The heartbreaker
Came within 2.8572 points of the Grand Championship at City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (Sep 3, 2016).
UNCLE BC'S is a competition barbecue team with 54 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Hot Pursuit BBQ (2017), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 5 times. They are ranked #98 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #884 (345 pts) | #894 (365 pts) | #624 (590 pts) | #979 (320 pts) | #895 (360 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #119 (1,841 pts) | #111 (1,776 pts) | #210 (1,406 pts) | #176 (1,486 pts) | #199 (1,446 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #154 (1,685 pts) | #201 (1,410 pts) | #253 (1,320 pts) | #273 (1,235 pts) | #182 (1,560 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #231 (1,372 pts) | #305 (1,162 pts) | #361 (1,012 pts) | #411 (907 pts) | #234 (1,352 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #190 (1,544 pts) | #333 (1,072 pts) | #183 (1,519 pts) | #169 (1,532 pts) | #187 (1,527 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1010 (285 pts) | #986 (320 pts) | #1060 (290 pts) | #1560 (150 pts) | #1223 (225 pts) |
The teams rated closest to UNCLE BC'S, each with one reason worth a look.
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team UNCLE BC'S has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-headThis is the highest they've ever been rated, 63 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head218 contests to 54: their number has had years to settle where UNCLE BC'S's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-headTheir rating is built on 6 Grand Championships in 47 contests, alongside a 66% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersThey turned up 9 years after UNCLE BC'S did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careersRated 2 points above UNCLE BC'S.
⚔ Compare careers| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTCHER BBQ | 45 | 22 | 23 | 49% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | 43 | 38 | 5 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Hog Night Smokers | 37 | 25 | 12 | 68% | ⚔ compare |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 37 | 21 | 16 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 32 | 5 | 27 | 16% | ⚔ compare |
| LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | 29 | 15 | 14 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| SPICY SPITFIRE | 28 | 24 | 4 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 27 | 9 | 18 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| THE GRISWOLDS | 26 | 23 | 3 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| MOOCHEWSOOEY | 25 | 21 | 4 | 84% | ⚔ compare |
| INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE | 24 | 20 | 4 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| DIVINE SWINE | 24 | 19 | 5 | 79% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 24 | 13 | 11 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| Rise N Swine | 21 | 18 | 3 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| MOVIN' THE CHAINS | 20 | 17 | 3 | 85% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 53 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 180 🔥 | 159.9428 | 171.48 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 53 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 177.7144 | 158.2284 | 170.88 | top 26% |
| Pork | 53 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 179.4400 | 157.0628 | 170.73 | top 32% |
| Brisket | 53 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 178.8572 | 154.8112 | 169.40 | top 31% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 16 | 1 | top 21% |
| Large (40+) | 37 | 1 | top 23% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 13% | May 4, 2018 |
| Grand Lake BBQ & Festival | 3 | 6 | 0 | top 26% | May 19, 2017 |
| Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | 3 | 4 | 0 | top 28% | Mar 25, 2017 |
| City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 6% | Sep 3, 2016 |
| Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 10% | May 3, 2019 |
| 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2 | 48 | 0 | top 55% | Sep 15, 2018 |
| 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2 | 93 | 0 | top 43% | Oct 29, 2016 |
| Smokin' The Fort-BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 29% | Oct 21, 2016 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.2 | Bikes Blues & BBQ | Sep 20, 2013 |
| +15.2 | 3rd Annual Smokin At The Run | Mar 20, 2015 |
| +12.7 | 9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | Apr 11, 2014 |
| +12.3 | Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival | May 3, 2013 |
