ON THE SPOT BBQ

ON THE SPOT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 21st of 29 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2015). They are ranked #5109 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,109

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1460

peak 1500 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 11, 2013

latest Oct 6, 2017 · 4.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1156

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

661.0284 / 720

Master · WNC Barbeque Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

631.14 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 637.67 (-6.53)

Walk rate

27%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Pork · WNC Barbeque Festival

Consistency

±14.30

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.19 · weakest Brisket (156.63)

Road miles

2,462

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 851 mi

Schedule strength

39%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)

Master avg

637.67 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 57%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 57%

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

MIDNIGHT BURN ahead in 100% of their meetings

MIDNIGHT BURN has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.56 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 18%.

Brisket avg 156.63
Pork avg 163.19
0 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of THE SMOKIN' GRILL in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

5 of 8 shared pork entries lost

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA ahead 63% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA has out-cooked them in 5 of 8 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±1.99% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.99% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.6% of a perfect score
11 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	#2169 (66 pts)	#2249 (66 pts)	#2215 (76 pts)	#2231 (66 pts)	#2190 (71 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1605 (134 pts)	#1913 (114 pts)	#1078 (309 pts)	#1084 (309 pts)	#1715 (129 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1709 (141 pts)	#1657 (151 pts)	#1761 (141 pts)	#1774 (141 pts)	#1593 (166 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1156 (234 pts)	#1225 (229 pts)	#1258 (229 pts)	#712 (469 pts)	#1274 (214 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to ON THE SPOT BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

KIND OF A BIG DEAL BBQ

#5,131 of the rated field

1460 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to ON THE SPOT BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team ON THE SPOT BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Nov 18, 2022

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SWINEFELD

#5,123 of the rated field

1460 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

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 Aug 13, 2021

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Florida Boys

#5,124 of the rated field

1460 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1518

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Nov 21, 2025

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FLAMIN YAWNS

#5,104 of the rated field

1460 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1510

Level with ON THE SPOT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 11, 2021

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MIKE'S KENTUCKY HURRICANES

#5,120 of the rated field

1460 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2015

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BIG SEXY BBQ

#5,084 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jul 5, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MIDNIGHT BURN	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
County Line Que	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Killer B's BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKIN' GRILL	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
PIG ON FIRE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Nards Backyard BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Backwoods BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKING BUTT HEADS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SUE E PIGG	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	0	0	0	166.8228	154.2172	159.28	top 74%
Pork Ribs	11	1	0	0	170.2744	149.6572	158.57	top 63%
Pork	11	2	1	1	176.5600	154.7884	163.19	top 51%
Brisket	11	0	0	0	165.6916	139.3488	156.63	top 68%

“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)	2	0	top 79%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 69%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
SC	7	top 69%
NC	2	top 64%
GA	1	top 73%
IA	1	top 87%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)	4	38	0	top 66%	Jul 6, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 2.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in SC 7 of 11 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 328 finished ahead 190 times, behind 409

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

20172 milestones

Jul 6 10th tracked contest SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)
Oct 6 Most recent contest Squealin in the Square (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)

20137 milestones

Jul 11 First tracked contest SC Festival of Discovery
Jul 26 First call WNC Barbeque Festival
Jul 26 First category win (Pork) WNC Barbeque Festival
Jul 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.0284 WNC Barbeque Festival
Jul 26 Career-best overall score661.0284 WNC Barbeque Festival
Jul 26 Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 WNC Barbeque Festival
Jul 26 Peak power rating (1500) WNC Barbeque Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.1	SC Festival of Discovery	Jul 10, 2014
+3.7	WNC Barbeque Festival	Jul 26, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.4	WNC BBQ Festival	Jul 25, 2014
-8.2	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew	Apr 25, 2014
-6	SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)	Jul 6, 2017
-6	Squealin in the Square (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)	Oct 6, 2017
-4.7	SC Festival of Discovery	Jul 7, 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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	2	0	0%	top 83%	87.5%	86.5%
2016	1	0	0%	top 77%	85.4%	85.4%
2015	2	0	100%	top 72%	90.7%	89.9%
2014	3	0	0%	top 72%	91%	89.1%
2013	3	1	33%	top 57%	91.8%	89.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 6, 2017	Squealin in the Square (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Laurens, SC	22 / 26 (630.0796)	22 (158.8112)	20 (157.0628)	22 (154.7884)	21 (159.4172)
Jul 6, 2017	SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Greenwood, SC	73 / 89 (615.1888)	79 (154.2172)	79 (149.6572)	64 (157.6684)	64 (153.6460)
Jul 7, 2016	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	63 / 82 (615.2116)	34 (166.8228)	69 (150.8000)	54 (158.2400)	71 (139.3488)
Aug 14, 2015	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	29 / 40 (652.9712)	35 (157.1084)	5 (170.2744)	16 (168.5372)	35 (157.0512)
Jun 12, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC	21 / 29 (642.2628)	26 (154.2628)	11 (163.4400)	4 (168.5828)	22 (155.9772)
Jul 25, 2014	WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC	39 / 46 (631.7832)	23 (165.0972)	37 (157.1088)	40 (158.2400)	40 (151.3372)
Jul 10, 2014	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	38 / 86 (655.3028)	56 (160.5256)	49 (161.1316)	18 (168.5256)	25 (165.1200)
Apr 25, 2014	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew Boone, IA	39 / 45 (636.4916)	41 (157.1200)	32 (158.2628)	41 (155.4172)	20 (165.6916)
Aug 23, 2013	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC	26 / 41 (641.0632)	22 (161.6800)	22 (161.7144)	25 (161.7144)	30 (155.9544)
Jul 26, 2013	WNC Barbeque Festival Maggie Valley, NC	21 / 48 (661.0284)	40 (161.1084)	26 (161.1200)	1 (176.5600)	27 (162.2400)
Jul 11, 2013	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	49 / 78 (632.9944)	61 (155.3484)	59 (153.7032)	19 (166.8228)	47 (157.1200)

ON THE SPOT BBQ

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 (6 found in their record)

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

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)