I.A.B. 30 BBQ

I.A.B. 30 BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 38 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Rhythm & Ribs (2013), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 7 times. They are ranked #431 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#431

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1692

peak 1694 · rated over 35 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 25, 2013

latest Jul 10, 2015 · 2.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#27

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

7 reserve · wins it all 5% of the time

Category wins

28 podiums

Overall top-10s

66% of 38 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 22%

overall standings

Best overall

699.4512 / 720

Master · Rhythm & Ribs

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

674.91 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 672.06 (+2.85)

Walk rate

87%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Telluride Barbeque Festival

Consistency

±11.70

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.16 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.62)

Road miles

23,771

across 38 mapped stops · furthest 1,981 mi

Schedule strength

20%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)

Master avg

672.06 / 720

38 Master contests · 2 GCs

Storylines (18 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.5714 points from the title

Came within 0.5714 points of the Grand Championship at Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash (Feb 15, 2013).

Among the elite

#431 of 6,491 rated teams

In the top 7% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1692 puts them #431 of 6,491 rated teams — the top 7% of the field.

rating 1692
peak 1694
35 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Pork ×1
Brisket ×1

Happy hunting ground

Top 10% average finish here

Wine Country Big Q is their spot: an average finish in the top 10% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 10%

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Rhythm & Ribs (Oct 12, 2013).

Chicken 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

87% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 33 of 38 contests

A top-10 category call in 87% of their 38 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

699.4512 career-best overall

97.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 699.4512 at Rhythm & Ribs — 97.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 12, 2013

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The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ has finished one call ahead of I.A.B. 30 BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 2 Grand Championships

2013 was the year it came together: 31 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 8 category wins, at an average finish in the top 19%.

31 contests
21 overall top-10s
8 category wins
average top 19%

A tough matchup

9–3 behind in the head-to-head

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 75% of their meetings

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.5 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.55 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 42% of the time against 58%.

Pork Ribs avg 165.62
Chicken avg 170.16
16 calls in 38 entries

The drought

13 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Rhythm & Ribs on Oct 12, 2013 — 13 contests and 13 years ago.

last GC Oct 12, 2013
13 years ago

A strong matchup

10–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 91% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DJS SMOKIN' BBQ in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

Always the bridesmaid

7 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 7 times against 2 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

2 Grand Championships
38 contests

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A June team

Top 11% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 11% across 4 contests, versus top 22% the rest of the year.

4 June contests
top 22% the rest of the year

The long haul

23,771 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 23,771 miles across 38 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,981 miles to 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash.

38 mapped stops
furthest 1,981 mi

The metronome

±1.63% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.63% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.3% of a perfect score
38 contests

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
2015 ↗	Master	#736 (479 pts)	#754 (489 pts)	#1036 (324 pts)	#777 (479 pts)	#543 (689 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#686 (524 pts)	#768 (484 pts)	#1057 (314 pts)	#770 (484 pts)	#798 (449 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#27 (2,552 pts)	#30 (2,280 pts)	#29 (2,238 pts)	#16 (2,407 pts)	#52 (2,134 pts)

Overall rank by season

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MEAT @ SLIMS

#433 of the rated field

1691 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 55%
Peak: 1691

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to I.A.B. 30 BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team I.A.B. 30 BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 41 contests
last seen Jul 28, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

DIG-IN COOKERS

#427 of the rated field

1692 power rating

Contests: 53
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1692

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to I.A.B. 30 BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 52 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 52 contests
last seen Nov 10, 2017

⚔ Head-to-head

BARRY & ERICA

#426 of the rated field

1692 power rating

Contests: 53
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1692

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to I.A.B. 30 BBQ)

Careers of much the same size, 53 contests to 38, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 53 contests
last seen Apr 22, 2022

⚔ Head-to-head

Sensuous BBQ

#428 of the rated field

1692 power rating

Contests: 51
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 76%
Peak: 1729

Their rating is built on 5 Grand Championships in 51 contests, alongside a 76% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 51 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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PHAT JACKS BBQ NE

