CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#870

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1619

peak 1629 · rated over 40 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-05

latest 2018-03-03

Best ToY finish

#296

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

12 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 40 contests

Avg finish

top 44%

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 658.53 (+12.42)

Walk rate

57%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

179.4400

Pork Ribs · Firelake BBQ Cook Off(Day 2)

Consistency

±33.23

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.61 · weakest Brisket (163.39)

Road miles

6,716

mi across 40 mapped stops · furthest 475 mi

Schedule strength

52%

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

Master avg

658.53 / 720

40 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (11 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

On the rise

+33 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 33 points across 10 contests since 2017-03-24 — from 1586 up to 1619.

10 contests since 2017-03-24
now 1619

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
2015-07-24

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

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKED OUT BBQ in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

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 44% the rest of the year.

6 July contests
top 44% 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

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

Wabash BBQ

#873 of the rated field

1619 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 99
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1670

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Wabash BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 95 contests
last seen 2026-04-24

⚔ Head-to-head

YOU NEED A BBQ

#872 of the rated field

1619 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1654

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1654 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 44 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

Lucky Smoke

#871 of the rated field

1619 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1619

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 35 contests to 40, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 34 contests
last seen 2024-08-16

⚔ Head-to-head

Pigtamer BBQ

#877 of the rated field

1618 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 67
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1646

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

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 67 contests, alongside a 25% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 65 contests
last seen 2023-07-14

⚔ Head-to-head

OLD 99 MEAT CO.

#880 of the rated field

1618 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1618

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% 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 21 contests
last seen 2020-02-14

⚔ Head-to-head

PIG NEWTON

#874 of the rated field

1618 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 94
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1657

4–3 in 7 shared contests (57% to CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER)

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

rated over 94 contests
last seen 2026-06-05

⚔ 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	2	20	9%	⚔ 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	3	15	17%	⚔ 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	4	10	29%	⚔ 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	148.0000	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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	27	top 42%
OK	10	top 53%
MO	2	top 38%
CO	1	top 21%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	16	0	top 41%
Large (40+)	24	0	top 46%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
*Derby BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL)	3	3	top 24%	2017-09-08
2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	3	17	top 42%	2015-06-05
Firelake BBQ Cook Off(Day 2)	2	34	top 44%	2017-03-25
Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off	2	3	top 29%	2015-07-24
When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In	2	18	top 68%	2014-08-22

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.9 yrs 2013-04-05 → 2018-03-03

Busiest season 2015 11 contests

Contests a season 6.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 27 of 40 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 33 5 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 40 entries · 0 wins · 9 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 167.61 · weakest Brisket (163.39)

Walk rate 57% a top-10 call in 23 of 40 contests

Overall top-10 rate 18% 7 of 40 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 658.53 out of 720 · 40 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,707 2,103–1,773 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 6,716 40 mapped stops · furthest 475 mi

Schedule strength 1567 average field rating faced — tougher than 52% of rated contests

Power rating 1619 peak 1629 · #870 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
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
2014
Aug 22 10th tracked contest When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In
2015
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
2016
Apr 8 25th tracked contest Smoke in the Spring
Jul 29 First category win (Pork Ribs) The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest
2017
Mar 25 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)179.4400 Firelake BBQ Cook Off(Day 2)
Sep 22 Peak power rating (1629) *Jammin In JC Blues & BBQ Festival
2018
Mar 3 Most recent contest *Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.8	3rd Annual Smokin At The Run	2015-03-20
+14.1	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off	2015-07-24
+13	*Derby BBQ Festival	2015-09-11
+11.7	10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	2015-04-17
+11.6	*Big Blue BBQ Championship(TEAM FULL)	2017-06-02

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.9	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)	2016-10-29
-9.5	Smokin' At The Run	2014-03-15
-9.3	Smokin' At The Run Shootout	2014-03-14
-5.7	Smokin on the Smoky	2015-08-07
-4.9	National Bar-B-Que Derby	2013-09-06

