The heartbreaker
Came within 2.8568 points of the Grand Championship at Que for the Troops (Jun 6, 2014).
STUBBORN BULL BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 62 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. They have won 6 Grand Championships, most recently at the Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off (2015), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 4 times. They are ranked #309 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #824 (155 pts) | #745 (210 pts) | #1005 (125 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #813 (175 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1352 (153 pts) | #1780 (103 pts) | #1834 (93 pts) | #1143 (233 pts) | #1362 (163 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1259 (184 pts) | #1234 (214 pts) | #1490 (149 pts) | #1260 (204 pts) | #1261 (209 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1119 (274 pts) | #1463 (189 pts) | #948 (404 pts) | #1433 (194 pts) | #1164 (274 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #677 (567 pts) | #685 (587 pts) | #684 (592 pts) | #662 (607 pts) | #1044 (327 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #65 (2,191 pts) | #172 (1,532 pts) | #74 (1,944 pts) | #70 (1,957 pts) | #100 (1,874 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #59 (2,291 pts) | #138 (1,685 pts) | #101 (1,855 pts) | #68 (1,977 pts) | #14 (2,540 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #112 (1,869 pts) | #261 (1,085 pts) | #145 (1,516 pts) | #77 (1,828 pts) | #73 (2,022 pts) |
The teams rated closest to STUBBORN BULL BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team STUBBORN BULL BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-headThey've been 1758 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headCareers of much the same size, 50 contests to 62, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersTheir rating is built on 5 Grand Championships in 210 contests, alongside a 47% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersBoth teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careers| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 44 | 19 | 25 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 40 | 12 | 28 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| INSANE SWINE BBQ | 36 | 9 | 27 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | 28 | 17 | 11 | 61% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE AND A HALF MEN | 28 | 13 | 15 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| Q HAVEN BBQ | 27 | 15 | 12 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | 27 | 11 | 16 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Aces | 21 | 12 | 9 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| ACK-QUE | 20 | 17 | 3 | 85% | ⚔ compare |
| Chicken Chokers | 20 | 14 | 6 | 70% | ⚔ compare |
| CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | 18 | 10 | 8 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT @ SLIMS | 18 | 10 | 8 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DOWN BELOW | 17 | 10 | 7 | 59% | ⚔ compare |
| Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team | 15 | 10 | 5 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| HUMPHREY'S BBQ | 14 | 10 | 4 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 62 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 176.0116 | 143.9544 | 163.73 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 62 | 29 | 2 | 10 | 178.8800 | 146.8572 | 163.74 | top 36% |
| Pork | 62 | 34 | 5 | 12 | 174.8572 | 150.2400 | 165.54 | top 31% |
| Brisket | 62 | 37 | 9 | 17 | 178.8800 | 141.6572 | 165.89 | top 26% |
“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.
