Team of the Year

Team profile

CYNICAL BBQ

Listed under another spelling in the results: Cynical BBQ.

Contests
79
Grand Championships GC
8
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
10
Overall top 10s
56
Average overall score
679.188
Best overall score
708.526
Seasons active
2017–2026
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 33%

Entries
76
Firsts
5
Top 10s
43

Ribs

Typical finishTop 31%

Entries
76
Firsts
7
Top 10s
39

Pork

Typical finishTop 31%

Entries
77
Firsts
6
Top 10s
46

Brisket

Typical finishTop 29%

Entries
78
Firsts
7
Top 10s
51

Dessert

Typical finishTop 16%

Entries
1
Firsts
0
Top 10s
0

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 CYNICAL BBQ Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2017 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2026 with 13 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 051015 2017: 7 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 7 top 10s 7 2017 2018: 10 contests, 7 top 10s 10 2018 2019: 11 contests, 2 Grand Championships, 8 top 10s 11 2019 2020: 2 contests 2 2020 2021: 5 contests, 4 top 10s 5 2021 2022: 8 contests, 5 top 10s 8 2022 2023: 5 contests, 5 top 10s 5 2023 2024: 6 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 4 top 10s 6 2024 2025: 10 contests, 7 top 10s 10 2025 2026: 13 contests, 4 Grand Championships, 9 top 10s 13 2026
Overall contests by year for CYNICAL BBQ
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
2017717670.56
20181007676.033
20191128680.611
2020200422.497
2021504685.977
2022805684.417
2023505688.713
2024614693.457
20251007690.439
20261349699.813
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for CYNICAL BBQ Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 699.813 in 2026. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 300400500600700800 2017: average overall score 670.56670.6 2017 2018: average overall score 676.033676.0 2018 2019: average overall score 680.611680.6 2019 2020: average overall score 422.497422.5 2020 2021: average overall score 685.977686.0 2021 2022: average overall score 684.417684.4 2022 2023: average overall score 688.713688.7 2023 2024: average overall score 693.457693.5 2024 2025: average overall score 690.439690.4 2025 2026: average overall score 699.813699.8 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 27th

    Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)

    Oct 9, 2026KCBS Wiseman Park Lynchburg, TN 99 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    693.051
  2. 27th

    American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest

    Sep 30, 2026KCBS Kansas City, KS 158 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).
    697.074
  3. 68th

    American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

    Sep 30, 2026KCBS Kansas City, KS 360 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).
    692.491
  4. 2ndRGC

    22nd Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest

    Sep 18, 2026KCBS Magnolia Church 8351 Magnolia Ave Riverside, CA 31 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    701.68
  5. 1stGC

    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.
    706.252
  6. 5th

    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.
    707.406
  7. 1stGC

    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.
    708.526
  8. 1stGC

    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.
    706.274
  9. 3rd

    Sutherlin Throwdown

    Jul 18, 2026KCBS OR 29 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    700.491
  10. 3rd

    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.
    699.348
  11. 17th

    The Downtown Grand Master BBQ Showdown

    Apr 17, 2026KCBS The Downtown Grand Hotel 206 N. 3rd Street Las Vegas, NV 29 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    682.171
  12. 1stGC

    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.
    705.12

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