JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM

JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 10th of 25 at the Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival (2015). They are ranked #4931 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,931

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1464

peak 1464 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 1, 2013

latest Oct 6, 2017 · 4.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#658

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

5% of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

656 / 720

Master · Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

642.69 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 628.99 (+13.71)

Walk rate

29%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4400

Pork · Sun BBQ Fest

Consistency

±18.51

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.17 · weakest Brisket (155.30)

Road miles

2,778

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 308 mi

Schedule strength

26%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)

Master avg

628.99 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BONEYARD SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 53%.

7 contests
0 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 53%

A tough matchup

20–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 20 of their 20 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.87 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 19% of the time against 5%.

Brisket avg 155.30
Chicken avg 160.17
4 calls in 21 entries

A strong matchup

8–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CIDER BOYS BBQ in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

17 of 20 shared chicken entries lost

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead 85% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has out-cooked them in 17 of 20 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Oak Hill Smokers has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A September team

Top 56% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 56% across 3 contests, versus top 65% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 65% the rest of the year

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2167 (95 pts)	#1453 (210 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#830 (405 pts)	#959 (355 pts)	#953 (365 pts)	#882 (410 pts)	#539 (695 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#658 (561 pts)	#603 (646 pts)	#599 (648 pts)	#656 (581 pts)	#495 (761 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#973 (296 pts)	#893 (361 pts)	#941 (331 pts)	#995 (316 pts)	#1031 (291 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BONEYARD SMOKERS

#4,945 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1505

0–6 in 6 shared contests (0% to JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM)

These two have cooked 6 of the same contests — BONEYARD SMOKERS ahead 6–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jun 10, 2022

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BARNYARD BBQ SMOKEHOUSE

#4,906 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM)

Fewer contests behind them than JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM has cooked, 6 to 21, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jul 15, 2017

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Wide Awake BBQ

#4,948 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1464

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM)

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2015

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HawgWash BBQ.

#4,909 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1465

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 24 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Oct 14, 2022

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BBQ TEAM EXTREME

#4,942 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1532

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 28% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 18 contests
last seen May 13, 2017

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THE MIGHTY QUINNS BBQ

#4,932 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

Level with JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jun 15, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
Smokin Aces	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
QUE AND A HALF MEN	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
ACK-QUE	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
STUBBORN BULL BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
FIRE DOWN BELOW	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
Smokin' Bulldogs	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
CIDER BOYS BBQ	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
MEAT @ SLIMS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Pork Butt Paradise	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	1	0	0	166.3088	138.2628	160.17	top 56%
Pork Ribs	21	1	1	1	174.2628	139.9884	157.15	top 60%
Pork	21	3	0	0	175.4400	137.6344	156.37	top 64%
Brisket	21	4	0	1	173.7028	135.9656	155.30	top 58%

“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)	10	0	top 72%
Large (40+)	11	0	top 59%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MA	7	top 63%
CT	3	top 75%
RI	3	top 73%
NH	3	top 71%
NJ	2	top 51%
VT	1	top 55%
DE	1	top 87%
NY	1	top 27%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest	3	12	top 56%	Sep 12, 2015
Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival	2	10	top 68%	Oct 6, 2017
Sun BBQ Fest	2	30	top 74%	Jun 11, 2016
Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival	2	14	top 69%	Oct 10, 2014
DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship	2	18	top 51%	Oct 3, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 7 contests

Contests a season 4.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MA 7 of 21 contests · 8 states in all

Contests visited 15 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 423 finished ahead 337 times, behind 583

Longest layoff 1.3 yrs Jun 25, 2016 → Oct 6, 2017

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

20171 milestone

Oct 6 Most recent contest Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival

20161 milestone

Jun 11 Career-best single call (Pork)175.4400 Sun BBQ Fest

20152 milestones

Oct 9 First overall top-10 Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival
Oct 9 Career-best overall score656 Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival

20144 milestones

Aug 16 First call Hudson Valley Ribfest
Aug 16 10th tracked contest Hudson Valley Ribfest
Sep 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6000 Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
Oct 3 First category win (Pork Ribs) DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship

