High-water mark
681.1660
career-best overall
94.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 681.1660 at 19th Annual Burnt Offering BBQ Contest (COMPETITOR SERIES) — 94.6% of a perfect 720.
- Competitor Series
- Oct 20, 2023
Howzit BBQ
Howzit BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 19 at the 17th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest (COMPETITORS SERIES) (2021), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #4792 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1467
peak 1467 · rated over 6 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
May 21, 2021
latest Sep 18, 2026 · 5.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
25% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Best overall
681.1660 / 720
Competitor Series · 19th Annual Burnt Offering BBQ Contest (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
662.64 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 605.04 (+57.60)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±128.86
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.41 · weakest Brisket (160.41)
Road miles
115
across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
66%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)
Purse competed for
$50K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
605.04 / 720
6 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 | #1342 (56 pts) | #1392 (56 pts) | #1434 (56 pts) | #976 (106 pts) | #1061 (76 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #900 (133 pts) | #977 (133 pts) | #1071 (133 pts) | #1064 (118 pts) | #955 (133 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #915 (149 pts) | #795 (219 pts) | #819 (229 pts) | #731 (244 pts) | #1117 (114 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1540 (55 pts) | #1149 (95 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | — | — |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Howzit BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
135 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,817 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1467
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,790 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1504
They've been 1504 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,776 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Howzit BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,800 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
Level with Howzit BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,811 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
They were already cooking in 2016, 5 years before Howzit BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,804 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Howzit BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat Candy Q | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| B' Mackin BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LADY OF Q | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.0228 | 161.6572 | 165.99 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 171.9888 | 150.7888 | 165.47 | top 60% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.1084 | 163.4172 | 168.41 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 151.3372 | 160.41 | top 77% |
“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 11% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ, Boots & Brew | 3 | 22 | 0 | top 80% | Apr 28, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
135
finished ahead 72 times, behind 159
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
Oct 20, 2023 → Sep 18, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest 22nd Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest
20231 milestone
- Career-best overall score681.1660 19th Annual Burnt Offering BBQ Contest (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20218 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ, Boots & Brew
- Peak power rating (1489) BBQ, Boots & Brew
- First call 17th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First overall top-10 17th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First overall podium 17th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First Reserve Championship 17th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.3372 17th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1084 17th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest (COMPETITORS SERIES)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | BBQ, Boots & Brew | May 21, 2021 |
| -7.5 | 22nd Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest | Sep 18, 2026 |
| -4.7 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival | Jun 2, 2023 |
| -4.6 | Reata Round Up BBQ Contest | Aug 12, 2022 |
| -4.2 | BBQ, Boots & Brew | Apr 8, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 92.8% | 92.8% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 56% | 94.6% | 93.1% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 76% | 91.4% | 91.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 53% | 92.7% | 68.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | 22nd Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA | 26 / 31 (668.4688) | 28 (161.6572) | 25 (166.8572) | — | 21 (167.9772) |
| Oct 20, 2023 | 19th Annual Burnt Offering BBQ Contest (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Riverside, CA | 5 / 20 (681.1660) | 14 (163.4744) | 11 (164.5488) | — | — |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA | 33 / 43 (663.9548) | 36 (165.1544) | 26 (167.3944) | 35 (166.2744) | 29 (165.1316) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA | 22 / 33 (665.6344) | 22 (170.8572) | 22 (167.4172) | 25 (163.4172) | 22 (163.9428) |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Reata Round Up BBQ Contest 🏅 San Juan Capistrano, CA | 19 / 25 (657.0172) | 6 (172.0228) | 23 (162.8228) | — | 23 (151.3372) |
| Apr 8, 2022 | BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA | 22 / 29 (658.1376) | 26 (161.6572) | 6 (171.9888) | 11 (170.8228) | 26 (153.6688) |
| Oct 8, 2021 | 17th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Riverside, CA | 2 / 19 (667.3372) | 5 (166.8344) | 2 (171.9656) | 2 (173.1084) | — |
| May 21, 2021 | BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA | 24 / 25 (317.0400) | 16 (166.2512) | 23 (150.7888) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.