WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL

WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL is a competition barbecue team with 32 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Downtown BBQ Throwdown (2016), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #998 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “WHISKEY BENT BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#998

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1606

peak 1635 · rated over 29 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 25, 2013

latest Jan 26, 2024 · 11 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#511

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve · wins it all 3% of the time

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

19% of 32 contests

Avg finish

top 37%

overall standings

Best overall

695.9656 / 720

Master · World Barbecue Championship

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

663.46 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 666.10 (-2.63)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · World Barbecue Championship

Consistency

±13.65

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.11 · weakest Pork (166.42)

Road miles

15,509

across 32 mapped stops · furthest 1,984 mi

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)

Purse competed for

$75K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

666.10 / 720

30 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

1.1084 points from the title

Came within 1.1084 points of the Grand Championship at World Barbecue Championship (Nov 11, 2016).

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×1

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 3 category wins at Downtown BBQ Throwdown (Apr 29, 2016).

Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

63% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 20 of 32 contests

A top-10 category call in 63% of their 32 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

695.9656 career-best overall

96.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 695.9656 at World Barbecue Championship — 96.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Nov 11, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Smokin' Slimz has finished one call ahead of WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

17–4 behind in the head-to-head

HOT WACHULA'S ahead in 81% of their meetings

HOT WACHULA'S has come out ahead in 17 of their 21 shared contests.

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The drought

12 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Downtown BBQ Throwdown on Apr 29, 2016 — 12 contests and 10.4 years ago.

last GC Apr 29, 2016
10.4 years ago

A strong matchup

11–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The comeback

4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4 years, then back at Lakeland Pig Festival (Jan 26, 2024).

last seen Jan 24, 2020
back Jan 26, 2024

A November team

Top 28% average finish in November

Something about November: average finish in the top 28% across 8 contests, versus top 37% the rest of the year.

8 November contests
top 37% the rest of the year

The long haul

15,509 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 15,509 miles across 32 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,984 miles to World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championship (Competitor's Series).

32 mapped stops
furthest 1,984 mi

The metronome

±1.90% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.90% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.5% of a perfect score
32 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
2020 ↗	Master	#833 (70 pts)	#756 (115 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#861 (75 pts)	#628 (145 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#1805 (90 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#973 (351 pts)	#851 (461 pts)	#897 (436 pts)	#952 (391 pts)	#1024 (341 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#511 (776 pts)	#612 (666 pts)	#595 (681 pts)	#754 (521 pts)	#611 (656 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1111 (271 pts)	#1427 (206 pts)	#747 (496 pts)	#1531 (181 pts)	#1159 (271 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#586 (526 pts)	#816 (396 pts)	#730 (456 pts)	#583 (571 pts)	#700 (466 pts)

Overall rank by season

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The teams rated closest to WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL, each with one reason worth a look.

30 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ

#999 of the rated field

1606 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1606

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 30 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Aug 11, 2017
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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GRAND SLAM BBQ

#1,000 of the rated field

1606 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1606

Careers of much the same size, 28 contests to 32, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Mar 1, 2024

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2 CASE BBQ

#1,002 of the rated field

1605 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1631

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 42 contests, alongside a 31% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 41 contests
last seen May 16, 2025

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EATIN AINT CHEATIN

#995 of the rated field

1606 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 65%
Peak: 1611

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 8 years before WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

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CHANNABILLY BBQ

#997 of the rated field

1606 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1621

Level with WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 54 contests
last seen Oct 22, 2021

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BAR-B-CUDA BBQ

#994 of the rated field

1606 power rating

Contests: 66
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1625

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 66 contests to 32.

rated over 64 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HOT WACHULA'S	21	4	17	19%	⚔ compare
SWAMP BOYS	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BLUE Q FL	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE	11	11	0	100%	⚔ compare
AWESOME Q	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
SWINOS	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE SHACK BBQ	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
Two Crackers Cooking	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	30	8	1	1	180 🔥	157.6572	167.11	top 43%
Pork Ribs	32	8	2	4	178.8572	155.4056	166.43	top 41%
Pork	32	7	1	1	174.8456	151.3256	166.42	top 39%
Brisket	32	9	1	2	178.8800	149.6800	166.82	top 35%

