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BULL RUSH BBQ

BULL RUSH BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 23 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Fitzgerald Pig Pickin (2016), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #976 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#976
of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1608
peak 1614 · rated over 20 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

23
in the data

First seen

Jan 25, 2013
latest Mar 23, 2018 · 5.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#410
Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

1
1 reserve · wins it all 4% of the time

Category wins

5
7 podiums

Overall top-10s

4
17% of 23 contests

Best top-10 run

2
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 37%
overall standings

Best overall

704.5488 / 720
Master · Fitzgerald Pig Pickin

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

676.96 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 673.81 (+3.15)

Walk rate

57%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥
Pork · Fitzgerald Pig Pickin

Consistency

±15.64
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 169.24 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.86)

Road miles

9,216
across 23 mapped stops · furthest 920 mi

Schedule strength

63%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)

Master avg

673.81 / 720
23 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

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 pork.

  • Pork ×1

Against the odds

14-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 86 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Fitzgerald Pig Pickin (Jun 10, 2016) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 14-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N.

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 Fitzgerald Pig Pickin (Jun 10, 2016).

  • Chicken 1st
  • Pork 1st
  • Brisket 1st

High-water mark

704.5488 career-best overall

97.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 704.5488 at Fitzgerald Pig Pickin — 97.9% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Jun 10, 2016

A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

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The drought

13 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Fitzgerald Pig Pickin on Jun 10, 2016 — 13 contests and 10.3 years ago.

  • last GC Jun 10, 2016
  • 10.3 years ago

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BURNT FINGER BBQ in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

11 of 14 shared chicken entries lost

HOT WACHULA'S ahead 79% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HOT WACHULA'S has out-cooked them in 11 of 14 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±2.17% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.17% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 93.6% of a perfect score
  • 23 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2018 ↗ Master #1524 (120 pts) #941 (340 pts) #1614 (120 pts) #1610 (120 pts) #1330 (180 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #526 (732 pts) #588 (687 pts) #430 (907 pts) #642 (637 pts) #491 (807 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #410 (960 pts) #492 (825 pts) #581 (705 pts) #378 (1,015 pts) #364 (1,055 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #847 (395 pts) #865 (415 pts) #853 (420 pts) #931 (385 pts) #688 (545 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #1861 (116 pts) #2615 (66 pts) #1905 (121 pts) #1369 (221 pts) #1832 (131 pts)

Overall rank by season

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COOL BLUE Q
#972 of the rated field
1608 power rating
Contests
18
GCs
1
Top-10s
33%
Peak
1618
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to BULL RUSH BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BULL RUSH BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

  • rated over 16 contests
  • last seen Jul 26, 2019
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Smoke-A-Holics
#974 of the rated field
1608 power rating
Contests
182
GCs
10
Top-10s
57%
Peak
1887
0–5 in 5 shared contests (0% to BULL RUSH BBQ)

They've been 1887 at their best, 279 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

  • rated over 175 contests
  • last seen Jul 11, 2026
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GEORGIA BOYS BBQ TEAM
#975 of the rated field
1608 power rating
Contests
21
GCs
0
Top-10s
52%
Peak
1608

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before BULL RUSH BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 21 contests
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Ribs n Pigs BBQ
#970 of the rated field
1608 power rating
Contests
26
GCs
5
Top-10s
85%
Peak
1617

Careers of much the same size, 26 contests to 23, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 25 contests
  • last seen Aug 1, 2026
  • on a 10-contest top-10 run
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Pistol Packin' Piggies
#973 of the rated field
1608 power rating
Contests
26
GCs
1
Top-10s
42%
Peak
1608

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 26 contests, alongside a 42% overall top-10 rate.

  • rated over 25 contests
  • last seen May 29, 2026
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Wapatui Smokers
#971 of the rated field
1608 power rating
Contests
35
GCs
1
Top-10s
40%
Peak
1608

They turned up 10 years after BULL RUSH BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.

  • rated over 35 contests
  • last seen Aug 28, 2026
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
HOT WACHULA'S 14 4 10 29% ⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 13 0 13 0% ⚔ compare
QUAU 11 4 7 36% ⚔ compare
Uncle Kenny's Take-Away 11 3 8 27% ⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere 10 5 5 50% ⚔ compare
SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA 10 2 8 20% ⚔ compare
BOOTYQUE 9 3 6 33% ⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC 9 1 8 11% ⚔ compare
CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ 8 4 4 50% ⚔ compare
Q-BONES BBQ 8 2 6 25% ⚔ compare
UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ 8 2 6 25% ⚔ compare
One2BBQ 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare
CHECKERED PIG 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ 7 5 2 71% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 23 3 1 1 177.7028 151.9428 169.24 top 40%
Pork Ribs 23 7 1 1 177.7144 148.5714 166.86 top 45%
Pork 23 5 2 3 180 🔥 158.7884 169.17 top 41%
Brisket 23 9 1 2 176.5600 146.2856 168.54 top 33%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)71top 33%
Large (40+)160top 39%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
FL70top 46%
KS40top 31%
GA31top 24%
LA20top 46%
IL20top 37%
MO20top 37%
SC10top 59%
DC10top 6%
KY10top 38%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Smokin In the Square 3 11 0 top 37% Mar 16, 2018
Hammond BBQ 2 10 0 top 46% Mar 23, 2018
38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) 2 27 0 top 19% Sep 1, 2017
37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) 2 71 0 top 42% Oct 29, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 7 contests
Contests a season 3.8 across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in FL 7 of 23 contests · 9 states in all
Contests visited 18 4 of them more than once
First title Jun 10, 2016 Fitzgerald Pig Pickin
Opponents faced 1,400 finished ahead 1,843 times, behind 929
Longest layoff 1.5 yrs Feb 21, 2014 → Aug 14, 2015

