Karnivorous

Karnivorous is a competition barbecue team with 45 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 6th of 40 at the Bliss, Brews & Que (2015). They are ranked #4326 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,326

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1476

peak 1544 · rated over 45 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 15, 2013

latest Jul 18, 2026 · 13.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#255

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

22% of 45 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

676.5144 / 720

Master · 4th Annual BBQ Throwdown

Perfect 180s

Current form

613.95 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 645.48 (-31.53)

Walk rate

56%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372

Chicken · City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown

Consistency

±32.89

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.23 · weakest Brisket (159.41)

Road miles

22,390

across 45 mapped stops · furthest 2,105 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

Purse competed for

$36K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

645.48 / 720

45 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

676.5144 career-best overall

94.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 676.5144 at 4th Annual BBQ Throwdown — 94.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 6, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

GEMINI BBQ has finished one call ahead of Karnivorous 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 41%.

7 contests
3 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 41%

A tough matchup

20–2 behind in the head-to-head

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ ahead in 91% of their meetings

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has come out ahead in 20 of their 22 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.82 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 22% of the time against 34%.

Brisket avg 159.41
Chicken avg 166.23
10 calls in 45 entries

A strong matchup

9–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BUTTHEAD BBQ in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The comeback

6.2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 6.2 years, then back at The Art of Barbeque (Jun 28, 2024).

last seen May 4, 2018
back Jun 28, 2024

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Chicken nemesis

16 of 22 shared chicken entries lost

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ ahead 73% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has out-cooked them in 16 of 22 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

VOODOO ZOMBQUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A July team

Top 40% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 40% across 4 contests, versus top 56% the rest of the year.

4 July contests
top 56% the rest of the year

The long haul

22,390 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 22,390 miles across 45 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,105 miles to Connecticut Barbecue Challenge.

45 mapped stops
furthest 2,105 mi

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
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#1741 (130 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#574 (689 pts)	#488 (829 pts)	#670 (609 pts)	#645 (624 pts)	#475 (864 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1534 (149 pts)	#1355 (214 pts)	#1458 (184 pts)	#1682 (139 pts)	#1715 (129 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#452 (856 pts)	#201 (1,421 pts)	#451 (876 pts)	#388 (956 pts)	#464 (811 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#255 (1,182 pts)	#167 (1,406 pts)	#194 (1,339 pts)	#231 (1,178 pts)	#215 (1,284 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

JUICE'S SMOKEN BBQ

#4,347 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1476

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Karnivorous)

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jul 7, 2017

⚔ Head-to-head

AZ BEER BELLY BBQ

#4,352 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1476

5–0 in 5 shared contests (100% to Karnivorous)

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 Jan 19, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

Blue Smoke

#4,354 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1476

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Karnivorous)

Fewer contests behind them than Karnivorous has cooked, 7 to 45, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 7 contests
last seen May 8, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

ROGER'S II BBQ

#4,359 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1500

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Karnivorous)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 11 years before Karnivorous's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

House of Smoke NC

#4,319 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1476

41 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 15% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 41 contests
last seen Aug 20, 2021

⚔ Compare careers

Quenut BBQ

#4,332 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 63
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1535

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 59 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Bad Boyz BBQ	22	3	19	14%	⚔ compare
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	22	2	20	9%	⚔ compare
KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	20	4	16	20%	⚔ compare
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	19	12	7	63%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
Your Behind BBQ	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
Rhythm n QUE	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
MONSOON BBQ	15	7	8	47%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
Phil the Grill	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare
COW TIPPIN BBQ	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
LEFT COAST Q	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
STEEL CITY BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	44	15	1	6	177.7372	151.4400	166.23	top 44%
Pork Ribs	45	7	0	2	174.8456	141.0972	160.94	top 56%
Pork	45	7	1	1	174.2856	148.5028	162.59	top 55%
Brisket	45	10	0	1	174.8456	139.9656	159.41	top 57%

“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)	1	top 56%
Medium (20–39)	27	top 57%
Large (40+)	17	top 55%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
AZ	18	top 53%
CA	8	top 52%
NV	6	top 63%
TX	3	top 30%
CO	2	top 92%
NM	2	top 28%
CT	1	top 83%
MN	1	top 95%
AL	1	top 80%
TN	1	top 64%
WI	1	top 59%
UT	1	top 56%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Bliss Brews & Que	3	6	top 30%	Oct 7, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	18	top 74%	Mar 18, 2016
Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2	56	top 64%	Oct 2, 2014
Northern Arizona BBQ Festival	2	19	top 62%	Jun 13, 2014
Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash	2	10	top 45%	Feb 16, 2013

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 12 contests

Contests a season 5.6 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AZ 18 of 45 contests · 12 states in all