“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)	1	1	top 6%
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 38%
Large (40+)	23	0	top 38%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
FL	20	1	top 37%
AL	2	0	top 26%
WI	2	0	top 45%
KS	2	0	top 60%
NV	2	0	top 26%
LA	1	0	top 41%
DE	1	0	top 11%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Lakeland Pig Festival	4	23	0	top 60%	Jan 26, 2024
Plant City Pig Jam	3	11	0	top 35%	Nov 18, 2016
Downtown BBQ Throwdown	2	1	1	top 24%	Feb 17, 2017
World Barbecue Championship	2	2	0	top 26%	Nov 8, 2017
37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	114	0	top 60%	Oct 29, 2016
Lakeland Pig Festival	2	18	0	top 27%	Jan 30, 2015
Smokin in the Square	2	20	0	top 50%	Mar 7, 2014
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	8	0	top 36%	Feb 21, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 9 contests

Contests a season 3.6 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in FL 20 of 32 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 19 8 of them more than once

First title Apr 29, 2016 Downtown BBQ Throwdown

Opponents faced 1,377 finished ahead 1,339 times, behind 1,027

Longest layoff 4 yrs Jan 24, 2020 → Jan 26, 2024

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

20241 milestone

Jan 26 Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival

20172 milestones

Feb 17 25th tracked contest Downtown BBQ Throwdown
Jul 14 Peak power rating (1635) Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1

20165 milestones

Apr 29 First Grand Championship Downtown BBQ Throwdown
Apr 29 First multi-meat day Downtown BBQ Throwdown
Nov 11 First Reserve Championship World Barbecue Championship
Nov 11 First perfect 180 (Chicken) World Barbecue Championship
Nov 11 Career-best overall score695.9656 World Barbecue Championship

20151 milestone

Nov 3 First overall podium World Food Championships

20142 milestones

Jan 23 10th tracked contest The Tiger Town Pig Festival
Oct 30 First category win (Pork Ribs) USA Barbecue Championship

20134 milestones

Jan 25 First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
Jan 25 First call Lakeland Pig Festival
Jan 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2854 Lakeland Pig Festival
Feb 15 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.2	World Barbecue Championship	Nov 11, 2016
+15.3	World Food Championships	Nov 3, 2015
+12.7	Middletown BBQ Cook Off	May 17, 2013
+12.4	USA Barbecue Championship	Oct 30, 2014
+12.1	Downtown BBQ Throwdown	Apr 29, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.3	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 26, 2024
-7.2	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 26, 2018
-6.1	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 25, 2019
-4.8	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2	Jul 15, 2017
-4.1	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Oct 29, 2016

