Team of the Year

Team profile

TOP GUN BARBECUE

Listed under another spelling in the results: Top Gun Barbecue.

Contests
127
Grand Championships GC
11
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
8
Overall top 10s
70
Average overall score
671.651
Best overall score
705.737
Seasons active
2015–2026
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 36%

Entries
123
Firsts
6
Top 10s
51

Ribs

Typical finishTop 38%

Entries
124
Firsts
4
Top 10s
46

Pork

Typical finishTop 37%

Entries
123
Firsts
5
Top 10s
45

Brisket

Typical finishTop 32%

Entries
125
Firsts
6
Top 10s
56

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 TOP GUN BARBECUE Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2015 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2021 with 21 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 0510152025 2015: 3 contests 3 2015 2016: 6 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 1 top 10 6 2016 2017: 9 contests, 3 top 10s 9 2017 2018: 12 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 8 top 10s 12 2018 2019: 17 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 10 top 10s 17 2019 2020: 8 contests, 6 top 10s 8 2020 2021: 21 contests, 6 Grand Championships, 16 top 10s 21 2021 2022: 16 contests, 7 top 10s 16 2022 2023: 16 contests, 2 Grand Championships, 11 top 10s 16 2023 2024: 9 contests, 4 top 10s 9 2024 2025: 4 contests, 2 top 10s 4 2025 2026: 5 contests, 2 top 10s 5 2026
Overall contests by year for TOP GUN BARBECUE
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
2015300615.47
2016611641.238
2017903664.65
20181218663.526
201917110673.905
2020806616.146
202121616682.898
20221607686.472
202316211686.851
2024904680.226
2025402683.629
2026502686.779
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for TOP GUN BARBECUE Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 686.851 in 2023. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 600620640660680700 2015: average overall score 615.47615.5 2015 2016: average overall score 641.238641.2 2016 2017: average overall score 664.65664.7 2017 2018: average overall score 663.526663.5 2018 2019: average overall score 673.905673.9 2019 2020: average overall score 616.146616.1 2020 2021: average overall score 682.898682.9 2021 2022: average overall score 686.472686.5 2022 2023: average overall score 686.851686.9 2023 2024: average overall score 680.226680.2 2024 2025: average overall score 683.629683.6 2025 2026: average overall score 686.779686.8 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 106th

    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).
    688.503
  2. 8th

    Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)

    Jul 25, 2026KCBS PA 39 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    695.36
  3. 23rd

    Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)

    Jul 24, 2026KCBS PA 43 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    679.302
  4. 8th

    Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle

    Jun 26, 2026KCBS Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 31 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    697.086
  5. 18th

    Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)

    Apr 10, 2026KCBS Lake Compounce Campground 185 Enterprise Drive Bristol, CT 33 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    673.646
  6. 4th

    MD State BBQ Bash

    Oct 10, 2025KCBS Bel Air, MD 29 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    694.206
  7. 10th

    Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open)

    Aug 2, 2025KCBS New Century Festivals 517 Neversink Dr. Port Jervis, NY 47 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    694.206
  8. 22nd

    Grand American Barbecue World Championship (Invitational) (COMPETITOR SERIES)

    Aug 1, 2025KCBS New Century Festivals 517 Neversink Dr. Port Jervis, NY 34 teams

    683.36
  9. 29th

    Chillin & Grillin in the Glades

    Jul 18, 2025KCBS Wise, VA 34 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    662.743
  10. 9th

    "The First State" BBQ Bash

    Sep 27, 2024KCBS Milford, DE 26 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    689.063
  11. 5th

    Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)

    Jul 27, 2024KCBS PA 32 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    695.955
  12. 12th

    Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)

    Jul 26, 2024KCBS PA 35 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    673.017

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