TOO POOR TO SCORE

TOO POOR TO SCORE is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 31 at the 8th Annual Poor Que (2017), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1503 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,503

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1564

peak 1564 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 7, 2013

latest Jun 22, 2018 · 5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#813

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

45% of 11 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 34%

overall standings

Best overall

679.9088 / 720

Master · Puckaway Pigfest

Perfect 180s

Current form

662.97 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 654.19 (+8.78)

Walk rate

91%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176

Chicken · Puckaway Pigfest

Consistency

±15.68

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.91 · weakest Brisket (161.95)

Road miles

296

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 80 mi

Schedule strength

25%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)

Master avg

654.19 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

91% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 10 of 11 contests

A top-10 category call in 91% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

679.9088 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.9088 at Puckaway Pigfest — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 9, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

DRY 2 DA BONE has finished one call ahead of TOO POOR TO SCORE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI ahead in 100% of their meetings

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Low Rent Bbq in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BURNITA BAR-B-QUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.18% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.18% 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
11 contests

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A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Puckaway Pigfest every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 4th

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1846 (80 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1498 (145 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1753 (110 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#813 (462 pts)	#890 (437 pts)	#972 (387 pts)	#993 (372 pts)	#1037 (337 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1317 (210 pts)	#1327 (235 pts)	#1239 (260 pts)	#2185 (85 pts)	#1611 (165 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1030 (293 pts)	#1469 (183 pts)	#1171 (268 pts)	#915 (393 pts)	#1292 (223 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1404 (193 pts)	#1094 (303 pts)	#1862 (128 pts)	#1250 (253 pts)	#1477 (188 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1022 (280 pts)	#1617 (145 pts)	#902 (350 pts)	#904 (355 pts)	#1098 (265 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to TOO POOR TO SCORE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

#thisgirlknowsmeat

#1,506 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1563

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2019

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#1,499 of the rated field

1564 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1564

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen May 2, 2026

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Oak Park Boys BBQ

#1,502 of the rated field

1564 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1564

Level with TOO POOR TO SCORE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 25, 2021

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Tojos Smoke Me Tender

#1,500 of the rated field

1564 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1564

They turned up 6 years after TOO POOR TO SCORE did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jul 27, 2024

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Shiggin Chicks

#1,505 of the rated field

1564 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 86%
Peak: 1568

Fewer contests behind them than TOO POOR TO SCORE has cooked, 7 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Oct 22, 2022

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Col. Buck’s BBQ

#1,509 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1563

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 25% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Aug 10, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
5 FINGER BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
A BOY NAMED QUE	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN CROATIANS	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
BRINGIN' THE HEAT	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
A FINE SWINE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Low Rent Bbq	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
JURASSIC PORK BBQ TEAM	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Grease Monkey Grilling	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
43RD PARALLEL BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
B.S. BARBEQUE	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	3	2	176	149.6688	164.49	top 45%
Pork Ribs	11	5	2	170.3088	152	162.84	top 36%
Pork	11	6	0	169.7144	153.6688	164.91	top 35%
Brisket	11	4	0	168.5372	146.8000	161.95	top 42%

“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)	9	0	top 32%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 43%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Puckaway Pigfest	4	4	0	top 30%	Sep 9, 2016
Poor Que	3	5	0	top 33%	Jun 5, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 3 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 11 of 11 contests

Contests visited 6 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 196 finished ahead 261 times, behind 124

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

20182 milestones

Jun 22 Peak power rating (1564) Rotary Rockn Ribs
Jun 22 Most recent contest Rotary Rockn Ribs

20173 milestones

Jun 9 First overall podium 8th Annual Poor Que
Jun 9 First Reserve Championship 8th Annual Poor Que
Sep 8 10th tracked contest Puckaway Pigfest

20162 milestones

Sep 9 Career-best overall score679.9088 Puckaway Pigfest
Sep 9 Career-best single call (Chicken)176 Puckaway Pigfest

20134 milestones

Jun 7 First tracked contest Poor Que
Jun 7 First call Poor Que
Jun 7 First overall top-10 Poor Que
Sep 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6460 Puckaway Pigfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.3	8th Annual Poor Que	Jun 9, 2017
+12.8	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 9, 2016
+12.4	Poor Que	Jun 5, 2015
+8.5	Poor Que	Jun 7, 2013
+7.8	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 6, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-3.3	Poor Que	Jun 6, 2014
-0.8	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 8, 2017

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	100%	top 51%	91.7%	91.7%
2017	3	1	100%	top 34%	92%	91.4%
2016	1	1	100%	top 11%	94.4%	94.4%
2015	2	1	100%	top 29%	92.9%	90%
2014	2	0	50%	top 48%	91.8%	89.3%
2013	2	2	100%	top 27%	90.8%	90.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 22, 2018	Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI	21 / 41 (660.4576)	32 (162.8000)	9 (170.3088)	31 (159.3832)	15 (167.9656)
Sep 8, 2017	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	16 / 31 (655.3264)	12 (166.2516)	16 (160.5260)	7 (168.0116)	19 (160.5372)
Jun 23, 2017	Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI	16 / 37 (656.4112)	29 (162.7884)	14 (163.3828)	8 (168.5372)	19 (161.7028)
Jun 9, 2017	8th Annual Poor Que Montello, WI	2 / 31 (662.7548)	2 (174.8572)	6 (167.4060)	26 (153.6688)	7 (166.8228)
Sep 9, 2016	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	4 / 37 (679.9088)	3 (176)	2 (170.2744)	20 (165.0972)	7 (168.5372)
Sep 11, 2015	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	15 / 33 (627.3032)	26 (149.6688)	18 (154.8344)	4 (166.8228)	21 (155.9772)
Jun 5, 2015	Poor Que Montello, WI	5 / 38 (669.0744)	12 (166.2628)	6 (169.1200)	5 (168.5600)	9 (165.1316)
Sep 5, 2014	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	14 / 40 (661.0516)	7 (171.9656)	28 (155.9772)	11 (167.4172)	13 (165.6916)
Jun 6, 2014	Poor Que Montello, WI	23 / 38 (625.0056)	11 (165.1084)	30 (152)	14 (161.0972)	31 (146.8000)
Sep 6, 2013	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	9 / 31 (653.6460)	20 (157.0628)	3 (167.9888)	4 (169.7144)	13 (158.8800)
Jun 7, 2013	Poor Que Montello, WI	10 / 39 (645.1426)	25 (156.5714)	14 (159.4284)	9 (165.7142)	9 (163.4286)

TOO POOR TO SCORE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

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

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)