A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
BOURBON BOYS BBQ
BOURBON BOYS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 12th of 35 at the 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge (2013). They are ranked #4779 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1468
peak 1506 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
May 24, 2013
latest May 26, 2018 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
629.18 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 632.79 (-3.61)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.49
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.50 · weakest Brisket (148.91)
Road miles
4,874
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 1,667 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
Master avg
632.79 / 720
6 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 BOURBON BOYS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
139 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,752 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to BOURBON BOYS BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BOURBON BOYS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,792 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1467
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,790 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1504
They've been 1504 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,765 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
They turned up 6 years after BOURBON BOYS BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#4,776 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Level with BOURBON BOYS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,800 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 158.8344 | 163.50 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2854 | 150.8000 | 158.47 | top 63% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 152.5484 | 161.91 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4172 | 140.5144 | 148.91 | 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) | 2 | 0 | top 62% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 83% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) | 2 | 41 | 0 | top 87% | May 26, 2018 |
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NV
3 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
188
finished ahead 58 times, behind 200
Longest layoff
3 yrs
May 22, 2015 → May 25, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
- First call 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8570 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
- Career-best overall score650.8570 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
- Career-best single call (Pork)168 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
- Peak power rating (1506) 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6 | 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge | May 24, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship | May 2, 2015 |
| -11 | Best Dam Barbecue | May 22, 2015 |
| -8 | RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) | May 26, 2018 |
| -5 | RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) | May 25, 2018 |
| -2.1 | Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off | Jul 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 87.7% | 86.6% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 87.9% | 87.2% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 46% | 90.4% | 89.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2018 | RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL | 54 / 60 (615.9660) | 26 (167.4400) | 53 (150.8344) | 52 (157.1772) | 57 (140.5144) |
| May 25, 2018 | RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) Westmont, IL | 41 / 49 (631.3716) | 33 (162.2628) | 23 (163.4516) | 45 (152.5484) | 41 (153.1088) |
| May 22, 2015 | Best Dam Barbecue Boulder City, NV | 34 / 38 (633.0284) | 30 (162.8000) | 26 (160.5828) | 19 (166.8456) | 37 (142.8000) |
| May 2, 2015 | Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV | 41 / 41 (623.2800) | 31 (163.9772) | 39 (150.8000) | 28 (161.7256) | 41 (146.7772) |
| Jul 12, 2013 | Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off Kettering, OH | 24 / 41 (642.2516) | 30 (158.8344) | 24 (158.8572) | 20 (165.1428) | 19 (159.4172) |
| May 24, 2013 | 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge Boulder City, NV | 12 / 35 (650.8570) | 12 (165.7144) | 8 (166.2854) | 8 (168) | 25 (150.8572) |