High-water mark
684.0228
career-best overall
95.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 684.0228 at BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay — 95.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 27, 2023
PNR BBQ
PNR BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 7th of 25 at the BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay (2023). They finished #842 in the 2023 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1499
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 20, 2022
latest May 25, 2024 · 1.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.38
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.99 · weakest Brisket (155.37)
Road miles
477
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 199 mi
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
Purse competed for
$45K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
663.80 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #870 (122 pts) | #824 (177 pts) | #1009 (122 pts) | #914 (127 pts) | #1027 (107 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #842 (155 pts) | #796 (200 pts) | #1225 (110 pts) | #851 (165 pts) | #1109 (110 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #876 (163 pts) | #819 (203 pts) | #969 (168 pts) | #875 (178 pts) | #944 (143 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 168 | 171.99 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 161.6572 | 166.56 | top 59% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7600 | 165.1428 | 169.88 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9540 | 134.6628 | 155.37 | top 72% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 55% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 34% | May 25, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OR
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
57
finished ahead 41 times, behind 54
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20242 milestones
- Peak power rating (1499) BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- Most recent contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
20233 milestones
- First overall top-10 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- Career-best overall score684.0228 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
20223 milestones
- First tracked contest 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff
- First call Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2744 Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.1 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | May 27, 2023 |
| +5.1 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | May 25, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.4 | 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff | Aug 20, 2022 |
| -2.1 | Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More | Oct 7, 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 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 94.9% | 94.9% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 28% | 95% | 95% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 80% | 91.4% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2024 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 11 / 27 (683.4400) | 5 (174.2972) | 11 (167.4288) | 10 (173.7600) | 14 (167.9540) |
| May 27, 2023 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 7 / 25 (684.0228) | 4 (176.5600) | 13 (169.1544) | 6 (173.7256) | 13 (164.5828) |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More 🏅 Hermiston, OR | 12 / 19 (658.2744) | 10 (169.1084) | 11 (168.0116) | 12 (166.8800) | 16 (154.2744) |
| Aug 20, 2022 | 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff 🏅 DuPont, WA | 28 / 29 (629.4628) | 19 (168) | 25 (161.6572) | 22 (165.1428) | 29 (134.6628) |