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 1 | top 15% |
| Medium (20–39) | 28 | 4 | top 27% |
| Large (40+) | 30 | 1 | top 23% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival | 3 | 8 | 0 | top 33% | Jul 27, 2019 |
| Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival | 3 | 7 | 0 | top 39% | May 5, 2018 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 23% | Aug 14, 2015 |
| New York City BBQ Cookoff | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 6% | Apr 10, 2015 |
| Sun BBQ Fest | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 16% | Jun 11, 2016 |
| Roc City Rib Fest | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 19% | May 28, 2016 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 53% | Sep 4, 2015 |
| The Best BBQ Chef Competition | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 10% | Aug 29, 2015 |
| Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 42% | Jul 25, 2015 |
| Roc City Rib Fest | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 7% | May 23, 2015 |
| DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 13% | Oct 3, 2014 |
| Que by the Sea | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 22% | Sep 20, 2014 |
| Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 33% | Sep 13, 2014 |
| Red, White and Que | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 23% | Sep 6, 2014 |
| Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 21% | May 2, 2014 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.2 | Pork In The Park BBQ | Jul 13, 2013 |
| +13.3 | Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle | Jun 22, 2013 |
| +12.6 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival | Apr 19, 2013 |
| +12 | The Polish Hungry for Que BBQ Bash | May 10, 2014 |
| +11.5 | New York City BBQ Cookoff | Apr 11, 2014 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | Jul 25, 2015 |
| -11.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Sep 4, 2015 |
| -9.5 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival | May 5, 2018 |
| -9.1 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Oct 23, 2015 |
| -8.1 | Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships | Jul 18, 2014 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 23% | 94.8% | 94.8% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 24% | 93% | 93% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 49% | 91.1% | 90% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 36% | 93.6% | 91.6% |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 75% | top 22% | 94.1% | 92.3% |
| 2015 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 82% | top 28% | 95.8% | 92.1% |
| 2014 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 95% | top 21% | 95.9% | 91.6% |
| 2013 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 93% | top 20% | 93.2% | 90.2% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2021 | 13th Annual Big Island BBQ 🏅 Albert Lea, MN | 8 / 35 (682.2516) | 4 (176.0116) | 12 (169.1544) | 26 (163.3828) | 6 (173.7028) |
| Jul 27, 2019 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival 🏅 Windsor, VT | 8 / 33 (669.6912) | 16 (167.4400) | 18 (163.9656) | 3 (172.5828) | 7 (165.7028) |
| Jul 28, 2018 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival Windsor, VT | 12 / 34 (655.9888) | 8 (168) | 22 (159.4516) | 9 (166.8228) | 12 (161.7144) |
| May 5, 2018 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT | 25 / 40 (640.4568) | 28 (159.4056) | 22 (159.9428) | 26 (161.6684) | 20 (159.4400) |
| Oct 21, 2017 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship West Kingston, RI | 10 / 24 (658.2056) | 18 (158.2628) | 5 (169.7028) | 12 (163.9656) | 8 (166.2744) |
| Oct 14, 2017 | Bay State BBQ Championship Monson, MA | 8 / 30 (674.2056) | 15 (167.4056) | 3 (174.2972) | 20 (163.3944) | 10 (169.1084) |
| Jul 29, 2017 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival Windsor, VT | 12 / 30 (646.7312) | 12 (165.6684) | 17 (161.1200) | 25 (153.6456) | 6 (166.2972) |
| Jun 11, 2016 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 20 / 69 (660.5716) | 31 (164) | 30 (164.0344) | 7 (174.2628) | 42 (158.2744) |
