KIRBBQ

KIRBBQ is a competition barbecue team with 30 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 10th of 22 at the Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too! (2016). They are ranked #5798 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,798

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1443

peak 1443 · rated over 24 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 18, 2013

latest Nov 8, 2024 · 11.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#596

Master 2022 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

3% of 30 contests

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

671.8860 / 720

Master · Currituck Bulls and BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

637.49 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 639.42 (-1.93)

Walk rate

43%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Chicken · Currituck Bulls and BBQ

Consistency

±30.53

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.83 · weakest Pork (155.71)

Road miles

2,828

across 30 mapped stops · furthest 225 mi

Schedule strength

64%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1581)

Purse competed for

$83K

listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 14 state-championship entries

Master avg

639.42 / 720

24 Master contests · 0 GCs

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

671.8860 career-best overall

93.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 671.8860 at Currituck Bulls and BBQ — 93.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Nov 8, 2024

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BIG DOG BBQ VA has finished one call ahead of KIRBBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 53%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 53%

A tough matchup

20–0 behind in the head-to-head

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has come out ahead in 20 of their 20 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.1 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.12 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 24%.

Pork avg 155.71
Chicken avg 163.83
4 calls in 24 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of JAM'N HAMS in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

17 of 21 shared chicken entries lost

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ ahead 81% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has out-cooked them in 17 of 21 shared chicken entries.

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Built for the big stage

Top 72% average finish in large fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 72% finish in large fields against top 82% in small ones.

Large (40+): top 72% (9)
Small (<20 teams): top 82% (4)

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BIG DOG BBQ VA has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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	#983 (106 pts)	#704 (241 pts)	#1181 (96 pts)	#985 (116 pts)	#1038 (101 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	—	#1200 (72 pts)	#1230 (81 pts)	—	—
2023 ↗	Master	—	—	#1403 (68 pts)	—	—
2022 ↗	Backyard	—	—	#256 (121 pts)	—	—
2022 ↗	Master	#596 (317 pts)	#498 (447 pts)	#688 (302 pts)	#582 (347 pts)	#358 (667 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#748 (182 pts)	#769 (197 pts)	#756 (212 pts)	#654 (247 pts)	#746 (207 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#787 (89 pts)	#647 (139 pts)	#825 (94 pts)	#790 (104 pts)	#833 (79 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1290 (173 pts)	#1290 (183 pts)	#1393 (158 pts)	#1189 (218 pts)	#1269 (183 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1418 (145 pts)	#1256 (205 pts)	#1540 (135 pts)	#1519 (135 pts)	#1445 (160 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1157 (258 pts)	#1333 (228 pts)	#863 (453 pts)	#1124 (308 pts)	#1242 (248 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#881 (393 pts)	#816 (473 pts)	#886 (433 pts)	#871 (448 pts)	#1043 (328 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1778 (120 pts)	#1612 (155 pts)	#1790 (120 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2598 (66 pts)	#2615 (66 pts)	#2624 (66 pts)	#2633 (66 pts)	#2611 (66 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#2414 (70 pts)	#1912 (100 pts)	#1406 (190 pts)	#2536 (65 pts)	#2535 (65 pts)

Overall rank by season

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

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

NO RUSH Q

#5,802 of the rated field

1442 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1442

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to KIRBBQ)

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

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jun 21, 2019

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PB&J SMOKIN OLD MEN

#5,794 of the rated field

1443 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1511

They've been 1511 at their best, 68 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2019

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Black Crown Barbeque

#5,797 of the rated field

1443 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1443

Careers of much the same size, 26 contests to 30, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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Smoke Til We're Broke

#5,808 of the rated field

1442 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

22 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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SMOKIN MAN GAME DAY BBQ

#5,791 of the rated field

1443 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1443

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before KIRBBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

