High-water mark
682.1712
career-best overall
94.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 682.1712 at Primo BBQ Bash — 94.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 8, 2023
Kilt-in It BBQ
Kilt-in It BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 11th of 39 at the Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 2 (2022). They are ranked #2802 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1511
peak 1511 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Mar 26, 2021
latest Sep 8, 2023 · 2.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
667.77 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 661.59 (+6.18)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.48
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.07 · weakest Pork (162.72)
Road miles
493
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 101 mi
Schedule strength
87%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1620)
Purse competed for
$57K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
661.59 / 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)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Kilt-in It BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
107 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,799 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1515
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,797 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
Level with Kilt-in It BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,785 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1517
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Kilt-in It BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,788 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1517
They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before Kilt-in It BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,807 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1520
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 6 years before Kilt-in It BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,796 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1525
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Boots BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 161.1316 | 168.07 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 157.0856 | 165.70 | top 57% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 147.9200 | 162.72 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 158.8344 | 165.10 | top 62% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
108
finished ahead 79 times, behind 119
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
Mar 26, 2022 → Sep 8, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20234 milestones
- Career-best overall score682.1712 Primo BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Primo BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1511) Primo BBQ Bash
- Most recent contest Primo BBQ Bash
20213 milestones
- First tracked contest Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge
- First call A Celebration of Our Heroes
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3716 A Celebration of Our Heroes
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.7 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 2 | Mar 26, 2022 |
| +7.8 | Primo BBQ Bash | Sep 8, 2023 |
| +7.3 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 1 | Mar 25, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.8 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge | Mar 26, 2021 |
| -6.4 | A Celebration of Our Heroes | Sep 3, 2021 |
| -3.7 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Aug 20, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 94.7% | 94.7% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 38% | 94.6% | 93.8% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 82% | 91.6% | 89.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2023 | Primo BBQ Bash 🏅 Poplar Bluff, MO | 13 / 28 (682.1712) | 5 (176.5600) | 4 (176) | 19 (166.2284) | 23 (163.3828) |
| Mar 26, 2022 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 2 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 11 / 39 (681.0284) | 4 (176.5600) | 37 (157.0856) | 3 (175.4172) | 9 (171.9656) |
| Mar 25, 2022 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 1 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 18 / 38 (669.5884) | 20 (167.3828) | 20 (164.5372) | 20 (166.8456) | 14 (170.8228) |
| Sep 3, 2021 | A Celebration of Our Heroes 🏅 Madison, IL | 17 / 20 (659.3716) | 15 (164.5372) | 8 (170.3316) | 14 (165.6684) | 20 (158.8344) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest 🏅 Cape Girardeau, MO | 19 / 27 (646.6972) | 17 (162.2628) | 15 (165.1088) | 24 (154.2400) | 12 (165.0856) |
| Mar 26, 2021 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge 🏅 St. Roberts, MO | 47 / 52 (630.6632) | 47 (161.1316) | 45 (161.1088) | 51 (147.9200) | 45 (160.5028) |