COUNTRY ROADS NE

COUNTRY ROADS NE is a competition barbecue team with 19 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 35 at the Cass County (2014). They are ranked #2372 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,372

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1524

peak 1539 · rated over 19 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 31, 2013

latest Aug 5, 2017 · 4.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#836

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

16% of 19 contests

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

680.6172 / 720

Master · Cass County

Perfect 180s

Current form

648.01

last 5 Master vs avg 648.11 (-0.10)

Walk rate

58%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8456

Chicken · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

Consistency

±17.67

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.77 · weakest Brisket (156.61)

Road miles

1,273

across 19 mapped stops · furthest 182 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

648.11 / 720

19 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

680.6172 career-best overall

94.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 680.6172 at Cass County — 94.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 8, 2014

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 36%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 36%

A tough matchup

13–1 behind in the head-to-head

TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q ahead in 93% of their meetings

TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q has come out ahead in 13 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.16 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 16% of the time against 26%.

Brisket avg 156.61
Chicken avg 164.77
3 calls in 19 entries

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of OMAHA CHAIN SMOKERS in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

12 of 14 shared chicken entries lost

TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q has out-cooked them in 12 of 14 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

ALWAYS SMOK'D has landed one call behind them 3 times.

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A September team

Top 33% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 33% across 4 contests, versus top 52% the rest of the year.

4 September contests
top 52% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.45% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.45% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.0% of a perfect score
19 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
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2067 (95 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#836 (425 pts)	#909 (405 pts)	#1179 (280 pts)	#1044 (345 pts)	#1156 (280 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#948 (332 pts)	#752 (492 pts)	#822 (442 pts)	#996 (347 pts)	#1029 (317 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#845 (400 pts)	#1076 (310 pts)	#760 (485 pts)	#818 (450 pts)	#1142 (275 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1104 (253 pts)	#903 (358 pts)	#1166 (253 pts)	#1160 (253 pts)	#972 (313 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to COUNTRY ROADS NE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Charface

#2,365 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1537

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to COUNTRY ROADS NE)

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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B-BOYZ BBQ

#2,368 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1524

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Oct 19, 2018

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TEAM RINE-O

#2,373 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1540

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 19, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2019

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TOO BAD YOU'RE MY COUSIN

#2,369 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1535

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen May 25, 2018

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Sloppy Hog BBQ

#2,362 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1525

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

rated over 22 contests
last seen May 8, 2026

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BIG O'S BBQ

#2,371 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1550

Level with COUNTRY ROADS NE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PORKY BUTTS BBQ	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
HELPING U BBQ	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
WHEN PIGS DIE	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
YOU GONNA LIKE IT	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
WOODWARD BARBEQUE	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
PORK PATROL BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
OMAHA CHAIN SMOKERS	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
ALWAYS SMOK'D	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
ELWOOD BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	5	174.8456	150.2056	164.77	top 48%
Pork Ribs	19	5	172.6288	143.4286	163.54	top 46%
Pork	19	4	172.5484	153.1316	163.19	top 50%
Brisket	19	3	169.1200	139.9544	156.61	top 64%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 50%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 55%
Large (40+)	13	top 52%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NE	15	top 55%
KS	2	top 35%
MO	1	top 30%
IA	1	top 73%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show	2	19	0	top 38%	Sep 26, 2014
Cass County	2	3	0	top 28%	Aug 8, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 3.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NE 15 of 19 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 17 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 472 finished ahead 462 times, behind 428

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

20171 milestone

Aug 5 Most recent contest Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2

20162 milestones

Sep 23 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8456 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Sep 23 Peak power rating (1539) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

20151 milestone

Aug 14 10th tracked contest 23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska

20143 milestones

Aug 8 First overall top-10 Cass County
Aug 8 First overall podium Cass County
Aug 8 Career-best overall score680.6172 Cass County