Contests visited 38 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 935 finished ahead 819 times, behind 1,078

Longest layoff 6.2 yrs May 4, 2018 → Jun 28, 2024

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

20261 milestone

Jul 18 Most recent contest Connecticut Barbecue Challenge

20181 milestone

May 4 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7372 City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown

20162 milestones

May 6 Career-best overall score676.5144 4th Annual BBQ Throwdown
Oct 27 Peak power rating (1544) USA Barbecue Championship

20151 milestone

May 15 25th tracked contest Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship

20136 milestones

Feb 15 First tracked contest Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
Feb 15 First call Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
Feb 16 First overall top-10 Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
Feb 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.4282 Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
May 3 First category win (Pork) 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown
Sep 20 10th tracked contest Utah BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.4	Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship	Jul 3, 2015
+13.1	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship	May 15, 2015
+11.9	Bliss, Brews & Que	Oct 9, 2015
+11	3rd Annual Holbrook	Jul 12, 2013
+9.8	The Queen Creek BBQ Battle	Feb 19, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.6	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	Apr 24, 2026
-13.1	2014 Down Town Throw Down	Dec 12, 2014
-13	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 18, 2016
-10.3	Minnesota in May	May 8, 2026
-9	World BBQ Festival	Nov 4, 2016

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)
2026	3	0	0	0%	top 93%	91.8%	81.7%
2024	1	0	0	0%	top 84%	90.5%	90.5%
2018	1	0	0	100%	top 69%	90.8%	90.8%
2017	3	0	0	0%	top 72%	90.3%	89.5%
2016	8	2	0	88%	top 53%	94%	91.2%
2015	7	3	0	43%	top 41%	93.6%	91.7%
2014	10	0	1	50%	top 58%	92.6%	89.5%
2013	12	5	1	75%	top 48%	93.3%	89.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 18, 2026	Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT	30 / 36 (654.7428)	23 (168.5372)	18 (167.9656)	34 (159.4056)	30 (158.8344)
May 8, 2026	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	73 / 77 (661.0856)	67 (166.2856)	49 (167.9656)	45 (169.1544)	72 (157.6800)
Apr 24, 2026	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	27 / 27 (448.9600)	—	25 (153.0628)	26 (148.5028)	23 (147.3944)
Jun 28, 2024	The Art of Barbeque 🏅 Sterling, CO	21 / 25 (651.3488)	22 (161.7028)	18 (161.6916)	15 (166.2972)	19 (161.6572)
May 4, 2018	City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	36 / 52 (653.5888)	3 (177.7372)	39 (161.6688)	39 (159.3600)	40 (154.8228)
Sep 29, 2017	Rim County BBQ Classic and Testicle Festival Payson, AZ	26 / 36 (638.1944)	27 (158.8116)	13 (168.5256)	26 (157.7028)	28 (153.1544)
May 5, 2017	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	55 / 69 (644.4228)	58 (155.4172)	37 (165.6800)	51 (162.2400)	46 (161.0856)
Jan 20, 2017	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	26 / 40 (650.2172)	27 (164)	36 (152.5144)	27 (165.7028)	11 (168)
Nov 4, 2016	World BBQ Festival Peoria, AZ	26 / 31 (645.6572)	8 (172.5600)	25 (157.7144)	22 (161.1200)	26 (154.2628)
Oct 27, 2016	USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	19 / 36 (662.3204)	9 (173.7028)	29 (157.1660)	18 (166.8572)	19 (164.5944)
Oct 7, 2016	Bliss Brews & Que Ft. Bliss, TX	14 / 32 (638.7312)	24 (152.5600)	24 (153.0856)	16 (158.2400)	2 (174.8456)
Jul 2, 2016	13th Annual Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 🏅 Rio Rancho, NM	13 / 31 (647.8508)	14 (164.5256)	7 (170.8344)	17 (159.9768)	20 (152.5140)
May 6, 2016	4th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	10 / 39 (676.5144)	8 (173.7144)	15 (168.5372)	22 (163.9656)	8 (170.2972)
Apr 1, 2016	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Jackson, TN	39 / 61 (662.7772)	38 (164.5372)	27 (166.8228)	26 (168.5828)	42 (162.8344)
Mar 18, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ	28 / 30 (646.2056)	29 (158.2628)	28 (156.5600)	27 (161.0972)	7 (170.2856)
