Team of the Year

Team profile

PORTERHOUSE BBQ

Listed under another spelling in the results: Porterhouse BBQ.

Contests
123
Grand Championships GC
6
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
10
Overall top 10s
57
Average overall score
674.36
Best overall score
708.583
Seasons active
2014–2026
Sanctioning bodies
IBCAKCBS

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
122
Firsts
7
Top 10s
53

Ribs

Typical finishTop 42%

Entries
123
Firsts
5
Top 10s
43

Pork

Typical finishTop 35%

Entries
121
Firsts
4
Top 10s
57

Brisket

Typical finishTop 36%

Entries
122
Firsts
5
Top 10s
50

Sausage

Typical finishTop 31%

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 PORTERHOUSE BBQ Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2014 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2015 with 18 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 05101520 2014: 15 contests, 2 Grand Championships, 10 top 10s 15 2014 2015: 18 contests, 2 Grand Championships, 13 top 10s 18 2015 2016: 13 contests, 9 top 10s 13 2016 2017: 14 contests, 8 top 10s 14 2017 2018: 8 contests, 1 top 10 8 2018 2019: 2 contests 2 2019 2020: 1 contest 1 2020 2021: 1 contest, 1 top 10 1 2021 2022: 12 contests, 5 top 10s 12 2022 2023: 6 contests, 2 top 10s 6 2023 2024: 10 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 3 top 10s 10 2024 2025: 12 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 4 top 10s 12 2025 2026: 10 contests, 1 top 10 10 2026
Overall contests by year for PORTERHOUSE BBQ
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
201415210675.621
201518213685.48
20161309679.46
20171408635.071
2018801669.45
2019200661.6
2020100658.754
2021101697.051
20221205679.912
2023602681.129
20241013683.984
20251214672.445
20261001688.552
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for PORTERHOUSE BBQ Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 697.051 in 2021. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 620640660680700720 2014: average overall score 675.621 2014 2015: average overall score 685.48 2015 2016: average overall score 679.46 2016 2017: average overall score 635.071 2017 2018: average overall score 669.45 2018 2019: average overall score 661.6 2019 2020: average overall score 658.754 2020 2021: average overall score 697.051 2021 2022: average overall score 679.912 2022 2023: average overall score 681.129 2023 2024: average overall score 683.984 2024 2025: average overall score 672.445 2025 2026: average overall score 688.552 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 16th

    All American BBQ Cook-Off (Day 2)

    Oct 17, 2026KCBS Sunland Racetrack & Casino 1200 Futurity Drive Sunland Park, NM 34 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 19).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 19).
    691.337
  2. 16th

    All American BBQ Cook-Off (Day 1)

    Oct 16, 2026KCBS Sunland Racetrack & Casino 1200 Futurity Drive Sunland Park, NM 35 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 19).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 19).
    690.206
  3. 68th

    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).
    688.514
  4. 27th

    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).
    699.372
  5. 15th

    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.
    681.657
  6. 20th

    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.
    692.491
  7. 21st

    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.
    669.063
  8. 20th

    Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition

    Mar 27, 2026KCBS Lake Havasu City, AZ 33 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    681.052
  9. 3rd

    The Golden State Battle VIII

    Jan 30, 2026KCBS Magnolia Church 8351 Magnolia Avenue Riverside, CA 41 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    705.086
  10. 13th

    11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge

    Jan 16, 2026KCBS Rotary Park 2314 Balboa Drive Bullhead City, AZ 53 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    686.743
  11. 12th

    BBQ Jackpot

    Nov 21, 2025KCBS Bass Pro Shops 8200 Dean Martin Drive Las Vegas, NV 90 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    695.92
  12. 138th

    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.
    669.566

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