EXTREME ROASTERS

EXTREME ROASTERS is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 31 at the Dam Good BBQ Championship (2013), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1831 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,831

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1546

peak 1546 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 28, 2013

latest Sep 12, 2014 · 1.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#394

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

60% of 5 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 22%

overall standings

Best overall

681.6796 / 720

Master · Dam Good BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Brisket · Blues, Brews & Barbecues

Consistency

±12.71

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 171.32 · weakest Chicken (161.92)

Road miles

330

across 5 mapped stops · furthest 98 mi

Schedule strength

11%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1516)

Master avg

662.45 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

1.7604 points from the title

Came within 1.7604 points of the Grand Championship at Dam Good BBQ Championship (Aug 9, 2013).

High-water mark

681.6796 career-best overall

94.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.6796 at Dam Good BBQ Championship — 94.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 9, 2013

A tough matchup

3–1 behind in the head-to-head

iBQ'n ahead in 75% of their meetings

iBQ'n has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.4 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.40 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 40% of the time against 80%.

Chicken avg 161.92
Brisket avg 171.32
2 calls in 5 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Kalamazoo Pit Posse in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BIG BROTHERS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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
2013 ↗	Master	#394 (775 pts)	#656 (500 pts)	#494 (670 pts)	#549 (600 pts)	#311 (985 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to EXTREME ROASTERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Podunk Porkers

#1,825 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1546

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jan 22, 2026

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TEXAS GRILLBILLIES

#1,833 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1546

Level with EXTREME ROASTERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2022

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Budmeisters

#1,839 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1546

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 5 contests, alongside a 60% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Mar 27, 2015

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BARABOO Q

#1,828 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1546

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jun 6, 2014

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Whiskey Pit BBQ Co.

#1,824 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1546

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 31, 2013

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BBQ BRETHREN

#1,840 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1546

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jun 27, 2015

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Mac Attack BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
AWW HELL	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BIG BROTHERS BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' IN THE D	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	2	0	0	169.1084	152	161.92	top 46%
Pork Ribs	5	2	1	1	177.1428	154.2856	162.16	top 40%
Pork	5	3	0	1	173.1200	163.3828	167.06	top 26%
Brisket	5	4	1	3	177.1428	164.5600	171.32	top 15%

“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
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 16%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 33%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival	2	11	0	top 33%	Sep 12, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 4 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MI 5 of 5 contests

Contests visited 4 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 100 finished ahead 135 times, behind 37

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

20142 milestones

Sep 12 Peak power rating (1546) Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival
Sep 12 Most recent contest Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival

20139 milestones

Jun 28 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 28 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 28 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5712 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Aug 9 First category win (Pork Ribs) Dam Good BBQ Championship
Aug 9 First overall podium Dam Good BBQ Championship
Aug 9 First Reserve Championship Dam Good BBQ Championship
Aug 9 Career-best overall score681.6796 Dam Good BBQ Championship
Aug 23 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.1428 Blues, Brews & Barbecues

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.3	Dam Good BBQ Championship	Aug 9, 2013
+13.2	Blues, Brews & Barbecues	Aug 23, 2013
+8.1	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival	Sep 13, 2013
+7.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 28, 2013
+1.8	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival	Sep 12, 2014

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)
2014	1	0	0	0	100%	top 42%	90.8%	90.8%
2013	4	0	3	2	100%	top 18%	94.7%	92.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 12, 2014	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	18 / 43 (653.5656)	30 (160.5028)	31 (155.3828)	7 (173.1200)	20 (164.5600)
Sep 13, 2013	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	11 / 47 (650.7884)	19 (162.8572)	29 (154.2856)	16 (163.3828)	3 (170.2628)
Aug 23, 2013	Blues, Brews & Barbecues Birch Run, MI	3 / 31 (673.6572)	8 (165.1200)	4 (165.1316)	10 (166.2628)	1 (177.1428)
Aug 9, 2013	Dam Good BBQ Championship Newaygo, MI	2 / 31 (681.6796)	6 (169.1084)	1 (177.1428)	11 (163.9540)	4 (171.4744)
Jun 28, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Traverse City, MI	8 / 26 (652.5712)	20 (152)	13 (158.8572)	3 (168.5712)	2 (173.1428)

EXTREME ROASTERS

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

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

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

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

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

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)