Signature meat
50%
brisket entries won
3 wins from 6 entries
When brisket is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 50% of their entries (3 of 6).
- best 176.5716
- average 168.68
- 4 calls
C-N-B BAR-B-Q
C-N-B BAR-B-Q is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2013), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1993 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1539
peak 1547 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Mar 8, 2013
latest Mar 10, 2017 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
1 reserve · wins it all 17% of the time
Category wins
6
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
50% of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
655.73 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 659.40 (-3.66)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.60
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 168.68 · weakest Pork (162.46)
Road miles
1,621
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 459 mi
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
Master avg
659.40 / 720
6 Master contests · 1 GC
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 C-N-B BAR-B-Q, each with one reason worth a look.
75 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,003 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1539
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to C-N-B BAR-B-Q)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team C-N-B BAR-B-Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,007 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1539
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,996 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1539
They turned up 10 years after C-N-B BAR-B-Q did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#1,985 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1539
Level with C-N-B BAR-B-Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,991 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1539
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,989 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1539
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 177.7142 | 151.4172 | 165.42 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 172 | 155.9544 | 162.84 | top 39% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 176.0228 | 151.9994 | 162.46 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 176.5716 | 160.0002 | 168.68 | top 14% |
“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 | 1 | top 39% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 16% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
4 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
First title
Mar 8, 2013
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Opponents faced
199
finished ahead 173 times, behind 59
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Mar 7, 2014 → Mar 11, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20143 milestones
- First multi-meat day Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score678.2512 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1547) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20139 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First Grand Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.7142 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First Reserve Championship Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7142 Smokin' On the Pecos
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 8, 2013 |
| +14.7 | Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship | Mar 22, 2013 |
| +9.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 7, 2014 |
| +6.6 | Smokin' On the Pecos | Jun 28, 2013 |
| +2.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 10, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 11, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 86% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 100% | top 22% | 94.2% | 94.2% |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 100% | top 12% | 94.1% | 91.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour White Settlement, TX | 13 / 30 (657.6344) | 10 (168.5600) | 6 (167.9772) | 23 (157.6572) | 11 (163.4400) |
| Mar 11, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX | 25 / 29 (634.7888) | 27 (151.4172) | 23 (155.9544) | 26 (153.6800) | 1 (173.7372) |
| Mar 7, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Baton Rouge, LA | 5 / 23 (678.2512) | 20 (161.0856) | 9 (167.9772) | 1 (176.0228) | 1 (173.1656) |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Smokin' On the Pecos Artesia, NM | 20 / 70 (646.8564) | 1 (177.7142) | 40 (157.1426) | 49 (151.9994) | 19 (160.0002) |
| Mar 22, 2013 | Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship Midland, TX | 2 / 59 (661.1434) | 9 (163.4286) | 21 (156.0002) | 11 (165.1430) | 1 (176.5716) |
| Mar 8, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Westworth Village, TX | 1 / 29 (677.7142) | 3 (170.2858) | 1 (172) | 2 (170.2858) | 3 (165.1426) |