Inclusive BBQ Events

Inclusive BBQ Events is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 9th of 16 at the Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) (2025). They are ranked #3600 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,600

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1491

peak 1491 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 25, 2022

latest Aug 8, 2026 · 4.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#544

Master 2026 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

10% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

677.6460 / 720

Master · Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)

Perfect 180s

Current form

672.13 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 667.96 (+4.17)

Walk rate

80%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Brisket · Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)

Consistency

±8.19

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.93 · weakest Chicken (165.51)

Road miles

690

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 244 mi

Schedule strength

45%

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

Purse competed for

$49K

listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

667.96 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

80% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 80% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

677.6460 career-best overall

94.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.6460 at Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) — 94.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 12, 2025

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

ELJEFE SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings

ELJEFE SMOKE has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Pray For Me BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff (Jun 22, 2024).

last seen Jun 25, 2022
back Jun 22, 2024

Pork nemesis

7 of 9 shared pork entries lost

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has out-cooked them in 7 of 9 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Q Shanty has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The metronome

±1.14% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.14% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.8% of a perfect score
10 contests

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
2026 ↗	Master	#544 (286 pts)	#462 (431 pts)	#656 (271 pts)	#481 (381 pts)	#581 (271 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#752 (173 pts)	#754 (208 pts)	#867 (173 pts)	#576 (313 pts)	#758 (188 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#732 (191 pts)	#755 (210 pts)	#767 (226 pts)	#555 (351 pts)	#690 (241 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Inclusive BBQ Events, each with one reason worth a look.

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

P.I.G.

#3,592 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1491

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 17, 2022

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Covered Embers

#3,631 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1501

Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Inclusive BBQ Events's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

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Kiss My Butt BBQ

#3,579 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1491

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jul 21, 2023

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Dyin Breed BBQ

#3,620 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1516

Level with Inclusive BBQ Events on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jul 22, 2022

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SMOKIN DOUBLE R BBQ

#3,595 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1491

They were already cooking in 2017, 5 years before Inclusive BBQ Events's first contest.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Apr 1, 2022

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SmokeMasters BBQ

#3,623 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1491

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Mar 14, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ELJEFE SMOKE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Let It Smoke Barbecue	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
STICKS & STONES BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
smoKINGBATKO BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Titans of BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Mullen It Over BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
House of Que	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	3	0	176.5716	154.7772	165.51	top 64%
Pork Ribs	9	3	0	170.2856	155.3940	165.95	top 61%
Pork	9	4	2	178.2972	160.5368	168.93	top 50%
Brisket	9	3	1	178.8572	153.0744	166.38	top 51%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	2	0	top 67%
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 62%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CT	4	top 62%
MA	2	top 54%
NY	2	top 75%
ME	1	top 64%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Connecticut Barbecue Challenge	3	17	0	top 60%	Jul 18, 2026
Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff	2	14	0	top 75%	Jun 21, 2025

More numbers

Busiest season 2026 3 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CT 5 of 10 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 6 2 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Opponents faced 100 finished ahead 85 times, behind 133

Longest layoff 2 yrs Jun 25, 2022 → Jun 22, 2024

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

20262 milestones

Aug 8 10th tracked contest Trillium BBQ Throwdown
Aug 8 Most recent contest Trillium BBQ Throwdown

20253 milestones

Sep 12 First overall top-10 Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
Sep 12 Career-best overall score677.6460 Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
Sep 12 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)

20224 milestones

Jun 25 First tracked contest Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff
Jun 25 First call Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff
Jun 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.7768 Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff
Jun 25 Peak power rating (1498) Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.3	Trillium BBQ Throwdown	Aug 8, 2026
+2.7	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)	Sep 12, 2025
+2.6	Connecticut Barbecue Challenge	Jul 18, 2026
+0.3	Connecticut Barbecue Challenge	Jul 12, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.7	Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff	Jun 21, 2025
-4.4	Connecticut Barbecue Challenge	Jul 12, 2025
-3.8	Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff	Jun 22, 2024
-3.5	Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Jun 13, 2026
-1.6	Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff	Jun 25, 2022

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)
2026	3	0	100%	top 58%	94%	93.4%
2025	3	1	67%	top 68%	94.1%	93%
2024	3	0	67%	top 64%	92.9%	91.6%
2022	1	0	100%	top 64%	92.6%	92.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 8, 2026	Trillium BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Canton, MA	13 / 25 (676.4684)	17 (166.8228)	8 (170.2856)	9 (173.1200)	17 (166.2400)
Jul 18, 2026	Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT	19 / 36 (676.4800)	7 (175.4056)	22 (166.8344)	8 (173.7028)	28 (160.5372)
Jun 13, 2026	Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Bristol, CT	18 / 26 (664.4800)	5 (176.5716)	25 (155.3940)	17 (166.2400)	11 (166.2744)
Sep 12, 2025	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA	9 / 16 (677.6460)	10 (170.8344)	14 (164.5372)	14 (163.4172)	2 (178.8572)
Jul 12, 2025	Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT	21 / 30 (665.5544)	13 (169.6800)	23 (162.8116)	22 (165.0972)	15 (167.9656)
Jun 21, 2025	Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff 🏅 Schenectady, NY	14 / 18 (665.6000)	15 (163.9656)	12 (170.2628)	2 (178.2972)	17 (153.0744)
Jul 12, 2024	Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT	17 / 30 (669.0628)	26 (155.3828)	15 (168)	2 (177.7144)	14 (167.9656)
Jul 12, 2024	Connecticut Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Somers, CT	—	17 (154.7772)	—	—	—
Jun 22, 2024	Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff 🏅 Schenectady, NY	15 / 21 (649.5656)	20 (157.0972)	10 (165.1200)	15 (162.2512)	9 (165.0972)
Jun 25, 2022	Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Skowhegan, ME	16 / 25 (666.7768)	19 (164.5716)	7 (170.2628)	20 (160.5368)	6 (171.4056)

Inclusive BBQ Events

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 (8 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

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 — 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)