OLDE SKOOL BARBICUE

OLDE SKOOL BARBICUE is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 19th of 25 at the 5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off (2013). They are ranked #6325 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,325

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1404

peak 1404 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 14, 2013

latest Jul 26, 2019 · 6.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1276

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 91%

overall standings

Best overall

637.1200 / 720

Master · Balloons Blues Bikes & BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

607.12 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 612.65 (-5.53)

Walk rate

17%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.7028

Chicken · Balloons Blues Bikes & BBQ

Consistency

±15.02

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.08 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.90)

Road miles

363

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 37 mi

Schedule strength

61%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)

Purse competed for

$6,000

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

612.65 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.2 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.18 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 8%.

Pork Ribs avg 149.90
Chicken avg 161.08
1 call in 12 entries

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ (Jul 26, 2019).

last seen Jul 28, 2017
back Jul 26, 2019

Chicken nemesis

9 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

CAVEMAN CUISINE ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CAVEMAN CUISINE has out-cooked them in 9 of 9 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±2.09% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.09% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 85.1% of a perfect score
12 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
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1915 (113 pts)	#1738 (133 pts)	#1953 (118 pts)	#2027 (103 pts)	#1317 (228 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2200 (85 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1871 (112 pts)	#1685 (137 pts)	#1929 (112 pts)	#1955 (112 pts)	#1753 (122 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1426 (189 pts)	#1133 (289 pts)	#1467 (194 pts)	#1522 (184 pts)	#1500 (184 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1276 (201 pts)	#908 (356 pts)	#1125 (266 pts)	#1229 (226 pts)	#1146 (251 pts)

Overall rank by season

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#6,326 of the rated field

1404 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1404

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#6,328 of the rated field

1404 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1404

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rated over 11 contests
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#6,327 of the rated field

1404 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1404

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

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1404 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1404

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JJ QUE

#6,332 of the rated field

1403 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1403

Level with OLDE SKOOL BARBICUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 9, 2022

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Four Alarm Smoker

#6,322 of the rated field

1405 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1405

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rated over 11 contests
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Behind	Win rate
NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ	9	9	0%	⚔ compare
CAVEMAN CUISINE	9	9	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BAD HABIT	7	7	0%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
INDIGO PIG	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
PIG NEWTON	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	5	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	1	169.7028	151.3940	161.08	top 67%
Pork Ribs	12	1	167.4744	123.2000	149.90	top 86%
Pork	12	0	166.9144	138.2400	150.80	top 90%
Brisket	12	0	166.8228	131.3600	150.87	top 78%

“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 91%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 91%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ	3	23	0	top 94%	Jul 26, 2019
Ol' Glory BBQ Bash	2	28	0	top 90%	Jun 20, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 12 of 12 contests

Contests visited 9 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 217 finished ahead 34 times, behind 329

Longest layoff 2 yrs Jul 28, 2017 → Jul 26, 2019

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

20191 milestone

Jul 26 Most recent contest Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ

20171 milestone

Jul 14 10th tracked contest Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ

20135 milestones

Jun 14 First tracked contest Ol' Glory BBQ Bash
Jun 14 Peak power rating (1488) Ol' Glory BBQ Bash
Sep 13 First call 5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off
Oct 18 Career-best overall score637.1200 Balloons Blues Bikes & BBQ
Oct 18 Career-best single call (Chicken)169.7028 Balloons Blues Bikes & BBQ

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.3	Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ at the Allen County Fair	Jul 25, 2014
-12.2	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash	Jun 14, 2013
-9.2	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash	Jun 20, 2014
-9	Balloons Blues Bikes & BBQ	Oct 18, 2013
-8.7	Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ	Jul 14, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0%	top 100%	81.8%	81.8%
2017	2	0%	top 93%	85.7%	84.3%
2016	1	0%	top 97%	82.8%	82.8%
2015	2	0%	top 87%	88.5%	87.4%
2014	3	0%	top 94%	84.7%	84.1%
2013	3	67%	top 85%	88.5%	86.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 26, 2019	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	41 / 41 (588.9480)	41 (153.6800)	41 (149.6568)	38 (149.6456)	40 (135.9656)
Jul 28, 2017	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	23 / 27 (616.9480)	23 (155.4284)	22 (154.7540)	27 (139.9428)	14 (166.8228)
Jul 14, 2017	Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ Burlington, KS	26 / 26 (596.3088)	21 (159.3828)	26 (123.2000)	25 (150.8344)	11 (162.8916)
Jul 29, 2016	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	35 / 36 (596.3884)	33 (151.3940)	36 (146.8000)	36 (138.2400)	20 (159.9544)
Jul 17, 2015	11th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	39 / 48 (637.0056)	32 (163.9884)	31 (162.8228)	38 (160.5600)	42 (149.6344)
Jun 19, 2015	Eureka BBQ Bash Eureka, KS	25 / 27 (621.7028)	20 (160)	25 (151.4400)	26 (151.9656)	23 (158.2972)
Oct 17, 2014	Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS	24 / 26 (606.1944)	14 (165.1428)	24 (146.8000)	25 (153.1772)	26 (141.0744)
Jul 25, 2014	Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ at the Allen County Fair Iola, KS	21 / 21 (601.5996)	12 (163.4056)	20 (151.4172)	21 (143.9768)	21 (142.8000)
Jun 20, 2014	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS	38 / 42 (609.5884)	24 (165.7028)	36 (152.5256)	33 (160)	41 (131.3600)
Oct 18, 2013	Balloons Blues Bikes & BBQ Parsons, KS	22 / 25 (637.1200)	9 (169.7028)	24 (145.6572)	12 (166.9144)	20 (154.8456)
Sep 13, 2013	5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off Yates Center, KS	19 / 25 (624.5488)	11 (162.8456)	7 (167.4744)	24 (149.7144)	25 (144.5144)
Jun 14, 2013	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS	28 / 31 (615.4286)	16 (162.2856)	31 (146.2858)	29 (144.5714)	11 (162.2858)

OLDE SKOOL BARBICUE

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

Chicken 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

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)

📉 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)