B-BOYZ BBQ

B-BOYZ BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 5th of 32 at the Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest (2016). They are ranked #2368 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,368

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1524

peak 1524 · rated over 20 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 22, 2013

latest Oct 19, 2018 · 5.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#799

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

20% of 20 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 55%

overall standings

Best overall

684.5828 / 720

Master · Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

670.99 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 655.64 (+15.36)

Walk rate

70%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Chicken · Laurie Hillbilly BBQ

Consistency

±16.19

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.83 · weakest Brisket (161.00)

Road miles

1,810

across 20 mapped stops · furthest 141 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)

Master avg

655.64 / 720

20 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

70% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 14 of 20 contests

A top-10 category call in 70% of their 20 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

684.5828 career-best overall

95.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 684.5828 at Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest — 95.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 6, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKIN' BUTTS has finished one call ahead of B-BOYZ BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 37%.

3 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 37%

A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.84 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 25% of the time against 25%.

Brisket avg 161.00
Chicken avg 166.83
5 calls in 20 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SCHAEFER BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

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Chicken nemesis

11 of 13 shared chicken entries lost

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead 85% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 13 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±2.25% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.25% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.1% of a perfect score
20 contests

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	#837 (380 pts)	#1073 (270 pts)	#916 (360 pts)	#651 (570 pts)	#907 (355 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1301 (202 pts)	#672 (602 pts)	#1271 (247 pts)	#1558 (172 pts)	#1244 (247 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1444 (182 pts)	#1541 (182 pts)	#2030 (117 pts)	#1764 (142 pts)	#1421 (207 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1059 (283 pts)	#1119 (283 pts)	#1124 (288 pts)	#993 (348 pts)	#1034 (313 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#898 (365 pts)	#975 (360 pts)	#687 (550 pts)	#1225 (260 pts)	#845 (410 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#799 (382 pts)	#519 (622 pts)	#542 (612 pts)	#901 (357 pts)	#617 (527 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to B-BOYZ BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BIG O'S BBQ

#2,371 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1550

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to B-BOYZ BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team B-BOYZ BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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Fireside Smokers

#2,376 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1530

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to B-BOYZ BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than B-BOYZ BBQ has cooked, 9 to 20, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Mar 7, 2025

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TEAM RINE-O

#2,373 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1540

21 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 24% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2019

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COUNTRY ROADS NE

#2,372 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1539

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

rated over 19 contests
last seen Aug 5, 2017

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Sloppy Hog BBQ

#2,362 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1525

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 22 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 22 contests
last seen May 8, 2026

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TOO BAD YOU'RE MY COUSIN

#2,369 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1535

Level with B-BOYZ BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 17 contests
last seen May 25, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN O BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
IN DEEP SAUCE	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' BUTTS	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
POLITICAL PORK	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
BRICKHEAD BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Shootin' Smoke	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
PITMASTERIQ BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BOSS HAWG BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	5	1	3	179.4400	156.5028	166.83	top 50%
Pork Ribs	20	6	0	1	176.5828	147.9428	165.22	top 48%
Pork	20	6	0	1	173.7028	150.8228	162.58	top 62%
Brisket	20	5	0	1	170.8572	143.3256	161.00	top 55%

“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)	10	0	top 52%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 59%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	3	24	0	top 65%	Aug 4, 2017
Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	2	5	0	top 21%	May 6, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 20 of 20 contests

Contests visited 17 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 404 finished ahead 340 times, behind 403

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

20182 milestones

Oct 19 Peak power rating (1524) Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown
Oct 19 Most recent contest Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown

20172 milestones

Aug 4 First category win (Chicken) Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Aug 4 Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ

20161 milestone

May 6 Career-best overall score684.5828 Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest

20151 milestone

Jun 5 10th tracked contest Hott Butts BBQ Contest

20141 milestone

May 2 First overall top-10 Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest

