They almost always walk
60%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 6 of 10 contests
A top-10 category call in 60% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
LITTLE JOE'S BBQ
LITTLE JOE'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 12th of 16 at the Bootleggin' BBQ (2013). They are ranked #5549 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1450
peak 1450 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Mar 22, 2013
latest Jul 17, 2015 · 2.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
631.41 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 630.35 (+1.05)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.68
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.68 · weakest Brisket (153.07)
Road miles
2,153
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 401 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Master avg
630.35 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to LITTLE JOE'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
116 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,560 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1450
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,532 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,568 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1510
Level with LITTLE JOE'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,563 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#5,537 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,547 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1511
They've been 1511 at their best, 61 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backdraft BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLIN' BEAVERS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| THE CELTIC PIG | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JO-BAWB'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CHIBI-Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4284 | 152.5714 | 160.49 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172 | 134.8568 | 155.12 | top 75% |
| Pork | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 173.7256 | 150.8228 | 161.68 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.2976 | 141.1426 | 153.07 | top 74% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 75% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griller's Cup | 3 | 19 | 0 | top 73% | Jul 17, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Contests a season
3.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CO
4 of 10 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
8
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
173
finished ahead 71 times, behind 214
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20153 milestones
- Career-best overall score645.0516 Rock'N Western Rendezvous
- 10th tracked contest Griller's Cup
- Most recent contest Griller's Cup
20141 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.7256 Griller's Cup
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Heatin' Up the Bricks
- Peak power rating (1490) Heatin' Up the Bricks
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10 | Heatin' Up the Bricks | Mar 22, 2013 |
| -8.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 17, 2015 |
| -7.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 5, 2013 |
| -6.5 | Griller's Cup | Jul 19, 2013 |
| -5.2 | Wild West BBQ | May 8, 2015 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 78% | 89.6% | 87.4% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 69% | 88.9% | 88.8% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 77% | 89% | 87.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2015 | Griller's Cup Laramie, WY | 20 / 29 (632.4684) | 24 (158.8456) | 24 (157.6800) | 10 (165.6800) | 27 (150.2628) |
| May 30, 2015 | Rock'N Western Rendezvous Loveland, CO | 27 / 38 (645.0516) | 16 (167.4284) | 27 (157.6916) | 9 (170.8572) | 38 (149.0744) |
| May 8, 2015 | Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO | 21 / 26 (629.5656) | 15 (166.2856) | 24 (151.9428) | 21 (153.0512) | 15 (158.2860) |
| Apr 17, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO | 27 / 30 (610.1372) | 16 (162.2628) | 26 (150.7772) | 29 (150.8228) | 26 (146.2744) |
| Jul 16, 2014 | Griller's Cup Laramie, WY | 19 / 26 (639.8056) | 23 (154.1940) | 19 (158.2172) | 5 (173.7256) | 19 (153.6688) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE | 18 / 28 (639.3716) | 16 (162.8344) | 3 (172) | 23 (151.9656) | 20 (152.5716) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Bootleggin' BBQ Garden City, CO | 12 / 16 (641.0404) | 8 (164.5256) | 16 (153.1316) | 13 (161.0856) | 7 (162.2976) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | Griller's Cup Laramie, WY | 25 / 33 (625.5088) | 30 (154.2056) | 25 (157.7260) | 29 (154.7772) | 19 (158.8000) |
| Apr 5, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT | 22 / 29 (620.5714) | 27 (152.5714) | 17 (157.1430) | 4 (169.7144) | 28 (141.1426) |
| Mar 22, 2013 | Heatin' Up the Bricks Kearney, NE | 33 / 40 (620) | 19 (161.7142) | 40 (134.8568) | 20 (165.1430) | 25 (158.2860) |