Uncle Vic's BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1963

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1539

peak 1539 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2021-01-29

latest 2024-10-30

Best ToY finish

#739

Master 2021

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 40%

overall standings

Best overall

694.8116 / 720

Master · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

675.80 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 673.63 (+2.17)

Walk rate

11%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1544

Pork Ribs · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

Consistency

±12.19

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 172.40 · weakest Brisket (166.00)

Road miles

792

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 629 mi

Schedule strength

54%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)

Purse competed for

$189K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

673.63 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

694.8116 career-best overall

96.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.8116 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest — 96.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2024-10-30

A tough matchup

6–1 behind in the head-to-head

CHICKEN FRIED BBQ ahead in 86% of their meetings

CHICKEN FRIED BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.40 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 14%.

Brisket avg 166.00
Chicken avg 172.40
0 calls in 7 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Justice BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

2.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2024-10-30).

last seen 2022-10-01
back 2024-10-30

The metronome

±1.69% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.69% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.6% of a perfect score
9 contests

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

Grills of Mississippi

#1958 of the rated field

1539 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1550

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Uncle Vic's BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Uncle Vic's BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2023-04-28

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Que or be Qued

#1966 of the rated field

1539 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1554

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Uncle Vic's BBQ)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 16 contests to 9.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

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HELMUTH BBQ

#1973 of the rated field

1539 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1539

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 4 years before Uncle Vic's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Lucky Charms

#1977 of the rated field

1539 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1539

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2020-08-07

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She Thinks My Slabs R Sexy

#1978 of the rated field

1539 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1539

No shared contest yet.

They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before Uncle Vic's BBQ's first contest.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2016-07-15

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SWEET BREATHE BBQ

#1965 of the rated field

1539 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1539

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 5 contests, alongside a 60% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2016-06-25

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LA PASADITA	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
LC BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
JCs GOOD OL BOYS	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Heavy Smoke BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
PORKY BUTTS BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
TINY E BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BULLHORN BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Rio Valley Meat BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Justice BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
XTREME TEXAS COOKERS	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	1	177.1428	165.6800	172.40	top 26%
Pork Ribs	7	0	177.1544	151.4172	166.19	top 51%
Pork	7	0	175.4172	161.6912	169.05	top 40%
Brisket	7	0	173.7028	162.2628	166.00	top 46%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	5	0	top 48%
TX	2	0	top 20%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	2	178	0	top 48%	2022-09-29

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.8 yrs 2021-01-29 → 2024-10-30

Busiest season 2024 3 contests

Contests a season 3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 7 of 9 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 7 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 172.40 · weakest Brisket (166.00)

Walk rate 11% a top-10 call in 1 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 9 contests

Master average 673.63 out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 963 1,124–864 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 792 9 mapped stops · furthest 629 mi

Schedule strength 1569 average field rating faced — tougher than 54% of rated contests

Purse competed for $189,200 listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 4 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs 2022-10-01 → 2024-10-30

Power rating 1539 peak 1539 · #1963 of 6,413 rated

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

2021
Jan 29 First tracked contest Humble BBQ Cook Off
Jan 29 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.5368 Humble BBQ Cook Off
Jun 4 First call Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off
2024
Oct 30 Career-best overall score694.8116 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Oct 30 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.1544 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Oct 30 Peak power rating (1539) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Oct 30 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.6	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2024-10-30
+12.2	Humble BBQ Cook Off	2021-01-29
+9.7	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off	2021-06-04
+7.7	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	2022-09-29

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.9	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	2021-09-16

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	3	0%	top 49%	96.5%	94.7%
2022	3	0%	top 41%	94.8%	94.4%
2021	3	33%	top 34%	93.9%	92.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS	149 / 169 (669.5428)	56 (174.2628)	162 (161.6572)	111 (169.6800)	150 (163.9428)
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	42 / 444 (694.8116)	40 (177.1428)	29 (177.1544)	82 (174.2744)	251 (166.2400)
2022-10-01	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS	114 / 249 (682.2860)	76 (173.7372)	204 (165.1200)	139 (169.7260)	57 (173.7028)
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	178 / 505 (676.4680)	189 (169.6912)	81 (174.2628)	319 (163.9884)	179 (168.5256)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	281 / 467 (655.8972)	245 (165.6800)	425 (151.4172)	30 (175.4172)	252 (163.3828)
2021-06-04	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	12 / 48 (675.8972)	4 (176.5716)	21 (166.8228)	18 (168.5600)	19 (163.9428)
2021-01-29	Humble BBQ Cook Off Humble, TX	18 / 113 (660.5368)	12 (169.7144)	22 (166.8684)	36 (161.6912)	31 (162.2628)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022 ↗	Master	#986 (120 pts)	#1051 (120 pts)	#1107 (120 pts)	#1046 (120 pts)	#1021 (120 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#739 (185 pts)	#620 (270 pts)	#951 (140 pts)	#855 (155 pts)	#871 (150 pts)