PUPP'S BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3761

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1488

peak 1501 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-03-29

latest 2017-06-16

Best ToY finish

#1018

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

658.1484 / 720

Master · 15th Annual Bordertown Bash

Perfect 180s

Current form

649.50 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 648.37 (+1.14)

Walk rate

56%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4286

Chicken · Ol' Glory BBQ Bash

Consistency

±8.28

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.81 · weakest Pork (160.04)

Road miles

1,317

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 229 mi

Schedule strength

47%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)

Master avg

648.37 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

CAVEMAN CUISINE ahead in 100% of their meetings

CAVEMAN CUISINE has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.8 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.77 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 22%.

Pork avg 160.04
Chicken avg 164.81
0 calls in 9 entries

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Eureka BBQ Bash (2015-06-19).

last seen 2013-09-20
back 2015-06-19

Chicken nemesis

6 of 6 shared chicken entries lost

BUTCHER BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUTCHER BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 6 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.15% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.15% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.1% of a perfect score
9 contests

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.

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

BOTTOMLAND BBQ

#3745 of the rated field

1488 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1500

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to PUPP'S BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PUPP'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2017-04-28

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Boss Hog BBQ

#3769 of the rated field

1488 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1488

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

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J.HOLTS SMOKE HOUSE

#3762 of the rated field

1488 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-08-02

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COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO BBQ

#3743 of the rated field

1488 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1488

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 3 years before PUPP'S BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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DIGGERS BBQ

#3775 of the rated field

1488 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1488

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

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FOUR KING BBQ

#3747 of the rated field

1488 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2019-05-31

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CAVEMAN CUISINE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
TNK BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	2	1	1	179.4286	158.8574	164.81	top 54%
Pork Ribs	9	3	0	0	168.5600	154.2856	161.06	top 62%
Pork	9	0	0	0	167.4284	151.3828	160.04	top 68%
Brisket	9	3	1	1	175.4400	150.2858	162.46	top 51%

“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	Avg finish
KS	4	top 62%
OK	3	top 68%
AR	2	top 63%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 54%
Medium (20–39)	6	top 67%
Large (40+)	1	top 70%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
*Eureka BBQ Bash	2	20	0	top 79%	2016-06-17

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.2 yrs 2013-03-29 → 2017-06-16

Busiest season 2013 4 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 4 of 9 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 1 win · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 164.81 · weakest Pork (160.04)

Walk rate 56% a top-10 call in 5 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 11% 1 of 9 contests

Master average 648.37 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 183 91–162 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,317 9 mapped stops · furthest 229 mi

Schedule strength 1561 average field rating faced — tougher than 47% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs 2013-09-20 → 2015-06-19

Power rating 1488 peak 1501 · #3761 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Mar 29 First tracked contest Firelake BBQ Cook-off
Jun 14 First call Ol' Glory BBQ Bash
Jun 14 First category win (Chicken) Ol' Glory BBQ Bash
Jun 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.7148 Ol' Glory BBQ Bash
Jun 14 Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4286 Ol' Glory BBQ Bash
Sep 20 First overall top-10 Bricks, Brons & BBQ
Sep 20 Peak power rating (1501) Bricks, Brons & BBQ
2016
Jul 8 Career-best overall score658.1484 15th Annual Bordertown Bash
2017
Jun 16 Most recent contest *Carlton Landing's 2nd Annual Smoke on the Water BBQ Comptition

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.2	Bricks, Brons & BBQ	2013-09-20
+3.2	15th Annual Bordertown Bash	2016-07-08
+1.9	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash	2013-06-14

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.3	Eureka BBQ Bash	2015-06-19
-5.5	*Eureka BBQ Bash	2016-06-17
-4.4	Firelake BBQ Cook-off	2013-03-29
-2.4	*Carlton Landing's 2nd Annual Smoke on the Water BBQ Comptition	2017-06-16
-2	14th Annual Bordertown Bash	2015-07-10

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 73%	90.3%	90.3%
2016	2	0	0	50%	top 67%	91.4%	90.7%
2015	2	0	0	0%	top 76%	90.1%	89.7%
2013	4	1	2	75%	top 55%	91.3%	89.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-06-16	*Carlton Landing's 2nd Annual Smoke on the Water BBQ Comptition Carlton Landing, OK	19 / 26 (650.1712)	19 (160.5028)	6 (166.8572)	13 (167.4284)	21 (155.3828)
2016-07-08	15th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	22 / 39 (658.1484)	15 (170.2628)	32 (159.3828)	24 (160.5256)	10 (167.9772)
2016-06-17	*Eureka BBQ Bash Eureka, KS	20 / 26 (647.3948)	22 (160.0000)	18 (161.6916)	16 (162.8344)	13 (162.8688)
2015-07-10	14th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	31 / 44 (649.0744)	17 (168.0344)	37 (155.3944)	36 (158.2400)	16 (167.4056)
2015-06-19	Eureka BBQ Bash Eureka, KS	22 / 27 (642.7316)	18 (162.2628)	21 (162.8228)	24 (157.1316)	19 (160.5144)
2013-09-20	Bricks, Brons & BBQ Russell, KS	6 / 14 (647.3256)	6 (161.1200)	8 (158.8228)	13 (151.9428)	1 (175.4400)
2013-08-02	Smokin on Route 66 Miami, OK	11 / 17 (653.6000)	14 (162.8000)	5 (168.5600)	17 (151.3828)	5 (170.8572)
2013-06-14	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS	15 / 31 (657.7148)	1 (179.4286)	20 (161.7146)	13 (166.2858)	26 (150.2858)
2013-03-29	Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK	25 / 38 (629.1426)	22 (158.8574)	28 (154.2856)	14 (164.5712)	28 (151.4284)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#2089 (81 pts)	#2144 (81 pts)	#1601 (166 pts)	#1982 (111 pts)	#2190 (71 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1621 (151 pts)	#1594 (176 pts)	#1733 (146 pts)	#1692 (161 pts)	#1262 (246 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1632 (127 pts)	#1451 (187 pts)	#1732 (132 pts)	#1911 (117 pts)	#1410 (187 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1018 (281 pts)	#723 (456 pts)	#997 (311 pts)	#995 (316 pts)	#1043 (286 pts)