| Jun 4, 2016 | Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH | 9 / 32 (667.4284) | 3 (173.7372) | 1 (174.8572) | 24 (158.8112) | 18 (160.0228) |
| May 28, 2016 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | 6 / 50 (677.6572) | 7 (172.5600) | 8 (170.2628) | 2 (174.2972) | 27 (160.5372) |
| Apr 30, 2016 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT | 7 / 39 (653.7144) | 11 (166.3544) | 18 (161.6800) | 13 (164.5600) | 14 (161.1200) |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 63 / 93 (662.2056) | 26 (173.1200) | 64 (163.9772) | 89 (154.2628) | 24 (170.8456) |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000 Atlantic City, NJ | 19 / 46 (644.4336) | 13 (167.9656) | 27 (151.9884) | 17 (164.5484) | 16 (159.9312) |
| Sep 4, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Richmond, VA | 23 / 30 (653.0400) | 30 (158.2172) | 17 (166.8456) | 25 (158.8344) | 10 (169.1428) |
| Aug 29, 2015 | The Best BBQ Chef Competition New London, CT | 2 / 17 (676.1260) | 11 (159.4172) | 3 (169.7716) | 1 (174.3544) | 1 (172.5828) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Scarborough, ME | 11 / 26 (659.9200) | 9 (166.8572) | 3 (169.6800) | 7 (167.4400) | 19 (155.9428) |
| Aug 1, 2015 | 8th Annual Smokin at the Maples Manorville, NY | 9 / 32 (626.1372) | 16 (153.6800) | 3 (166.2744) | 5 (164.5256) | 25 (141.6572) |
| Jul 25, 2015 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT | 23 / 35 (646.2288) | 26 (162.2972) | 27 (156.5716) | 21 (161.6800) | 13 (165.6800) |
| Jul 17, 2015 | Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off Kingston, RI | 1 / 37 (689.8060) | 3 (173.7372) | 8 (170.3432) | 3 (173.7372) | 7 (171.9884) |
| Jun 27, 2015 | 1st Annual Greenport Harbor Beer, BBQ & Blues Peconic, NY | 4 / 21 (655.9084) | 2 (172.0116) | 4 (166.8800) | 7 (159.3828) | 6 (157.6340) |
| Jun 20, 2015 | Smokin' at the Ball Park BBQ Fest Old Orchard Beach, ME | 3 / 18 (685.7028) | 10 (165.1200) | 3 (167.4400) | 6 (174.2628) | 1 (178.8800) |
| Jun 13, 2015 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 2 / 52 (684.4800) | 20 (167.3828) | 6 (170.2744) | 3 (174.2628) | 5 (172.5600) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 8 / 54 (669.5884) | 14 (169.1084) | 22 (165.6800) | 4 (174.8572) | 35 (159.9428) |
| May 29, 2015 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH | 1 / 49 (686.2628) | 19 (166.8456) | 1 (178.8800) | 10 (170.2628) | 5 (170.2744) |
| May 23, 2015 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | 6 / 57 (666.8228) | 22 (166.8112) | 15 (165.7144) | 9 (170.2972) | 26 (164) |
| May 2, 2015 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT | 11 / 30 (663.3712) | 9 (168.5600) | 16 (162.2856) | 5 (172.5600) | 16 (159.9656) |
| Apr 10, 2015 | New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 3 / 33 (647.9656) | 4 (165.1544) | 20 (147.4056) | 5 (163.4056) | 1 (172) |
| Apr 3, 2015 | The Ironman Shady Grove, PA | 10 / 48 (660.4684) | 30 (159.9656) | 11 (165.6800) | 10 (170.8228) | 15 (164) |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off Middletown, CT | 4 / 15 (669.0400) | 1 (169.1200) | 8 (160.5716) | 3 (171.9656) | 3 (167.3828) |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 7 / 27 (665.0400) | 10 (166.3088) | 15 (162.2516) | 12 (161.6340) | 2 (174.8456) |
| Oct 3, 2014 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ | 12 / 65 (654.7652) | 40 (156.5484) | 33 (156.5484) | 1 (173.1428) | 8 (168.5256) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR | 16 / 50 (690.8232) | 16 (174.8688) | 33 (169.6800) | 26 (170.8572) | 16 (175.4172) |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ | 16 / 48 (638.2288) | 30 (154.2284) | 9 (162.2972) | 12 (163.3944) | 17 (158.3088) |
| Sep 13, 2014 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA | 13 / 43 (646.2400) | 24 (157.1316) | 8 (165.7256) | 37 (150.2400) | 3 (173.1428) |
| Sep 6, 2014 | Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ | 8 / 31 (640.5372) | 14 (162.2628) | 3 (166.8800) | 13 (156.5716) | 12 (154.8228) |
