The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Kick Back BBQ has finished one call ahead of Broken Barrel BBQ and Kitchen 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Broken Barrel BBQ and Kitchen
Broken Barrel BBQ and Kitchen is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 16th of 20 at the Montana Pitmaster Classic (2017). They are ranked #4451 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1474
peak 1474 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Aug 25, 2017
latest Aug 25, 2023 · 6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±31.89
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.61 · weakest Brisket (144.98)
Road miles
153
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 60 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)
Purse competed for
$49K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
623.76 / 720
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #880 (139 pts) | #962 (139 pts) | #791 (239 pts) | #843 (169 pts) | #978 (124 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1105 (91 pts) | #1532 (56 pts) | #887 (161 pts) | #954 (121 pts) | #1520 (56 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Broken Barrel BBQ and Kitchen, each with one reason worth a look.
147 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,457 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1474
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Broken Barrel BBQ and Kitchen)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Broken Barrel BBQ and Kitchen has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,464 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Broken Barrel BBQ and Kitchen's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,461 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
They've been 1504 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,434 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,427 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Level with Broken Barrel BBQ and Kitchen on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,468 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1473
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 6 years before Broken Barrel BBQ and Kitchen'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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick Back BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMELLAQUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 145.1084 | 156.88 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5828 | 142.8228 | 162.61 | top 51% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 140.5600 | 159.29 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3600 | 131.9548 | 144.98 | top 87% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 75% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 66% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Pitmaster Classic | 3 | 16 | 0 | top 77% | Aug 25, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MT
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
93
finished ahead 43 times, behind 108
Longest layoff
4 yrs
Aug 25, 2017 → Aug 27, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20233 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5828 East Helena Smoke Show
- Career-best overall score646.7656 Montana Pitmaster Classic
- Most recent contest Montana Pitmaster Classic
20211 milestone
- First call Montana Pitmaster Classic
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Montana Pitmaster Classic
- Peak power rating (1491) Montana Pitmaster Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.9 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | Aug 26, 2022 |
| -8.7 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | Aug 25, 2017 |
| -6 | East Helena Smoke Show | Aug 5, 2023 |
| -2 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | Aug 25, 2023 |
| -0.6 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | Aug 27, 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 73% | 89.8% | 89.2% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 58% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 77.8% | 77.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2023 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 29 / 44 (646.7656) | 24 (168.5600) | 22 (165.1200) | 33 (159.3712) | 38 (153.7144) |
| Aug 5, 2023 | East Helena Smoke Show 🏅 East Helena, MT | 19 / 24 (637.6000) | 20 (155.9656) | 6 (172.5828) | 13 (166.8228) | 22 (142.2288) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 31 / 37 (638.6744) | 27 (159.9772) | 31 (159.9428) | 27 (163.3944) | 30 (155.3600) |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 18 / 31 (635.3264) | 26 (154.8116) | 7 (172.5716) | 12 (166.2972) | 26 (141.6460) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 16 / 20 (560.4460) | 17 (145.1084) | 15 (142.8228) | 18 (140.5600) | 18 (131.9548) |