMAN)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team THE BREADMAN has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jul 5, 2024

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Quality in Smoke

#5,063 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to THE BREADMAN)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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JERRY KING MIDLAND TX

#5,077 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1532

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to THE BREADMAN)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before THE BREADMAN's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 27 contests

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AJAK BBQ

#5,062 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1461

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 4, 2021

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Blacktop BBQ

#5,046 of the rated field

1462 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1462

They turned up 7 years after THE BREADMAN did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Mar 23, 2024

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I QUE & BREW

#5,056 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1461

Level with THE BREADMAN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 14, 2016

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LA PASADITA	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin Bros	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
PAPPO'S BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
THE REPUBLIC OF 'QUE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Hoggy Style	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
LUCILLE'S BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
OPEN FLUE BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Smitty's Meating House	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Arnold Grading	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Creek Bottom Cookers	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Wilstones	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BARN BURNERS	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Barn Burners BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	1	173.7372	143.9772	156.04	top 65%
Pork Ribs	11	0	162.8800	147.9656	156.44	top 69%
Pork	11	2	170.2856	134.7772	156.02	top 62%
Brisket	11	1	169.7144	134.2284	153.74	top 63%

“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 state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
TX	10	0	top 66%
NE	1	0	top 89%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off	5	35	top 67%	Jun 4, 2021
Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff	3	25	top 79%	Mar 28, 2025
Cedar Fest BBQ	2	16	top 42%	Apr 1, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 2 contests

Contests a season 1.1 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TX 10 of 11 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 4 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 396 finished ahead 214 times, behind 408

Longest layoff 2.2 yrs Apr 5, 2019 → Jun 4, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20251 milestone

Mar 28 Most recent contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff

20241 milestone

Apr 5 10th tracked contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff

20163 milestones

Apr 1 Career-best overall score644.0116 Cedar Fest BBQ
Apr 1 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7372 Cedar Fest BBQ
Apr 1 Peak power rating (1499) Cedar Fest BBQ

20151 milestone

Apr 10 First call Cedar Fest BBQ

20141 milestone

Apr 4 First tracked contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (Teams Full)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.6	Cedar Fest BBQ	Apr 1, 2016
+1.1	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off	Mar 31, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.5	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (Teams Full)	Apr 4, 2014
-10.4	Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff	Mar 28, 2025
-8.4	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off	Jun 4, 2021
-8.1	Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff	Mar 31, 2023
-7.9	24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska	Aug 5, 2016

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0%	top 92%	81.1%	81.1%
2024	1	100%	top 63%	88.7%	88.7%
2023	1	0%	top 82%	87.6%	87.6%
2021	1	0%	top 83%	86.4%	86.4%
2019	1	0%	top 57%	88.8%	88.8%
2018	1	0%	top 59%	88.6%	88.6%
2017	1	0%	top 50%	86.6%	86.6%
2016	2	50%	top 56%	89.4%	87%
2015	1	100%	top 60%	86%	86%
2014	1	0%	top 84%	82.8%	82.8%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 28, 2025	Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	44 / 48 (583.8288)	45 (143.9772)	43 (153.0972)	47 (134.7772)	37 (151.9772)
Apr 5, 2024	Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	25 / 40 (638.7656)	28 (158.2744)	27 (160.5256)	37 (150.2512)	8 (169.7144)
Mar 31, 2023	Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	47 / 57 (630.7084)	44 (157.7144)	46 (158.8000)	38 (160.5256)	42 (153.6684)
Jun 4, 2021	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	40 / 48 (622.0912)	45 (148.5256)	41 (153.0740)	40 (158.2400)	21 (162.2516)
Apr 5, 2019	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	35 / 61 (639.3140)	50 (150.8228)	47 (155.3828)	21 (167.9772)	22 (165.1312)
Apr 6, 2018	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX	41 / 69 (638.2628)	21 (166.8800)	35 (162.8800)	59 (149.6572)	36 (158.8456)
Mar 31, 2017	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX	35 / 70 (623.4060)	40 (154.2744)	42 (153.7028)	20 (164.0116)	42 (151.4172)
Aug 5, 2016	24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE	62 / 70 (608.4456)	67 (146.8000)	36 (161.1428)	65 (146.8228)	49 (153.6800)
Apr 1, 2016	Cedar Fest BBQ Cedar Park, TX	16 / 67 (644.0116)	5 (173.7372)	32 (159.4172)	8 (169.7484)	61 (141.1088)
Apr 10, 2015	Cedar Fest BBQ Cedar Park, TX	32 / 53 (619.4284)	28 (160.0228)	36 (154.8916)	4 (170.2856)	50 (134.2284)
Apr 4, 2014	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (Teams Full) Cedar Park, TX	42 / 50 (596.4340)	29 (155.3828)	42 (147.9656)	43 (143.9656)	39 (149.1200)

THE BREADMAN

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

An April team

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)