Perfect scores on the board
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.
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BOHEMIAN BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 53 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the 3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival (2018). They are ranked #824 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “*Bohemian BBQ”.
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #986 (120 pts) | #1051 (120 pts) | #1107 (120 pts) | #1046 (120 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1046 (243 pts) | #962 (298 pts) | #867 (363 pts) | #1295 (183 pts) | #1269 (183 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #493 (728 pts) | #564 (663 pts) | #703 (508 pts) | #743 (478 pts) | #470 (783 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #296 (1,223 pts) | #288 (1,178 pts) | #308 (1,138 pts) | #330 (1,093 pts) | #329 (1,128 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #371 (1,030 pts) | #516 (785 pts) | #444 (905 pts) | #268 (1,250 pts) | #403 (990 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #667 (545 pts) | #852 (425 pts) | #702 (540 pts) | #618 (625 pts) | #594 (635 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #474 (812 pts) | #405 (927 pts) | #457 (867 pts) | #575 (687 pts) | #662 (557 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #546 (577 pts) | #623 (527 pts) | #491 (672 pts) | #544 (607 pts) | #555 (577 pts) |
The teams rated closest to BOHEMIAN BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
26 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BOHEMIAN BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-headCareers of much the same size, 57 contests to 53, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersThis is the highest they've ever been rated, 56 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersTheir rating is built on 3 Grand Championships in 58 contests, alongside a 64% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersBoth teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersLevel with BOHEMIAN BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | 17 | 6 | 11 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| White Squirrel BBQ | 16 | 9 | 7 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| IQ - NETHERLANDS | 15 | 4 | 11 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| ROKENDE REGAHS | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ WIESEL | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| DRAGON BBQ | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| VIKING BBQ | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLKUNST | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| APORKALYPSE NOW | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ+ | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| BUNCH OF SWINES | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 52 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 180 🔥 | 145.7142 | 165.58 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 52 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 176.5828 | 134.8570 | 163.49 | top 46% |
| Pork | 51 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 176.5600 | 151.3600 | 164.21 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 52 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 178.8572 | 142.1828 | 162.30 | top 44% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 9 | 0 | top 42% |
| Medium (20–39) | 19 | 1 | top 39% |
| Large (40+) | 24 | 1 | top 43% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brew N Q | 4 | 5 | 0 | top 56% | May 26, 2018 |
| PRIME UVE INVITATIONAL BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIP | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 42% | Jun 30, 2018 |
| Barbecue Bulls Championship 2016 | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 44% | Apr 23, 2016 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.6 | 1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest | Sep 2, 2017 |
| +12.5 | 3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival | Jul 21, 2018 |
| +11.7 | Meat the East | Mar 19, 2016 |
| +11.2 | Pork In The Park BBQ Festival | May 9, 2014 |
| +11.2 | Brew N Q (OPEN) | May 27, 2017 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | Brew N Q | May 26, 2018 |
