B-BOYZ BBQ

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

Power ranking

#2373

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1524

peak 1524 · rated over 20 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-02-22

latest 2018-10-19

Best ToY finish

#799

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 20 contests

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

Top-10 streak

and counting

Best single call

179.4400

Chicken · Laurie Hillbilly BBQ

Consistency

±16.19

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.83 · weakest Brisket (161.00)

Road miles

1,810

mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 141 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)

Master avg

655.64 / 720

20 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 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.

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
2016-05-06

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.

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

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.

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

Fireside Smokers

#2360 of the rated field

1524 ▲ 0 power rating

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

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

One contest 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 9 contests
last seen 2025-03-07

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Dirt Crüe BBQ

#2383 of the rated field

1524 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1541

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2024-07-19

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GUZZY-Q

#2365 of the rated field

1524 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1560

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1560 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2019-10-18

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TEAM RINE-O

#2361 of the rated field

1524 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2019-10-04

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3BBQ

#2384 of the rated field

1524 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1544

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 8 years after B-BOYZ BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2026-07-18

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COUNTRY ROADS NE

#2368 of the rated field

1524 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2017-08-05

⚔ Head-to-head

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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	10	0	top 52%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 59%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	3	24	0	top 65%	2017-08-04
Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	2	5	0	top 21%	2016-05-06

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

On the trail 5.7 yrs 2013-02-22 → 2018-10-19

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 20 of 20 contests

Contests visited 17 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 20 entries · 1 win · 5 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.83 · weakest Brisket (161.00)

Walk rate 70% a top-10 call in 14 of 20 contests

Overall top-10 rate 20% 4 of 20 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests — and still running

Master average 655.64 out of 720 · 20 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 410 340–403 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,810 20 mapped stops · furthest 141 mi

Schedule strength 1552 average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests

Power rating 1524 peak 1524 · #2373 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
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
2014
May 2 First overall top-10 Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest
2015
Jun 5 10th tracked contest Hott Butts BBQ Contest
2016
May 6 Career-best overall score684.5828 Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest
2017
Aug 4 First category win (Chicken) Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Aug 4 Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
2018
Oct 19 Peak power rating (1524) Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown
Oct 19 Most recent contest Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.1	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	2016-05-06
+11.2	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	2014-05-02
+9.1	Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown	2018-10-19
+8.3	*7th Annual Smokin on the Lake	2018-06-01
+7	*Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest	2018-04-20

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.2	6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff	2013-07-12
-9.9	6th Annual Smokin On The Lake	2017-06-02
-8.1	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	2014-08-01
-7.4	Polar Bear Challenge	2013-02-22
-5.1	Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival	2014-09-26

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	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
2018-10-19	Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown Lebanon, MO	8 / 21 (679.9428)	13 (170.8228)	6 (171.4400)	9 (170.2628)	11 (167.4172)
2018-06-01	*7th Annual Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO	10 / 29 (670.7768)	22 (161.6684)	11 (168.0000)	4 (173.7028)	8 (167.4056)
2018-04-20	*Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO	15 / 40 (668.9944)	18 (167.3712)	22 (163.3944)	3 (173.1316)	19 (165.0972)
2017-09-16	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling, MO	22 / 47 (674.1944)	3 (177.7028)	27 (166.8344)	32 (165.6800)	30 (163.9772)
2017-08-04	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	24 / 40 (661.0512)	1 (179.4400)	39 (147.9428)	26 (163.4056)	14 (170.2628)
2017-06-02	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)
2016-06-24	Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	21 / 49 (659.9428)	26 (170.3088)	37 (158.2400)	18 (166.8340)	25 (164.5600)
2016-05-06	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	5 / 32 (684.5828)	5 (175.4172)	13 (167.4400)	9 (171.4628)	4 (170.2628)
2015-10-09	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	15 / 20 (644.4456)	17 (162.8228)	14 (157.1200)	8 (173.7028)	17 (150.8000)
2015-09-04	Q'ing for a Cause Columbia, MO	11 / 21 (669.0624)	19 (160.5256)	9 (169.1428)	7 (169.1312)	8 (170.2628)
2015-06-05	Hott Butts BBQ Contest Boonville, MO	22 / 32 (643.3832)	12 (167.4172)	26 (157.7144)	25 (157.7144)	19 (160.5372)
2014-09-26	Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival Hermann, MO	27 / 37 (645.0284)	32 (156.5028)	18 (168.5600)	30 (158.8456)	24 (161.1200)
2014-08-01	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	38 / 47 (634.6972)	24 (166.8344)	31 (163.4056)	38 (158.2400)	44 (146.2172)
2014-07-11	7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	21 / 41 (661.0740)	29 (162.8456)	14 (168.5828)	29 (159.9428)	10 (169.7028)
2014-05-02	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	9 / 35 (672.5372)	8 (172.5600)	2 (176.5828)	32 (154.8456)	11 (168.5488)
2013-09-27	Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival Hermann, MO	19 / 39 (645.6112)	2 (173.1200)	10 (167.4400)	24 (161.7256)	36 (143.3256)
2013-08-02	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	27 / 51 (650.2288)	11 (167.9772)	5 (171.4400)	45 (155.4172)	35 (155.3944)
2013-07-12	6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	39 / 42 (627.2800)	34 (161.6572)	22 (164.0116)	39 (150.8228)	39 (150.7884)
2013-04-19	Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	34 / 68 (636.5706)	25 (165.1428)	16 (168.5714)	51 (156.5710)	55 (146.2854)
2013-02-22	Polar Bear Challenge Columbia, MO	34 / 46 (642.8570)	39 (157.1428)	29 (160.5714)	41 (154.2856)	3 (170.8572)

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	#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)