OM BBQ

OM BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 24 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (2025). They are ranked #663 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “OMBBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#663

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1647

peak 1647 · rated over 23 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 29, 2022

latest Sep 18, 2026 · 4.4 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 4% of the time

Category wins

13 podiums

Overall top-10s

46% of 24 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 34%

overall standings

Best overall

709.6800 / 720

Master · Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1)

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Current form

695.15 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 684.60 (+10.55)

Walk rate

83%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1)

Consistency

±12.55

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 172.65 · weakest Brisket (170.26)

Road miles

8,330

across 24 mapped stops · furthest 1,411 mi

Schedule strength

75%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1595)

Purse competed for

$171K

listed at 21 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 23 state-championship entries

Master avg

684.60 / 720

23 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

3 perfect 180s

3 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Pork ×2
Pork Ribs ×1

Against the odds

14-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 86 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (Oct 31, 2025) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 14-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, JANKY LEG BBQ.

Giant slayer

53 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 53-team field at Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1).

Oct 31, 2025

They almost always walk

83% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 20 of 24 contests

A top-10 category call in 83% of their 24 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

709.6800 career-best overall

98.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 709.6800 at Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) — 98.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 31, 2025

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 23 entries at contests carrying the title.

23 state-championship entries

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has finished one call ahead of OM BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

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A tough matchup

11–3 behind in the head-to-head

Cynical BBQ ahead in 79% of their meetings

Cynical BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 14 shared contests.

A strong matchup

11–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 79% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BAR-B-CUDA BBQ in 11 of their 14 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

LADY OF Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

8,330 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 8,330 miles across 24 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,411 miles to Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1).

24 mapped stops
furthest 1,411 mi

The metronome

±1.74% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.74% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 95.1% of a perfect score
24 contests

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#666 of the rated field

1647 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1648

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Aug 9, 2019

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#667 of the rated field

1647 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 79%
Peak: 1647

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rated over 17 contests
last seen Jun 7, 2024

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BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW

#662 of the rated field

1647 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1655

Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before OM BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 36 contests

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Blue Smoke Q

#664 of the rated field

1647 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1651

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 49 contests, alongside a 29% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 45 contests
last seen Aug 7, 2026

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DIVINE SWINE

#665 of the rated field

1647 power rating

Contests: 90
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1716

They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before OM BBQ's first contest.

rated over 85 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2021

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PEPPER MONKEY BBQ

#669 of the rated field

1646 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1646

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

rated over 24 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2015

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Meat Candy Q	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
Smokin' Bliss BBQ	15	10	5	67%	⚔ compare
BULL MARKET BBQ	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-CUDA BBQ	14	11	3	79%	⚔ compare
Cynical BBQ	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
West Coast BBQ Shop	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare
Bad Bears BBQ	12	10	2	83%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	12	10	2	83%	⚔ compare
Old Town Franklin BBQ	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	12	7	5	58%	⚔ compare
Cherry Anchor BBQ	12	7	5	58%	⚔ compare
Big Cat BBQ	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
BONE RUBBIN BBQ	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
B' Mackin BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	23	7	0	2	177.7028	155.9656	170.42	top 47%
Pork Ribs	23	13	2	4	180 🔥	158.2172	171.06	top 38%
Pork	18	9	2	3	180 🔥	164.5600	172.65	top 37%
Brisket	23	11	1	4	179.4400	155.9084	170.26	top 37%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	3	0	top 40%
Medium (20–39)	14	0	top 36%
Large (40+)	6	1	top 27%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CA	17	0	top 36%
OR	2	0	top 17%
MO	2	1	top 26%
ID	1	0	top 63%
NV	1	0	top 30%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2)	2	1	1	top 26%	Nov 1, 2025
The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2)	2	11	0	top 45%	Jan 25, 2025

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 9 contests

Contests a season 4.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 17 of 24 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 21 2 of them more than once

First title Oct 31, 2025 Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1)

Opponents faced 326 finished ahead 532 times, behind 248

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

20262 milestones

Sep 18 Peak power rating (1647) 22nd Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest
Sep 18 Most recent contest 22nd Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest

20254 milestones

Oct 31 First Grand Championship Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1)
Oct 31 First state championship Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1)
Oct 31 Biggest field won (53 teams) Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1)
Oct 31 Career-best overall score709.6800 Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1)

20235 milestones

Mar 3 First overall top-10 The Golden State Battle V
May 26 First category win (Pork) Roaring Camp BBQ Cook-Off
Jul 1 First perfect 180 (Pork) Icebox Cookoff
Aug 4 10th tracked contest Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest
Nov 17 First overall podium Golden State Battle of Indio

20223 milestones

Apr 29 First tracked contest 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship
Apr 29 First call 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship
Apr 29 First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.7768 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18.3	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1)	Oct 31, 2025
+16.4	Golden State Battle of Indio	Nov 17, 2023
+15.6	The Golden State Battle V	Mar 3, 2023
+12.7	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival	Jun 2, 2023
+10.7	22nd Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest	Sep 18, 2026