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)
2024	1	0	0	0	0%	top 74%	93.4%	93.4%
2020	1	0	0	0	100%	top 43%	93.4%	93.4%
2019	1	0	0	0	0%	top 57%	91.1%	91.1%
2018	1	0	0	0	0%	top 67%	89.8%	89.8%
2017	4	0	0	0	50%	top 45%	93.1%	91.8%
2016	5	1	2	4	60%	top 32%	96.7%	94%
2015	3	0	1	0	67%	top 19%	96.3%	94.4%
2014	7	0	1	1	86%	top 32%	95.1%	93%
2013	9	0	2	0	67%	top 35%	93%	91.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jan 26, 2024	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	45 / 61 (672.4684)	55 (162.2400)	35 (169.6800)	24 (171.9656)	34 (168.5828)
Jan 24, 2020	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	23 / 53 (672.5140)	14 (171.9656)	43 (159.9884)	22 (168.5600)	9 (172)
Jan 25, 2019	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	33 / 58 (655.9092)	29 (164.5488)	36 (162.8344)	48 (158.2516)	19 (170.2744)
Jan 26, 2018	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	40 / 60 (646.2052)	40 (162.8340)	32 (164.5600)	38 (161.7028)	41 (157.1084)
Nov 8, 2017	World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL	46 / 93 (670.2172)	7 (175.4172)	42 (168.5372)	74 (161.7028)	62 (164.5600)
Jul 15, 2017	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI	31 / 49 (650.7656)	38 (159.4056)	34 (162.8572)	21 (166.8228)	35 (161.6800)
Jul 14, 2017	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI	15 / 58 (662.8344)	36 (161.6800)	14 (166.2744)	16 (165.1544)	12 (169.7256)
Feb 17, 2017	Downtown BBQ Throwdown Boca Raton, FL	11 / 26 (659.9088)	5 (172.5716)	4 (170.2744)	8 (167.3828)	16 (149.6800)
Nov 18, 2016	Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	11 / 38 (670.7884)	18 (165.7028)	3 (173.7144)	26 (160.5256)	9 (170.8456)
Nov 11, 2016	World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL	2 / 89 (695.9656)	1 (180)	31 (169.6800)	22 (170.8456)	12 (175.4400)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	318 / 557 (650.1368)	70 (172.5484)	439 (155.4056)	208 (167.3828)	402 (154.8000)
Oct 28, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	114 / 180 (671.9084)	84 (171.4400)	155 (161.6572)	64 (171.4056)	105 (167.4056)
Apr 29, 2016	Downtown BBQ Throwdown Boca Raton, FL	1 / 16 (695.9656)	5 (166.8228)	1 (178.8572)	1 (171.4056)	1 (178.8800)
Nov 20, 2015	Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest 🏅 Plant City, FL	11 / 49 (674.7656)	34 (160.5600)	3 (174.8572)	14 (169.6684)	14 (169.6800)
Nov 3, 2015	World Food Championships Kissimmee, FL	3 / 58 (693.6572)	7 (176.5600)	19 (170.2860)	9 (174.8456)	13 (171.9656)
Jan 30, 2015	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	18 / 62 (670.1940)	15 (171.9656)	45 (158.2628)	20 (167.4056)	11 (172.5600)
Nov 21, 2014	Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	11 / 39 (665.5772)	29 (157.6572)	10 (166.8344)	7 (169.1084)	4 (171.9772)
Nov 13, 2014	World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championships (Competitiors Series) Las Vegas, NV	—	—	15 (170.2856)	11 (169.6684)	6 (173.7028)
Oct 30, 2014	USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	14 / 79 (684.5484)	22 (172.5828)	1 (177.7372)	52 (162.8112)	20 (171.4172)
Mar 21, 2014	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	25 / 61 (670.7428)	30 (167.4056)	28 (166.2516)	12 (169.7028)	31 (167.3828)
Mar 7, 2014	Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL	20 / 46 (673.5884)	26 (166.8228)	18 (167.9772)	29 (164.5256)	4 (174.2628)
Feb 21, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tampa, FL	8 / 21 (663.2684)	11 (163.9428)	4 (168.5372)	13 (162.8228)	5 (167.9656)
Jan 23, 2014	The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	18 / 69 (659.8632)	6 (171.9772)	20 (166.8460)	54 (151.3256)	12 (169.7144)
Nov 22, 2013	Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	26 / 53 (647.2224)	31 (162.8112)	12 (167.9656)	22 (163.9656)	38 (152.4800)
Nov 15, 2013	When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL	17 / 49 (659.9772)	7 (171.4628)	31 (159.9772)	14 (168.5600)	23 (159.9772)
Nov 7, 2013	World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championship (Competitor's Series) Las Vegas, NV	—	—	27 (166.3200)	31 (164.5600)	2 (175.4400)
Oct 31, 2013	Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	29 / 85 (663.9884)	38 (166.2856)	16 (169.7028)	35 (166.2972)	42 (161.7028)
Aug 23, 2013	Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off Amelia Island, FL	16 / 44 (662.7312)	15 (168)	25 (161.1200)	7 (171.9772)	19 (161.6340)
May 17, 2013	Middletown BBQ Cook Off Middletown, DE	6 / 56 (646.8568)	10 (162.8572)	7 (162.8572)	11 (162.2854)	13 (158.8570)
Mar 1, 2013	Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL	21 / 37 (650.2850)	31 (158.2856)	28 (156.5712)	11 (168.5712)	11 (166.8570)
Feb 15, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tampa, FL	8 / 24 (669.7142)	13 (168.5716)	12 (166.8570)	8 (165.1428)	10 (169.1428)
Jan 25, 2013	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	18 / 70 (650.2854)	44 (158.2856)	20 (162.2856)	10 (169.1428)	26 (160.5714)

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

WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL

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 (13 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

A November 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)