KISS MY BBQ

KISS MY BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 35 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 47 at the Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que (2015), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1625 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,625

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1557

peak 1572 · rated over 35 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 25, 2013

latest Apr 23, 2022 · 8.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#446

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

23% of 35 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 46%

overall standings

Best overall

669.7828 / 720

Master · Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que

Perfect 180s

Current form

658.11 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 642.01 (+16.10)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Pork · New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

Consistency

±16.03

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.70 · weakest Brisket (156.35)

Road miles

3,159

across 35 mapped stops · furthest 305 mi

Schedule strength

30%

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

Purse competed for

$59K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

642.01 / 720

35 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (14 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.5948 points from the title

Came within 0.5948 points of the Grand Championship at Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que (Jun 19, 2015).

They almost always walk

63% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 22 of 35 contests

A top-10 category call in 63% of their 35 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

669.7828 career-best overall

93.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 669.7828 at Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que — 93.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 19, 2015

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

BEHIND BBQ has finished one call ahead of KISS MY BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

24–1 behind in the head-to-head

GOOD SMOKE BBQ ahead in 96% of their meetings

GOOD SMOKE BBQ has come out ahead in 24 of their 25 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.36 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 29%.

Brisket avg 156.35
Chicken avg 162.70
6 calls in 35 entries

A strong matchup

15–6 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY in 15 of their 21 shared contests.

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The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Apr 23, 2021).

last seen Sep 21, 2019
back Apr 23, 2021

Chicken nemesis

20 of 27 shared chicken entries lost

SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS ahead 74% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 20 of 27 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

BLACK HART BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.

A September team

Top 32% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 32% across 9 contests, versus top 46% the rest of the year.

9 September contests
top 46% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,159 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,159 miles across 35 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 305 miles to Sun BBQFest.

35 mapped stops
furthest 305 mi

The metronome

±2.20% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.20% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.2% of a perfect score
35 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Salt City BBQ Festival every year from 2015 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 9th

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
2022 ↗	Master	#918 (145 pts)	#1034 (125 pts)	#1060 (135 pts)	#654 (295 pts)	#936 (145 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#836 (150 pts)	#978 (120 pts)	#890 (160 pts)	#681 (230 pts)	#767 (190 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1330 (160 pts)	#1115 (235 pts)	#1383 (160 pts)	#885 (345 pts)	#1536 (120 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#446 (797 pts)	#493 (742 pts)	#340 (992 pts)	#512 (712 pts)	#482 (767 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#633 (611 pts)	#676 (601 pts)	#620 (656 pts)	#860 (456 pts)	#541 (731 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#915 (370 pts)	#694 (580 pts)	#771 (515 pts)	#1130 (305 pts)	#1204 (265 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#577 (636 pts)	#766 (481 pts)	#761 (496 pts)	#656 (576 pts)	#531 (711 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1014 (306 pts)	#984 (356 pts)	#862 (426 pts)	#979 (361 pts)	#1024 (321 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#622 (506 pts)	#576 (566 pts)	#506 (656 pts)	#659 (506 pts)	#792 (401 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to KISS MY BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

TRANQUIL CARNIVORES

#1,611 of the rated field

1557 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1582

8–7 in 15 shared contests (53% to KISS MY BBQ)

These two have cooked 15 of the same contests — KISS MY BBQ ahead 8–7 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Jun 19, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ

#1,628 of the rated field

1557 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 48%
Peak: 1610

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to KISS MY BBQ)

They've been 1610 at their best, 53 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Jun 19, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

THE SNORTIN' BOAR

#1,632 of the rated field

1557 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1557

6–2 in 8 shared contests (75% to KISS MY BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before KISS MY BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

FATBACK JOE'S BBQ

#1,618 of the rated field

1557 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1557

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to KISS MY BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than KISS MY BBQ has cooked, 6 to 35, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 25, 2013

⚔ Head-to-head

Que N Cue

#1,623 of the rated field

1557 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1557

30 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 33% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Mar 20, 2026