| +11.7 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Aug 30, 2014 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 10, 2017 |
| -4.8 | Grand Lake BBQ Festival | May 15, 2015 |
| -3.4 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | May 4, 2018 |
| -3 | Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 | Mar 23, 2018 |
| -2.4 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 | Mar 19, 2021 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 23% | 97.1% | 96% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 9% | 95.6% | 95.6% |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 42% | 95.5% | 89.7% |
| 2017 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 90% | top 16% | 97.3% | 95.6% |
| 2016 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 73% | top 23% | 97% | 94.9% |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 88% | top 17% | 96.5% | 95.1% |
| 2014 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 83% | top 27% | 94.9% | 93.4% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 14% | 96.9% | 95.2% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2021 | Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival 🏅 Bixby, OK | 5 / 53 (698.8344) | 16 (173.7144) | 11 (173.7144) | 3 (178.8572) | 12 (172.5484) |
| Mar 20, 2021 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 9 / 50 (691.3256) | 20 (173.1084) | 2 (176.5600) | 35 (169.6800) | 15 (171.9772) |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 24 / 56 (682.7768) | 31 (170.8456) | 40 (165.7028) | 4 (177.7028) | 37 (168.5256) |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Contest Ribs Shawnee, OK | — | — | 2 (177.7028) | — | — |
| May 3, 2019 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival 🏅 | 5 / 56 (688.5600) | 18 (169.7028) | 14 (169.6800) | 1 (178.8572) | 13 (170.3200) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 48 / 467 (686.1712) | 141 (170.8228) | 81 (172.5600) | 67 (173.1084) | 121 (169.6800) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 163 / 164 (505.0968) | 12 (177.1428) | — | 52 (173.1428) | 162 (154.8112) |
| May 4, 2018 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 21 / 68 (675.8396) | 39 (162.7768) | 2 (177.7028) | 21 (170.2744) | 22 (165.0856) |
| Mar 24, 2018 | Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 20 / 79 (687.9200) | 46 (169.6800) | 4 (176.5716) | 51 (168.5256) | 16 (173.1428) |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 36 / 84 (675.8972) | 35 (170.2744) | 46 (166.2400) | 38 (169.1200) | 31 (170.2628) |
| Sep 29, 2017 | Smokin-in-Sapulpa 4th Annual BBQ Sapulpa, OK | 2 / 30 (696.5256) | 11 (170.8228) | 9 (171.4172) | 2 (177.1428) | 3 (177.1428) |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Hot Pursuit BBQ Shawnee, OK | 1 / 27 (700.5600) | 1 (178.8572) | 3 (173.7028) | 9 (171.4056) | 1 (176.5944) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 83 / 407 (680.4800) | 42 (175.4172) | 131 (169.1200) | 80 (172.5600) | 221 (163.3828) |
| Jul 7, 2017 | 16th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 2 / 31 (697.1084) | 2 (176.5944) | 13 (169.1084) | 2 (179.4400) | 5 (171.9656) |
| May 19, 2017 | Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK | 6 / 36 (691.3140) | 12 (173.1200) | 4 (175.4056) | 12 (171.9656) | 15 (170.8228) |
| May 5, 2017 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bixby, OK | 5 / 68 (694.1940) | 22 (169.6684) | 9 (171.4056) | 2 (176.5600) | 3 (176.5600) |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival Sands Springs, OK | 2 / 33 (686.2744) | 3 (175.4400) | 9 (169.6916) | 7 (172) | 13 (169.1428) |
| Mar 25, 2017 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Shawnee, OK | 26 / 77 (681.0168) | 2 (180) | 31 (169.6800) | 25 (173.1084) | 60 (158.2284) |
| Mar 24, 2017 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK | 4 / 87 (699.9312) | 5 (176.5600) | 12 (174.8456) | 14 (174.2628) | 15 (174.2628) |
| Mar 10, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour White Settlement, TX | 15 / 30 (653.5652) | 5 (171.4284) | 5 (170.2628) | 25 (157.0628) | 23 (154.8112) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 193 / 557 (664.4340) | 114 (170.8228) | 130 (170.2744) | 326 (162.8112) | 317 (160.5256) |
| Oct 28, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 93 / 180 (676.4684) | 116 (168.5484) | 33 (174.2628) | 82 (169.6800) | 142 (163.9772) |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Smokin' The Fort-BBQ & Bluegrass Festival FortGibson, OK | 7 / 28 (677.0744) | 8 (172.0344) | 10 (167.3944) | 12 (167.9656) | 9 (169.6800) |
| Sep 3, 2016 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 2 / 58 (689.6912) | 1 (175.4400) | 19 (168) | 7 (174.8456) | 10 (171.4056) |