Category scores over time

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

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

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 35%	96.3%	91%
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
2018-03-03	*Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2 Cheney, KS	26 / 42 (671.3832)	38 (161.1316)	25 (167.4288)	14 (172.5600)	22 (170.2628)
2018-03-02	*Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Cheney, KS	33 / 47 (661.6572)	41 (162.8228)	36 (163.9544)	27 (166.8800)	26 (168.0000)
2017-10-20	*Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	28 / 47 (666.8228)	22 (170.2972)	9 (174.2972)	41 (156.5256)	24 (165.7028)
2017-09-22	*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)
2017-09-08	*Derby BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL) Derby, KS	9 / 29 (672.0232)	13 (168.5716)	8 (168.5600)	19 (160.5944)	1 (174.2972)
2017-09-01	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)
2017-07-28	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)
2017-06-02	*Big Blue BBQ Championship(TEAM FULL) Marysville, KS	5 / 35 (675.3828)	10 (170.2972)	14 (168.0000)	6 (170.2628)	9 (166.8228)
2017-03-25	Firelake BBQ Cook Off(Day 2) Shawnee, OK	34 / 77 (674.7656)	32 (171.9772)	1 (179.4400)	34 (170.2856)	69 (153.0628)
2017-03-24	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK	38 / 87 (675.3828)	36 (168.5372)	23 (172.0344)	51 (166.2628)	41 (168.5484)
2016-10-29	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)
2016-09-09	*Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	17 / 38 (676.0000)	29 (161.1200)	2 (178.8572)	29 (162.9028)	13 (173.1200)
2016-07-29	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)
2016-06-17	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)
2016-06-03	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	9 / 55 (675.9656)	5 (174.8456)	11 (170.2972)	32 (165.1200)	17 (165.7028)
2016-04-08	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	47 / 109 (657.5540)	19 (171.4056)	40 (165.6916)	92 (154.2284)	31 (166.2284)
2016-03-25	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	16 / 66 (683.4288)	21 (172.0000)	19 (170.8572)	41 (165.1544)	6 (175.4172)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	74 / 606 (490.3312)	299 (164.0000)	181 (168.0228)	96 (170.8456)	411 (155.9428)
2015-09-11	*Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	3 / 26 (672.5944)	6 (169.1200)	11 (163.4172)	2 (170.9144)	7 (169.1428)
2015-08-07	Smokin on the Smoky Salina, KS	23 / 33 (657.0404)	25 (162.2516)	12 (169.7260)	22 (163.9656)	24 (161.0972)
2015-07-24	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)
2015-07-03	HutchFest BBQ Cook-Off Hutchinson, KS	14 / 31 (661.7488)	5 (172.5828)	22 (156.5716)	3 (171.4400)	15 (161.1544)
2015-06-19	22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	12 / 58 (667.3028)	16 (169.1200)	37 (158.8116)	16 (167.4056)	5 (171.9656)
2015-06-05	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)
2015-05-08	Wheatstock Grill Off Abilene, KS	15 / 32 (675.3256)	8 (172.5600)	9 (171.4172)	20 (163.9428)	15 (167.4056)
2015-04-17	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)
2015-03-21	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)
2015-03-20	3rd Annual Smokin At The Run Miami, OK	19 / 87 (683.9316)	27 (173.1200)	52 (166.2516)	29 (170.8572)	10 (173.7028)
2014-10-02	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)
2014-09-12	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	11 / 38 (678.8800)	33 (159.4172)	3 (177.1544)	12 (170.8800)	10 (171.4284)
2014-08-22	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)
2014-07-25	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)
2014-06-06	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	17 / 54 (665.2004)	30 (164.5372)	9 (170.8800)	23 (166.3660)	23 (163.4172)
2014-03-15	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK	66 / 72 (646.8004)	58 (165.7144)	63 (160.5260)	54 (165.7144)	67 (154.8456)
2014-03-14	Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	36 / 41 (641.1088)	25 (165.7144)	10 (171.9772)	19 (165.1772)	40 (138.2400)
2013-09-06	National Bar-B-Que Derby Derby, KS	24 / 35 (636.4228)	24 (161.6800)	15 (164.5372)	33 (149.1200)	18 (161.0856)
2013-08-23	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)
2013-07-19	Blues, BBQ & Bargains Hays, KS	13 / 42 (650.9148)	38 (147.4516)	23 (160.5944)	2 (175.4400)	8 (167.4288)
2013-06-07	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	38 / 69 (645.1428)	13 (168.5716)	22 (167.9998)	63 (148.5714)	37 (160.0000)
2013-04-05	Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon Stillwater, OK	32 / 52 (582.2858)	24 (149.1430)	29 (148.0000)	40 (141.1428)	37 (144.0000)

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

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — 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 (1209 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 (1182 pts)	#346 (1059 pts)	#320 (1097 pts)	#258 (1217 pts)	#315 (1097 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)