A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
JAESTAR BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
JAESTAR BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
BRATS & BBQ
BRATS & BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 27th of 30 at the Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest (2013). They finished #1264 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1454
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Apr 12, 2013
latest May 16, 2014 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.36
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 154.41 · weakest Brisket (146.41)
Road miles
44
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
9%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1513)
Master avg
603.08 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.3200 | 150.8570 | 153.28 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8572 | 144.5144 | 148.98 | top 89% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1200 | 149.7140 | 154.41 | top 85% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2860 | 129.6688 | 146.41 | top 82% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 91% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
149
finished ahead 17 times, behind 160
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20141 milestone
- Most recent contest Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
- Career-best overall score617.7142 The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
- Career-best single call (Brisket)162.2860 The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
- Peak power rating (1490) The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.4 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 20, 2013 |
| -11.8 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off | May 16, 2014 |
| -11.6 | Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest | Jul 3, 2013 |
| -10.3 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | Apr 12, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 85.8% | 83.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2014 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO | 47 / 50 (613.0744) | 38 (158.3200) | 49 (144.5144) | 42 (157.1200) | 42 (153.1200) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 50 / 53 (583.8176) | 49 (151.9544) | 47 (147.9772) | 46 (154.2172) | 51 (129.6688) |
| Jul 3, 2013 | Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest Liberty, MO | 27 / 30 (597.7138) | 26 (152) | 27 (148.5712) | 21 (156.5712) | 30 (140.5714) |
| Apr 12, 2013 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 40 / 48 (617.7142) | 46 (150.8570) | 39 (154.8572) | 48 (149.7140) | 22 (162.2860) |