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B.S. BARBEQUE

B.S. BARBEQUE is a competition barbecue team with 26 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Bring'n Home the Bacon (2019). They are ranked #1132 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,132
of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1592
peak 1620 · rated over 25 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

26
in the data

First seen

Aug 30, 2013
latest Sep 1, 2023 · 10 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#268
Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

2
0 reserve · wins it all 8% of the time

Category wins

2
8 podiums

Overall top-10s

8
31% of 26 contests

Best top-10 run

3
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 41%
overall standings

Best overall

682.2628 / 720
Master · Bring'n Home the Bacon

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

657.50 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 662.04 (-4.54)

Walk rate

77%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800
Chicken · Puckaway Pigfest

Consistency

±12.05
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 167.34 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.69)

Road miles

3,754
across 26 mapped stops · furthest 424 mi

Schedule strength

57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)

Purse competed for

$27K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

662.04 / 720
26 Master contests · 2 GCs

Storylines (15 found in their record)

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

Against the odds

13-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 87 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Bring'n Home the Bacon (Jun 21, 2019) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 13-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN.

Giant slayer

37 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 37-team field at Bring'n Home the Bacon.

  • Jun 21, 2019

Happy hunting ground

Top 19% average finish here

Minnesota in May is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 2 visits.

  • 2 visits
  • best finish 9th
  • average top 19%

They almost always walk

77% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 20 of 26 contests

A top-10 category call in 77% of their 26 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

682.2628 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.2628 at Bring'n Home the Bacon — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Jun 21, 2019

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 5 entries at contests carrying the title.

  • 5 state-championship entries

Their season

2017 1 Grand Championship

2017 was the year it came together: 8 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 26%.

  • 8 contests
  • 5 overall top-10s
  • 2 category wins
  • average top 26%
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A tough matchup

13–1 behind in the head-to-head

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 93% of their meetings

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 13 of their 14 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CASE OF RIBS in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The comeback

2.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at Smokin in the Bogs (Sep 1, 2023).

  • last seen Oct 16, 2020
  • back Sep 1, 2023

Chicken nemesis

10 of 11 shared chicken entries lost

LUCKY'S Q ahead 91% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LUCKY'S Q has out-cooked them in 10 of 11 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 27% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 27% across 6 contests, versus top 41% the rest of the year.

  • 6 June contests
  • top 41% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.67% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.67% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 91.9% of a perfect score
  • 26 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2023 ↗ Master #1073 (109 pts) #885 (164 pts) #1204 (114 pts) #1125 (104 pts) #1156 (99 pts)
2020 ↗ Master #856 (60 pts) #666 (130 pts) #913 (60 pts) #899 (60 pts) #883 (60 pts)
2019 ↗ Master #689 (460 pts) #935 (310 pts) #797 (405 pts) #668 (500 pts) #917 (325 pts)
2018 ↗ Master #370 (924 pts) #315 (1,044 pts) #449 (824 pts) #297 (1,089 pts) #362 (944 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #268 (1,285 pts) #236 (1,285 pts) #440 (890 pts) #216 (1,365 pts) #412 (940 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #1186 (250 pts) #1345 (230 pts) #1307 (240 pts) #1267 (255 pts) #1019 (340 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to B.S. BARBEQUE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SLOW PORKIN
#1,127 of the rated field
1592 power rating
Contests
31
GCs
1
Top-10s
52%
Peak
1596
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to B.S. BARBEQUE)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team B.S. BARBEQUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

  • rated over 26 contests
  • last seen Sep 4, 2026
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MONTY PIGTHON & THE HOLY GRILL
#1,129 of the rated field
1592 power rating
Contests
28
GCs
1
Top-10s
39%
Peak
1620

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 8 years before B.S. BARBEQUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 28 contests
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Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery
#1,135 of the rated field
1592 power rating
Contests
37
GCs
0
Top-10s
51%
Peak
1592

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 37 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 37 contests
  • last seen Sep 4, 2026
  • on a 3-contest top-10 run
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CAN'T SMOKE THIS
#1,134 of the rated field
1592 power rating
Contests
15
GCs
1
Top-10s
33%
Peak
1592

Fewer contests behind them than B.S. BARBEQUE has cooked, 15 to 26, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

  • rated over 15 contests
  • last seen Aug 26, 2016
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Pit Master Matt
#1,136 of the rated field
1592 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
2
Top-10s
85%
Peak
1592

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 13 contests, alongside a 85% overall top-10 rate.

