BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM

BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. They have won 4 Grand Championships, most recently at the BBQ Friui Venezia Giulia (2019), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #1098 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “*BrigBoys BBQ Team”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,098

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1595

peak 1595 · rated over 16 contests5 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 12, 2015

latest May 11, 2019 · 3.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#350

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve · wins it all 19% of the time

Category wins

14 podiums

Overall top-10s

67% of 21 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Avg finish

top 39%

overall standings

Best overall

693.6568 / 720

Master · Italian Barbecue Championship 2016

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

665.18 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 662.14 (+3.04)

Walk rate

90%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Slovenia BBQ Open

Consistency

±37.47

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 169.69 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.95)

Road miles

15,064

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 4,889 mi

Schedule strength

29%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)

Master avg

662.14 / 720

21 Master contests · 4 GCs

Storylines (16 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

2.9604 points from the title

Came within 2.9604 points of the Grand Championship at Brew N Q (INVITATIONAL) (May 26, 2017).

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

22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 78 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at BBQ Friui Venezia Giulia (May 11, 2019) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 22-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, HIGH ON THE HAWG.

Happy hunting ground

2× Grand Championships here

Italian Barbecue Championship 2017 is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 5%

Multi-meat days

2 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 2 times — the best of them 2 category wins at BBQ Friui Venezia Giulia (May 11, 2019).

Chicken 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

90% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 19 of 21 contests

A top-10 category call in 90% of their 21 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

693.6568 career-best overall

96.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.6568 at Italian Barbecue Championship 2016 — 96.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 11, 2016

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The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

GRILLKUNST has finished one call ahead of BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 2 Grand Championships

2017 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 5 category wins, at an average finish in the top 26%.

7 contests
6 overall top-10s
5 category wins
average top 26%

A tough matchup

7–1 behind in the head-to-head

BUNCH OF SWINES ahead in 88% of their meetings

BUNCH OF SWINES has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.7 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.74 points below their pork, and turns into a call 67% of the time against 67%.

Pork Ribs avg 158.95
Pork avg 169.69
14 calls in 21 entries

A strong matchup

9–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BURROS BBQ in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

8 of 12 shared pork entries lost

BROS HOG ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BROS HOG has out-cooked them in 8 of 12 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An April team

Top 29% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 29% across 3 contests, versus top 39% the rest of the year.

3 April contests
top 39% the rest of the year

The long haul

15,064 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 15,064 miles across 21 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 4,889 miles to Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY).

21 mapped stops
furthest 4,889 mi

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
2019 ↗	Master	#734 (411 pts)	#680 (501 pts)	#1147 (231 pts)	#911 (331 pts)	#803 (396 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#909 (332 pts)	#924 (352 pts)	#926 (357 pts)	#892 (362 pts)	#904 (357 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#350 (1,057 pts)	#503 (782 pts)	#549 (727 pts)	#376 (1,007 pts)	#418 (932 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#473 (849 pts)	#683 (589 pts)	#590 (689 pts)	#612 (659 pts)	#725 (544 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM, each with one reason worth a look.

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

OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ

#1,102 of the rated field

1595 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1595

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM)

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

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jul 27, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ

#1,094 of the rated field

1595 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1595

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Sep 9, 2016

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Perth BBQ School Varsity

#1,093 of the rated field

1596 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 100%
Peak: 1596

Fewer contests behind them than BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM has cooked, 12 to 21, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 9, 2022
on a 12-contest top-10 run

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The Smoking J's

#1,092 of the rated field

1596 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1597

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 23 contests, alongside a 43% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Jan 24, 2020

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DIXIE BOYS BBQ

#1,099 of the rated field

1595 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1595

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 24 contests

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LaTa-Que

#1,097 of the rated field

1595 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1614

Level with BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 36 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DRAGON BBQ	14	7	7	50%	⚔ compare
White Squirrel BBQ	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
BROS HOG	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
THE BARKTENDERS	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
GRILLKUNST	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
BURROS BBQ	9	9	0	100%	⚔ compare
LETZQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
BOHEMIAN BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
MISS PIGGY'S U.K.	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	11	2	4	176.0116	146.7540	167.63	top 47%
Pork Ribs	21	14	0	2	176.5828	20	158.95	top 47%
Pork	21	14	4	4	180 🔥	157.6800	169.69	top 36%
Brisket	21	12	1	4	172.5600	148.5028	165.87	top 43%

“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)	7	1	top 60%
Medium (20–39)	13	3	top 23%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 97%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IT	4	1	top 24%
BZ	1	0	top 30%
TN	1	0	top 97%
DE	1	0	top 28%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Brew N Q	4	2	0	top 39%	May 26, 2018
PRIME UVE INVITATIONAL BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIP	3	11	0	top 78%	Jun 30, 2018
Italian Barbecue Championship 2017	2	1	2	top 5%	Sep 9, 2017
Bardo-Q BBQ Competition	2	4	0	top 27%	Apr 21, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 7 contests · 2 GCs

Contests a season 4.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IT 4 of 21 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 14 4 of them more than once

First title Jun 11, 2016 Italian Barbecue Championship 2016

Opponents faced 267 finished ahead 326 times, behind 230

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

20192 milestones

May 11 Peak power rating (1595) BBQ Friui Venezia Giulia
May 11 Most recent contest BBQ Friui Venezia Giulia

20174 milestones

Jan 14 First category win (Pork) W.E.S.T.Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
May 26 10th tracked contest Brew N Q (INVITATIONAL)
Sep 9 First multi-meat day Italian Barbecue Championship 2017
Sep 16 First perfect 180 (Pork) Slovenia BBQ Open

