High-water mark
673.6460
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.6460 at Plant City Pig Jam — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Nov 17, 2023
One Bite BBQ
One Bite BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 25 at the Plant City Pig Jam (2022). They are ranked #3002 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1506
peak 1529 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Nov 19, 2021
latest Jan 24, 2025 · 3.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
29% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.44
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.79 · weakest Brisket (162.08)
Road miles
32
across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Purse competed for
$117K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
658.30 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (4-meat) avg
653.01 / 720
3 Backyard (4-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), 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.
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The teams rated closest to One Bite BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
102 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,014 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,983 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1511
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 10 years before One Bite BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,984 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1518
They were already cooking in 2015, 6 years before One Bite BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,997 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1513
Level with One Bite BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,993 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1506
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before One Bite BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,006 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1507
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before One Bite BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| K & E's Little Smokers | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Dog BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Ain't EZ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| SWAMP BOYS | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| K-Dubs BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Accutech BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQmyway | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Tarheel Cookers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Double Barrel Smokers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Belly Bustin Bistro | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| JP BBQ and Catering | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Nuts & Butts | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG RED BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.2856 | 147.9884 | 164.79 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 160.5372 | 164.63 | top 53% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 171.9772 | 145.6228 | 164.53 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 167.9772 | 149.6456 | 162.08 | top 48% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 42% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 62% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 3 | 13 | 0 | top 62% | Jan 24, 2025 |
| Plant City Pig Jam | 3 | 3 | 0 | top 46% | Nov 22, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
266
finished ahead 233 times, behind 248
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Nov 17, 2023 → Nov 22, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2856 Lakeland Pig Festival
- Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival
20231 milestone
- Career-best overall score673.6460 Plant City Pig Jam
20224 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.5772 Lakeland Pig Festival
- First overall top-10 Plant City Pig Jam
- First overall podium Plant City Pig Jam
- Peak power rating (1529) Plant City Pig Jam
20212 milestones
- First tracked contest Plant City Pig Jam
- First call Plant City Pig Jam
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.8 | Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 18, 2022 |
| +10.6 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 28, 2022 |
| +5.1 | Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 19, 2021 |
| +3 | Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 17, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 22, 2024 |
| -7 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 27, 2023 |
| -6.4 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 24, 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 85% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 59% | 93.6% | 92.6% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 17% | 92.4% | 91.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | 89% | 89% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2025 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 34 / 40 (655.8628) | 11 (174.2856) | 34 (162.8344) | 36 (161.6572) | 34 (157.0856) |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 22 / 26 (644.4004) | 23 (161.6688) | 23 (162.2516) | 15 (170.8344) | 24 (149.6456) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 10 / 25 (673.6460) | 4 (169.6916) | 11 (169.1316) | 12 (170.2628) | 12 (164.5600) |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 40 / 51 (659.3032) | 41 (166.2516) | 44 (160.5372) | 33 (167.9772) | 35 (164.5372) |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 3 / 25 (664.9944) | 7 (165.6800) | 8 (163.9544) | 2 (171.9772) | 5 (163.3828) |
| Jan 28, 2022 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 13 / 60 (653.5772) | 7 (167.9772) | 4 (172) | 39 (145.6228) | 9 (167.9772) |
| Nov 19, 2021 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 11 / 37 (640.4568) | 20 (147.9884) | 10 (161.7028) | 7 (163.3828) | 3 (167.3828) |