| -8.4 | Smoke in the North | Aug 1, 2015 |
| -7.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | Sep 29, 2022 |
| -6.3 | 3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017 | Apr 29, 2017 |
| -5.1 | World Food Championships | Nov 3, 2015 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 94% | 91.5% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 45% | 91.2% | 90.6% |
| 2018 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 75% | top 43% | 94.6% | 92.1% |
| 2017 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 100% | top 32% | 97.1% | 93.3% |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 75% | top 33% | 94.1% | 92.6% |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 78% | top 52% | 93.8% | 90% |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 86% | top 30% | 90.9% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 47% | 90.1% | 87.1% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2022 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 35 / 83 (677.0172) | 23 (172.5600) | 25 (173.1316) | 64 (165.0856) | 54 (166.2400) |
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 338 / 505 (654.7084) | 156 (170.8572) | 362 (162.8228) | 356 (162.8112) | 394 (158.2172) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS | 245 / 249 (645.5656) | 135 (170.8228) | 211 (163.9772) | 190 (166.8228) | 248 (143.9428) |
| Sep 7, 2019 | Jack Daniel's presents Burgerfest Prague | 6 / 13 (656.5148) | 2 (172.0116) | 6 (164.5488) | 9 (157.7144) | 9 (162.2400) |
| Jul 20, 2019 | 4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen | 19 / 44 (648.4568) | 35 (157.6340) | 4 (173.1772) | — | 27 (155.9656) |
| Oct 26, 2018 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN | 51 / 102 (668.5028) | 11 (176) | 71 (165.1316) | 41 (168.5256) | 82 (158.8456) |
| Jul 21, 2018 | 3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen | 1 / 48 (681.0972) | 1 (180) | 4 (169.7144) | 25 (163.4172) | 4 (167.9656) |
| Jun 30, 2018 | PRIME UVE INVITATIONAL BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIP unrated Gaiarine | 5 / 18 (680.5488) | 2 (178.8800) | 17 (155.9544) | 9 (166.8572) | 1 (178.8572) |
| May 26, 2018 | Brew N Q Burton Upon Trent | 28 / 34 (639.8396) | 23 (164.5256) | 29 (158.2400) | 23 (160.5828) | 28 (156.4912) |
| May 25, 2018 | Brew N Q (INVITATIONAL) unrated Burton Upon Trent | 19 / 24 (659.9200) | 23 (157.6684) | 2 (172.5832) | 18 (162.8456) | 14 (166.8228) |
| May 5, 2018 | The Brave Fires of Scotland Aberlour Scotland | 5 / 11 (667.9888) | 4 (172.5600) | 8 (164.0116) | 6 (164) | 3 (167.4172) |
| Apr 28, 2018 | KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2018 Reichshof | 7 / 32 (663.3716) | 10 (169.6684) | 15 (159.4060) | 9 (166.8572) | 11 (167.4400) |
| Mar 24, 2018 | Springbreak BBQ Contest Lommel Belgium | 13 / 39 (643.3376) | 25 (157.0856) | 32 (150.2632) | 12 (164.5716) | 3 (171.4172) |
| Oct 14, 2017 | Tallya BBQ Fesztival Tallya | 10 / 40 (662.7660) | 13 (167.3828) | 7 (170.8460) | 17 (163.4400) | 16 (161.0972) |
| Sep 16, 2017 | Slovenia BBQ Open Medvode | 4 / 25 (676.4684) | 1 (178.8572) | 3 (174.2628) | 4 (172.5828) | 21 (150.7656) |
| Sep 2, 2017 | 1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland | 1 / 32 (699.4284) | 3 (174.8572) | 1 (176.5828) | 4 (173.1084) | 4 (174.8800) |
| Jul 8, 2017 | Vienna BBQ Days Vienna | 8 / 20 (656.5372) | 9 (165.7028) | 16 (157.7144) | 5 (171.4172) | 8 (161.7028) |
| Jul 1, 2017 | Prime UVE INVITATIONAL BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIP unrated Gaiarine | 10 / 18 (679.9656) | 13 (166.8228) | 3 (173.7144) | 10 (170.8456) | 9 (168.5828) |
| May 27, 2017 | Brew N Q (OPEN) Burton Upon Trent | 5 / 34 (677.6800) | 3 (174.2856) | 22 (162.8344) | 17 (165.1428) | 1 (175.4172) |
| May 26, 2017 | Brew N Q (INVITATIONAL) unrated Burton Upon Trent | 12 / 26 (663.8972) | 13 (167.9656) | 16 (160.5372) | 10 (167.9772) | 7 (167.4172) |
| Apr 29, 2017 | 3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017 Salzburg Austria | 17 / 28 (661.0972) | 25 (159.4060) | 23 (160.5256) | 4 (175.4400) | 14 (165.7256) |
| Apr 8, 2017 | Meat Smoke and Beer Festival 2017 Wels | 4 / 14 (668.6168) | 8 (167.4400) | 2 (168.0228) | 10 (162.8684) | 3 (170.2856) |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE | 32 / 67 (637.5888) | 40 (160.5600) | 59 (144.4916) | 14 (166.2972) | 13 (166.2400) |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 19 / 38 (672.5260) | 13 (171.9772) | 23 (169.1316) | 23 (165.7028) | 23 (165.7144) |
