BSQ'S

BSQ'S is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 5th of 70 at the Minnesota in May (2018). They are ranked #4309 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,309

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1477

peak 1477 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 15, 2015

latest Feb 21, 2025 · 9.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1126

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

12% of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

681.6228 / 720

Master · Minnesota in May

Perfect 180s

Current form

655.87 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 644.62 (+11.25)

Walk rate

35%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Chicken · Minnesota in May

Consistency

±25.96

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.41 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.56)

Road miles

2,122

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 108 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

Purse competed for

$37K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

644.62 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

681.6228 career-best overall

94.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.6228 at Minnesota in May — 94.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 11, 2018

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 44%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 44%

A tough matchup

13–1 behind in the head-to-head

Hogline ahead in 93% of their meetings

Hogline has come out ahead in 13 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.8 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.85 points below their pork, and turns into a call 18% of the time against 18%.

Pork Ribs avg 159.56
Pork avg 164.41
3 calls in 17 entries

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The comeback

3.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.8 years, then back at Fire on Ice BBQ Championship (Feb 21, 2025).

last seen May 7, 2021
back Feb 21, 2025

Pork nemesis

11 of 14 shared pork entries lost

Hogline ahead 79% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Hogline has out-cooked them in 11 of 14 shared pork entries.

Show 2 more storylines

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Borgy the BBQ Butcher has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-Off every year from 2015 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 9th

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)
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1147 (206 pts)	#1390 (161 pts)	#1006 (286 pts)	#1374 (166 pts)	#1098 (246 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1894 (70 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#1431 (165 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1126 (272 pts)	#1147 (292 pts)	#1118 (307 pts)	#834 (482 pts)	#1011 (347 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1409 (194 pts)	#1620 (174 pts)	#1278 (249 pts)	#1077 (329 pts)	#1428 (204 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1879 (111 pts)	#1933 (111 pts)	#1891 (116 pts)	#1642 (146 pts)	#1944 (111 pts)

Overall rank by season

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#4,334 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1476

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen May 4, 2018

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#4,300 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1522

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before BSQ'S's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 18 contests

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#4,310 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1477

Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Oct 14, 2016

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Angry Cock BBQ

#4,296 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1477

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 20 contests, alongside a 10% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

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The 28th Amendment

#4,321 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1477

They turned up 5 years after BSQ'S did, first appearing in 2020.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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RANCH HOUSE KITCHEN

#4,286 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1502

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

rated over 19 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Hogline	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
BARK 'N BONES BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
ACES HIGH BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE IN THE EYE	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
The Docfather BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
HOT DADDY'S BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
Totally Sauced	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
CROIX VALLEY SAUCES	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
PO PO PORK	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
MONKEYS' UNCLES BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	1	0	175.4172	140.5256	160.07	top 69%
Pork Ribs	17	3	1	173.7372	133.0400	159.56	top 64%
Pork	17	3	0	173.1544	151.9200	164.41	top 51%
Brisket	17	1	0	171.4056	143.3944	160.58	top 57%

“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)	5	0	top 66%
Large (40+)	12	0	top 64%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-Off	5	9	top 66%	Sep 13, 2019
Minnesota in May	3	5	top 57%	May 11, 2018
Minnesota in May	2	23	top 56%	May 7, 2021
Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship	2	23	top 50%	Mar 2, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 4 contests

Contests a season 2.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MN 16 of 17 contests

Contests visited 9 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 349 finished ahead 316 times, behind 575

Longest layoff 3.8 yrs May 7, 2021 → Feb 21, 2025

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

20251 milestone

Feb 21 Most recent contest Fire on Ice BBQ Championship

20191 milestone

Sep 13 Peak power rating (1496) KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-Off

20184 milestones

Mar 2 10th tracked contest Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship
May 11 First overall top-10 Minnesota in May
May 11 Career-best overall score681.6228 Minnesota in May
May 11 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 Minnesota in May

20162 milestones

Sep 16 First call KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off
Sep 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5720 KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off

