GEMINI BBQ

GEMINI BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 27 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 6th of 25 at the Harper County Bullseye BBQ (2019). They are ranked #4707 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,707

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1469

peak 1469 · rated over 27 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 25, 2013

latest Oct 18, 2019 · 6.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#541

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

11% of 27 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

684.4916 / 720

Master · Harper County Bullseye BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

663.80 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 624.22 (+39.58)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Pork · Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1

Consistency

±98.14

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.73 · weakest Brisket (160.21)

Road miles

4,387

across 27 mapped stops · furthest 985 mi

Schedule strength

61%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)

Purse competed for

$35K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

624.22 / 720

27 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

684.4916 career-best overall

95.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 684.4916 at Harper County Bullseye BBQ — 95.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 18, 2019

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

56 SMOKEHOUSE has finished one call ahead of GEMINI BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

SCOTTS BBQ SHACK ahead in 100% of their meetings

SCOTTS BBQ SHACK has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

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

The comeback

2.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.6 years, then back at Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 (Mar 2, 2018).

last seen Jul 10, 2015
back Mar 2, 2018

Pork nemesis

9 of 10 shared pork entries lost

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 10 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Karnivorous has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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Boom or bust

±13.63% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±13.63% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 86.7% of a perfect score
best 95.1%

A May team

Top 58% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 58% across 5 contests, versus top 68% the rest of the year.

5 May contests
top 68% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,387 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,387 miles across 27 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 985 miles to 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship.

27 mapped stops
furthest 985 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	#541 (611 pts)	#571 (606 pts)	#417 (821 pts)	#381 (891 pts)	#647 (526 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#630 (540 pts)	#658 (560 pts)	#706 (505 pts)	#779 (450 pts)	#655 (565 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1344 (189 pts)	#1538 (174 pts)	#1654 (149 pts)	#1230 (259 pts)	#1300 (219 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#857 (395 pts)	#813 (450 pts)	#844 (435 pts)	#920 (390 pts)	#944 (355 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#717 (436 pts)	#729 (451 pts)	#661 (501 pts)	#770 (436 pts)	#660 (491 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

A BBQ TEAM - MO

#4,686 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1506

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to GEMINI BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team GEMINI BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 35 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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Wubba's BBQ

#4,718 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to GEMINI BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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DC Smokers

#4,723 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to GEMINI BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than GEMINI BBQ has cooked, 7 to 27, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

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The Popes White Smoke

#4,704 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1469

28 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 21% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Sep 10, 2023

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SI2 BBQ

#4,712 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1505

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

rated over 32 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2025

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Bonnie Blue BBQ

#4,696 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1504

They turned up 6 years after GEMINI BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Oct 10, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BOOMERANG BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN ELVISES	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
IMAT BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
56 SMOKEHOUSE	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
BARREL BOYS BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Bad Boyz BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	26	4	0	173.1656	149.0628	162.74	top 67%
Pork Ribs	26	5	2	175.4172	151.9312	161.54	top 63%
Pork	26	6	1	177.7028	151.9312	163.73	top 60%
Brisket	26	3	0	170.8228	147.4288	160.21	top 62%

“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)	2	top 56%
Medium (20–39)	13	top 61%
Large (40+)	12	top 77%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	12	top 69%
AZ	10	top 66%
OK	3	top 74%
MO	1	top 86%
NV	1	top 44%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Harper County Bullseye BBQ	2	6	0	top 45%	Oct 18, 2019
Holbrook	2	13	0	top 64%	Jul 10, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 9 contests

Contests a season 5.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 12 of 27 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 25 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 918 finished ahead 460 times, behind 1,110

Longest layoff 2.6 yrs Jul 10, 2015 → Mar 2, 2018

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

20194 milestones

Mar 22 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7028 Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1
Jun 7 25th tracked contest Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
Oct 18 Career-best overall score684.4916 Harper County Bullseye BBQ
Oct 18 Most recent contest Harper County Bullseye BBQ

20151 milestone

May 2 10th tracked contest Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship

20141 milestone

May 2 First overall top-10 2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown

20134 milestones

Jan 25 First tracked contest 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Jan 25 Peak power rating (1490) 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Feb 15 First call Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
May 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8568 Memorial Day Salute to Service

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.1	Harper County Bullseye BBQ	Oct 18, 2019
+9.4	2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown	May 2, 2014
+8.1	Midian Shrine Cowskin Cookoff	Sep 6, 2019
+7.3	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship	May 2, 2015
+5.7	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1	Mar 22, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.4	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 6, 2018
-10.3	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship	Jan 25, 2013
-9.7	1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown	May 3, 2013
-8.8	Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1	Mar 2, 2018
-8	Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2	Mar 3, 2018