Feb 19, 2016	The Queen Creek BBQ Battle Queen Creek, AZ	8 / 37 (671.3944)	3 (175.4172)	16 (162.2744)	7 (170.2628)	18 (163.4400)
Oct 24, 2015	Oktoberfeast BBQ & Brews Festival Las Vegas, NV	25 / 34 (649.6340)	23 (165.1084)	27 (156.5256)	12 (171.4628)	23 (156.5372)
Oct 9, 2015	Bliss, Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX	6 / 40 (653.0972)	4 (170.2628)	21 (155.3944)	14 (159.3828)	4 (168.0572)
Aug 28, 2015	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	22 / 49 (673.7028)	20 (169.7256)	32 (163.9772)	14 (172.5944)	26 (167.4056)
Jul 3, 2015	Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 🏅 Rio Rancho, NM	6 / 44 (666.8568)	28 (153.1428)	3 (172.5484)	4 (172.0572)	5 (169.1084)
May 15, 2015	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	8 / 53 (673.6912)	17 (169.6912)	14 (169.1200)	9 (171.4172)	21 (163.4628)
Mar 20, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ	18 / 29 (661.6912)	12 (171.4400)	11 (168)	20 (162.2512)	22 (160)
Feb 27, 2015	6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	53 / 82 (642.2400)	18 (169.7144)	40 (162.8800)	66 (155.9884)	64 (153.6572)
Dec 12, 2014	2014 Down Town Throw Down Las Vegas, NV	25 / 26 (625.0400)	10 (169.7144)	26 (141.0972)	14 (164.0456)	25 (150.1828)
Oct 2, 2014	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	56 / 97 (653.0060)	50 (167.3828)	64 (161.7032)	40 (166.8228)	68 (157.0972)
Jun 27, 2014	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	19 / 32 (634.2628)	3 (172)	21 (154.8456)	17 (158.8572)	27 (148.5600)
Jun 13, 2014	Northern Arizona BBQ Festival Williams, AZ	19 / 35 (647.3828)	11 (169.1312)	15 (162.8572)	29 (155.3944)	22 (160)
May 23, 2014	10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge Boulder City, NV	14 / 35 (659.3600)	1 (176.5716)	29 (151.9772)	18 (163.9884)	15 (166.8228)
May 16, 2014	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	26 / 56 (644.5144)	20 (165.1544)	11 (165.6916)	44 (151.4056)	17 (162.2628)
May 2, 2014	2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	11 / 35 (666.7884)	20 (166.2628)	16 (165.1428)	4 (171.9772)	18 (163.4056)
Apr 26, 2014	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	37 / 51 (638.2284)	35 (159.4400)	34 (158.8228)	25 (164.5256)	36 (155.4400)
Mar 21, 2014	3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	40 / 69 (636.4572)	13 (169.7028)	26 (161.7144)	18 (162.2400)	61 (142.8000)
Feb 28, 2014	Havasu Landing California BBQ Championship Havasu Landing, CA	19 / 28 (641.5884)	5 (170.8456)	15 (161.6800)	25 (155.3600)	19 (153.7028)
Oct 11, 2013	Bliss Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX	8 / 26 (645.5768)	2 (170.8228)	7 (163.9884)	23 (149.6456)	6 (161.1200)
Oct 4, 2013	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	69 / 99 (626.8232)	47 (163.4172)	82 (152.0232)	10 (171.4172)	92 (139.9656)
Sep 20, 2013	Utah BBQ Festival Coalville, UT	9 / 16 (627.3140)	12 (151.4400)	5 (161.6340)	10 (158.2744)	10 (155.9656)
Aug 2, 2013	5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic Vista, CA	30 / 46 (637.0744)	12 (167.4400)	39 (147.3716)	24 (160.6056)	21 (161.6572)
Jul 12, 2013	3rd Annual Holbrook Holbrook, AZ	6 / 27 (668.1140)	2 (174.3200)	2 (174.8456)	18 (155.5312)	11 (163.4172)
Jun 14, 2013	Northern Arizona BBQ Festival Williams, AZ	22 / 32 (639.4280)	19 (162.8570)	22 (161.1428)	20 (161.1426)	24 (154.2856)
May 24, 2013	Memorial Day Salute to Service Mesa, AZ	12 / 29 (652.5714)	10 (168)	12 (162.8572)	18 (163.4286)	20 (158.2856)
May 17, 2013	Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	24 / 65 (621.1422)	26 (159.9998)	53 (145.1424)	36 (153.1428)	6 (162.8572)
May 3, 2013	1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	6 / 24 (668.5712)	7 (166.8572)	16 (159.4286)	1 (174.2856)	4 (167.9998)
Mar 22, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ	20 / 30 (627.9994)	21 (158.8570)	27 (148.5714)	15 (163.9996)	17 (156.5714)
Feb 16, 2013	Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash Mesa, AZ	10 / 31 (671.4282)	9 (169.1428)	7 (170.8572)	24 (161.1426)	8 (170.2856)
Feb 15, 2013	Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash Mesa, AZ	17 / 29 (638.8570)	22 (157.7144)	6 (168.5714)	11 (165.7142)	27 (146.8570)

Karnivorous

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (11 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A July team

The long haul

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)