20151 milestone

May 15 First tracked contest Minnesota in May

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.6	Minnesota in May	May 11, 2018
+8.4	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-Off	Sep 13, 2019
+7.7	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship	Mar 2, 2018
+4.2	10th Annual Big Island BBQ	Aug 25, 2017
+3.4	Minnesota in May	May 10, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.8	Minnesota in May	May 15, 2015
-12.6	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off	Sep 18, 2015
-11.7	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship	Mar 4, 2016
-11.1	Fire on Ice BBQ Championship	Feb 21, 2025
-8.3	Minnesota in May	May 7, 2021

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0	0%	top 100%	86.6%	86.6%
2021	1	0	0%	top 72%	90.1%	90.1%
2019	2	1	50%	top 37%	93.4%	93.1%
2018	4	1	75%	top 44%	94.7%	92.4%
2017	4	0	25%	top 59%	91.8%	90.5%
2016	3	0	33%	top 82%	90.6%	87.2%
2015	2	0	0%	top 98%	83.2%	83%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Feb 21, 2025	Fire on Ice BBQ Championship 🏅 Onamia, MN	42 / 42 (623.7944)	33 (166.2400)	40 (155.3944)	42 (151.9200)	39 (150.2400)
May 7, 2021	Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN	43 / 60 (648.4800)	28 (167.9884)	56 (151.3716)	28 (165.1544)	33 (163.9656)
Sep 13, 2019	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-Off 🏅 Worthington, MN	9 / 26 (668.4456)	15 (166.2400)	3 (173.7372)	14 (163.9428)	12 (164.5256)
May 10, 2019	Minnesota in May 🏅	23 / 57 (672.4572)	26 (169.1200)	29 (164.5372)	27 (167.3944)	11 (171.4056)
Sep 14, 2018	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	16 / 25 (666.1484)	17 (165.6684)	5 (173.1200)	23 (158.8116)	9 (168.5484)
Aug 24, 2018	11th Annual Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN	32 / 49 (646.7316)	18 (169.7372)	39 (160.5488)	25 (165.0856)	41 (151.3600)
May 11, 2018	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	5 / 70 (681.6228)	6 (175.4172)	12 (170.8456)	32 (165.6800)	11 (169.6800)
Mar 2, 2018	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Onamia, MN	23 / 57 (666.7660)	30 (165.6800)	29 (164.5372)	7 (173.1544)	38 (163.3944)
Sep 15, 2017	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	17 / 27 (661.0512)	20 (165.1200)	24 (157.0972)	4 (173.1084)	13 (165.7256)
Aug 25, 2017	10th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	29 / 56 (655.8400)	53 (150.2172)	11 (169.7028)	17 (168.5372)	23 (167.3828)
May 12, 2017	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	45 / 71 (639.3032)	60 (153.0744)	62 (154.2288)	30 (164.5600)	16 (167.4400)
Mar 3, 2017	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Onamia, MN	28 / 47 (649.5888)	18 (166.8572)	27 (163.3944)	13 (168.5372)	36 (150.8000)
Sep 16, 2016	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	21 / 29 (652.5720)	29 (156.5716)	10 (167.4400)	9 (169.7144)	21 (158.8460)
May 13, 2016	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	56 / 71 (633.5888)	71 (142.7772)	62 (153.6228)	11 (170.2972)	23 (166.8916)
Mar 4, 2016	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Isle, MN	56 / 59 (596.3084)	51 (150.2172)	58 (133.0400)	52 (153.0856)	32 (159.9656)
Sep 18, 2015	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	25 / 26 (599.3028)	26 (140.5256)	24 (153.6684)	18 (161.7144)	26 (143.3944)
May 15, 2015	Minnesota in May St. Paul, MN	60 / 60 (596.5032)	59 (149.7144)	58 (146.2744)	56 (154.2628)	59 (146.2516)

BSQ'S

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 (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A standing appointment

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 contest size

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)