CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER

CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER is a competition barbecue team with 40 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 26 at the Derby BBQ Festival (2015). They are ranked #897 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#897

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1616

peak 1626 · rated over 40 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 5, 2013

latest Mar 3, 2018 · 4.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#296

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

12 podiums

Overall top-10s

18% of 40 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

693.1544 / 720

Master · Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

670.95 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 662.74 (+8.21)

Walk rate

57%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork Ribs · Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)

Consistency

±20.16

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.61 · weakest Brisket (163.39)

Road miles

6,716

across 40 mapped stops · furthest 475 mi

Schedule strength

52%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Master avg

662.74 / 720

40 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

On the rise

+34 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 34 points across 10 contests since Mar 24, 2017 — from 1582 up to 1616.

10 contests since Mar 24, 2017
now 1616

High-water mark

693.1544 career-best overall

96.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.1544 at Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off — 96.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 24, 2015

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

WICHITA SWINEMEN has finished one call ahead of CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 8 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 32%.

8 contests
4 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 32%

A tough matchup

21–2 behind in the head-to-head

Smoke-A-Holics ahead in 91% of their meetings

Smoke-A-Holics has come out ahead in 21 of their 23 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.21 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 25% of the time against 28%.

Brisket avg 163.39
Pork Ribs avg 167.61
10 calls in 40 entries

A strong matchup

8–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Outhouse BBQ in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

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Pork Ribs nemesis

16 of 22 shared pork ribs entries lost

Smoke-A-Holics ahead 73% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Smoke-A-Holics has out-cooked them in 16 of 22 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Lucky D's BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A July team

Top 31% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 31% across 6 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.

6 July contests
top 45% the rest of the year

The long haul

6,716 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,716 miles across 40 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 475 miles to 22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge.

40 mapped stops
furthest 475 mi

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1598 (120 pts)	#1614 (120 pts)	#1380 (175 pts)	#1521 (135 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#439 (864 pts)	#554 (724 pts)	#278 (1,209 pts)	#520 (754 pts)	#401 (954 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#670 (576 pts)	#656 (626 pts)	#578 (711 pts)	#952 (396 pts)	#643 (616 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#296 (1,182 pts)	#346 (1,059 pts)	#320 (1,097 pts)	#258 (1,217 pts)	#315 (1,097 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#589 (630 pts)	#604 (645 pts)	#434 (895 pts)	#570 (690 pts)	#668 (555 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#724 (432 pts)	#741 (442 pts)	#796 (412 pts)	#518 (637 pts)	#705 (462 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER, each with one reason worth a look.

25 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

KC Meat Sweats

#898 of the rated field

1616 power rating

Contests: 67
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1628

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 62 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

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HIGH ON THE HAWG

#899 of the rated field

1616 power rating

Contests: 175
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1827

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER)

They've been 1827 at their best, 211 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 165 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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TOPEKA BBQ SHOP

#900 of the rated field

1616 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1626

Careers of much the same size, 32 contests to 40, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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SMOKING FINNS FI

#896 of the rated field

1617 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1617

Their rating is built on 5 Grand Championships in 24 contests, alongside a 58% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 20 contests
last seen May 15, 2026

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R2-BQ

#901 of the rated field

1616 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 69%
Peak: 1616

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2017

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TNK BBQ

#895 of the rated field

1617 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1624

2–3 in 5 shared contests (40% to CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER)

Level with CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 39 contests
last seen Oct 26, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Smoke-A-Holics	23	2	21	9%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	22	1	21	5%	⚔ compare
WICHITA SWINEMEN	21	9	12	43%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	21	4	17	19%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN ELVISES	18	9	9	50%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	18	3	15	17%	⚔ compare
JP CUSTOM SMOKE	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
Lucky D's BBQ	17	6	11	35%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	16	8	8	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
GREAT PLAINS BBQ	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
Rise N Swine	15	7	8	47%	⚔ compare
RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	40	9	0	1	174.8800	147.4516	166.83	top 45%
Pork Ribs	40	11	2	6	179.4400	148	167.61	top 39%
Pork	40	8	0	4	177.1772	141.1428	164.91	top 50%
Brisket	40	10	1	1	175.4172	138.2400	163.39	top 48%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	16	0	top 41%
Large (40+)	24	0	top 47%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	27	top 42%
OK	10	top 53%
MO	2	top 52%
CO	1	top 21%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	3	3	top 24%	Sep 8, 2017
2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	3	17	top 42%	Jun 5, 2015
Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	2	34	top 44%	Mar 25, 2017
Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off	2	3	top 29%	Jul 24, 2015
When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In	2	18	top 68%	Aug 22, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 11 contests

