They almost always walk
77%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 10 of 13 contests
A top-10 category call in 77% of their 13 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
KillerbunnyBBQ
KillerbunnyBBQ is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 5th of 23 at the Smoke in the Valley (2025). They are ranked #3861 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
peak 1503 · rated over 13 contests
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
Jun 8, 2024
latest Sep 4, 2026 · 2.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
46% of 13 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
660.58 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 661.57 (-0.99)
Walk rate
77%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.08
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 169.48 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.13)
Road miles
1,232
across 13 mapped stops · furthest 173 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
661.57 / 720
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #294 (680 pts) | #322 (695 pts) | #364 (660 pts) | #276 (770 pts) | #207 (950 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #339 (635 pts) | #392 (585 pts) | #378 (685 pts) | #376 (600 pts) | #214 (1,030 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #818 (152 pts) | #888 (152 pts) | #824 (197 pts) | #889 (137 pts) | #696 (237 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to KillerbunnyBBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
149 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,867 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#3,858 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 31%
- Peak
- 1513
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before KillerbunnyBBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,853 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1535
Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,862 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#3,856 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
They were already cooking in 2013, 11 years before KillerbunnyBBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,877 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Level with KillerbunnyBBQ 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| Bottle Hill BBQ | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| No Measurements BBQ | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| ROKER Q | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| ELBOW GREASE | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| Fire BBQ | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| MOTLEY QUE | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Mc Que It | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Kreiser Barbecue | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Q Cartel | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Tommy Boy Grillin | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| YOU NEED A BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Slam Dunk BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 155.3716 | 164.19 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 174.2628 | 150.8000 | 163.13 | top 62% |
| Pork | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 152.5256 | 164.76 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 179.4400 | 159.9656 | 169.48 | top 35% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 67% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 52% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbeque on the Bow Festival | 3 | 23 | 0 | top 72% | Sep 4, 2026 |
| The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2) | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 64% | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 42% | May 23, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
6 contests
Contests a season
4.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AB
13 of 13 contests
Contests visited
9
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
87
finished ahead 127 times, behind 192
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20266 milestones
- First category win (Brisket) Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship
- Career-best overall score682.2516 Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship
- Career-best single call (Brisket)179.4400 Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship
- Peak power rating (1503) Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship
- 10th tracked contest Alberta BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Barbeque on the Bow Festival
20244 milestones
- First tracked contest Small Town Smoke Down
- First call Small Town Smoke Down
- First overall top-10 Small Town Smoke Down
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score166.8228 Small Town Smoke Down
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.3 | Smoke in the Valley | Sep 27, 2025 |
| +10.2 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship | May 23, 2026 |
| +0.3 | Didsbury Lions BBQ | Jul 26, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.2 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | Sep 4, 2026 |
| -6.9 | Bean Town BBQ Cookoff | Oct 11, 2025 |
| -5.7 | The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2) | Jul 25, 2026 |
| -4.6 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | Aug 30, 2025 |
| -3.6 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship | May 24, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 80% | top 61% | 94.8% | 91.7% |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 83% | top 57% | 94.7% | 92.1% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 51% | 92.7% | 92.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 29 / 33 (646.1940) | 32 (156.5372) | 31 (152.4912) | 21 (166.2972) | 10 (170.8684) |
| Jul 25, 2026 | The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2) Didsbury, AB | 13 / 18 (650.1716) | 12 (165.6800) | 16 (160.5372) | 13 (162.2744) | 14 (161.6800) |
| Jul 24, 2026 | The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 1) Didsbury, AB | 10 / 18 (659.2684) | 13 (168.5372) | 16 (157.0628) | 14 (159.9656) | 3 (173.7028) |
| Jul 3, 2026 | Alberta BBQ Festival Millet, AB | 7 / 11 (665.0172) | 11 (155.3716) | 1 (174.2628) | 2 (175.4172) | 8 (159.9656) |
| May 23, 2026 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 6 / 23 (682.2516) | 7 (170.2744) | 20 (157.6916) | 7 (174.8456) | 1 (179.4400) |
| Oct 11, 2025 | Bean Town BBQ Cookoff Bow Island, AB | 12 / 15 (650.2056) | 13 (162.8456) | 8 (165.1428) | 11 (161.1316) | 10 (161.0856) |
| Sep 27, 2025 | Smoke in the Valley Edmonton, AB | 5 / 23 (682.1828) | 7 (171.9772) | 7 (170.8344) | 7 (169.6912) | 7 (169.6800) |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival Leduc, AB | 10 / 16 (671.3256) | 14 (163.9544) | 10 (168.5256) | 7 (167.3828) | 4 (171.4628) |
| Aug 30, 2025 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 24 / 38 (660.9940) | 35 (158.7884) | 16 (167.9772) | 27 (165.6684) | 11 (168.5600) |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 18 / 32 (663.9088) | 19 (166.8344) | 13 (169.6916) | 30 (152.5256) | 3 (174.8572) |
| May 24, 2025 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 20 / 34 (650.6856) | 19 (161.6800) | 33 (150.8000) | 22 (162.8000) | 4 (175.4056) |
| Aug 31, 2024 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 23 / 35 (659.3484) | 22 (168.5256) | 27 (160.5600) | 21 (165.1428) | 21 (165.1200) |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 10 / 27 (166.8228) | 20 (163.4172) | 9 (165.1428) | 24 (158.8000) | 7 (171.4400) |