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HONEYMAN BBQ

#1,613 of the rated field

1557 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1602

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

rated over 49 contests
last seen Oct 24, 2020

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	27	6	21	22%	⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	25	1	24	4%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY	21	15	6	71%	⚔ compare
RED VALLEY BBQ	21	8	13	38%	⚔ compare
THREE DOGS BBQ	21	8	13	38%	⚔ compare
BEHIND BBQ	20	12	8	60%	⚔ compare
Sweet Heat BBQ	19	14	5	74%	⚔ compare
THE GOOD CUE CREW	19	10	9	53%	⚔ compare
Priorville BBQ	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	16	5	10	31%	⚔ compare
TRANQUIL CARNIVORES	15	8	7	53%	⚔ compare
MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	14	10	4	71%	⚔ compare
TEAM EATAPEDIA	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
BIG BELLY BBQ	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
THE 5TH ARTERY	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	35	10	1	172.5716	150.8916	162.70	top 48%
Pork Ribs	35	10	2	173.7256	150.2856	162.20	top 41%
Pork	35	7	2	176.5600	138.2512	160.75	top 46%
Brisket	35	6	2	174.3316	135.3944	156.35	top 54%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 57%
Medium (20–39)	14	top 54%
Large (40+)	20	top 40%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NY	30	top 44%
NJ	4	top 57%
CT	1	top 52%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Oinktoberfest	6	9	top 24%	Sep 21, 2019
Salt City BBQ Festival	4	9	top 48%	May 18, 2018
Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	3	2	top 44%	Jun 19, 2015
New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	19	top 59%	Apr 23, 2022
New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	20	top 56%	Apr 22, 2022
Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues	2	7	top 40%	Jul 21, 2018
BBQ in The Valley	2	4	top 43%	May 4, 2018
Roc City Rib Fest	2	26	top 43%	May 28, 2016
Roc City Rib Fest	2	28	top 53%	May 23, 2015
Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival	2	19	top 58%	Aug 8, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 6 contests

Contests a season 3.9 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NY 30 of 35 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 18 10 of them more than once

Opponents faced 489 finished ahead 851 times, behind 656

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs Sep 21, 2019 → Apr 23, 2021

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

20222 milestones

Apr 22 Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Apr 23 Most recent contest New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20191 milestone

Sep 21 Peak power rating (1572) Oinktoberfest

20181 milestone

May 18 25th tracked contest Salt City BBQ Festival

20155 milestones

May 15 10th tracked contest Salt City BBQ Festival
Jun 19 First overall top-10 Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
Jun 19 First overall podium Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
Jun 19 First Reserve Championship Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
Jun 19 Career-best overall score669.7828 Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que

20133 milestones

May 25 First tracked contest Roc City Rib Fest
May 25 First call Roc City Rib Fest
Sep 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.9372 Oinktoberfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.8	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	Jun 19, 2015
+14.5	Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff	Sep 23, 2016
+12.8	BBQ in The Valley	May 4, 2018
+10.5	Oinktoberfest	Sep 20, 2013
+9.7	Oinktoberfest	Sep 19, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.3	Salamanca Rock'in Ribfest	Aug 12, 2016
-11.1	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	Jun 13, 2014
-9	Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke	Sep 4, 2015
-8	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Apr 23, 2021
-7.9	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Apr 23, 2022

