Team of the Year

Team profile

Bramble BBQ

  • KCBS
  • 2023–2026
Contests
42
Grand Championships GC
3
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
6
Overall top 10s
30
Average overall score
422.478
Best overall score
700.537
Seasons active
2023–2026
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 38%

Entries
39
Firsts
2
Top 10s
28

Ribs

Typical finishTop 34%

Entries
42
Firsts
4
Top 10s
29

Pork

Typical finishTop 44%

Entries
9
Firsts
0
Top 10s
3

Brisket

Typical finishTop 70%

Entries
9
Firsts
0
Top 10s
1

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 Bramble BBQ Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2023 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2026 with 16 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 05101520 2023: 4 contests, 3 top 10s 4 2023 2024: 4 contests, 3 top 10s 4 2024 2025: 15 contests, 3 Grand Championships, 12 top 10s 15 2025 2026: 16 contests, 12 top 10s 16 2026
Overall contests by year for Bramble BBQ
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
2023403422.529
2024403424.646
202515312390.938
202616012451.493
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for Bramble BBQ Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 451.493 in 2026. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 380400420440460480 2023: average overall score 422.529422.5 2023 2024: average overall score 424.646424.6 2024 2025: average overall score 390.938390.9 2025 2026: average overall score 451.493451.5 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 2ndRGC

    King of the Corn

    Oct 16, 2026KCBS Street Ottumwa, IA 31 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 19).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 19).
    700.537
  2. 14th

    La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown

    Oct 2, 2026KCBS La Belle, MO 33 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).
    683.326
  3. 4th

    Trekking for CDH

    Sep 19, 2026KCBS Pierron, IL 15 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    337.086
  4. 6th

    Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 1)

    Aug 28, 2026KCBS Cherry Valley, IL 24 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    345.692
  5. 2ndRGC

    Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 2)

    Aug 28, 2026KCBS Cherry Valley, IL 25 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    353.726
  6. 4th

    Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)

    Aug 15, 2026KCBS Canton, MN 18 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    350.286
  7. 4th

    Cruisin' and BBQin'

    Jul 31, 2026KCBS Hampton, IA 15 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    341.657
  8. 5th

    Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2)

    Jul 18, 2026KCBS Miles, IA 28 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    348.537
  9. 13th

    Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1)

    Jul 17, 2026KCBS Miles, IA 27 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    337.692
  10. 5th

    Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD 2)

    Jul 10, 2026KCBS 69 Cameron, MO 16 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    342.263
  11. 2ndRGC

    Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1)

    Jul 10, 2026KCBS 69 Cameron, MO 15 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    352.572
  12. 5th

    Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)

    Jun 19, 2026KCBS IL 41 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    350.263

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