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

20182 milestones
  1. Peak power rating (1614) Smokin In the Square
  2. Most recent contest Hammond BBQ
20169 milestones
  1. First category win (Pork) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  2. First overall top-10 Fitzgerald Pig Pickin
  3. First overall podium Fitzgerald Pig Pickin
  4. First Grand Championship Fitzgerald Pig Pickin
  5. First multi-meat day Fitzgerald Pig Pickin
  6. First perfect 180 (Pork) Fitzgerald Pig Pickin
  7. 10th tracked contest Fitzgerald Pig Pickin
  8. Career-best overall score704.5488 Fitzgerald Pig Pickin
  9. First Reserve Championship Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
20142 milestones
  1. First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  2. First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.8968 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20131 milestone
  1. First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+16.4Fitzgerald Pig PickinJun 10, 2016
+16.2Giant National Capital Barbecue BattleJun 25, 2016
+11.1Hammond BBQMar 24, 2017
+10.336th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- OpenOct 3, 2015
+10.2Smokin In The SquareMar 18, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-6.5Hammond BBQMar 23, 2018
-5.6Lakeland Pig FestivalJan 25, 2013
-2Sam's Club National BBQ TourAug 11, 2017

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20182000 50% top 63% 94.1% 92.7%
20177021 57% top 31% 96.6% 94.5%
20167124 71% top 29% 97.9% 94.5%
20155000 40% top 38% 93.6% 93.3%
20141000 100% top 52% 91.1% 91.1%
20131000 0% top 69% 86.4% 86.4%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Mar 23, 2018 Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA 35 / 48 (657.5196) 11 (173.7028) 31 (163.3828) 39 (162.2284) 41 (158.2056)
Mar 16, 2018 Smokin In the Square Pensacola, FL 26 / 49 (677.6228) 4 (177.7028) 42 (161.6800) 41 (165.0856) 13 (173.1544)
Nov 17, 2017 Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL 12 / 42 (671.9088) 14 (168.5600) 16 (168.5600) 10 (169.6800) 15 (165.1088)
Sep 1, 2017 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS 72 / 407 (682.2856) 69 (173.7372) 122 (169.6800) 23 (176.0228) 227 (162.8456)
Aug 31, 2017 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS 27 / 129 (695.4856) 24 (176.5600) 32 (174.3200) 87 (168.5828) 21 (176.0228)
Aug 11, 2017 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC 16 / 27 (668.4340) 14 (170.8112) 8 (169.1200) 21 (162.8228) 12 (165.6800)
Apr 7, 2017 Brunskwick BBQ Beach Bash (GBC QUALIFIER) Brunswick, GA 10 / 25 (677.0400) 15 (169.6800) 10 (167.3828) 11 (168) 7 (171.9772)
Mar 24, 2017 Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA 10 / 55 (683.9084) 14 (173.1084) 1 (177.7144) 47 (160.5256) 7 (172.5600)
Mar 17, 2017 Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL 11 / 38 (682.2172) 12 (174.2628) 12 (167.9772) 13 (171.9772) 13 (168)
Oct 29, 2016 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS 248 / 557 (658.1368) 301 (163.9428) 56 (173.1200) 424 (158.7884) 285 (162.2856)
Oct 28, 2016 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS 71 / 180 (680.5256) 80 (171.9656) 95 (168.0116) 80 (169.6800) 73 (170.8684)
Sep 23, 2016 Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL 26 / 64 (673.5884) 15 (172.5484) 55 (158.2400) 31 (168.5372) 7 (174.2628)
Jun 25, 2016 Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC 2 / 35 (690.2056) 10 (167.9656) 4 (175.4172) 4 (174.2744) 9 (172.5484)
Jun 10, 2016 Fitzgerald Pig Pickin Fitzgerald, GA 1 / 26 (704.5488) 1 (174.8572) 5 (173.1316) 1 (180) 1 (176.5600)
May 13, 2016 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Bowling Green, KY 11 / 29 (675.3372) 17 (168.5256) 26 (158.8344) 1 (177.7144) 9 (170.2628)
Mar 18, 2016 Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL 13 / 43 (682.2172) 19 (170.8344) 20 (167.9772) 23 (167.3828) 4 (176.0228)
Nov 3, 2015 World Food Championships Kissimmee, FL 33 / 58 (670.2400) 13 (174.2628) 50 (161.1316) 40 (165.1200) 21 (169.7256)
Oct 3, 2015 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO 143 / 606 (670.2404) 127 (170.2744) 459 (155.9888) 49 (173.7144) 115 (170.2628)
Oct 2, 2015 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO 96 / 187 (674.2744) 184 (152.5600) 52 (173.1200) 40 (172.5600) 15 (176.0344)
Sep 25, 2015 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL 18 / 55 (673.6456) 43 (161.6800) 20 (167.9772) 20 (169.6912) 3 (174.2972)
Aug 14, 2015 Atlanta BarB-Que Festival Atlanta, GA 13 / 48 (670.1368) 14 (170.2628) 8 (172) 13 (169.6684) 33 (158.2056)
Feb 21, 2014 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tampa, FL 11 / 21 (655.8968) 21 (151.9428) 10 (164.5484) 3 (174.2628) 9 (165.1428)
Jan 25, 2013 Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL 48 / 70 (622.2854) 30 (162.8570) 60 (148.5714) 15 (164.5714) 55 (146.2856)

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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