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Hillside BBQ

#5,803 of the rated field

1442 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1442

They turned up 10 years after KIRBBQ did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	18	4	14	22%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
Serial Griller	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
FIRESIDE ALCHEMY	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
Smoke-A-Holics	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Burn Barrel BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
JAM'N HAMS	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
SMOKETASTIC BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
3N1 Q	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	25	6	0	2	177.7144	149.6800	163.83	top 62%
Pork Ribs	27	5	1	1	174.8572	142.7772	162.85	top 63%
Pork	24	4	0	0	171.9772	20	155.71	top 67%
Brisket	24	3	0	1	177.1428	136.5372	157.70	top 67%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	4	top 82%
Medium (20–39)	11	top 66%
Large (40+)	9	top 72%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
VA	18	top 70%
NC	5	top 72%
MD	1	top 82%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Currituck Bulls & BBQ	2	23	0	top 85%	Nov 5, 2021
Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition	2	20	0	top 55%	Apr 26, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 4 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VA 24 of 30 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 22 2 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 27 entries · 1 win · 5 calls

Opponents faced 380 finished ahead 243 times, behind 600

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

20243 milestones

Nov 8 Career-best overall score671.8860 Currituck Bulls and BBQ
Nov 8 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7144 Currituck Bulls and BBQ
Nov 8 Most recent contest Currituck Bulls and BBQ

20221 milestone

Sep 30 25th tracked contest Vista BBQ Competition

20173 milestones

Apr 28 10th tracked contest 4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
Sep 15 First category win (Pork Ribs) Currituck Heritage Festival
Sep 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.5884 Currituck Heritage Festival

20161 milestone

Sep 23 First overall top-10 Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too!

20133 milestones

Oct 18 First tracked contest Autumnfest
Oct 18 First call Autumnfest
Oct 18 Peak power rating (1498) Autumnfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7	Currituck Heritage Festival	Sep 15, 2017
+5.7	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition	Apr 27, 2018
+4.8	Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too!	Sep 23, 2016
+3.5	15th annual Recovery Fest/ 10th annual State BBQ Championship (JUDGES FULL)	Sep 6, 2019
+2.8	Chesapeake Jubilee	May 20, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.4	Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival	Apr 4, 2014
-9.1	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1)	Mar 26, 2021
-8.2	BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1	Aug 7, 2020
-7.9	18th Annual Recovery Fest and 12th Annual KCBS BBQ Cookoff	Sep 9, 2022
-7.7	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2	Apr 17, 2021