| Aug 29, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Richmond, VA | 9 / 30 (660.4112) | 25 (164.5256) | 17 (164.5256) | 6 (167.3828) | 10 (163.9772) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA | 4 / 43 (668.5372) | 18 (156.5944) | 4 (170.8572) | 5 (166.8228) | 1 (174.2628) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Scarborough, ME | 1 / 28 (673.7372) | 9 (165.7256) | 9 (162.8572) | 1 (170.2972) | 1 (174.8572) |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD | 16 / 59 (650.7772) | 10 (166.2972) | 27 (159.3944) | 4 (169.1428) | 30 (155.9428) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT | 6 / 34 (655.4176) | 24 (157.6800) | 22 (156.0116) | 7 (164.5716) | 1 (177.1544) |
| Jul 18, 2014 | Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships Kingston, RI | 20 / 33 (650.8684) | 30 (152.5600) | 11 (169.7028) | 24 (158.8684) | 5 (169.7372) |
| Jul 12, 2014 | Pork in the Park Stamford, CT | 4 / 20 (651.9540) | 5 (168) | 9 (159.4056) | 11 (160.0228) | 5 (164.5256) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 2 / 65 (662.2400) | 18 (162.2400) | 4 (166.3200) | 10 (165.1428) | 3 (168.5372) |
| May 31, 2014 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest Swanzey, NH | 16 / 48 (648.4800) | 35 (157.6916) | 5 (171.4172) | 18 (163.9884) | 24 (155.3828) |
| May 24, 2014 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | 3 / 86 (684) | 15 (166.8456) | 2 (174.8800) | 22 (163.4172) | 1 (178.8572) |
| May 10, 2014 | The Polish Hungry for Que BBQ Bash Gardner, MA | 1 / 17 (665.7376) | 1 (174.3316) | 9 (160.5600) | 6 (163.3944) | 2 (167.4516) |
| May 2, 2014 | Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD | 11 / 59 (661.0288) | 20 (163.4060) | 11 (165.6800) | 23 (162.8228) | 8 (169.1200) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 1 / 37 (657.6684) | 4 (167.9656) | 11 (159.4172) | 1 (168.0228) | 6 (162.2628) |
| Oct 25, 2013 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 23 / 97 (670.2168) | 52 (164.5600) | 75 (159.4056) | 26 (168.5484) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Oct 5, 2013 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ | 7 / 85 (650.7428) | 26 (162.8228) | 10 (166.8800) | 5 (167.3828) | 38 (153.6572) |
| Sep 28, 2013 | The Best BBQ Chef Competition New London, CT | 2 / 26 (671.3484) | 13 (161.0856) | 10 (164) | 2 (171.4056) | 2 (174.8572) |
| Sep 21, 2013 | Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ | 5 / 49 (638.2972) | 16 (157.1428) | 12 (156.5716) | 20 (153.1428) | 2 (171.4400) |
| Sep 14, 2013 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA | 15 / 42 (641.7028) | 35 (153.1200) | 18 (160.5944) | 9 (165.6912) | 12 (162.2972) |
| Sep 7, 2013 | Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ | 5 / 26 (653.7028) | 15 (157.6572) | 18 (156) | 8 (165.1656) | 1 (174.8800) |
| Aug 9, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Medford, NY | 7 / 27 (621.1204) | 25 (143.9544) | 14 (150.3088) | 7 (157.1200) | 1 (169.7372) |
| Jul 20, 2013 | Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships Kingston, RI | 22 / 46 (639.3484) | 34 (155.9428) | 40 (150.8800) | 14 (164) | 6 (168.5256) |
| Jul 13, 2013 | Pork In The Park BBQ Stamford, CT | 1 / 21 (663.3484) | 5 (170.2628) | 4 (163.4400) | 1 (173.7144) | 8 (155.9312) |
| Jun 22, 2013 | Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 3 / 42 (666.2860) | 20 (157.7144) | 4 (172) | 2 (169.7144) | 6 (166.8572) |
| Jun 1, 2013 | Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH | 15 / 43 (648.5710) | 33 (156.5712) | 10 (164.5712) | 11 (165.7144) | 12 (161.7142) |
| May 25, 2013 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | 20 / 80 (632.5712) | 16 (164.5716) | 60 (146.8572) | 18 (161.7140) | 21 (159.4284) |
| May 3, 2013 | Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD | 13 / 55 (649.1430) | 33 (158.2856) | 3 (168.5716) | 26 (156) | 8 (166.2858) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD | 12 / 106 (644.5706) | 10 (168) | 54 (152.5714) | 16 (165.7140) | 35 (158.2852) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.