#430 of the rated field

1692 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 83%
Peak: 1701

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

rated over 23 contests
last seen May 11, 2018

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ROAST BEAST BBQ

#429 of the rated field

1692 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1716

Level with I.A.B. 30 BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 54 contests
last seen Nov 17, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	16	10	6	63%	⚔ compare
Bad Boyz BBQ	13	9	4	69%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TRIGGERS	12	9	3	75%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	11	10	1	91%	⚔ compare
Phil the Grill	10	9	1	90%	⚔ compare
AFRO SMOKE BBQ	10	9	1	90%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
Rhythm n QUE	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
RANCH 13 BBQ	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
TRUEBUD BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
Karnivorous	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	38	22	3	7	179.4400	158.8456	170.16	top 26%
Pork Ribs	38	16	1	6	177.1430	150.8000	165.62	top 40%
Pork	38	21	3	9	180 🔥	156.5712	168.75	top 29%
Brisket	38	25	2	6	180 🔥	147.3600	167.52	top 28%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	2	1	top 14%
Medium (20–39)	20	1	top 20%
Large (40+)	16	0	top 25%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
AZ	11	1	top 17%
CA	6	1	top 9%
NV	5	0	top 37%
CO	5	0	top 28%
FL	2	0	top 19%
AR	2	0	top 52%
MO	2	0	top 20%
NM	2	0	top 13%
TN	1	0	top 10%
MD	1	0	top 28%
AL	1	0	top 34%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	2	top 26%	Mar 20, 2015
Wine Country Big Q	2	2	top 10%	Jul 10, 2015
Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash	2	2	top 12%	Feb 16, 2013

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 31 contests · 2 GCs

Contests a season 12.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AZ 11 of 38 contests · 11 states in all

Contests visited 34 3 of them more than once

First title Jul 26, 2013 Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off

Opponents faced 1,304 finished ahead 1,693 times, behind 448

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

20151 milestone

Jul 10 Most recent contest Wine Country Big Q

20141 milestone

Jul 11 Peak power rating (1694) Holbrook

201313 milestones

Jan 25 First tracked contest 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Jan 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8568 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Feb 15 First call Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
Feb 15 First overall top-10 Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
Feb 15 First overall podium Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
Feb 15 First Reserve Championship Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
Apr 27 First category win (Pork Ribs) 7th Stagecoach BBQ Fest
May 24 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Memorial Day Salute to Service
May 24 10th tracked contest Memorial Day Salute to Service
Jul 26 First Grand Championship Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off
Oct 12 First multi-meat day Rhythm & Ribs
Oct 12 25th tracked contest Rhythm & Ribs
Oct 12 Career-best overall score699.4512 Rhythm & Ribs

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.5	Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash	Feb 15, 2013
+12.3	7th Stagecoach BBQ Fest	Apr 27, 2013
+11.4	Boats, Bands and BBQ	Jun 7, 2013
+11.3	1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown	May 3, 2013
+11	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 15, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.3	USA Barbecue Championship	Oct 30, 2014
-6.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 20, 2015
-6.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship	Oct 18, 2013
-4.5	Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship	Oct 31, 2013
-2.2	Telluride Barbeque Festival	Sep 21, 2013

