BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS

BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS is a competition barbecue team with 26 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 4th of 65 at the East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival (2015). They are ranked #1239 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,239

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1583

peak 1596 · rated over 26 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 26, 2013

latest Oct 22, 2021 · 8.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#691

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

12% of 26 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 41%

overall standings

Best overall

683.9200 / 720

Master · Border War Barbeque

Perfect 180s

Current form

667.68 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 665.04 (+2.64)

Walk rate

58%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1544

Chicken · Border War Barbeque

Consistency

±11.41

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.37 · weakest Brisket (164.75)

Road miles

935

across 26 mapped stops · furthest 61 mi

Schedule strength

52%

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

Purse competed for

$21K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

665.04 / 720

26 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

683.9200 career-best overall

95.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 683.9200 at Border War Barbeque — 95.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 27, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Dead Last BBQ has finished one call ahead of BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 28%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 28%

A tough matchup

14–3 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' SAUCED ahead in 82% of their meetings

GETTIN' SAUCED has come out ahead in 14 of their 17 shared contests.

A strong matchup

10–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 91% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Royal Smoke in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Border War Barbeque (Oct 22, 2021).

last seen Oct 25, 2019
back Oct 22, 2021

Pork nemesis

11 of 11 shared pork entries lost

SLAPS BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SLAPS BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 11 shared pork entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.58% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.58% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.4% of a perfect score
26 contests

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival every year from 2013 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 4th

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
2021 ↗	Master	#1213 (65 pts)	#1225 (75 pts)	#1005 (125 pts)	#1212 (75 pts)	#1531 (55 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1226 (180 pts)	#1261 (190 pts)	#1230 (200 pts)	#1236 (200 pts)	#1277 (180 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1266 (180 pts)	#862 (385 pts)	#1354 (180 pts)	#1140 (245 pts)	#1195 (230 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1064 (300 pts)	#980 (390 pts)	#1246 (255 pts)	#954 (390 pts)	#984 (360 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#915 (370 pts)	#1070 (325 pts)	#1086 (315 pts)	#845 (465 pts)	#897 (400 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#757 (460 pts)	#910 (385 pts)	#991 (350 pts)	#912 (395 pts)	#797 (460 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#691 (521 pts)	#886 (406 pts)	#669 (566 pts)	#607 (636 pts)	#952 (351 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#851 (352 pts)	#1166 (247 pts)	#635 (527 pts)	#1147 (257 pts)	#848 (372 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

THE BARKTENDERS

#1,241 of the rated field

1583 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1584

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 25 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Mar 23, 2019

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Live Q or Die

#1,245 of the rated field

1583 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1583

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 26, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Jul 27, 2024

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Q-FACTOR

#1,242 of the rated field

1583 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1607

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 35 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 35 contests
last seen Aug 30, 2019

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SWINE CRUE

#1,244 of the rated field

1583 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1600

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

rated over 36 contests
last seen Apr 21, 2023

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BAILEY'S SMOKERS

#1,237 of the rated field

1583 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1586

Level with BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2020

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MUDHOLE BBQ

#1,240 of the rated field

1583 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1588

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 5 years before BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
B & C SMOKERS	18	6	12	33%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	14	7	7	50%	⚔ compare
BLACK EYE BBQ	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
FUNNY FARM BBQ	12	9	3	75%	⚔ compare
Pork Pullers	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
BULL CREEK BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
Royal Smoke	11	10	1	91%	⚔ compare
Boxer Q BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
PELLET ENVY	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' R'S 2.0	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	26	5	0	177.1544	151.9084	167.25	top 43%
Pork Ribs	26	5	1	176.5828	153.6456	165.67	top 45%
Pork	26	6	1	176.0344	152.5484	167.37	top 42%
Brisket	26	4	1	176.5600	149.0628	164.75	top 44%

“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)	4	0	top 47%
Large (40+)	22	0	top 40%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	23	0	top 42%
MO	3	0	top 35%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	7	4	top 34%	Aug 23, 2019
Border War Barbeque	5	15	top 55%	Oct 22, 2021
Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)	3	39	top 48%	Apr 7, 2017
Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	2	26	top 52%	Jul 12, 2019
Border War BBQ	2	12	top 40%	Oct 23, 2015
Sugar Mound BBQ Festival	2	5	top 22%	May 23, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 23 of 26 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 11 6 of them more than once

Opponents faced 644 finished ahead 936 times, behind 600

Longest layoff 2 yrs Oct 25, 2019 → Oct 22, 2021

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

20211 milestone

Oct 22 Most recent contest Border War Barbeque

20192 milestones

Jul 12 Peak power rating (1596) Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
Oct 25 25th tracked contest Border War Barbeque

20172 milestones

Oct 27 Career-best overall score683.9200 Border War Barbeque
Oct 27 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1544 Border War Barbeque

20151 milestone

Aug 28 10th tracked contest East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival

20134 milestones

Jul 26 First tracked contest Racing For The BBQ
Jul 26 First call Racing For The BBQ
Jul 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.1824 Racing For The BBQ
Oct 25 First overall top-10 Border War Barbecue

