KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE

KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the 2nd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels 2018 (2018). They are ranked #1924 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “*KGB - Katka Gergo Barbecue”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,924

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1542

peak 1546 · rated over 8 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 14, 2017

latest Jan 19, 2019 · 1.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#448

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 22% of the time

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

44% of 9 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

686.8456 / 720

Master · Tallya BBQ Fesztival

Perfect 180s

Current form

650.43 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 659.00 (-8.57)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0116

Pork Ribs · Tallya BBQ Fesztival

Consistency

±18.23

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.90 · weakest Brisket (161.95)

Road miles

12,443

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 5,151 mi

Schedule strength

44%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)

Master avg

659.00 / 720

9 Master contests · 2 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

Against the odds

18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 82 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Tallya BBQ Fesztival (Oct 14, 2017) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 18-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, MISS PIGGY'S U.K..

Giant slayer

40 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 40-team field at Tallya BBQ Fesztival.

Oct 14, 2017

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 6 of 9 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

686.8456 career-best overall

95.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.8456 at Tallya BBQ Fesztival — 95.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 14, 2017

A tough matchup

5–2 behind in the head-to-head

White Squirrel BBQ ahead in 71% of their meetings

White Squirrel BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.96 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 44% of the time against 44%.

Brisket avg 161.95
Chicken avg 166.90
4 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Westside BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

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Announced themselves early

1st at their very first contest

Finished 1 of 40 at their very first tracked contest, Tallya BBQ Fesztival (Oct 14, 2017).

Oct 14, 2017
40-team field

An October team

Top 32% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 32% across 3 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.

3 October contests
top 45% the rest of the year

The long haul

12,443 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 12,443 miles across 9 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 5,151 miles to Tallya BBQ Fesztival.

9 mapped stops
furthest 5,151 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	#1690 (105 pts)	#1558 (125 pts)	#2538 (55 pts)	#1817 (95 pts)	#1725 (105 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#448 (794 pts)	#484 (754 pts)	#460 (799 pts)	#528 (699 pts)	#539 (679 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Outta Left Field BBQ

#1,918 of the rated field

1542 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1542

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2025

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JARHEAD-Q

#1,928 of the rated field

1542 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1542

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Apr 28, 2017

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The Smokin' Bullies

#1,925 of the rated field

1542 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1553

Level with KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 7, 2023

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HOT SAUCE HOPPE'S BBQ

#1,922 of the rated field

1542 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1544

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 14, 2019

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We Like Pig Butts BBQ

#1,921 of the rated field

1542 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1542

They turned up 5 years after KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Apr 20, 2024
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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O Holy Knight

#1,919 of the rated field

1542 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1542

Fewer contests behind them than KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE has cooked, 6 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jul 31, 2020

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
White Squirrel BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
DRAGON BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Westside BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
BROS HOG	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	4	1	1	171.9884	149.6456	166.90	top 40%
Pork Ribs	9	5	0	2	176.0116	155.4288	165.21	top 46%
Pork	9	5	0	0	172.0344	160.5600	164.94	top 48%
Brisket	9	4	0	2	171.4284	144.5144	161.95	top 52%

“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 12%
Medium (20–39)	5	0	top 63%
Large (40+)	2	1	top 34%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
BZ	1	0	top 50%
TN	1	0	top 66%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Brew N Q	2	22	0	top 93%	May 26, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 7 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in BZ 1 of 9 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them more than once

First title Oct 14, 2017 Tallya BBQ Fesztival

Opponents faced 222 finished ahead 161 times, behind 153

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

20191 milestone

Jan 19 Most recent contest W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest

20182 milestones

Apr 7 First category win (Chicken) 2nd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels 2018
Apr 7 Peak power rating (1546) 2nd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels 2018

20179 milestones

Oct 14 First tracked contest Tallya BBQ Fesztival
Oct 14 First call Tallya BBQ Fesztival
Oct 14 First overall top-10 Tallya BBQ Fesztival
Oct 14 First overall podium Tallya BBQ Fesztival
Oct 14 First Grand Championship Tallya BBQ Fesztival
Oct 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score686.8456 Tallya BBQ Fesztival
Oct 14 Biggest field won (40 teams) Tallya BBQ Fesztival
Oct 14 Career-best overall score686.8456 Tallya BBQ Fesztival
Oct 14 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.0116 Tallya BBQ Fesztival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.3	Tallya BBQ Fesztival	Oct 14, 2017
+15.5	2nd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels 2018	Apr 7, 2018
+13.6	Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival- BBQ on Ice	Feb 17, 2018
+7.8	Tallya BBQ Festival	Oct 13, 2018
+0.6	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest	Jan 19, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.1	Brew N Q	May 26, 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	1	0	0	0	0%	top 50%	90.7%	90.7%
2018	7	1	3	1	71%	top 51%	94.6%	91.1%
2017	1	1	1	0	100%	top 3%	95.4%	95.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jan 19, 2019	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ	15 / 30 (653.1088)	11 (169.6684)	28 (155.4288)	17 (164)	15 (164.0116)
Oct 26, 2018	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN	67 / 102 (658.7656)	47 (169.1200)	74 (164)	70 (162.2628)	68 (163.3828)
Oct 13, 2018	Tallya BBQ Festival Tallya	10 / 38 (665.0744)	11 (167.4400)	10 (169.6800)	5 (171.4400)	30 (156.5144)
Aug 11, 2018	Wild West Fest On Fire Zbilje, Medvode	11 / 21 (652.4916)	9 (166.2972)	14 (159.9772)	9 (162.8228)	7 (163.3944)
May 26, 2018	Brew N Q Burton Upon Trent	32 / 34 (622.7200)	34 (149.6456)	8 (168)	24 (160.5600)	33 (144.5144)
May 25, 2018	Brew N Q (INVITATIONAL) unrated Burton Upon Trent	22 / 24 (643.8860)	12 (167.9772)	21 (157.6916)	19 (162.2400)	22 (155.9772)
Apr 7, 2018	2nd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels 2018 Wels	1 / 17 (666.8460)	1 (169.1316)	3 (166.2972)	9 (160.5600)	2 (170.8572)
Feb 17, 2018	Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival- BBQ on Ice Weissensee	3 / 17 (681.2460)	5 (171.9884)	4 (169.7716)	4 (172.0344)	5 (167.4516)
Oct 14, 2017	Tallya BBQ Fesztival Tallya	1 / 40 (686.8456)	8 (170.8684)	2 (176.0116)	10 (168.5372)	3 (171.4284)

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

KGB - KATKA GERGO BARBECUE

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 (10 found in their record)

Against the odds

Giant slayer

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Announced themselves early

An October 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)