| Aug 27, 2016 | Regahfest 2016 Den Hagg, NL | 7 / 35 (677.6800) | 17 (169.7372) | 17 (164) | 1 (176.5600) | 11 (167.3828) |
| Jul 23, 2016 | Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival Millheim, DE | 11 / 29 (677.6912) | 18 (169.7028) | 17 (166.8800) | 5 (175.4400) | 15 (165.6684) |
| Jul 2, 2016 | BBQ An Der Burg Geestland, DE | 4 / 12 (661.0972) | 5 (168.5372) | 7 (166.2628) | 6 (160) | 2 (166.2972) |
| May 14, 2016 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands, NL | 17 / 65 (661.0056) | 8 (173.1200) | 12 (168.5600) | 24 (167.9772) | 51 (151.3484) |
| Apr 23, 2016 | Barbecue Bulls Championship 2016 Salzburg, Austria | 6 / 16 (673.6916) | 13 (154.8116) | 2 (174.3088) | 3 (170.2856) | 3 (174.2856) |
| Mar 19, 2016 | Meat the East Enschede, NL | 4 / 33 (670.2972) | 30 (157.6912) | 10 (165.7260) | 1 (176.0572) | 6 (170.8228) |
| Nov 3, 2015 | World Food Championships Kissimmee, FL | 41 / 58 (659.8744) | 50 (163.4172) | 41 (164.5488) | 49 (161.0856) | 16 (170.8228) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA | 14 / 30 (645.0396) | 18 (162.2740) | 8 (164.5600) | 16 (158.2628) | 11 (159.9428) |
| Aug 15, 2015 | EUregio BBQ Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein | 12 / 22 (637.0512) | 11 (162.2972) | 5 (164) | 6 (163.4056) | 18 (147.3484) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 21 / 46 (658.7656) | 21 (165.1200) | 15 (168.5600) | 34 (158.8000) | 14 (166.2856) |
| Aug 1, 2015 | Smoke in the North Gunnilse/Gothenburg | 18 / 26 (631.3028) | 22 (150.8000) | 6 (169.1428) | 20 (154.8228) | 18 (156.5372) |
| Jun 19, 2015 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV | 18 / 41 (675.4056) | 33 (162.8456) | 19 (169.7372) | 10 (171.4172) | 13 (171.4056) |
| May 29, 2015 | Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival Snow Hill, MD | 9 / 32 (661.0516) | 19 (163.3944) | 19 (162.8572) | 14 (165.0972) | 5 (169.7028) |
| Apr 30, 2015 | Barbecue Bulls Championship 2015 Salzburg, Austria | 6 / 12 (637.1660) | 8 (160.6172) | 4 (166.2744) | 8 (156.5716) | 7 (153.7028) |
| Apr 24, 2015 | Saltwater Brew 'N' Que Chincoteague, VA | 10 / 18 (628.3884) | 12 (159.9656) | 13 (155.3944) | 3 (170.8456) | 15 (142.1828) |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA | 24 / 53 (639.8860) | 20 (164) | 32 (155.3944) | 32 (157.6572) | 15 (162.8344) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets Bel Air, MD | 14 / 54 (651.2804) | 3 (172.5832) | 19 (163.9544) | 23 (158.8000) | 28 (155.9428) |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD | 13 / 59 (654.8112) | 25 (161.7372) | 26 (159.9656) | 7 (167.4284) | 13 (165.6800) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Hogging Up BBQ Festival Winchester, VA | 9 / 46 (652.9944) | 4 (172.5944) | 2 (171.9772) | 37 (151.9200) | 25 (156.5028) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD | 18 / 42 (641.0284) | 9 (168) | 24 (157.0856) | 24 (156.5600) | 15 (159.3828) |
| May 9, 2014 | Pork In The Park BBQ Festival Salisbury, MD | 7 / 43 (643.3256) | 8 (166.8344) | 13 (157.1084) | 7 (164) | 24 (155.3828) |
| Apr 4, 2014 | Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival Lanexa, VA | 15 / 41 (642.6856) | 25 (159.3944) | 4 (167.3828) | 17 (159.9428) | 21 (155.9656) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Hogs & Hops Dover Dover, DE | 12 / 45 (648.9828) | 18 (162.8228) | 17 (161.0856) | 15 (163.9544) | 15 (161.1200) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Pickin' in the Panhandle Inwood, WV | 12 / 37 (647.8056) | 26 (157.0972) | 2 (174.2628) | 31 (151.3600) | 15 (165.0856) |
| Aug 9, 2013 | 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 35 / 60 (614.6628) | 31 (154.8000) | 45 (150.2172) | 38 (151.3600) | 20 (158.2856) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival Frederick, MD | 22 / 63 (638.8572) | 22 (163.4286) | 45 (151.9998) | 5 (169.1432) | 36 (154.2856) |
| May 17, 2013 | Middletown BBQ Cook Off Middletown, DE | 36 / 56 (606.2854) | 16 (161.1428) | 54 (134.8570) | 33 (154.8570) | 21 (155.4286) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD | 70 / 106 (605.7140) | 94 (145.7142) | 48 (153.7144) | 57 (155.9998) | 66 (150.2856) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.