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	3	0	0	33%	top 75%	93.3%	93.3%
2023	2	0	0	0%	—	—	—
2022	4	0	0	100%	top 81%	92.8%	85.6%
2021	3	0	0	0%	top 87%	92.4%	91.2%
2020	2	0	0	50%	top 83%	91.7%	90.5%
2019	2	0	0	50%	top 60%	91.7%	90.8%
2018	2	0	0	50%	top 64%	91.5%	89.4%
2017	3	0	1	33%	top 67%	92.4%	89%
2016	4	1	0	75%	top 53%	89.8%	89.2%
2015	2	0	0	0%	top 73%	88.1%	86.6%
2014	2	0	0	0%	top 95%	82.1%	82.1%
2013	1	0	0	100%	top 60%	86.7%	86.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 8, 2024	Currituck Bulls and BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC	12 / 16 (671.8860)	2 (177.7144)	14 (160.5144)	10 (167.9772)	13 (165.6800)
Mar 22, 2024	BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	—	21 (163.9428)	—	—	—
Mar 22, 2024	BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	—	—	19 (165.6800)	—	—
Mar 24, 2023	BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA	—	—	23 (167.3944)	—	—
Mar 24, 2023	BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 30, 2022	Vista BBQ Competition 🏅 Altavista, VA	12 / 17 (667.8516)	14 (166.2400)	14 (162.8232)	16 (161.6456)	2 (177.1428)
Sep 23, 2022	Americamps BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Ashland, VA	—	—	9 (171.4172)	—	—
Sep 9, 2022	18th Annual Recovery Fest and 12th Annual KCBS BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Hanover, VA	17 / 17 (524.4916)	16 (165.0972)	16 (165.0972)	17 (20)	4 (174.2972)
May 20, 2022	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC	23 / 32 (657.5768)	8 (173.7028)	30 (154.8000)	30 (157.1084)	6 (171.9656)
Nov 5, 2021	Currituck Bulls & BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC	23 / 26 (665.6232)	13 (170.8228)	23 (164.5488)	11 (171.9772)	23 (158.2744)
Apr 17, 2021	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	28 / 34 (661.5660)	20 (170.2744)	18 (167.3828)	11 (171.9772)	30 (151.9316)
Mar 26, 2021	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	41 / 46 (642.7776)	42 (157.6916)	29 (163.4288)	34 (163.9656)	38 (157.6916)
Nov 6, 2020	Currituck Bulls & BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC	23 / 28 (643.3028)	27 (159.9656)	24 (159.3600)	24 (160)	18 (163.9772)
Aug 7, 2020	BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 🏅 Wythe, VA	16 / 19 (660.5604)	8 (171.9772)	15 (165.1316)	13 (167.4400)	18 (156.0116)
Sep 6, 2019	15th annual Recovery Fest/ 10th annual State BBQ Championship (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Richmond, VA	17 / 31 (660.4800)	15 (167.9772)	22 (158.2400)	7 (170.8228)	16 (163.4400)
Apr 26, 2019	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition 🏅 Lanexa, VA	21 / 32 (647.3028)	21 (163.4172)	19 (160.5144)	25 (161.1312)	20 (162.2400)
Sep 28, 2018	Smithfield BBQ Classic Richmond, VA	34 / 41 (628.3768)	39 (149.6800)	27 (160.5256)	38 (153.0856)	17 (165.0856)
Apr 27, 2018	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lenexa, VA	20 / 45 (658.7548)	9 (174.2744)	22 (165.7144)	22 (163.3944)	36 (155.3716)
Oct 6, 2017	Devon Grube Memorial BBQ Classic Virginia Beach, VA	19 / 23 (635.3484)	17 (159.9656)	18 (158.3200)	18 (159.4056)	15 (157.6572)
Sep 15, 2017	Currituck Heritage Festival Powells Point, NC	11 / 25 (665.5884)	19 (159.9428)	1 (174.8572)	6 (169.1428)	17 (161.6456)
Apr 28, 2017	4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lanexa, VA	34 / 46 (622.0800)	36 (156.5028)	18 (161.0972)	41 (150.8228)	31 (153.6572)
Sep 23, 2016	Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too! Cape Charles, VA	10 / 22 (642.7088)	3 (167.9772)	9 (162.2628)	17 (159.3828)	15 (153.0860)
Sep 9, 2016	12th Annual Recovery Fest/7th Annual BBQ State Championship 🏅 Richmond, VA	14 / 25 (646.6744)	9 (167.9772)	16 (159.9660)	15 (163.9428)	18 (154.7884)
May 20, 2016	Chesapeake Jubilee Chesapeake, VA	14 / 26 (638.1260)	25 (153.0628)	10 (165.1316)	7 (166.2744)	18 (153.6572)
Apr 29, 2016	3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin Lanexa, VA	27 / 48 (641.4740)	24 (165.0740)	21 (163.9544)	16 (168.5256)	41 (143.9200)
Aug 21, 2015	VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA	33 / 46 (634.1828)	42 (150.8112)	25 (165.1544)	25 (164.5600)	36 (153.6572)
Apr 17, 2015	2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition Lanexa, VA	34 / 46 (613.5544)	26 (162.2400)	18 (162.2400)	36 (152.5372)	45 (136.5372)
Aug 22, 2014	VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA	—	—	—	—	—
Apr 4, 2014	Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival Lanexa, VA	39 / 41 (591.2000)	27 (159.3828)	39 (142.7772)	40 (141.6800)	31 (147.3600)
Oct 18, 2013	Autumnfest Woodstock, VA	24 / 40 (624.4916)	18 (159.9428)	5 (168.5944)	34 (150.2400)	33 (145.7144)

KIRBBQ

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

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Built for the big stage

Looking over their shoulder

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

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)