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.6	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival	May 24, 2014
+13.1	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival	Aug 28, 2015
+10.4	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival	Aug 22, 2014
+9.8	Border War Barbecue	Oct 25, 2013
+8.3	Racing For The BBQ	Jul 26, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.1	Border War Barbeque	Oct 22, 2021
-6	Border War Barbeque	Oct 25, 2019
-4.4	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival	Aug 23, 2013
-4	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jul 13, 2018
-2.8	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)	Apr 7, 2017

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0	0%	top 77%	91.7%	91.7%
2019	3	0	0%	top 55%	93.9%	92.5%
2018	3	0	67%	top 50%	94.4%	92.3%
2017	4	0	75%	top 44%	95%	92.4%
2016	4	0	75%	top 38%	94.1%	92.8%
2015	4	1	75%	top 30%	93.7%	92.8%
2014	4	1	50%	top 28%	94.8%	92.3%
2013	3	1	67%	top 39%	94%	91.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 22, 2021	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	23 / 30 (660.5028)	21 (166.8572)	11 (169.7256)	21 (163.9772)	26 (159.9428)
Oct 25, 2019	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	32 / 44 (657.0284)	24 (167.4400)	35 (161.1200)	31 (163.9428)	32 (164.5256)
Aug 23, 2019	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS	32 / 66 (665.5652)	35 (166.2628)	43 (162.2284)	21 (170.2512)	27 (166.8228)
Jul 12, 2019	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	26 / 59 (675.9084)	24 (169.7028)	21 (170.8228)	30 (168.5600)	26 (166.8228)
Oct 26, 2018	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	25 / 56 (679.3828)	24 (169.1200)	30 (167.4400)	16 (172)	15 (170.8228)
Aug 24, 2018	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	30 / 67 (658.7312)	6 (173.7028)	51 (158.8112)	24 (167.4056)	35 (158.8116)
Jul 13, 2018	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	29 / 48 (655.8628)	9 (173.1200)	43 (153.6456)	22 (167.9656)	27 (161.1316)
Oct 27, 2017	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	15 / 46 (683.9200)	4 (177.1544)	26 (165.6800)	10 (172.5600)	24 (168.5256)
Sep 29, 2017	Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	29 / 64 (662.7200)	45 (158.8000)	29 (166.2744)	44 (161.0856)	6 (176.5600)
Aug 25, 2017	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	23 / 57 (657.0512)	25 (162.8112)	22 (165.1200)	10 (172.0572)	44 (157.0628)
Apr 7, 2017	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS	56 / 100 (657.0628)	43 (167.9656)	40 (168)	92 (152.5484)	33 (168.5488)
Oct 21, 2016	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	19 / 38 (666.8000)	10 (170.2628)	10 (170.8456)	23 (163.4172)	22 (162.2744)
Aug 26, 2016	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	11 / 61 (671.9200)	23 (165.7028)	29 (163.4172)	4 (175.4172)	15 (167.3828)
Jul 29, 2016	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	19 / 54 (677.5768)	32 (167.9772)	26 (167.3712)	26 (169.1084)	8 (173.1200)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	52 / 109 (655.8168)	30 (169.1428)	75 (157.6456)	12 (173.1084)	74 (155.9200)
Oct 23, 2015	Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS	12 / 35 (670.2172)	20 (167.3828)	18 (164.5600)	23 (164)	2 (174.2744)
Aug 28, 2015	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	4 / 65 (674.7428)	9 (170.8228)	10 (170.2628)	13 (168.5600)	21 (165.0972)
May 23, 2015	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	24 / 62 (671.9540)	18 (170.8456)	44 (160)	9 (173.7256)	25 (167.3828)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	39 / 97 (656.9824)	66 (160.5256)	35 (165.6800)	41 (164.5140)	28 (166.2628)
Oct 24, 2014	Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS	19 / 41 (659.2568)	15 (166.8228)	14 (168.5256)	7 (174.8456)	35 (149.0628)
Aug 22, 2014	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	12 / 69 (659.8628)	20 (167.9656)	39 (158.2400)	12 (169.1200)	13 (164.5372)
Jul 25, 2014	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	23 / 54 (658.1368)	17 (169.6912)	11 (169.7028)	30 (164.5256)	43 (154.2172)
May 24, 2014	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	5 / 87 (682.2972)	36 (166.2856)	4 (175.4056)	3 (176.0344)	36 (164.5716)
Oct 25, 2013	Border War Barbecue Osawatomie, KS	7 / 27 (676.4568)	16 (165.6684)	5 (171.9656)	14 (166.2628)	7 (172.5600)
Aug 23, 2013	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	44 / 68 (629.0168)	62 (151.9084)	43 (158.2628)	37 (159.4284)	36 (159.4172)
Jul 26, 2013	Racing For The BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	16 / 58 (666.1824)	28 (164.5256)	2 (176.5828)	45 (157.1084)	12 (167.9656)

BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)