High-water mark
667.2456
career-best overall
92.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 667.2456 at The Downtown BBQ Showdown — 92.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Nov 8, 2024
Whiskey Church
Whiskey Church is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 17th of 26 at The Downtown BBQ Showdown (2024). They finished #1034 in the 2025 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1497
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 27, 2023
latest Nov 8, 2024 · 1.1 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.11 · weakest Chicken (160.80)
Road miles
924
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 924 mi
Purse competed for
$92K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
664.45 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 158.2172 | 160.80 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 167.9772 | 168.83 | top 52% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 170.2628 | 171.11 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 160.0344 | 163.71 | top 62% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
505
finished ahead 181 times, behind 329
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Sep 27, 2023 → Nov 8, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20244 milestones
- First call The Downtown BBQ Showdown
- Career-best overall score667.2456 The Downtown BBQ Showdown
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.9656 The Downtown BBQ Showdown
- Most recent contest The Downtown BBQ Showdown
20232 milestones
- First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6572 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2024 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Lake City, FL | 17 / 26 (667.2456) | 20 (158.2172) | 13 (169.6800) | 9 (171.9656) | 13 (167.3828) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 314 / 487 (661.6572) | 359 (163.3828) | 261 (167.9772) | 186 (170.2628) | 359 (160.0344) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |