Limp Brisket is a competition barbecue team with 32 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Cameron Cruise N Que (BACKYARD ONLY) (2019), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #6063 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #1796 (100 pts) | #1967 (70 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1717 (113 pts) | #1764 (113 pts) | #1530 (138 pts) | #1733 (118 pts) | #1551 (128 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2852 (55 pts) | #2856 (55 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2851 (55 pts) | #2840 (55 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2040 (82 pts) | #1575 (172 pts) | #1641 (152 pts) | #2618 (67 pts) | #2589 (67 pts) |
The teams rated closest to Limp Brisket, each with one reason worth a look.
57 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Limp Brisket has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-headThis is the highest they've ever been rated, 25 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFewer contests behind them than Limp Brisket has cooked, 19 to 32, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersTheir last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Limp Brisket's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careersLevel with Limp Brisket on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 177.7028 | 143.4056 | 159.41 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 172.5600 | 139.9200 | 159.52 | top 61% |
| Pork | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 149.6572 | 158.12 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 126.8232 | 156.81 | top 70% |
“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.
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 1 | top 13% |
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 0 | top 73% |
| Large (40+) | 11 | 0 | top 71% |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +19.5 | West Bottoms BBQ Contest | Sep 28, 2019 |
| +19.5 | Cameron Cruise N Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jul 5, 2019 |
| +9.5 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships | Aug 19, 2022 |
| +2.8 | 2nd Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) | Jul 12, 2019 |
| +2.7 | Best of the Midwest | Oct 18, 2019 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | Smoke on the Waterfall | Jun 24, 2016 |
| -11.5 | ASTOP’s BBQ 4 ASTOP | May 19, 2017 |
| -11.2 | Kora Kares for Kids | Aug 17, 2024 |
| -10.9 | Harbor-Que | Oct 5, 2018 |
| -10.3 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | Mar 13, 2020 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 10% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 89.2% | 85.8% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 91.8% | 91.8% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 32% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 86.8% | 86.8% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 88% | 89.5% | 86.4% |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 60% | top 42% | 92.5% | 89.5% |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 88.5% | 85.7% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 87.3% | 84.2% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 92.3% | 89.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 52% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2025 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 41 / 43 (314.1944) | 40 (157.1200) | 38 (157.0744) | — | — |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME | 38 / 39 (593.5428) | 39 (146.2628) | 36 (148.5144) | 37 (151.9656) | 39 (146.8000) |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 13 (171.4172) | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Hoosier BBQ Classic 🏅 Franklin, IN | 35 / 38 (642.0684) | 28 (167.9656) | 34 (158.2172) | 35 (160.5256) | 34 (155.3600) |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME | 29 / 46 (661.1884) | 37 (161.2000) | 14 (172.5600) | 39 (160.5484) | 20 (166.8800) |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 20 (160.5600) | — | — |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 19 / 59 (663.3828) | 18 (168.5256) | 18 (168.5944) | 30 (158.2972) | 14 (167.9656) |
| Jun 18, 2021 | DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Nesbit, MS | 45 / 48 (624.8796) | 45 (149.0400) | 31 (162.7884) | 47 (153.6112) | 38 (159.4400) |
| Jun 19, 2020 | Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hernando, MS | 42 / 47 (644.4228) | 4 (177.7028) | 46 (151.3600) | — | 24 (168.5600) |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 20 / 23 (450.1944) | 19 (148.5372) | 19 (151.4172) | 20 (150.2400) | — |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Best of the Midwest 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 28 / 52 (648.4572) | 17 (166.8228) | 23 (161.7028) | 30 (161.0972) | 34 (158.8344) |
| Sep 28, 2019 | West Bottoms BBQ Contest 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 2 / 29 (319.3828) | 3 (154.8228) | 2 (164.5600) | — | — |
| Jul 12, 2019 | 2nd Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 20 / 35 (666.2284) | 33 (157.6684) | 10 (170.8572) | 19 (170.8228) | 21 (166.8800) |
| Jul 5, 2019 | Cameron Cruise N Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Cameron, MO | 1 / 8 (333.1316) | 1 (169.7144) | 4 (163.4172) | — | — |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition 🏅 Lanexa, VA | 26 / 32 (301.6572) | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI | 31 / 42 (623.8972) | 38 (149.0968) | 29 (154.2744) | 17 (166.2744) | 32 (154.2516) |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Harbor-Que Winthrop Harbor, IL | 27 / 28 (590.1604) | 27 (143.4056) | 22 (154.8116) | 24 (149.6572) | 27 (142.2860) |
| May 4, 2018 | Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL | 31 / 38 (637.5540) | 36 (152.5372) | 23 (162.8228) | 33 (157.6684) | 22 (164.5256) |
| Apr 27, 2018 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lenexa, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 26, 2018 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Nesbit, MS | 36 / 41 (628.4460) | 24 (168.5944) | 39 (139.9200) | 34 (161.6916) | 36 (158.2400) |
| May 19, 2017 | ASTOP’s BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI | 29 / 30 (584.5144) | 28 (154.8112) | 24 (152.0344) | 25 (150.8456) | 30 (126.8232) |
| Jan 27, 2017 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Smoke on the Waterfall Redwoodfalls, MN | 25 / 26 (618.7428) | 21 (162.8456) | 25 (153.1544) | 23 (155.9884) | 23 (146.7544) |
| Jun 17, 2016 | The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS | 28 / 41 (664.4568) | 29 (162.8684) | 31 (161.6340) | 22 (167.9772) | 14 (171.9772) |
| Jan 29, 2016 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Sauce & Cycles Falls City, NE | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 7, 2014 | When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL | 22 / 42 (653.1200) | 7 (172) | 9 (169.1772) | 39 (155.3828) | 26 (156.5600) |
| Jul 4, 2014 | Sauce and Cycles Falls City, NE | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 23, 2014 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 3, 2013 | Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 65 / 88 (621.1426) | 62 (156) | 60 (155.9998) | 64 (155.4286) | 60 (153.7142) |
| — | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 4 / 39 (321.0968) | 6 (159.4056) | 7 (161.6912) | — | — |