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	2	0	50%	top 56%	92.5%	92%
2021	2	0	0%	top 59%	92.4%	91.4%
2019	2	1	100%	top 37%	90.4%	90.1%
2018	6	3	83%	top 41%	91.6%	89.7%
2017	5	2	80%	top 38%	90.9%	89.5%
2016	4	1	75%	top 55%	91.7%	88%
2015	5	1	60%	top 47%	93%	88.7%
2014	4	0	0%	top 53%	89.4%	87.8%
2013	5	0	80%	top 40%	91%	88.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 23, 2022	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	29 / 41 (659.2800)	35 (162.2400)	22 (165.1200)	26 (165.0856)	20 (166.8344)
Apr 22, 2022	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	20 / 48 (666.2288)	24 (168.6172)	31 (162.2516)	3 (176.5600)	33 (158.8000)
Apr 24, 2021	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	19 / 40 (665.1088)	33 (162.8228)	22 (165.7488)	11 (168.5600)	12 (167.9772)
Apr 23, 2021	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	28 / 40 (650.7772)	35 (158.2284)	20 (164)	17 (167.4172)	24 (161.1316)
Sep 21, 2019	Oinktoberfest 🏅 Clarence, NY	9 / 43 (646.2284)	6 (169.1772)	17 (164.5600)	4 (170.8456)	39 (144.5488)
Jun 1, 2019	Sun BBQFest 🏅 Uncasville, CT	32 / 61 (650.7652)	31 (164.5256)	51 (151.9084)	10 (172.0228)	32 (162.3084)
Sep 22, 2018	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	11 / 51 (645.1656)	20 (158.2628)	4 (168.6400)	18 (161.7028)	15 (156.5600)
Sep 14, 2018	Tunes, Brews & BBQ's Penn Yan, NY	8 / 14 (638.7312)	7 (166.8228)	4 (165.1084)	2 (166.2628)	11 (140.5372)
Jul 21, 2018	Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues Auburn, NY	16 / 31 (633.0744)	22 (157.1428)	14 (159.4288)	18 (159.9656)	16 (156.5372)
Jun 23, 2018	Smoke In the Woods CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Galway, NY	17 / 23 (652.4568)	21 (158.2056)	2 (173.7256)	16 (162.2512)	16 (158.2744)
May 18, 2018	Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	9 / 34 (647.9540)	6 (166.9028)	19 (154.8228)	16 (157.6684)	4 (168.5600)
May 4, 2018	BBQ in The Valley Jamestown, NY	4 / 25 (659.4856)	4 (170.2856)	8 (165.1544)	17 (157.6912)	8 (166.3544)
Sep 22, 2017	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	11 / 53 (654.2632)	19 (165.7028)	11 (165.7144)	46 (148.5144)	2 (174.3316)
Jul 28, 2017	The Great Adirondack BBQ Old Forge, NY	9 / 30 (647.9768)	3 (170.8572)	13 (158.8228)	14 (158.8340)	15 (159.4628)
Jul 15, 2017	Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues Auburn, NY	7 / 25 (653.1884)	11 (160.5256)	5 (168.6172)	13 (156)	4 (168.0456)
May 19, 2017	Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	17 / 41 (630.8460)	21 (161.1200)	10 (164.0688)	29 (152.5028)	16 (153.1544)
May 5, 2017	BBQ In the Valley Jamestown, NY	18 / 26 (636.5028)	19 (160.0344)	15 (164.5484)	12 (163.4172)	23 (148.5028)
Sep 23, 2016	Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff Clarence, NY	5 / 54 (660.0572)	6 (169.1772)	16 (162.8800)	13 (165.1312)	18 (162.8688)
Aug 12, 2016	Salamanca Rock'in Ribfest Salamanca, NY	25 / 28 (619.3144)	16 (160.5484)	18 (160.0116)	22 (157.6684)	28 (141.0860)
May 28, 2016	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	26 / 50 (650.7544)	6 (172.5716)	24 (164.5828)	39 (159.3944)	36 (154.2056)
May 20, 2016	Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	22 / 32 (603.9656)	10 (161.7256)	2 (168.5944)	30 (138.2512)	31 (135.3944)
Sep 19, 2015	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	11 / 52 (650.3888)	34 (156.5372)	13 (164.5944)	19 (161.2000)	4 (168.0572)
Sep 4, 2015	Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke Geneva, NY	20 / 25 (615.8624)	11 (161.1428)	21 (150.2856)	18 (151.9312)	16 (152.5028)
Jun 19, 2015	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	2 / 47 (669.7828)	9 (168.0228)	10 (162.2972)	8 (166.8456)	2 (172.6172)
May 23, 2015	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	42 / 57 (634.8800)	30 (164.0228)	48 (151.3828)	18 (165.7372)	40 (153.7372)
May 15, 2015	Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	12 / 21 (621.0628)	15 (154.2628)	12 (156.5372)	7 (162.2972)	17 (147.9656)
Sep 20, 2014	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	28 / 66 (631.3260)	11 (168.0116)	35 (154.2744)	31 (157.7028)	38 (151.3372)
Aug 8, 2014	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival N. Tonawanda, NY	21 / 39 (644.0004)	28 (159.3828)	18 (161.7260)	15 (164)	18 (158.8916)
Jun 13, 2014	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	39 / 47 (610.1140)	35 (154.2856)	17 (165.1316)	36 (150.8112)	42 (139.8856)
May 24, 2014	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	28 / 86 (642.9032)	71 (150.8916)	12 (166.9144)	20 (164)	38 (161.0972)
Sep 20, 2013	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	13 / 71 (654.9372)	19 (164.6172)	5 (168.0344)	21 (162.2628)	24 (160.0228)
Aug 9, 2013	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival N. Tonawanda, NY	19 / 31 (628.5144)	13 (164.5600)	17 (157.6800)	19 (156.5716)	25 (149.7028)
Jun 28, 2013	Boston Hill BBQ Fest Hamburg, NY	20 / 49 (637.7138)	35 (155.9998)	23 (158.2858)	8 (169.1426)	27 (154.2856)
Jun 14, 2013	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	14 / 31 (629.1432)	5 (164.0004)	17 (155.4284)	20 (150.2856)	13 (159.4288)
May 25, 2013	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	27 / 80 (624.5714)	22 (163.4286)	7 (166.2858)	28 (157.7142)	70 (137.1428)

KISS MY BBQ

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (14 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)