20166 milestones

Jan 15 First overall top-10 W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016
Jan 15 First overall podium W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016
Jan 15 First Reserve Championship W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016
Jan 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score680.6172 W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016
Jun 11 First Grand Championship Italian Barbecue Championship 2016
Jun 11 Career-best overall score693.6568 Italian Barbecue Championship 2016

20152 milestones

Sep 12 First tracked contest Bohemian Bluegrass & BBQ
Sep 12 First call Bohemian Bluegrass & BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.1	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016	Jan 15, 2016
+16	Italian Barbecue Championship 2016	Jun 11, 2016
+14.8	Italian Barbecue Championship 2017	Sep 9, 2017
+14.3	BBQ Friui Venezia Giulia	May 11, 2019
+13.8	Slovenia BBQ Open	Sep 16, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.3	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	Oct 21, 2016
-10	Brew N Q	May 26, 2018
-8.6	Bohemian Bluegrass & BBQ	Sep 12, 2015
-4.3	The War of Barbeque	Mar 24, 2018

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

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	1	2	2	100%	top 18%	94.7%	94.2%
2018	5	0	2	0	80%	top 59%	92.7%	91.7%
2017	7	2	6	5	100%	top 26%	95.5%	91.3%
2016	6	1	4	0	83%	top 36%	96.3%	93.3%
2015	1	0	0	0	100%	top 85%	85.4%	85.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 11, 2019	BBQ Friui Venezia Giulia Lignano Sabbiadoro, Udine	1 / 23 (681.7376)	1 (173.7372)	10 (164.0232)	6 (171.4172)	1 (172.5600)
Apr 13, 2019	2nd Wild King BBQ Competition Tirol	9 / 28 (674.2288)	3 (176.0116)	14 (161.1200)	6 (170.8344)	11 (166.2628)
Jun 30, 2018	PRIME UVE INVITATIONAL BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIP unrated Gaiarine	13 / 18 (659.2912)	8 (168)	4 (170.2628)	11 (166.8228)	17 (154.2056)
May 26, 2018	Brew N Q Burton Upon Trent	27 / 34 (643.3144)	31 (159.4400)	13 (166.2400)	28 (157.6800)	24 (159.9544)
May 25, 2018	Brew N Q (INVITATIONAL) unrated Burton Upon Trent	12 / 24 (667.3256)	19 (164.5484)	11 (165.1316)	6 (171.4056)	16 (166.2400)
Apr 21, 2018	Bardo-Q BBQ Competition Bardonecchia	6 / 15 (666.7196)	3 (170.8456)	9 (163.3828)	7 (165.6684)	6 (166.8228)
Mar 24, 2018	The War of Barbeque Noventa di Piave	10 / 18 (664.4456)	18 (161.6800)	11 (162.2400)	6 (173.1200)	8 (167.4056)
Sep 16, 2017	Slovenia BBQ Open Medvode	1 / 25 (683.3144)	12 (165.0972)	9 (168.5372)	1 (180)	4 (169.6800)
Sep 9, 2017	Italian Barbecue Championship 2017 Perugia	1 / 15 (683.3832)	1 (175.4400)	10 (159.9660)	1 (176.5600)	3 (171.4172)
Jul 1, 2017	Prime UVE INVITATIONAL BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIP unrated Gaiarine	18 / 18 (518.2056)	15 (164.5600)	18 (20)	1 (175.4056)	18 (158.2400)
May 27, 2017	Brew N Q (OPEN) Burton Upon Trent	6 / 34 (677.6688)	18 (166.8344)	3 (176.5828)	20 (163.9888)	4 (170.2628)
May 26, 2017	Brew N Q (INVITATIONAL) unrated Burton Upon Trent	2 / 26 (681.0512)	9 (170.8112)	10 (166.2628)	5 (171.9772)	3 (172)
Apr 22, 2017	Bardo-Q BBQ Competition Bardonecchia	4 / 28 (687.9088)	5 (175.4172)	5 (173.1200)	15 (168.5372)	8 (170.8344)
Jan 14, 2017	W.E.S.T.Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ	9 / 30 (669.5888)	10 (169.6916)	23 (157.6456)	1 (174.8688)	7 (167.3828)
Oct 21, 2016	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	93 / 96 (625.4968)	93 (156.5256)	88 (155.3828)	68 (165.0856)	94 (148.5028)
Sep 10, 2016	Brixia 4 Star Championship Brescia, Italy	6 / 26 (679.8744)	5 (171.9772)	9 (168.5372)	5 (171.9656)	12 (167.3944)
Jul 23, 2016	Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival Millheim, DE	8 / 29 (679.9432)	12 (171.9772)	10 (170.3088)	16 (169.1200)	11 (168.5372)
Jul 2, 2016	Prime UVE INVITATIONAL BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIP unrated Gaiarine, Italy	11 / 18 (671.9200)	9 (170.8344)	10 (168.0116)	16 (160.5256)	3 (172.5484)
Jun 11, 2016	Italian Barbecue Championship 2016 Perugia, Italy	1 / 29 (693.6568)	6 (174.2856)	6 (174.2628)	4 (175.4056)	11 (169.7028)
Jan 15, 2016	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016 Rein in Taufers, Italy	2 / 30 (680.6172)	11 (165.7144)	2 (174.8800)	5 (170.2856)	5 (169.7372)
Sep 12, 2015	Bohemian Bluegrass & BBQ Naplavka, Prague	11 / 13 (615.2112)	13 (146.7540)	10 (151.9772)	5 (162.8228)	9 (153.6572)

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

BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM

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 (16 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Happy hunting ground

Multi-meat days

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

The long haul

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 — 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)