High-water mark
673.5656
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.5656 at Uniquely Union — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 11, 2026
Barrel Fever
Barrel Fever is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 11th of 14 at the Uniquely Union (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1480
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Apr 22, 2017
latest Sep 11, 2026 · 9.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.89
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.82 · weakest Brisket (159.40)
Road miles
1,675
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 723 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)
Purse competed for
$48K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
656.01 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 162.2512 | 167.82 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 154.2288 | 162.39 | top 79% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 155.3828 | 166.40 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 144.5484 | 159.40 | top 75% |
“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 79% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SC
1 of 4 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
171
finished ahead 36 times, behind 137
Longest layoff
6.4 yrs
Apr 22, 2017 → Sep 8, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 Battle of the Blue Ridge
- Career-best overall score673.5656 Uniquely Union
- Most recent contest Uniquely Union
20174 milestones
- First tracked contest Atlanta BBQ Classic (At Atlanta Motor Speedway)
- First call Atlanta BBQ Classic (At Atlanta Motor Speedway)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.5660 Atlanta BBQ Classic (At Atlanta Motor Speedway)
- Peak power rating (1499) Atlanta BBQ Classic (At Atlanta Motor Speedway)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | Sep 8, 2023 |
| -5.1 | Uniquely Union | Sep 11, 2026 |
| -2 | Battle of the Blue Ridge | Aug 7, 2026 |
| -0.8 | Atlanta BBQ Classic (At Atlanta Motor Speedway) | Apr 22, 2017 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 73% | 93.6% | 93.5% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 61% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Uniquely Union 🏅 Union, SC | 11 / 14 (673.5656) | 11 (168.5256) | 12 (166.2400) | 4 (174.2744) | 13 (164.5256) |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Battle of the Blue Ridge 🏅 Swannanoa, NC | 28 / 41 (672.4800) | 8 (175.4172) | 29 (166.8344) | 28 (166.2628) | 29 (163.9656) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 88 / 99 (624.4336) | 65 (162.2512) | 69 (162.2512) | 89 (155.3828) | 89 (144.5484) |
| Apr 22, 2017 | Atlanta BBQ Classic (At Atlanta Motor Speedway) Hampton, GA | 14 / 23 (653.5660) | 15 (165.0972) | 21 (154.2288) | 9 (169.6800) | 11 (164.5600) |