Contests a season 6.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 27 of 40 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 33 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,698 finished ahead 1,999 times, behind 1,876

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20181 milestone

Mar 3 Most recent contest Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2

20172 milestones

Mar 25 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)179.4400 Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)
Sep 22 Peak power rating (1626) Jammin In JC Blues & BBQ Festival

20162 milestones

Apr 8 25th tracked contest Smoke in the Spring
Jul 29 First category win (Pork Ribs) The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest

20153 milestones

Jul 24 First overall top-10 Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off
Jul 24 First overall podium Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off
Jul 24 Career-best overall score693.1544 Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off

20141 milestone

Aug 22 10th tracked contest When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In

20133 milestones

Apr 5 First tracked contest Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon
Jul 19 First call Blues, BBQ & Bargains
Jul 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.9148 Blues, BBQ & Bargains

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.8	3rd Annual Smokin At The Run	Mar 20, 2015
+14.1	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off	Jul 24, 2015
+13	Derby BBQ Festival	Sep 11, 2015
+11.8	Big Blue BBQ Championship (TEAM FULL)	Jun 2, 2017
+11.7	10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	Apr 17, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.8	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Oct 29, 2016
-9.5	Smokin' At The Run	Mar 15, 2014
-9.3	Smokin' At The Run Shootout	Mar 14, 2014
-5.7	Smokin on the Smoky	Aug 7, 2015
-4.9	When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In	Aug 22, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	2	0	0	0%	top 66%	93.2%	92.6%
2017	8	4	2	75%	top 32%	96%	94.1%
2016	7	1	1	71%	top 41%	94.9%	92.2%
2015	11	2	0	55%	top 37%	96.3%	93.1%
2014	7	0	0	57%	top 61%	94.3%	90.9%
2013	5	0	0	40%	top 55%	90.4%	87.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 3, 2018	Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2 Cheney, KS	26 / 42 (671.3832)	38 (161.1316)	25 (167.4288)	14 (172.5600)	22 (170.2628)
Mar 2, 2018	Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Cheney, KS	33 / 47 (661.6572)	41 (162.8228)	36 (163.9544)	27 (166.8800)	26 (168)
Oct 20, 2017	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	28 / 47 (666.8228)	22 (170.2972)	9 (174.2972)	41 (156.5256)	24 (165.7028)
Sep 22, 2017	Jammin In JC Blues & BBQ Festival Junction City, KS	8 / 35 (682.8800)	11 (171.4744)	2 (178.2972)	17 (166.2856)	15 (166.8228)
Sep 8, 2017	Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Derby, KS	9 / 29 (672.0232)	13 (168.5716)	8 (168.5600)	19 (160.5944)	1 (174.2972)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	80 / 407 (681.6456)	76 (173.1428)	120 (169.6916)	164 (167.9656)	82 (170.8456)
Jul 28, 2017	Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS	9 / 43 (691.4400)	19 (168.5828)	12 (173.1200)	8 (175.4400)	6 (174.2972)
Jun 2, 2017	Big Blue BBQ Championship (TEAM FULL) Marysville, KS	5 / 35 (675.3828)	10 (170.2972)	14 (168)	6 (170.2628)	9 (166.8228)
Mar 25, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Shawnee, OK	34 / 77 (674.7656)	32 (171.9772)	1 (179.4400)	34 (170.2856)	69 (153.0628)
Mar 24, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK	38 / 87 (675.3828)	36 (168.5372)	23 (172.0344)	51 (166.2628)	41 (168.5484)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	435 / 557 (629.0284)	259 (165.1200)	299 (163.9884)	493 (152.5600)	504 (147.3600)
Sep 9, 2016	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	17 / 38 (676)	29 (161.1200)	2 (178.8572)	29 (162.9028)	13 (173.1200)