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)
2019	7	2	71%	top 59%	95.1%	91.7%
2018	9	0	22%	top 81%	91.4%	79%
2015	2	0	50%	top 51%	92.1%	91.9%
2014	4	1	50%	top 63%	92.7%	90.4%
2013	5	0	40%	top 70%	90.4%	88.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 18, 2019	Harper County Bullseye BBQ 🏅 Harper, KS	6 / 25 (684.4916)	7 (173.1200)	2 (175.4172)	10 (170.8344)	17 (165.1200)
Sep 6, 2019	Midian Shrine Cowskin Cookoff 🏅 Wichita, KS	7 / 16 (663.3024)	8 (167.4172)	6 (165.6912)	7 (167.4056)	8 (162.7884)
Jun 7, 2019	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	25 / 39 (650.2400)	22 (163.9772)	32 (156.0228)	9 (170.2628)	26 (159.9772)
Apr 26, 2019	14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK	26 / 39 (658.7432)	33 (155.3944)	6 (170.8344)	13 (170.8228)	25 (161.6916)
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	58 / 104 (662.2056)	87 (159.9656)	54 (165.1544)	27 (170.2628)	49 (166.8228)
Mar 23, 2019	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK	62 / 62 (636.4000)	62 (149.0628)	46 (164.5716)	54 (162.2628)	53 (160.5028)
Mar 22, 2019	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK	42 / 74 (663.8860)	48 (165.6916)	49 (163.3944)	3 (177.7028)	60 (157.0972)
Oct 19, 2018	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	22 / 33 (647.2000)	30 (159.3600)	25 (161.0972)	30 (158.2056)	15 (168.5372)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	323 / 467 (646.1256)	417 (154.8116)	300 (162.8228)	359 (157.6684)	95 (170.8228)
Jul 27, 2018	Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS	19 / 27 (647.3028)	20 (165.0972)	8 (167.4056)	25 (155.3600)	16 (159.4400)
Jul 13, 2018	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	41 / 48 (631.7712)	41 (158.8116)	45 (151.9312)	17 (169.1200)	40 (151.9084)
Jun 8, 2018	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	20 / 40 (658.1484)	5 (173.1656)	30 (157.6572)	32 (159.9428)	13 (167.3828)
May 25, 2018	Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off Branson, MO	43 / 50 (626.5828)	43 (161.6572)	42 (154.8000)	42 (159.3484)	42 (150.7772)
Apr 6, 2018	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	102 / 103 (482.1368)	84 (160.4912)	—	68 (161.1428)	63 (160.5028)
Mar 3, 2018	Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2 Cheney, KS	42 / 42 (156)	—	40 (156)	—	—
Mar 2, 2018	Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Cheney, KS	47 / 47 (624.9596)	39 (163.9772)	47 (153.6684)	46 (151.9312)	44 (155.3828)
Jul 10, 2015	Holbrook Holbrook, AZ	17 / 29 (660.0116)	17 (166.8344)	18 (164.5716)	21 (161.7256)	11 (166.8800)
May 2, 2015	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	18 / 41 (663.3140)	21 (168.5600)	34 (154.8228)	5 (174.2744)	18 (165.6568)
Oct 10, 2014	Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	17 / 21 (643.8856)	12 (168)	13 (164.5372)	15 (162.8572)	20 (148.4912)
Jul 11, 2014	Holbrook Holbrook, AZ	13 / 19 (656.5488)	12 (165.6800)	13 (165.7372)	18 (161.6800)	9 (163.4516)
May 2, 2014	2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	10 / 35 (667.3600)	6 (172.5944)	15 (165.6800)	9 (168.5600)	23 (160.5256)
Mar 21, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ	22 / 30 (635.9544)	26 (157.6800)	13 (164.0116)	22 (158.8228)	19 (155.4400)
Oct 18, 2013	A Smokin' Good Time Prescott Valley, AZ	19 / 24 (640.4796)	18 (159.3828)	18 (159.9656)	15 (162.8456)	17 (158.2856)
May 24, 2013	Memorial Day Salute to Service Mesa, AZ	14 / 29 (650.8568)	15 (164.5712)	3 (170.8572)	24 (156.5712)	19 (158.8572)
May 3, 2013	1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	20 / 24 (634.8572)	13 (164.0002)	23 (151.9998)	18 (161.7142)	18 (157.1430)
Feb 15, 2013	Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash Mesa, AZ	16 / 29 (642.2862)	20 (159.4286)	26 (153.1430)	12 (165.1428)	7 (164.5718)
Jan 25, 2013	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	71 / 86 (618.8570)	69 (152.5712)	47 (158.2856)	55 (160.5714)	73 (147.4288)

GEMINI 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 (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

Boom or bust

A May 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, 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)