BUBBA'S BARBECUE

BUBBA'S BARBECUE is a competition barbecue team with 31 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 27 at the Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship (2021), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #6236 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,236

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1417

peak 1417 · rated over 25 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 8, 2019

latest Jul 14, 2023 · 4.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#232

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

3% of 31 contests

Avg finish

top 72%

overall standings

Best overall

673.1312 / 720

Master · Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

643.78 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 637.48 (+6.30)

Walk rate

26%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4628

Pork Ribs · Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship

Consistency

±24.24

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.60 · weakest Brisket (155.33)

Road miles

3,227

across 31 mapped stops · furthest 534 mi

Schedule strength

48%

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

Purse competed for

$187K

listed at 22 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 21 state-championship entries

Master avg

637.48 / 720

25 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

673.1312 career-best overall

93.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 673.1312 at Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship — 93.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 8, 2021

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

MMM PORK PORK PORK has finished one call ahead of BUBBA'S BARBECUE 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

23–1 behind in the head-to-head

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead in 96% of their meetings

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 23 of their 24 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.27 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 16% of the time against 16%.

Brisket avg 155.33
Chicken avg 163.60
4 calls in 25 entries

A strong matchup

10–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Cobia Smoke in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

19 of 24 shared chicken entries lost

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead 79% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has out-cooked them in 19 of 24 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Sasquatch BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The long haul

3,227 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,227 miles across 31 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 534 miles to Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL).

31 mapped stops
furthest 534 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) every year from 2019 to 2022 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 34th

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	#938 (120 pts)	#879 (165 pts)	#835 (215 pts)	#989 (120 pts)	#989 (120 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#558 (359 pts)	#447 (509 pts)	#604 (369 pts)	#526 (409 pts)	#547 (384 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#232 (821 pts)	#228 (856 pts)	#241 (866 pts)	#271 (756 pts)	#210 (936 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#530 (180 pts)	#406 (285 pts)	#523 (215 pts)	#553 (180 pts)	#513 (215 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1226 (180 pts)	#1295 (180 pts)	#1285 (180 pts)	#1301 (180 pts)	#1277 (180 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BUBBA'S BARBECUE, 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.

PAPA'S SMOKIN' AGAIN

#6,239 of the rated field

1417 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1417

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BUBBA'S BARBECUE)

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen May 17, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

REDNECKS WITH FIRE

#6,235 of the rated field

1417 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1417

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Jan 14, 2022

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High on the Hog

#6,243 of the rated field

1417 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1417

Fewer contests behind them than BUBBA'S BARBECUE has cooked, 16 to 31, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2022

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Murfy's BBQ Co.

#6,241 of the rated field

1417 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1417

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 23, 2026

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CHILLIN AND GRILLIN CREW

#6,233 of the rated field

1418 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1418

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before BUBBA'S BARBECUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 12 contests

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MEATHEADS' BBQ

#6,242 of the rated field

1417 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1500

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before BUBBA'S BARBECUE's first contest.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Mar 20, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	24	1	23	4%	⚔ compare
BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	20	7	13	35%	⚔ compare
BOGGS HOG BBQ	20	1	19	5%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	19	2	17	11%	⚔ compare
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
Top Gun Barbecue	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
DANTE'S INFERNO	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
CHUNKY BBQ	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
WEEKEND SMOKERS	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
4 BOXERS Q	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
DIG'N N PIG'N	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
POPPA Q-BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	25	4	0	0	174.2628	146.8112	163.60	top 60%
Pork Ribs	25	2	1	1	175.4628	144.5256	161.01	top 62%
Pork	25	0	0	0	168.5600	139.4056	157.53	top 72%
Brisket	25	4	0	0	173.7488	135.9316	155.33	top 68%

“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)	8	0	top 69%
Large (40+)	17	0	top 74%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
PA	15	top 71%
NJ	8	top 71%
VA	1	top 75%
GA	1	top 100%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Grove (Day 2)	5	34	top 82%	Jul 30, 2022
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	3	27	top 79%	May 19, 2023
York County BBQ Festival	3	19	top 71%	Jun 17, 2022
New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2	19	top 52%	Jul 14, 2023
New Holland Summer Fest	2	24	top 55%	Aug 26, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2021 11 contests

Contests a season 4.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 17 of 31 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 15 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 472 finished ahead 313 times, behind 1,132

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

20231 milestone

Jul 14 Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

20221 milestone

Jul 9 25th tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

20217 milestones

Mar 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.0976 BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)
Oct 8 First category win (Pork Ribs) Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship
Oct 8 First overall top-10 Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship
Oct 8 First overall podium Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship
Oct 8 First Reserve Championship Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship
Oct 8 Career-best overall score673.1312 Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship
Oct 8 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4628 Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship

20202 milestones

Jun 26 10th tracked contest York County BBQ Festival
Jul 24 First call Smoke in the Grove

20191 milestone

Mar 8 Peak power rating (1490) Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo

20171 milestone

Jun 9 First tracked contest Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+20.3	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship	Oct 8, 2021
+10.2	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 9, 2022
+5.7	New Jersey State BBQ Championship	Jul 9, 2021
+3.4	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 27, 2021
+2.8	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 26, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.7	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	May 17, 2019
-10.8	Smoke in the Grove	Jul 26, 2019
-10.4	Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo	Mar 8, 2019
-9.8	Smoke in the Grove	Jul 24, 2020
-9.3	York County BBQ Festival	Jun 26, 2020

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

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	2	0	0	50%	top 72%	89.3%	88%
2022	6	0	0	50%	top 67%	92.7%	90.8%
2021	11	1	1	27%	top 64%	93.5%	89.8%
2020	3	0	0	33%	top 91%	87.2%	86.7%
2019	3	0	0	0%	top 93%	84.6%	81.7%
2018	4	0	0	0%	—	—	—
2017	2	0	0	0%	—	—	—

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 14, 2023	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	46 / 64 (623.8632)	44 (159.9656)	26 (165.1316)	42 (160.5372)	59 (138.2288)
May 19, 2023	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	27 / 37 (643.3144)	16 (168.5372)	8 (171.4172)	37 (148.5372)	29 (154.8228)
Oct 21, 2022	Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	27 / 29 (633.6232)	24 (162.2744)	28 (155.3600)	27 (158.2972)	24 (157.6916)
Aug 26, 2022	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	27 / 49 (655.3144)	10 (173.1200)	35 (159.9544)	30 (161.0972)	29 (161.1428)
Jul 30, 2022	Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	34 / 42 (662.7768)	21 (174.2628)	24 (167.9884)	39 (156.5028)	32 (164.0228)
Jul 29, 2022	Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	46 / 54 (646.2056)	19 (172.5600)	28 (165.1200)	30 (162.8228)	53 (145.7028)
Jul 9, 2022	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	19 / 61 (667.4748)	9 (172.5716)	12 (169.7260)	17 (168.5600)	35 (156.6172)
Jun 17, 2022	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	19 / 34 (658.7768)	25 (162.8112)	27 (157.6800)	11 (166.8456)	9 (171.4400)
Oct 23, 2021	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ	21 / 31 (663.3716)	19 (168.5372)	24 (162.2400)	16 (166.8572)	17 (165.7372)
Oct 22, 2021	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ	21 / 31 (649.0860)	14 (167.9772)	15 (162.2744)	18 (166.2628)	23 (152.5716)
Oct 8, 2021	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	2 / 27 (673.1312)	6 (171.4056)	1 (175.4628)	17 (161.7028)	8 (164.5600)
Sep 24, 2021	Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA	26 / 31 (635.9316)	18 (166.8344)	27 (157.1544)	28 (156.5372)	27 (155.4056)
Aug 27, 2021	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	24 / 44 (638.2056)	16 (166.8344)	25 (157.0972)	13 (165.7256)	37 (148.5484)
Jul 30, 2021	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	36 / 54 (650.8344)	37 (164.5372)	43 (160.5716)	30 (163.9884)	31 (161.7372)
Jul 9, 2021	New Jersey State BBQ Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	28 / 59 (636)	31 (157.1428)	16 (163.9884)	30 (158.8688)	27 (156)
Jun 18, 2021	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	28 / 41 (651.3488)	29 (165.1084)	31 (157.6688)	27 (162.8572)	20 (165.7144)
May 14, 2021	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	31 / 46 (630.2972)	43 (149.1200)	23 (159.9772)	30 (156.5828)	10 (164.6172)
Mar 27, 2021	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	30 / 40 (661.0976)	25 (167.9772)	39 (151.9660)	27 (167.4056)	6 (173.7488)
Feb 5, 2021	Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA	31 / 31 (619.2568)	30 (153.0856)	31 (162.8000)	31 (149.1084)	29 (154.2628)
Oct 17, 2020	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	38 / 40 (616.9828)	35 (160.5256)	18 (163.4172)	39 (149.1084)	38 (143.9316)
Jul 24, 2020	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	52 / 59 (627.3720)	7 (173.1316)	39 (160)	54 (157.1316)	57 (137.1088)
Jun 26, 2020	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	47 / 53 (627.9428)	46 (157.6684)	43 (158.3316)	51 (143.9428)	18 (168)
Jul 26, 2019	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	47 / 53 (609.0520)	47 (154.8000)	27 (162.2744)	51 (145.1316)	50 (146.8460)
May 17, 2019	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	43 / 44 (586.0684)	41 (152.4912)	34 (153.1428)	42 (144.5028)	42 (135.9316)
Mar 8, 2019	Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ	62 / 66 (569.5768)	58 (146.8112)	62 (144.5256)	64 (139.4056)	60 (138.8344)
Oct 19, 2018	Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE	—	—	—	—	—
Jul 27, 2018	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 8, 2018	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	—	—	—	—	—
May 18, 2018	Twin Valley Fire And Smoke Morgantown, PA	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 20, 2017	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 9, 2017	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	—	—	—	—	—

BUBBA'S BARBECUE

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 (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

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, 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

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)