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-4.6	Meat & Tater BBQ Fest	Sep 4, 2026
-1.2	Clayton BBQ Cook-off	Jul 8, 2022

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)
2026	4	0	2	0	50%	top 30%	97.3%	96.3%
2025	5	1	1	2	60%	top 37%	98.6%	95.8%
2024	2	0	0	1	100%	top 32%	95.2%	95.1%
2023	9	0	8	2	100%	top 27%	97.3%	95.2%
2022	4	0	0	0	100%	top 52%	95.2%	93%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 18, 2026	22nd Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA	3 / 31 (700.5600)	5 (172.5828)	11 (173.1200)	—	3 (178.2972)
Sep 4, 2026	Meat & Tater BBQ Fest 🏅 Meridian, ID	33 / 52 (681.6456)	18 (176.5600)	49 (160.5372)	33 (170.2628)	12 (174.2856)
Sep 4, 2026	Meat & Tater BBQ Fest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Meridian, ID	—	—	—	—	—
Jul 18, 2026	Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR	5 / 29 (698.8000)	3 (177.7028)	5 (176.5600)	11 (172.5716)	12 (171.9656)
Nov 1, 2025	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	25 / 50 (685.0400)	20 (176)	16 (174.2744)	37 (167.3828)	31 (167.3828)
Oct 31, 2025	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	1 / 53 (709.6800)	12 (176.5600)	1 (180)	2 (180)	18 (173.1200)
Mar 14, 2025	Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Dinuba, CA	11 / 26 (686.1828)	18 (168.5372)	19 (166.8228)	8 (173.1200)	1 (177.7028)
Jan 25, 2025	The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) 🏅 Hollister, CA	11 / 27 (691.9200)	12 (174.2744)	3 (177.7144)	—	12 (171.4056)
Jan 24, 2025	The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) 🏅 Hollister, CA	15 / 31 (676.4796)	12 (171.9656)	17 (167.9656)	12 (172.5600)	19 (163.9884)
Dec 6, 2024	BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV	22 / 74 (683.8740)	26 (173.1200)	36 (169.6800)	7 (177.7028)	64 (163.3712)
Mar 1, 2024	The Golden State Battle VI 🏅 Hollister, CA	11 / 33 (685.6688)	30 (163.9660)	1 (179.4400)	15 (169.7028)	8 (172.5600)
Nov 17, 2023	Golden State Battle of Indio 🏅 Indio, CA	3 / 40 (700.5372)	23 (171.9656)	19 (172.0116)	—	2 (178.8572)
Oct 6, 2023	Swanner House Autumn Reata Round Up BBQ Contest 🏅 San Juan Capistrano, CA	7 / 17 (690.7772)	3 (176)	10 (170.8344)	—	4 (174.2628)
Sep 29, 2023	Field, Fire Fork! 🏅 Los Banos, CA	9 / 19 (673.5768)	13 (166.8228)	6 (170.2628)	9 (174.2628)	12 (162.2284)
Aug 4, 2023	Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Dinuba, CA	13 / 29 (671.8972)	21 (166.2972)	27 (158.2172)	4 (175.4172)	6 (171.9656)
Jul 1, 2023	Icebox Cookoff 🏅 Sweet Home, OR	6 / 38 (692.5372)	6 (176)	25 (165.0972)	1 (180)	11 (171.4400)
Jun 2, 2023	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA	5 / 43 (695.3600)	7 (176.5600)	7 (174.2744)	37 (165.0856)	3 (179.4400)
May 26, 2023	Roaring Camp BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Felton, CA	6 / 19 (677.0860)	17 (160.5372)	3 (171.4288)	1 (177.1544)	10 (167.9656)
Apr 28, 2023	Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	9 / 27 (677.1196)	15 (166.8340)	7 (172.5828)	20 (164.5600)	4 (173.1428)
Mar 3, 2023	The Golden State Battle V 🏅 Hollister, CA	4 / 28 (687.9428)	4 (176)	8 (170.8572)	12 (169.6800)	7 (171.4056)
Nov 4, 2022	2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival 🏅 Indio, CA	14 / 35 (685.1084)	25 (167.4172)	6 (173.1428)	18 (170.8228)	5 (173.7256)
Aug 12, 2022	Reata Round Up BBQ Contest 🏅 San Juan Capistrano, CA	15 / 25 (669.0056)	23 (157.0628)	7 (172.5600)	—	14 (163.9656)
Jul 8, 2022	Clayton BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Clayton, CA	17 / 27 (650.1256)	22 (155.9656)	14 (162.8344)	4 (175.4172)	20 (155.9084)
Apr 29, 2022	3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	13 / 29 (674.7768)	10 (170.8456)	5 (174.2744)	7 (171.9656)	24 (157.6912)

OM BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (12 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

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 contest size

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)