#2518 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headPERKS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1519
peak 1519 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-04-12
latest 2014-04-11
Best ToY finish
#862
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.11
last 4 Master vs avg 657.11 (+0.00)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±3.58
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.70 · weakest Brisket (159.57)
Road miles
506
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 239 mi
Schedule strength
15%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)
Master avg
657.11 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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.
PERKS BBQ has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 84 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#2523 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1526
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after PERKS BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#2514 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
Level with PERKS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2524 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2526 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2529 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1532
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.0000 | 163.9998 | 168.70 | top 32% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5714 | 161.1316 | 164.85 | top 42% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 158.2628 | 163.99 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 157.1428 | 159.57 | top 57% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 33% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 44% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 44% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 33% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 33% | 2014-04-11 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1 yrs
2013-04-12 → 2014-04-11
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
2 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 168.70 · weakest Brisket (159.57)
Walk rate
75%
a top-10 call in 3 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
657.11
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
144
107–59 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
506
4 mapped stops · furthest 239 mi
Schedule strength
1522
average field rating faced — tougher than 15% of rated contests
Power rating
1519
peak 1519 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
- First call The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.4284 The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
- Career-best overall score661.7144 Grand Lake BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0000 Grand Lake BBQ Festival
- 2014
- Peak power rating (1519) The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
- Most recent contest The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.1 | Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival | 2013-10-11 |
| +6.7 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | 2013-04-12 |
| +6 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | 2014-04-11 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2 | Grand Lake BBQ Festival | 2013-05-17 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 35% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 40% | 91.9% | 91.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-11 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 19 / 54 (654.2288) | 21 (165.6800) | 27 (161.6916) | 12 (167.4056) | 31 (159.4516) |
| 2013-10-11 | Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival Sand Springs, OK | 11 / 38 (653.0744) | 8 (169.1200) | 21 (161.1316) | 25 (158.2628) | 11 (164.5600) |
| 2013-05-17 | Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK | 18 / 30 (661.7144) | 6 (176.0000) | 16 (164.0002) | 16 (164.5714) | 24 (157.1428) |
| 2013-04-12 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 15 / 48 (659.4284) | 23 (163.9998) | 4 (172.5714) | 16 (165.7142) | 29 (157.1430) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1920 (105 pts) | #2064 (95 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #1785 (140 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #862 (346 pts) | #794 (411 pts) | #807 (406 pts) | #1084 (281 pts) | #1092 (266 pts) |