20133 milestones

May 31 First tracked contest 2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition
May 31 First call 2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition
Sep 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8112 Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.3	Cass County	Aug 8, 2014
+13.5	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	Sep 23, 2016
+6.8	Smokin' on the Summit BBQ	Jun 3, 2016
+6.4	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show	Sep 27, 2013
+5	5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition	May 20, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.8	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -1	Aug 4, 2017
-6.2	2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition	May 31, 2013
-5	BBQ in the Bluffs	May 9, 2014
-4.7	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2	Aug 5, 2017
-3.6	24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska	Aug 5, 2016

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)
2017	4	0	25%	top 72%	91.2%	89%
2016	4	1	50%	top 36%	94%	91.4%
2015	4	1	75%	top 58%	92%	90.1%
2014	3	1	100%	top 41%	94.5%	91.2%
2013	4	0	50%	top 52%	92.1%	88.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 5, 2017	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2 Omaha, NE	41 / 50 (656.5148)	39 (164.5372)	29 (166.8688)	39 (161.6800)	34 (163.4288)
Aug 4, 2017	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -1 Omaha, NE	46 / 54 (620.4344)	51 (150.2056)	33 (163.4400)	49 (153.1316)	47 (153.6572)
Jul 21, 2017	Riverfest Community Festival Bellevue, NE	27 / 46 (642.7888)	18 (168)	8 (170.8688)	24 (163.9656)	40 (139.9544)
May 19, 2017	6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE	29 / 47 (643.3024)	38 (158.3084)	31 (158.7884)	18 (166.2628)	26 (159.9428)
Sep 23, 2016	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	6 / 111 (677.0168)	6 (174.8456)	28 (167.4172)	36 (167.3712)	24 (167.3828)
Aug 5, 2016	24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE	50 / 70 (631.2916)	58 (157.6800)	53 (155.9772)	32 (164.5600)	51 (153.0744)
Jun 3, 2016	Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	20 / 67 (664.4912)	21 (168.5484)	26 (165.7144)	10 (172.5484)	42 (157.6800)
May 20, 2016	5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition Valley, NE	16 / 42 (658.7660)	19 (165.7028)	17 (165.6916)	19 (165.6800)	18 (161.6916)
Sep 25, 2015	Aksarben Stock Show & Rodeo Omaha, NE	9 / 18 (662.2632)	6 (169.7028)	11 (161.6916)	9 (163.4172)	8 (167.4516)
Aug 14, 2015	23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE	22 / 42 (658.2972)	6 (170.8800)	12 (169.1544)	30 (162.2512)	34 (156.0116)
Jun 26, 2015	3rd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE	23 / 34 (629.0516)	17 (162.2744)	23 (154.2744)	17 (158.8228)	26 (153.6800)
Apr 17, 2015	VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	30 / 47 (644.4228)	25 (165.0972)	10 (171.4172)	31 (158.2512)	45 (149.6572)
Sep 26, 2014	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE	19 / 47 (651.9312)	24 (163.4172)	8 (167.4400)	5 (170.8456)	40 (150.2284)
Aug 8, 2014	Cass County Weeping Water, NE	3 / 35 (680.6172)	6 (171.4172)	7 (172.6288)	8 (169.7028)	9 (166.8684)
May 9, 2014	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	24 / 33 (637.5656)	29 (155.9084)	8 (168.5832)	17 (161.6912)	28 (151.3828)
Sep 27, 2013	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE	20 / 56 (662.8112)	25 (165.7028)	15 (169.7028)	28 (163.3712)	24 (164.0344)
Aug 9, 2013	Cass County Weeping Water, NE	21 / 44 (644.4340)	13 (169.1428)	37 (152.5028)	36 (153.6684)	7 (169.1200)
Jul 19, 2013	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	17 / 32 (636.0340)	15 (164.0456)	15 (161.7372)	17 (162.2628)	24 (147.9884)
May 31, 2013	2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition Valley, NE	24 / 34 (611.9996)	8 (165.1430)	29 (143.4286)	15 (161.1426)	28 (142.2854)

COUNTRY ROADS NE

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 (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

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)