20133 milestones

Feb 22 First tracked contest Polar Bear Challenge
Feb 22 First call Polar Bear Challenge
Aug 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2288 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.1	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	May 6, 2016
+11.2	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	May 2, 2014
+9.5	Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown	Oct 19, 2018
+8.3	7th Annual Smokin on the Lake	Jun 1, 2018
+7	Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest	Apr 20, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.1	6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff	Jul 12, 2013
-9.9	6th Annual Smokin On The Lake	Jun 2, 2017
-8.1	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	Aug 1, 2014
-7.4	Polar Bear Challenge	Feb 22, 2013
-5.1	Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival	Sep 26, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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	3	2	0	100%	top 37%	94.4%	93.5%
2017	3	0	1	100%	top 64%	93.6%	91.5%
2016	2	1	0	50%	top 29%	95.1%	93.4%
2015	3	0	0	67%	top 65%	92.9%	90.6%
2014	4	1	0	50%	top 58%	93.4%	90.7%
2013	5	0	0	60%	top 64%	90.3%	89%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 19, 2018	Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown Lebanon, MO	8 / 21 (679.9428)	13 (170.8228)	6 (171.4400)	9 (170.2628)	11 (167.4172)
Jun 1, 2018	7th Annual Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO	10 / 29 (670.7768)	22 (161.6684)	11 (168)	4 (173.7028)	8 (167.4056)
Apr 20, 2018	Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO	15 / 40 (668.9944)	18 (167.3712)	22 (163.3944)	3 (173.1316)	19 (165.0972)
Sep 16, 2017	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling, MO	22 / 47 (674.1944)	3 (177.7028)	27 (166.8344)	32 (165.6800)	30 (163.9772)
Aug 4, 2017	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	24 / 40 (661.0512)	1 (179.4400)	39 (147.9428)	26 (163.4056)	14 (170.2628)
Jun 2, 2017	6th Annual Smokin On The Lake Monroe City, MO	23 / 27 (640.4456)	19 (159.4056)	10 (167.9772)	26 (155.9656)	21 (157.0972)
Jun 24, 2016	Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	21 / 49 (659.9428)	26 (170.3088)	37 (158.2400)	18 (166.8340)	25 (164.5600)
May 6, 2016	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	5 / 32 (684.5828)	5 (175.4172)	13 (167.4400)	9 (171.4628)	4 (170.2628)
Oct 9, 2015	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	15 / 20 (644.4456)	17 (162.8228)	14 (157.1200)	8 (173.7028)	17 (150.8000)
Sep 4, 2015	Q'ing for a Cause Columbia, MO	11 / 21 (669.0624)	19 (160.5256)	9 (169.1428)	7 (169.1312)	8 (170.2628)
Jun 5, 2015	Hott Butts BBQ Contest Boonville, MO	22 / 32 (643.3832)	12 (167.4172)	26 (157.7144)	25 (157.7144)	19 (160.5372)
Sep 26, 2014	Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival Hermann, MO	27 / 37 (645.0284)	32 (156.5028)	18 (168.5600)	30 (158.8456)	24 (161.1200)
Aug 1, 2014	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	38 / 47 (634.6972)	24 (166.8344)	31 (163.4056)	38 (158.2400)	44 (146.2172)
Jul 11, 2014	7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	21 / 41 (661.0740)	29 (162.8456)	14 (168.5828)	29 (159.9428)	10 (169.7028)
May 2, 2014	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	9 / 35 (672.5372)	8 (172.5600)	2 (176.5828)	32 (154.8456)	11 (168.5488)
Sep 27, 2013	Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival Hermann, MO	19 / 39 (645.6112)	2 (173.1200)	10 (167.4400)	24 (161.7256)	36 (143.3256)
Aug 2, 2013	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	27 / 51 (650.2288)	11 (167.9772)	5 (171.4400)	45 (155.4172)	35 (155.3944)
Jul 12, 2013	6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	39 / 42 (627.2800)	34 (161.6572)	22 (164.0116)	39 (150.8228)	39 (150.7884)
Apr 19, 2013	Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	34 / 68 (636.5706)	25 (165.1428)	16 (168.5714)	51 (156.5710)	55 (146.2854)
Feb 22, 2013	Polar Bear Challenge Columbia, MO	34 / 46 (642.8570)	39 (157.1428)	29 (160.5714)	41 (154.2856)	3 (170.8572)

B-BOYZ BBQ

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 (9 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

The metronome

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

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 — 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)