WHO ARE THOSE GUYS?

WHO ARE THOSE GUYS? is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 6th of 25 at the Beltway BBQ Showdown (2013). They are ranked #2342 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Who Are Those Guys”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,342

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1525

peak 1525 · rated over 16 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Aug 24, 2018 · 5.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#854

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

6% of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 48%

overall standings

Best overall

671.9544 / 720

Master · 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash

Perfect 180s

Current form

647.20 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 637.58 (+9.61)

Walk rate

56%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.6172

Pork Ribs · Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest

Consistency

±18.18

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 161.38 · weakest Chicken (156.70)

Road miles

4,899

across 16 mapped stops · furthest 731 mi

Schedule strength

24%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)

Master avg

637.58 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

671.9544 career-best overall

93.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 671.9544 at 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash — 93.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 14, 2015

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 36%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 36%

A tough matchup

9–2 behind in the head-to-head

FLYING PORKERS ahead in 82% of their meetings

FLYING PORKERS has come out ahead in 9 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.7 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.68 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 31%.

Chicken avg 156.70
Pork avg 161.38
0 calls in 16 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Moshpit BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

6 of 8 shared pork entries lost

ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

FAT MAXINE'S BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The long haul

4,899 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,899 miles across 16 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 731 miles to Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest.

16 mapped stops
furthest 731 mi

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL) every year from 2014 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 17th

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
2015 ↗	Master	#1636 (125 pts)	#2152 (70 pts)	#1612 (155 pts)	#1537 (175 pts)	#2111 (75 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1225 (233 pts)	#1199 (268 pts)	#1363 (218 pts)	#1021 (333 pts)	#1275 (233 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#854 (350 pts)	#1173 (245 pts)	#1075 (285 pts)	#629 (525 pts)	#753 (430 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to WHO ARE THOSE GUYS?, each with one reason worth a look.

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

PEQUEA PULLERS

#2,352 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1525

3–4 in 7 shared contests (43% to WHO ARE THOSE GUYS?)

These two have cooked 7 of the same contests — PEQUEA PULLERS ahead 4–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2018

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SMOKIN BONZ BBQ COMPANY

#2,349 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1525

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jul 20, 2018

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Purdom's BBQ

#2,341 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1535

Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Apr 3, 2026

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Sky High BBQ

#2,348 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1525

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 16 contests, alongside a 25% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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SMOKIN N TURNIN BBQ

#2,338 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1535

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before WHO ARE THOSE GUYS?'s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

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EZ-D'S SMOKE SHACK

#2,351 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1525

They turned up 10 years after WHO ARE THOSE GUYS? did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jul 18, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
FLYING PORKERS	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
HAWG NATION BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
QUEGASM	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
WEEKEND SMOKERS	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
MUST B SMOKIN' SOMETHING	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
PEQUEA PULLERS	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
DIZZY PIG	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Moshpit BBQ	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	0	0	164.5944	144.0228	156.70	top 63%
Pork Ribs	16	3	1	176.6172	141.1428	161.30	top 44%
Pork	16	5	2	174.2856	145.7028	161.38	top 43%
Brisket	16	4	1	174.3200	132.6056	158.20	top 45%

“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)	1	0	top 24%
Large (40+)	15	0	top 50%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MD	8	top 43%
PA	5	top 44%
MO	3	top 71%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL)	5	17	0	top 44%	Aug 24, 2018
Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	2	30	0	top 72%	Aug 21, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 4 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MD 8 of 16 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 11 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 458 finished ahead 480 times, behind 434

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

20182 milestones

Aug 24 Peak power rating (1525) New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL)
Aug 24 Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL)

20152 milestones

Aug 14 Career-best overall score671.9544 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash
Aug 21 10th tracked contest Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest

20135 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
Apr 19 First call Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
May 31 First overall top-10 Beltway BBQ Showdown
May 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656 Beltway BBQ Showdown
Aug 23 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.6172 Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.7	New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL)	Aug 24, 2018
+9.9	Beltway BBQ Showdown	May 31, 2013
+9.8	14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash	Aug 14, 2015
+6.9	12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash	Aug 9, 2013
+6.1	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 25, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.4	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	Aug 21, 2015
-6.5	22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	Aug 22, 2014
-5.4	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 22, 2014
-1.7	Maryland State BBQ Bash	Aug 11, 2017
-1.6	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	Aug 23, 2013

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0%	top 24%	90.6%	90.6%
2017	2	0	50%	top 50%	90.5%	89.7%
2016	2	0	50%	top 56%	90.9%	89.7%
2015	3	0	67%	top 51%	93.3%	88.4%
2014	4	0	25%	top 60%	88.3%	86.7%
2013	4	1	100%	top 36%	91.1%	88.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 24, 2018	New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL) New Holland, PA	17 / 71 (652.4684)	49 (153.0972)	12 (167.9656)	19 (162.2628)	12 (169.1428)
Aug 25, 2017	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	25 / 69 (651.3600)	62 (149.0972)	11 (168.5372)	42 (159.4056)	2 (174.3200)
Aug 11, 2017	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	30 / 47 (640.4112)	33 (163.4172)	40 (150.2056)	13 (166.8456)	26 (159.9428)
Aug 26, 2016	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	35 / 66 (636.9828)	56 (151.9656)	46 (156.5028)	17 (167.3944)	22 (161.1200)
Aug 12, 2016	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	25 / 42 (654.7544)	28 (162.8456)	29 (162.2516)	31 (159.3944)	6 (170.2628)
Aug 28, 2015	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	26 / 70 (643.3028)	45 (156.5600)	32 (161.6572)	2 (174.2856)	46 (150.8000)
Aug 21, 2015	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	52 / 58 (593.8056)	43 (150.2972)	16 (165.2000)	52 (145.7028)	56 (132.6056)
Aug 14, 2015	14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	12 / 46 (671.9544)	23 (164.5944)	8 (174.2744)	6 (172.5600)	22 (160.5256)
Aug 22, 2014	22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	37 / 52 (622.2740)	49 (144.0228)	12 (169.1200)	40 (154.8684)	37 (154.2628)
Aug 22, 2014	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	48 / 70 (616.4800)	34 (158.8800)	26 (160.5028)	59 (148.5256)	49 (148.5716)
Aug 8, 2014	MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets Bel Air, MD	27 / 54 (635.8972)	23 (161.6800)	28 (158.8460)	10 (166.2284)	35 (149.1428)
May 9, 2014	Pork In The Park BBQ Festival Salisbury, MD	22 / 43 (621.0284)	17 (159.9772)	32 (146.2056)	17 (158.2856)	22 (156.5600)
Aug 23, 2013	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	30 / 56 (636.5828)	32 (156)	2 (176.6172)	46 (152.5828)	38 (151.3828)
Aug 9, 2013	12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	18 / 60 (641.7260)	26 (158.2400)	29 (158.2744)	30 (155.4744)	6 (169.7372)
May 31, 2013	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	6 / 25 (656)	16 (160.0002)	9 (163.4286)	4 (167.4286)	6 (165.1426)
Apr 19, 2013	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD	40 / 106 (626.2854)	58 (156.5712)	90 (141.1428)	3 (170.8570)	36 (157.7144)

WHO ARE THOSE GUYS?

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

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 — 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)