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Apr 18, 2026
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PORK ILLUSTRATED
#1,130 of the rated field
1592 power rating
Contests
14
GCs
1
Top-10s
50%
Peak
1610

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

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Apr 27, 2018
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
Littles BBQ Co 16 8 8 50% ⚔ compare
CROIX VALLEY SAUCES 15 8 7 53% ⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 14 1 13 7% ⚔ compare
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW 13 4 9 31% ⚔ compare
Hogline 13 2 11 15% ⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ 12 4 8 33% ⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ 12 3 9 25% ⚔ compare
PIGTAILERS BBQ 11 7 4 64% ⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY 11 3 8 27% ⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q 11 0 11 0% ⚔ compare
PLASTERED PORK BBQ 10 5 5 50% ⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI 10 2 8 20% ⚔ compare
5 FINGER BBQ 9 6 3 67% ⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS 9 5 4 56% ⚔ compare
ACES HIGH BBQ 9 4 5 44% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 26 10 1 3 178.8800 155.9428 167.34 top 40%
Pork Ribs 26 7 0 0 173.1084 154.2400 163.69 top 49%
Pork 26 9 1 3 177.1428 156.5600 167.27 top 36%
Brisket 26 7 0 2 175.4056 154.2284 163.73 top 49%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)20top 58%
Medium (20–39)142top 33%
Large (40+)100top 49%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
WI192top 41%
MN50top 35%
KS20top 55%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Smokin in the Bogs 3 10 0 top 58% Sep 1, 2023
Puckaway Pigfest 2 6 0 top 33% Sep 6, 2019
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) 2 97 0 top 55% Sep 15, 2018
Minnesota in May 2 9 0 top 19% May 11, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 9 contests
Contests a season 3.7 across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in WI 19 of 26 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited 21 4 of them more than once
First title Sep 1, 2017 7th Annual Smokin' In The Bogs
Opponents faced 857 finished ahead 878 times, behind 704
Longest layoff 2.9 yrs Oct 16, 2020 → Sep 1, 2023

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

20231 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Smokin in the Bogs
20201 milestone
  1. 25th tracked contest Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1
20194 milestones
  1. First state championship Bring'n Home the Bacon
  2. Biggest field won (37 teams) Bring'n Home the Bacon
  3. Career-best overall score682.2628 Bring'n Home the Bacon
  4. Peak power rating (1620) Bring'n Home the Bacon
20176 milestones
  1. First overall top-10 Minnesota in May
  2. First overall podium 8th Annual Poor Que
  3. First category win (Pork) 7th Annual Smokin' In The Bogs
  4. First Grand Championship 7th Annual Smokin' In The Bogs
  5. 10th tracked contest 7th Annual Smokin' In The Bogs
  6. Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8800 Puckaway Pigfest
20161 milestone
  1. First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.9432 Puckaway Pigfest
20132 milestones
  1. First tracked contest 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs
  2. First call 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+16.57th Annual Smokin' In The BogsSep 1, 2017
+14.38th Annual Poor QueJun 9, 2017
+13.8Minnesota in MayMay 12, 2017
+13.6Bring'n Home the BaconJun 21, 2019
+9.8Puckaway PigfestSep 8, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-13.7Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1Oct 16, 2020
-6.6Smokin in the BogsSep 1, 2023
-5.5Smokin in the BogsAug 30, 2019
-2.2BBQ 4 ASTOPMay 18, 2018
-1.8Puckaway PigfestSep 6, 2019

