Team of the Year

Team profile

BAR-B-CUDA BBQ

Contests
66
Grand Championships GC
1
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
0
Overall top 10s
17
Average overall score
668.134
Best overall score
707.394
Seasons active
2016–2026
Sanctioning bodies
KCBS

Strengths by category

How often the team finishes where, call by call. “Typical finish” is the average finish as a share of the field — lower is better.

Chicken

Typical finishTop 48%

Entries
65
Firsts
2
Top 10s
26

Ribs

Typical finishTop 51%

Entries
64
Firsts
0
Top 10s
22

Pork

Typical finishTop 51%

Entries
66
Firsts
0
Top 10s
20

Brisket

Typical finishTop 44%

Entries
65
Firsts
6
Top 10s
25

Season by season

Overall results per year: how many contests, how they finished, and how the scores moved.

Contests enteredby how the team finished
Contests by year for BAR-B-CUDA BBQ Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2016 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2025 with 16 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 05101520 2016: 1 contest 1 2016 2017: 4 contests 4 2017 2018: 8 contests, 3 top 10s 8 2018 2019: 8 contests, 3 top 10s 8 2019 2020: 1 contest 1 2020 2021: 3 contests 3 2021 2022: 6 contests 6 2022 2023: 3 contests 3 2023 2024: 7 contests, 2 top 10s 7 2024 2025: 16 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 5 top 10s 16 2025 2026: 8 contests, 4 top 10s 8 2026
Overall contests by year for BAR-B-CUDA BBQ
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
2016100622.778
2017400624.163
2018803657.426
2019803668.644
2020100679.908
2021300667.912
2022600662.651
2023300664.647
2024702682.94
20251615681.585
2026804670.157
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for BAR-B-CUDA BBQ Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 682.94 in 2024. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 600620640660680700 2016: average overall score 622.778622.8 2016 2017: average overall score 624.163624.2 2017 2018: average overall score 657.426657.4 2018 2019: average overall score 668.644668.6 2019 2020: average overall score 679.908679.9 2020 2021: average overall score 667.912667.9 2021 2022: average overall score 662.651662.7 2022 2023: average overall score 664.647664.6 2023 2024: average overall score 682.94682.9 2024 2025: average overall score 681.585681.6 2025 2026: average overall score 670.157670.2 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 51st

    Meat & Tater BBQ Fest

    Sep 4, 2026KCBS Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park 1900 Records Way Meridian, ID 52 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    523.371
  2. 11th

    Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)

    Aug 8, 2026KCBS Felton, CA 17 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    695.943
  3. 12th

    Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)

    Aug 7, 2026KCBS Felton, CA 25 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    684.514
  4. 5th

    2nd Annual Curley Que Classic

    Jul 24, 2026KCBS Honolulu, HI 12 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    693.063
  5. 6th

    Sutherlin Throwdown

    Jul 18, 2026KCBS OR 29 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    698.206
  6. 6th

    BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

    May 23, 2026KCBS North Bend, OR 33 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    693.692
  7. 5th

    Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship

    Apr 24, 2026KCBS Lodi, CA 29 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    692.583
  8. 14th

    Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest

    Mar 20, 2026KCBS Rose Ann Vuich Park 855 E. El Monte Way Dinuba, CA 27 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    679.886
  9. 132nd

    American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest

    Nov 5, 2025KCBS Kansas Speedway 400 Kansas Blvd Kansas City, KS 158 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    671.257
  10. 159th

    American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

    Nov 5, 2025KCBS Kansas Speedway 400 Kansas Blvd Kansas City, KS 401 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    682.8
  11. 23rd

    Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2)

    Nov 1, 2025KCBS Oak Grove Fieldhouse 1300 SE 30th Street Oak Grove, MO 50 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    686.183
  12. 31st

    Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1)

    Oct 31, 2025KCBS Oak Grove Fieldhouse 1300 SE 30th Street Oak Grove, MO 53 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    686.8

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