V Licious BBQ

V Licious BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 12th of 15 at the I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (2021). They are ranked #4899 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “V-LICIOUS BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,899

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1465

peak 1465 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 4, 2013

latest Oct 6, 2023 · 10.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1059

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 73%

overall standings

Best overall

650.8000 / 720

Master · I Love Barbecue & Music Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

634.60 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 616.94 (+17.66)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.2628

Brisket · Smoke in the Park

Consistency

±25.76

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 158.22 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.64)

Road miles

947

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 316 mi

Schedule strength

48%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)

Purse competed for

$26K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

616.94 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.6 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.59 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 50%.

Pork Ribs avg 149.64
Brisket avg 158.22
0 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of NY PHAT DADDY'S in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Sep 3, 2021).

last seen Sep 27, 2019
back Sep 3, 2021

Brisket nemesis

6 of 7 shared brisket entries lost

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared brisket entries.

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Masters) (JUDGING FULL) every year from 2013 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

8 visits in all
best finish 12th

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
2023 ↗	Master	#1200 (73 pts)	#1228 (83 pts)	#1726 (53 pts)	#1602 (53 pts)	#918 (148 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1122 (107 pts)	#1165 (107 pts)	#1264 (97 pts)	#1181 (102 pts)	#1014 (122 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1059 (105 pts)	#920 (135 pts)	#1202 (90 pts)	#913 (135 pts)	#904 (135 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#1322 (175 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to V Licious BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

The Bastey Boys

#4,895 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1465

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to V Licious BBQ)

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen Jul 2, 2016

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OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE

#4,915 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1535

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to V Licious BBQ)

They've been 1535 at their best, 71 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 39 contests
last seen Jun 14, 2024

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STELLA AND CREW BBQ

#4,893 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before V Licious BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

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LAST PLACE PORK

#4,889 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Mar 2, 2018

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Juggy's Juicers

#4,897 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

Level with V Licious BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Fat Dad's Barbeque

#4,896 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1520

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 23, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BOAR-N-Q	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
STRUGGLETOWN BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
TEAM EATAPEDIA	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BEHIND BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	1	166.8228	145.1426	154.30	top 74%
Pork Ribs	10	0	158.2744	120.5372	149.64	top 74%
Pork	10	1	165.6800	138.8800	154.78	top 63%
Brisket	10	5	170.2628	142.8800	158.22	top 44%

“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 80%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 75%
Large (40+)	2	top 63%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NY	8	0	top 72%
PA	2	0	top 75%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Masters) (JUDGING FULL)	8	12	0	top 72%	Sep 2, 2022

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NY 8 of 10 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 3 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 160 finished ahead 83 times, behind 205

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs Sep 27, 2019 → Sep 3, 2021

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

20232 milestones

Oct 6 10th tracked contest Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship
Oct 6 Most recent contest Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship

20212 milestones

Sep 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8000 I Love Barbecue & Music Festival
Sep 3 Career-best overall score650.8000 I Love Barbecue & Music Festival

20191 milestone

Sep 27 Career-best single call (Brisket)170.2628 Smoke in the Park

20161 milestone

Jul 2 First call I love Barbecue & Music Festival

20132 milestones

Jul 4 First tracked contest I Love Barbecue & Music Festival
Jul 4 Peak power rating (1493) I Love Barbecue & Music Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.2	I love Barbecue & Music Festival	Jul 7, 2017
+3.3	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Masters) (JUDGING FULL)	Sep 2, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.5	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival	Jul 4, 2014
-7.4	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival	Jul 4, 2013
-4.7	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship	Oct 6, 2023
-4.6	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival	Jul 6, 2018
-4.3	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival	Sep 3, 2021

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	100%	top 75%	88.5%	88.5%
2022	1	100%	top 59%	88.4%	88.4%
2021	1	100%	top 80%	90.4%	90.4%
2019	1	100%	top 75%	88.7%	88.7%
2018	1	0%	top 79%	84.7%	84.7%
2017	1	0%	top 50%	86.9%	86.9%
2016	1	100%	top 64%	84.4%	84.4%
2015	1	0%	top 71%	84.9%	84.9%
2014	1	0%	top 100%	77.6%	77.6%
2013	1	0%	top 75%	82.3%	82.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 6, 2023	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	21 / 28 (637.4624)	19 (162.8228)	25 (152.4684)	25 (155.3484)	8 (166.8228)
Sep 2, 2022	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Masters) (JUDGING FULL) Lake Placid, NY	13 / 22 (636.3768)	13 (163.3944)	15 (155.9312)	14 (156.5140)	10 (160.5372)
Sep 3, 2021	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival 🏅 Lake Placid, NY	12 / 15 (650.8000)	8 (166.8228)	15 (153.1772)	8 (165.6800)	8 (165.1200)
Sep 27, 2019	Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA	30 / 40 (638.7548)	39 (148.5144)	29 (156.5488)	26 (163.4288)	6 (170.2628)
Jul 6, 2018	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	31 / 39 (609.6000)	32 (150.2056)	36 (144)	15 (158.2400)	13 (157.1544)
Jul 7, 2017	I love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	20 / 40 (625.6916)	25 (155.4172)	18 (158.2744)	23 (153.6800)	18 (158.3200)
Jul 2, 2016	I love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	18 / 28 (607.9884)	21 (148.5484)	21 (149.1544)	18 (150.2628)	7 (160.0228)
Jul 3, 2015	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	22 / 31 (611.3368)	30 (145.6572)	15 (156.5484)	11 (159.4512)	22 (149.6800)
Jul 4, 2014	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	27 / 27 (558.8112)	16 (156.5140)	27 (120.5372)	27 (138.8800)	22 (142.8800)
Jul 4, 2013	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	21 / 28 (592.5710)	23 (145.1426)	14 (149.7144)	19 (146.2854)	13 (151.4286)

V Licious BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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 (6 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Brisket nemesis

A standing appointment

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 — 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)