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20231000 100% top 79% 90.5% 90.5%
20201000 0% top 80% 89.8% 89.8%
20193110 67% top 35% 94.8% 92.1%
20189020 78% top 42% 94.4% 92.2%
20178152 88% top 26% 94.8% 93%
20163000 67% top 52% 92.2% 90.5%
20131000 100% top 57% 89.5% 89.5%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Sep 1, 2023 Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI 11 / 14 (651.2568) 5 (170.2628) 10 (165.0856) 12 (159.9656) 13 (155.9428)
Oct 16, 2020 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI 32 / 40 (646.7884) 11 (170.3200) 30 (158.8344) 33 (161.0856) 35 (156.5484)
Sep 6, 2019 Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI 18 / 39 (645.0056) 25 (159.3828) 19 (160.5716) 13 (163.9428) 21 (161.1084)
Aug 30, 2019 Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI 21 / 38 (662.1712) 24 (165.1544) 5 (173.1084) 13 (169.6684) 31 (154.2400)
Jun 21, 2019 Bring'n Home the Bacon 🏅 West Salem, WI 1 / 37 (682.2628) 5 (170.8456) 11 (165.7144) 2 (174.8572) 5 (170.8456)
Sep 15, 2018 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS 239 / 467 (659.8624) 311 (162.8112) 169 (168.5716) 285 (162.2284) 187 (166.2512)
Sep 14, 2018 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS 97 / 164 (679.3368) 108 (169.6684) 146 (162.2628) 25 (175.4056) 68 (172)
Aug 31, 2018 Smokin in the Bogs Warrens, WI 10 / 25 (659.8396) 3 (172.5600) 14 (162.2400) 17 (159.3484) 9 (165.6912)
Aug 24, 2018 11th Annual Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN 18 / 49 (669.0628) 36 (162.8228) 18 (166.8228) 14 (168.5716) 7 (170.8456)
Jun 22, 2018 Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI 17 / 41 (665.6228) 10 (170.2744) 25 (163.4172) 6 (172) 29 (159.9312)
Jun 8, 2018 Annual Poor Que Montello, WI 5 / 26 (670.8344) 6 (169.6800) 8 (165.7260) 14 (161.7256) 2 (173.7028)
May 18, 2018 BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI 15 / 27 (649.6116) 11 (165.1200) 17 (159.3944) 6 (166.2744) 18 (158.8228)
May 11, 2018 Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN 18 / 70 (671.3712) 21 (168.5600) 39 (162.8344) 4 (177.1428) 34 (162.8340)
Apr 27, 2018 The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest Manawa, WI 13 / 26 (646.7312) 9 (165.6800) 8 (165.1428) 14 (161.6800) 22 (154.2284)
Oct 6, 2017 Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash Turtle Lake, WI 7 / 19 (675.9888) 2 (174.8572) 16 (162.2516) 3 (175.4400) 12 (163.4400)
Sep 8, 2017 Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI 6 / 31 (669.1312) 1 (178.8800) 18 (159.9656) 5 (168.5712) 17 (161.7144)
Sep 1, 2017 7th Annual Smokin' In The Bogs Warrens, WI 1 / 29 (682.2172) 6 (171.4172) 8 (168.5372) 1 (176) 11 (166.2628)
Jul 21, 2017 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Eagan, MN 12 / 30 (665.6340) 16 (166.2856) 12 (165.6800) 11 (166.2284) 11 (167.4400)
Jun 23, 2017 Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI 11 / 37 (665.5996) 12 (168.5600) 16 (162.7884) 4 (170.2628) 15 (163.9884)
Jun 9, 2017 8th Annual Poor Que Montello, WI 3 / 31 (660.4456) 15 (161.6456) 7 (166.8344) 21 (156.5600) 2 (175.4056)
May 12, 2017 Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN 9 / 71 (677.0972) 14 (169.7028) 14 (169.7372) 7 (174.2628) 31 (163.3944)
May 5, 2017 The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge) Appleton, WI 31 / 56 (658.1600) 9 (172.5600) 51 (154.2400) 15 (169.7144) 35 (161.6456)
Sep 9, 2016 Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI 11 / 37 (663.9432) 15 (166.2972) 13 (164.5488) 16 (166.2744) 10 (166.8228)
Jun 3, 2016 Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN 32 / 53 (646.6740) 46 (155.9428) 39 (157.1200) 25 (163.9428) 9 (169.6684)
Apr 29, 2016 Masters in May Appleton, WI 38 / 59 (643.8740) 49 (159.4056) 35 (159.3944) 19 (166.8456) 39 (158.2284)
Aug 30, 2013 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs Warrens, WI 21 / 37 (644.4344) 16 (162.2400) 8 (165.1428) 24 (161.0972) 26 (155.9544)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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