Jul 29, 2016	The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS	12 / 37 (670.7884)	10 (170.2628)	1 (177.7144)	27 (161.7028)	24 (161.1084)
Jun 17, 2016	Smoke on the water-Annual Carlton Landing BBQ Competition Carlton Landing, OK	15 / 31 (656.4568)	8 (170.8456)	14 (165.1200)	17 (158.2400)	16 (162.2512)
Jun 3, 2016	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	9 / 55 (675.9656)	5 (174.8456)	11 (170.2972)	32 (165.1200)	17 (165.7028)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	47 / 109 (657.5540)	19 (171.4056)	40 (165.6916)	92 (154.2284)	31 (166.2284)
Mar 25, 2016	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	16 / 66 (683.4288)	21 (172)	19 (170.8572)	41 (165.1544)	6 (175.4172)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	245 / 606 (658.8112)	299 (164)	181 (168.0228)	96 (170.8456)	411 (155.9428)
Sep 11, 2015	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	3 / 26 (672.5944)	6 (169.1200)	11 (163.4172)	2 (170.9144)	7 (169.1428)
Aug 7, 2015	Smokin on the Smoky Salina, KS	23 / 33 (657.0404)	25 (162.2516)	12 (169.7260)	22 (163.9656)	24 (161.0972)
Jul 24, 2015	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS	3 / 35 (693.1544)	8 (172.5600)	2 (174.8572)	3 (177.1772)	9 (168.5600)
Jul 3, 2015	HutchFest BBQ Cook-Off Hutchinson, KS	14 / 31 (661.7488)	5 (172.5828)	22 (156.5716)	3 (171.4400)	15 (161.1544)
Jun 19, 2015	22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	12 / 58 (667.3028)	16 (169.1200)	37 (158.8116)	16 (167.4056)	5 (171.9656)
Jun 5, 2015	2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	26 / 64 (654.7884)	41 (161.6912)	21 (166.2400)	30 (163.4172)	21 (163.4400)
May 8, 2015	Wheatstock Grill Off Abilene, KS	15 / 32 (675.3256)	8 (172.5600)	9 (171.4172)	20 (163.9428)	15 (167.4056)
Apr 17, 2015	10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	17 / 75 (678.1824)	27 (169.1084)	13 (171.9772)	26 (169.7256)	28 (167.3712)
Mar 21, 2015	2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	67 / 82 (669.6232)	31 (174.8800)	82 (154.8004)	43 (169.6684)	36 (170.2744)
Mar 20, 2015	3rd Annual Smokin At The Run Miami, OK	19 / 87 (683.9316)	27 (173.1200)	52 (166.2516)	29 (170.8572)	10 (173.7028)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	355 / 552 (642.7428)	241 (166.2744)	306 (162.8228)	387 (159.3828)	404 (154.2628)
Sep 12, 2014	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	11 / 38 (678.8800)	33 (159.4172)	3 (177.1544)	12 (170.8800)	10 (171.4284)
Aug 22, 2014	When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS	27 / 36 (646.1828)	30 (157.6456)	15 (168.5828)	29 (161.6916)	26 (158.2628)
Jul 25, 2014	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS	15 / 30 (661.6916)	3 (172.5600)	17 (165.7144)	6 (170.2972)	25 (153.1200)
Jun 6, 2014	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	17 / 54 (665.2004)	30 (164.5372)	9 (170.8800)	23 (166.3660)	23 (163.4172)
Mar 15, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK	66 / 72 (646.8004)	58 (165.7144)	63 (160.5260)	54 (165.7144)	67 (154.8456)
Mar 14, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	36 / 41 (641.1088)	25 (165.7144)	10 (171.9772)	19 (165.1772)	40 (138.2400)
Sep 6, 2013	National Bar-B-Que Derby Derby, KS	24 / 35 (636.4228)	24 (161.6800)	15 (164.5372)	33 (149.1200)	18 (161.0856)
Aug 23, 2013	When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS	18 / 30 (637.0632)	17 (161.1200)	24 (155.9888)	7 (170.2744)	27 (149.6800)
Jul 19, 2013	Blues, BBQ & Bargains Hays, KS	13 / 42 (650.9148)	38 (147.4516)	23 (160.5944)	2 (175.4400)	8 (167.4288)
Jun 7, 2013	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	38 / 69 (645.1428)	13 (168.5716)	22 (167.9998)	63 (148.5714)	37 (160)
Apr 5, 2013	Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon Stillwater, OK	32 / 52 (582.2858)	24 (149.1430)	29 (148)	40 (141.1428)	37 (144)

CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

On the rise

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A July team

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)