Happy hunting ground
Top 16%
average finish here
Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) is their spot: an average finish in the top 16% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 4th
- average top 16%
Conviction BBQ Team
Conviction BBQ Team is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 4th of 35 at the Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) (2022). They are ranked #3855 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
peak 1535 · rated over 14 contests
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
Apr 8, 2022
latest Jun 7, 2024 · 2.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
5
31% of 16 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
445.23 ▼
last 5 Backyard (3-meat) vs avg 451.79 (-6.56)
Walk rate
44%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±45.93
spread of their Backyard (3-meat) overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.35 · weakest Chicken (147.91)
Road miles
1,791
across 16 mapped stops · furthest 275 mi
Schedule strength
78%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1601)
Purse competed for
$84K
listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 12 state-championship entries
Master avg
617.01 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
320.29 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
451.79 / 540
7 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Conviction BBQ Team, each with one reason worth a look.
138 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,863 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 46%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,869 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,860 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 31%
- Peak
- 1513
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before Conviction BBQ Team's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,864 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1524
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 25% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#3,858 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before Conviction BBQ Team's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,834 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1524
Level with Conviction BBQ Team on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | 13 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| Dogpatch Q | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Optimus Swine | 9 | 2 | 6 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| POOR BOYS BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| The Swine Doctor's BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Off The Rack BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 8 | 1 | 6 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Ham Squad | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 20 | 147.91 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 169.6684 | 150.7772 | 160.35 | top 56% |
| Pork | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 163.3944 | 148.5144 | 155.76 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148.5604 | 148.5604 | 148.56 | top 100% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 69% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 58% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 36% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV Coalfields Cookoff | 3 | 9 | 0 | top 68% | Jun 7, 2024 |
| Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 38% | Apr 7, 2023 |
| BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 36% | Mar 25, 2023 |
| Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 16% | Oct 29, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
9 contests
Contests a season
5.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
7 of 16 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
9
4 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
15 entries · 0 wins · 6 calls
Opponents faced
238
finished ahead 239 times, behind 298
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest WV Coalfields Cookoff
20233 milestones
- 10th tracked contest BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
- Peak power rating (1535) BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
- Career-best overall score617.0064 Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival
20225 milestones
- First tracked contest Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition
- First call Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition
- First overall top-10 Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score334.2284 Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8344 Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.6 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) | Oct 28, 2022 |
| +11.8 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) | Oct 29, 2022 |
| +8.8 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition | Apr 8, 2022 |
| +5 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | Mar 24, 2023 |
| +2.8 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | Mar 25, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 23, 2023 |
| -12.3 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival | May 19, 2023 |
| -10.9 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 22, 2023 |
| -6.7 | WV Coalfields Cookoff | Jun 9, 2023 |
| -4.1 | Downtown BBQ Throwdown | Apr 22, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 69% | 86% | 86% |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11% | top 70% | 89.6% | 83.4% |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 83% | top 43% | 94.6% | 89.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2024 | WV Coalfields Cookoff 🏅 Welch, WV | 9 / 13 (309.6232) | 8 (153.0972) | 9 (156.5260) | 7 (161.0856) | — |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 20 / 20 (451.1772) | 20 (136.9716) | 19 (163.3828) | 19 (150.8228) | — |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 22 / 24 (465.5204) | 24 (149.0744) | 22 (160.5260) | 22 (155.9200) | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | WV Coalfields Cookoff 🏅 Welch, WV | 12 / 16 (342.2172) | 12 (20) | 9 (164.5600) | 10 (157.6572) | — |
| May 19, 2023 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC | 25 / 25 (617.0064) | 24 (157.6572) | 18 (162.2744) | 25 (148.5144) | 25 (148.5604) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC | 14 / 28 (310.1372) | 15 (153.6344) | 12 (156.5028) | — | — |
| Mar 25, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 18 / 46 (483.9544) | 18 (159.9428) | 18 (160.6172) | 15 (163.3944) | — |
| Mar 24, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 17 / 53 (483.3032) | 15 (165.1088) | 17 (160.5372) | 16 (157.6572) | — |
| Mar 24, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 26 (163.9772) | — | — |
| Mar 24, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 29, 2022 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) 🏅 Shelby, NC | 7 / 34 (314.2288) | 9 (158.2400) | 7 (155.9888) | — | — |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) 🏅 Shelby, NC | 4 / 35 (340.5028) | 4 (170.8344) | 3 (169.6684) | — | — |
| Jul 21, 2022 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 🏅 Galax, VA | 17 / 25 (313.0172) | 14 (162.2400) | 20 (150.7772) | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2022 | WV Coalfields Cookoff 🏅 Welch, WV | 9 / 15 (470.1480) | 8 (161.1084) | 10 (150.7884) | 7 (158.2512) | — |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Downtown BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Ripley, WV | 12 / 17 (466.2284) | 13 (153.1200) | 8 (164.5600) | 14 (148.5484) | — |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC | 9 / 36 (334.2284) | 8 (169.6800) | 16 (164.5484) | — | — |