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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	3	0	2	1	100%	top 28%	94.5%	93.6%
2014	4	0	2	0	100%	top 38%	96.2%	94.3%
2013	31	2	21	8	84%	top 19%	97.1%	93.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 10, 2015	Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA	6 / 38 (673.1084)	14 (164.5600)	16 (162.2628)	3 (173.7028)	2 (172.5828)
Mar 27, 2015	Havasu Landing CA (JUDGES LIST IS FULL) Havasu Landing, CA	4 / 25 (680.5600)	1 (177.7372)	6 (170.8572)	18 (159.9428)	3 (172.0228)
Mar 20, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ	15 / 29 (668.4684)	16 (169.1200)	25 (153.0856)	7 (171.4056)	4 (174.8572)
Oct 30, 2014	USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	48 / 79 (659.8860)	23 (172.5600)	76 (150.8000)	10 (174.2744)	53 (162.2516)
Jul 25, 2014	Colorado Rockies Invitational BBQ Championship (Competitor's Series) unrated Denver, CO	13 / 20 (692.5028)	4 (177.7028)	17 (166.2744)	11 (173.1200)	7 (175.4056)
Jul 11, 2014	Holbrook Holbrook, AZ	4 / 19 (686.2284)	5 (176)	8 (169.7028)	9 (170.2628)	5 (170.2628)
Mar 21, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ	2 / 30 (676.6172)	3 (173.1772)	16 (161.7144)	4 (169.1428)	4 (172.5828)
Nov 22, 2013	Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	13 / 53 (661.5772)	13 (167.3944)	32 (161.1200)	14 (165.6800)	10 (167.3828)
Nov 15, 2013	When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL	7 / 49 (679.9200)	8 (171.4172)	15 (167.9772)	5 (173.1200)	9 (167.4056)
Oct 31, 2013	Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	42 / 85 (655.4632)	46 (164.0344)	56 (159.4516)	42 (163.4172)	18 (168.5600)
Oct 25, 2013	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	10 / 97 (679.3596)	36 (167.4284)	58 (164.5256)	8 (172.5600)	5 (174.8456)
Oct 19, 2013	13th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	11 / 25 (672.4800)	9 (171.4400)	11 (161.0972)	1 (178.8572)	15 (161.0856)
Oct 18, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	30 / 50 (676.5024)	28 (170.8456)	18 (173.1084)	45 (159.9884)	18 (172.5600)
Oct 12, 2013	Rhythm & Ribs Cottonwood, AZ	1 / 15 (699.4512)	1 (179.4400)	6 (171.4056)	1 (177.1428)	4 (171.4628)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	38 / 174 (673.0624)	28 (172.5484)	69 (166.2856)	33 (171.4056)	105 (162.8228)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	97 / 535 (660.4684)	287 (160.5372)	202 (162.2628)	147 (166.2628)	39 (171.4056)
Sep 21, 2013	Telluride Barbeque Festival Telluride, CO	10 / 25 (667.3828)	16 (161.1200)	7 (167.4400)	1 (180)	18 (158.8228)
Sep 13, 2013	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	6 / 42 (675.9540)	13 (168)	2 (176.5828)	12 (170.2628)	19 (161.1084)
Aug 31, 2013	Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	16 / 54 (650.7772)	33 (158.8456)	9 (165.6916)	10 (166.8344)	29 (159.4056)
Aug 23, 2013	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	5 / 34 (665.6800)	4 (170.8572)	2 (175.4172)	20 (159.4056)	20 (160)
Aug 9, 2013	12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	17 / 60 (643.3144)	16 (163.3944)	6 (169.7256)	16 (162.8344)	44 (147.3600)
Aug 2, 2013	5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic Vista, CA	2 / 46 (675.3712)	6 (172.5944)	22 (161.6800)	7 (169.1084)	3 (171.9884)
Jul 26, 2013	Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off Montague, CA	1 / 26 (670.2972)	10 (160.5600)	2 (175.4516)	3 (168.5484)	7 (165.7372)
Jul 12, 2013	Wine Country Big Q Santa Rosa, CA	2 / 44 (668.6060)	3 (172.0344)	15 (161.7488)	3 (169.6800)	9 (165.1428)
Jun 28, 2013	Smokin' On the Pecos Artesia, NM	7 / 70 (669.1430)	5 (173.1430)	11 (168)	13 (168.5714)	21 (159.4286)
Jun 21, 2013	South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition Fairplay, CO	4 / 23 (678.2858)	6 (170.2856)	3 (172.0002)	8 (169.7142)	6 (166.2858)
Jun 14, 2013	Northern Arizona BBQ Festival Williams, AZ	4 / 32 (680)	5 (173.1428)	16 (164)	8 (168.5716)	1 (174.2856)
Jun 7, 2013	Boats, Bands and BBQ Pueblo, CO	2 / 39 (688.5718)	1 (177.7144)	9 (168.5716)	2 (177.1430)	10 (165.1428)
May 24, 2013	Memorial Day Salute to Service Mesa, AZ	3 / 29 (677.7142)	5 (170.8570)	23 (155.4286)	3 (171.4286)	1 (180)
May 3, 2013	1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	2 / 24 (676.5712)	6 (167.4284)	2 (176.0002)	12 (165.7142)	5 (167.4284)
Apr 27, 2013	7th Stagecoach BBQ Fest Indio, CA	2 / 30 (683.4282)	2 (176.5714)	1 (177.1430)	11 (164.5712)	7 (165.1426)
Apr 19, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV	9 / 30 (653.7140)	4 (170.8572)	24 (155.4284)	9 (164)	9 (163.4284)
Mar 22, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ	6 / 30 (656.5712)	4 (168)	21 (154.8570)	11 (166.2856)	6 (167.4286)
Mar 15, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Albuquerque, NM	3 / 20 (669.1426)	2 (174.2856)	10 (157.7140)	5 (167.4286)	2 (169.7144)
Mar 8, 2013	BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival Mobile, AL	19 / 56 (664.5706)	12 (171.4284)	26 (165.7142)	46 (156.5712)	10 (170.8568)
Feb 16, 2013	Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash Mesa, AZ	5 / 31 (677.7136)	11 (169.1426)	8 (170.8570)	19 (164.5712)	5 (173.1428)
Feb 15, 2013	Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash Mesa, AZ	2 / 29 (686.8572)	6 (171.4286)	4 (170.8572)	2 (173.1428)	4 (171.4286)
Jan 25, 2013	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	19 / 86 (662.8568)	20 (168.5712)	38 (161.1428)	19 (168)	27 (165.1428)

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

I.A.B. 30 BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (18 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Happy hunting ground

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

The drought

A strong matchup

Always the bridesmaid

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

The metronome

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)