ALL-STAR BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3152

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1501

peak 1501 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-19

latest 2017-05-05

Best ToY finish

#1151

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

670.7544 / 720

Master · Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.53 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 646.75 (+12.78)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork Ribs · Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest

Consistency

±19.74

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.86 · weakest Pork (160.20)

Road miles

478

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 65 mi

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)

Master avg

646.75 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

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.

High-water mark

670.7544 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.7544 at Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-05-01

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CALLAWAY CREAMATORS in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

7 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 9 shared chicken entries.

A May team

Top 45% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 45% across 5 contests, versus top 58% the rest of the year.

5 May contests
top 58% the rest of the year

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

Smokin Under the Bridge

#3145 of the rated field

1501 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2019-10-11

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TIMOTHY T & THE BBQ HI-ROLLERS

#3159 of the rated field

1501 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2016-10-14

⚔ Head-to-head

Hammer & Tongs

#3146 of the rated field

1501 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1530

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 11 contests, alongside a 18% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2019-09-07

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BEER GUT BAR-B-QUE

#3161 of the rated field

1501 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

Level with ALL-STAR BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2018-07-13

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GENERAL JOE'S BBQ

#3144 of the rated field

1501 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1511

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2018-06-23

⚔ Head-to-head

Northlands Pitmasters

#3160 of the rated field

1501 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2017-09-02

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SWEET & SASSY	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
BOSS HAWG BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
PITMASTERIQ BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' BUTTS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
LION 'BOUT THE Q	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	3	0	0	172.5600	154.7656	163.86	top 52%
Pork Ribs	10	3	1	3	179.4400	146.2744	161.80	top 52%
Pork	10	2	0	0	170.8228	141.6572	160.20	top 57%
Brisket	10	2	0	0	168.5484	146.2858	160.89	top 51%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 22%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 53%
Large (40+)	4	top 74%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	3	16	0	top 47%	2016-05-06
Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	2	35	0	top 72%	2016-04-15

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4 yrs 2013-04-19 → 2017-05-05

Busiest season 2015 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 10 of 10 contests

Contests visited 7 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 163.86 · weakest Pork (160.20)

Walk rate 60% a top-10 call in 6 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 10% 1 of 10 contests

Master average 646.75 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 178 143–223 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 478 10 mapped stops · furthest 65 mi

Schedule strength 1541 average field rating faced — tougher than 31% of rated contests

Power rating 1501 peak 1501 · #3152 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 19 First tracked contest Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
May 10 First call 2013 Optimist Kick-Off Cook-Off
2014
May 2 First category win (Pork Ribs) Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest
May 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.4456 Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest
May 2 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)179.4400 Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest
2015
May 1 Career-best overall score670.7544 Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest
2017
May 5 First overall top-10 Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest
May 5 10th tracked contest Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest
May 5 Peak power rating (1501) Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest
May 5 Most recent contest Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.3	Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest	2017-05-05
+5.9	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	2015-05-01
+3.9	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	2014-05-02
+2.5	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	2016-05-06

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.1	6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	2014-04-11
-8.7	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	2013-04-19
-1.7	2013 Optimist Kick-Off Cook-Off	2013-05-10
-1	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	2016-04-15
-0.1	7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	2015-04-17

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	1	0	100%	top 22%	92.5%	92.5%
2016	2	0	0	50%	top 58%	92.1%	90.6%
2015	3	0	0	67%	top 56%	93.2%	91%
2014	2	0	1	50%	top 70%	92.3%	88.7%
2013	2	0	0	50%	top 69%	88.8%	87.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-05-05	Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	4 / 18 (665.6460)	9 (162.8460)	3 (173.7144)	4 (167.9884)	6 (161.0972)
2016-05-06	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	16 / 32 (663.2224)	16 (166.8112)	27 (158.2056)	14 (169.6684)	6 (168.5372)
2016-04-15	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	35 / 53 (641.5540)	44 (158.2056)	31 (159.9656)	36 (159.3944)	21 (163.9884)
2015-07-10	8th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	20 / 31 (656.4568)	8 (172.5600)	26 (155.3712)	8 (170.8228)	25 (157.7028)
2015-05-01	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	16 / 37 (670.7544)	10 (170.8572)	20 (161.6572)	11 (169.6916)	12 (168.5484)
2015-04-17	7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	29 / 49 (637.5884)	16 (167.3828)	45 (146.2744)	33 (155.9656)	14 (167.9656)
2014-05-02	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	17 / 35 (664.4456)	33 (154.7656)	1 (179.4400)	21 (164.5600)	16 (165.6800)
2014-04-11	6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	42 / 46 (613.5316)	33 (158.2744)	20 (162.8228)	46 (141.6572)	38 (150.7772)
2013-05-10	2013 Optimist Kick-Off Cook-Off Florissant, MO	15 / 25 (639.4284)	12 (164.0000)	2 (170.2856)	24 (146.8570)	15 (158.2858)
2013-04-19	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	39 / 50 (614.8576)	19 (162.8572)	36 (150.2858)	30 (155.4288)	42 (146.2858)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017 ↗	Master	#1335 (193 pts)	#1763 (128 pts)	#1370 (218 pts)	#1436 (193 pts)	#1615 (158 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1576 (162 pts)	#1670 (162 pts)	#2030 (117 pts)	#1630 (172 pts)	#1243 (252 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1151 (246 pts)	#902 (391 pts)	#1393 (201 pts)	#1007 (341 pts)	#1067 (296 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1488 (171 pts)	#1867 (131 pts)	#940 (381 pts)	#1666 (151 pts)	#1542 (176 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1359 (175 pts)	#1261 (220 pts)	#953 (325 pts)	#1763 (130 pts)	#1413 (175 pts)