| Jul 22, 2016 | The Kansas Smithfield Guinea Pig Desoto, KS | 15 / 49 (686.7772) | 20 (173.1316) | 4 (177.7144) | 45 (164.5256) | 16 (171.4056) |
| Jul 2, 2016 | Hot Pursuit BBQ Shawnee, OK | 7 / 27 (670.7312) | 21 (159.9428) | 13 (164.5256) | 6 (171.4172) | 1 (174.8456) |
| Jun 10, 2016 | Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship Okmulgee, OK | 11 / 41 (673.6112) | 5 (175.4056) | 20 (165.6800) | 22 (162.2628) | 10 (170.2628) |
| May 20, 2016 | Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK | 16 / 46 (691.3140) | 24 (173.1084) | 11 (174.2628) | 15 (173.1200) | 17 (170.8228) |
| May 6, 2016 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 1 / 83 (694.8572) | 2 (177.7372) | 2 (176.5716) | 33 (165.1084) | 3 (175.4400) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Chillin & Grillin Sand Springs, OK | 4 / 43 (698.3088) | 12 (171.9772) | 9 (172.0116) | 3 (176) | 2 (178.3200) |
| Mar 25, 2016 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK | 4 / 66 (696.4796) | 12 (174.2628) | 17 (173.1084) | 5 (176) | 14 (173.1084) |
| Oct 16, 2015 | Grills and Grilles Broken Arrow, OK | 2 / 38 (691.3716) | 15 (168.5600) | 17 (166.2400) | 1 (177.7144) | 1 (178.8572) |
| Sep 4, 2015 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 7 / 70 (676.5140) | 25 (166.2628) | 7 (171.4284) | 31 (165.0856) | 4 (173.7372) |
| Jul 24, 2015 | Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff Shawnee, OK | 3 / 32 (693.7600) | 1 (178.8800) | 3 (175.4400) | 15 (166.3200) | 5 (173.1200) |
| Jul 10, 2015 | 14th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 5 / 44 (678.1824) | 2 (177.7028) | 20 (164.5484) | 32 (161.6456) | 7 (174.2856) |
| May 15, 2015 | Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK | 21 / 35 (669.5768) | 21 (168.5600) | 27 (158.8000) | 23 (166.8112) | 3 (175.4056) |
| May 1, 2015 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 13 / 81 (679.3144) | 19 (169.6916) | 12 (172.5600) | 13 (173.1200) | 29 (163.9428) |
| Mar 21, 2015 | 2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout Miami, OK | 13 / 82 (694.7772) | 14 (177.7028) | 64 (165.0972) | 9 (176.5600) | 8 (175.4172) |
| Mar 20, 2015 | 3rd Annual Smokin At The Run Miami, OK | 4 / 87 (693.6572) | 7 (176.5716) | 5 (177.1428) | 33 (170.8228) | 25 (169.1200) |
| Oct 24, 2014 | Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Fort Gibson, OK | 11 / 34 (667.8396) | 20 (164.5256) | 13 (163.3828) | 6 (173.1084) | 11 (166.8228) |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Chillin and Grillin Sand Springs, OK | 9 / 32 (675.9312) | 21 (160.5484) | 9 (169.7028) | 5 (169.6800) | 2 (176) |
| Aug 30, 2014 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 3 / 76 (674.2860) | 18 (166.8572) | 14 (168.5372) | 17 (168.5828) | 7 (170.3088) |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 19 / 47 (661.0056) | 37 (159.9428) | 11 (171.4172) | 15 (168.5256) | 25 (161.1200) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK | 6 / 37 (682.8344) | 14 (169.1200) | 5 (175.4172) | 3 (174.8572) | 16 (163.4400) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Okfuskee Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff Okemah, OK | 8 / 33 (673.5884) | 6 (173.1200) | 17 (163.3828) | 8 (173.7028) | 11 (163.3828) |
| May 16, 2014 | Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK | 9 / 33 (678.7428) | 12 (171.9772) | 5 (174.2628) | 13 (167.4056) | 19 (165.0972) |
| May 2, 2014 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 9 / 80 (674.1600) | 24 (165.1316) | 15 (169.6800) | 5 (173.1200) | 20 (166.2284) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | 9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 6 / 64 (683.3828) | 9 (172) | 14 (170.2628) | 15 (169.1200) | 8 (172) |
| Mar 28, 2014 | Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK | 19 / 43 (659.3484) | 24 (163.9656) | 24 (158.2284) | 25 (162.2972) | 1 (174.8572) |
| Mar 15, 2014 | Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK | 30 / 72 (677.0288) | 41 (170.8228) | 4 (175.4172) | 49 (166.8460) | 51 (163.9428) |
| Mar 14, 2014 | Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK | 19 / 41 (659.8288) | 24 (166.2516) | 11 (171.9656) | 17 (166.2516) | 32 (155.3600) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Bikes Blues & BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 3 / 49 (697.6456) | 13 (174.2744) | 3 (176.5600) | 5 (175.4056) | 9 (171.4056) |
| May 3, 2013 | Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 10 / 88 (682.8566) | 8 (175.4286) | 14 (170.2856) | 31 (166.2854) | 10 (170.8570) |
| Mar 15, 2013 | Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK Miami, OK | 13 / 55 (675.4278) | 10 (171.9998) | 9 (172) | 26 (166.8568) | 31 (164.5712) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.