NO LABEL BBQ

NO LABEL BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 11th of 28 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2016). They are ranked #2660 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,660

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1514

peak 1522 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Jan 27, 2023 · 9.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#970

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

669.6456 / 720

Master · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Perfect 180s

Current form

658.53 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 654.74 (+3.79)

Walk rate

78%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5716

Brisket · NKC MO State BBQ Championship

Consistency

±10.40

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 165.95 · weakest Brisket (162.46)

Road miles

1,218

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 238 mi

Schedule strength

42%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

654.74 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

78% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 7 of 9 contests

A top-10 category call in 78% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

669.6456 career-best overall

93.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 669.6456 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour — 93.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 29, 2016

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

SPITFIRE ahead in 100% of their meetings

SPITFIRE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WHEN PIGS DIE in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

5.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 5.5 years, then back at SJV Winter Rub (Jan 27, 2023).

last seen Jul 28, 2017
back Jan 27, 2023

Pork Ribs nemesis

4 of 4 shared pork ribs entries lost

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 4 of 4 shared pork ribs entries.

The metronome

±1.44% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.44% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.9% of a perfect score
9 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
2023 ↗	Master	#1582 (56 pts)	#1253 (76 pts)	#1710 (56 pts)	#1138 (101 pts)	#1271 (66 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1981 (100 pts)	#2146 (80 pts)	#2271 (65 pts)	#2095 (90 pts)	#1657 (150 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1254 (231 pts)	#1761 (141 pts)	#1069 (321 pts)	#1533 (186 pts)	#1435 (201 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2055 (75 pts)	#2779 (55 pts)	#2002 (95 pts)	#1427 (205 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1802 (128 pts)	#2046 (98 pts)	#1889 (123 pts)	#1757 (143 pts)	#1970 (108 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#970 (297 pts)	#1001 (312 pts)	#938 (332 pts)	#1302 (207 pts)	#835 (377 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to NO LABEL BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Blind Squirrel BBQ

#2,663 of the rated field

1514 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1528

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to NO LABEL BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team NO LABEL BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Jun 28, 2019

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KPG SMOKIN'

#2,668 of the rated field

1514 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1515

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen May 8, 2026

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Smokin X

#2,656 of the rated field

1515 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1531

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2024

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BOB & ED EAT SMOKE BBQ

#2,675 of the rated field

1514 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1522

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 7 years before NO LABEL BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

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TAURUS BBQ

#2,667 of the rated field

1514 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1521

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 8, 2014

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HAWG COUNTY COOKERS

#2,654 of the rated field

1515 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1518

Level with NO LABEL BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 16, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SPITFIRE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	0	172.5712	148.5144	163.03	top 61%
Pork Ribs	9	3	172.5600	160.5144	165.95	top 46%
Pork	9	2	171.4400	148.0002	163.29	top 54%
Brisket	9	2	172.5716	153.1428	162.46	top 49%

“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)	7	0	top 54%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 46%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IA	6	top 50%
NE	1	top 81%
MN	1	top 74%
MO	1	top 18%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ in the Bluffs	3	11	0	top 45%	May 13, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	11	0	top 55%	Jul 29, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 3 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IA 6 of 9 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 6 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 266 finished ahead 183 times, behind 172

Longest layoff 5.5 yrs Jul 28, 2017 → Jan 27, 2023

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

20231 milestone

Jan 27 Most recent contest SJV Winter Rub

20171 milestone

Jul 28 Peak power rating (1522) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20161 milestone

Jul 29 Career-best overall score669.6456 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20134 milestones

Mar 15 First tracked contest NKC MO State BBQ Championship
Mar 15 First call NKC MO State BBQ Championship
Mar 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.4286 NKC MO State BBQ Championship
Mar 15 Career-best single call (Brisket)172.5716 NKC MO State BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.7	NKC MO State BBQ Championship	Mar 15, 2013
+8.1	BBQ in the Bluffs	May 9, 2014
+7.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 29, 2016
+4.9	BBQ in the Bluffs	May 13, 2016
+3.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 28, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.6	SJV Winter Rub	Jan 27, 2023
-7.2	Treasure Island International BBQ Championship	Jun 15, 2013
-3.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 31, 2015
-1.5	BBQ in the Bluffs	May 10, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0%	top 81%	90.1%	90.1%
2017	1	100%	top 53%	92.8%	92.8%
2016	2	100%	top 42%	93%	92.2%
2015	1	100%	top 70%	90.1%	90.1%
2014	1	100%	top 33%	91.8%	91.8%
2013	3	67%	top 49%	91%	89.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jan 27, 2023	SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE	25 / 31 (648.4112)	21 (161.7028)	25 (160.5144)	16 (167.9656)	23 (158.2284)
Jul 28, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Ankeny, IA	16 / 30 (668.5148)	20 (167.3944)	23 (163.9888)	18 (165.1428)	8 (171.9888)
Jul 29, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	11 / 28 (669.6456)	20 (162.8228)	6 (172)	11 (169.1200)	11 (165.7028)
May 13, 2016	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	15 / 33 (657.5656)	24 (165.0972)	8 (172.5600)	24 (161.0972)	21 (158.8112)
Jul 31, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	21 / 30 (648.4916)	30 (148.5144)	17 (161.0972)	4 (171.4400)	12 (167.4400)
May 9, 2014	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	11 / 33 (661.1316)	17 (165.1544)	12 (167.4288)	9 (167.4400)	15 (161.1084)
Jun 15, 2013	Treasure Island International BBQ Championship Welch, MN	50 / 68 (648.5710)	13 (172.5712)	40 (164.5716)	60 (158.2854)	56 (153.1428)
May 10, 2013	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	18 / 32 (634.8572)	16 (163.9998)	5 (169.7144)	29 (148.0002)	21 (153.1428)
Mar 15, 2013	NKC MO State BBQ Championship N. Kansas City, MO	14 / 79 (655.4286)	41 (160)	33 (161.7142)	31 (161.1428)	4 (172.5716)

NO LABEL BBQ

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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs 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

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)