20132 milestones

Jun 1 First tracked contest Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest
Jun 1 Peak power rating (1491) Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11	Hudson Valley Ribfest	Aug 16, 2014
+10.7	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest	Sep 13, 2014
+10	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship	Oct 3, 2014
+7	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival	Oct 9, 2015
+4.5	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest	Sep 12, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.2	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest	Sep 14, 2013
-10.7	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival	Oct 6, 2017
-10.5	Sun BBQ Fest	Jun 20, 2014
-8.8	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival	Apr 10, 2015
-8.7	Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest	Jun 1, 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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0	0	0%	top 96%	86.2%	86.2%
2016	2	0	0	50%	top 55%	90%	90%
2015	5	1	0	40%	top 67%	91.1%	87.6%
2014	7	0	1	43%	top 53%	90.2%	88.5%
2013	6	0	0	0%	top 75%	87.4%	85.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 6, 2017	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	24 / 25 (620.4572)	19 (160.5828)	22 (156.5256)	21 (153.0972)	24 (150.2516)
Jun 25, 2016	Green Mountain BBQ Championship Waterbury, VT	22 / 40 (647.3944)	25 (161.6800)	21 (161.7144)	17 (164.6056)	24 (159.3944)
Jun 11, 2016	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	38 / 69 (648)	36 (162.2628)	18 (166.3200)	4 (175.4400)	61 (143.9772)
Oct 9, 2015	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	10 / 25 (656)	14 (163.4400)	22 (153.1200)	5 (169.7028)	2 (169.7372)
Sep 12, 2015	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA	18 / 37 (641.6228)	22 (158.8000)	17 (162.2628)	27 (154.8572)	11 (165.7028)
Jul 17, 2015	Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off Kingston, RI	31 / 37 (637.5544)	30 (157.0972)	34 (153.0972)	33 (153.6572)	5 (173.7028)
May 2, 2015	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	23 / 30 (618.6968)	25 (153.6572)	20 (158.2628)	27 (152.5484)	22 (154.2284)
Apr 10, 2015	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE	86 / 99 (598.1144)	42 (162.2628)	62 (155.9772)	95 (137.6344)	81 (142.2400)
Oct 10, 2014	Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	19 / 27 (634.1944)	12 (165.6912)	25 (147.3944)	15 (160.5372)	13 (160.5716)
Oct 3, 2014	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	18 / 65 (646.7428)	17 (163.4172)	1 (174.2628)	33 (158.2516)	36 (150.8112)
Sep 13, 2014	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA	12 / 43 (649.6000)	36 (149.6572)	13 (161.6800)	6 (168)	4 (170.2628)
Aug 16, 2014	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	16 / 60 (643.4860)	6 (166.3088)	11 (165.6800)	48 (144.5828)	6 (166.9144)
Jul 18, 2014	Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships Kingston, RI	23 / 33 (647.8860)	17 (164.5256)	22 (159.4172)	13 (163.9888)	22 (159.9544)
Jun 20, 2014	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	30 / 32 (609.0628)	16 (163.4172)	30 (139.9884)	32 (146.2744)	20 (159.3828)
May 31, 2014	Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest Swanzey, NH	28 / 48 (629.0516)	34 (157.7028)	35 (152.5372)	29 (158.2744)	15 (160.5372)
Oct 11, 2013	Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	14 / 21 (628.9480)	17 (154.1940)	12 (156.5144)	14 (159.9768)	15 (158.2628)
Oct 5, 2013	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	63 / 85 (597.0400)	19 (165.1428)	45 (153.1200)	72 (142.8116)	75 (135.9656)
Sep 14, 2013	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA	39 / 42 (593.6460)	42 (138.2628)	27 (156.5488)	36 (151.4056)	30 (147.4288)
Jul 20, 2013	Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships Kingston, RI	30 / 46 (627.4748)	17 (165.1544)	23 (158.8688)	36 (150.8916)	30 (152.5600)
Jun 14, 2013	Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition Merrimack, NH	27 / 35 (624)	16 (164.5714)	20 (160.5714)	23 (158.8570)	33 (140.0002)
Jun 1, 2013	Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH	33 / 43 (609.7144)	18 (165.7144)	37 (146.2858)	23 (158.2858)	40 (139.4284)

JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM

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 (8 found in their record)

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

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)