FULL BOAR BBQ

FULL BOAR BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 24 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 4th of 33 at the Battle of the Brisket (2016). They are ranked #2444 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,444

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1522

peak 1535 · rated over 24 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 31, 2013

latest Nov 4, 2019 · 6.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#619

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

13% of 24 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

692.5600 / 720

Master · Battle of the Brisket

Perfect 180s

Current form

550.06 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 607.27 (-57.21)

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Pork · Battle of the Brisket

Consistency

±127.78

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.45 · weakest Brisket (160.38)

Road miles

31,931

across 24 mapped stops · furthest 9,469 mi

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

607.27 / 720

24 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

Happy hunting ground

Top 17% average finish here

Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 12th
average top 17%

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Battle of the Brisket (Sep 16, 2016).

Chicken 1st
Pork 1st

High-water mark

692.5600 career-best overall

96.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 692.5600 at Battle of the Brisket — 96.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 16, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

TRUE SMOKE BBQ has finished one call ahead of FULL BOAR BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

DRY 2 DA BONE ahead in 100% of their meetings

DRY 2 DA BONE has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.06 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 24% of the time against 22%.

Brisket avg 160.38
Chicken avg 166.45
5 calls in 21 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PIGS IN PERIL in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

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Chicken nemesis

10 of 11 shared chicken entries lost

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead 91% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has out-cooked them in 10 of 11 shared chicken entries.

Boom or bust

±17.75% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±17.75% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 84.3% of a perfect score
best 96.2%

A June team

Top 42% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 42% across 5 contests, versus top 51% the rest of the year.

5 June contests
top 51% the rest of the year

The long haul

31,931 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 31,931 miles across 24 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 9,469 miles to Pure Q.

24 mapped stops
furthest 9,469 mi

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
2020 ↗	Master	#619 (138 pts)	#649 (138 pts)	#663 (138 pts)	#492 (228 pts)	#1089 (58 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1390 (138 pts)	#1495 (138 pts)	#1482 (138 pts)	#1156 (228 pts)	#2481 (58 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	—	#1827 (100 pts)	—	—
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2257 (65 pts)	#1822 (120 pts)	—	—
2016 ↗	Master	#753 (497 pts)	#676 (602 pts)	#812 (492 pts)	#803 (487 pts)	#955 (367 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#1737 (130 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#981 (320 pts)	#1034 (330 pts)	#1077 (305 pts)	#1126 (290 pts)	#811 (440 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1401 (165 pts)	#1551 (150 pts)	#1367 (200 pts)	#1254 (220 pts)	#1063 (275 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to FULL BOAR BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Summa Dat Que

#2,432 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1545

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to FULL BOAR BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team FULL BOAR BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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BUTTS AND GUTS

#2,434 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1523

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to FULL BOAR BBQ)

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 Jun 22, 2018

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SMOKERS PURGATORY

#2,449 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 131
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1703

2–3 in 5 shared contests (40% to FULL BOAR BBQ)

131 contests to 24: their number has had years to settle where FULL BOAR BBQ's is still finding its level.

rated over 129 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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S&S Pit Crew

#2,451 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1535

26 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 12% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Oct 15, 2026

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Oui Oui Oui BBQ

#2,452 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1544

Level with FULL BOAR BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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BEAR'S-B-Q

#2,450 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1522

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

rated over 18 contests
last seen Oct 12, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
CASE OF RIBS	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
DRY 2 DA BONE	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BLACK DOG BBQ IA	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
MYASSIS SMOKIN	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
FARMBOY BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
CROIX VALLEY SAUCES	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
F n G BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	23	5	1	2	177.1428	149.1200	166.45	top 44%
Pork Ribs	24	3	0	0	172.5714	150.8688	164.73	top 42%
Pork	21	3	1	2	177.7144	151.4060	163.09	top 49%
Brisket	21	5	0	1	173.1428	144.5716	160.38	top 47%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 50%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 44%
Large (40+)	18	top 53%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MN	12	top 64%
KS	8	top 34%
MO	1	top 50%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin in Steele	3	22	top 57%	Jun 3, 2016
Battle of the Brisket	2	4	top 26%	Sep 16, 2016
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	2	12	top 17%	Jun 24, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 6 contests

Contests a season 3.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MN 12 of 24 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 20 3 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 24 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Opponents faced 1,154 finished ahead 1,248 times, behind 632

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs Aug 24, 2018 → Nov 4, 2019

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

20191 milestone

Nov 4 Most recent contest Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars

20166 milestones

Sep 16 First category win (Chicken) Battle of the Brisket
Sep 16 First overall top-10 Battle of the Brisket
Sep 16 First multi-meat day Battle of the Brisket
Sep 16 Career-best overall score692.5600 Battle of the Brisket
Sep 16 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7144 Battle of the Brisket
Oct 29 Peak power rating (1535) 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20151 milestone

Jun 26 10th tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

20141 milestone

Jul 25 First call Racing for the BBQ

20132 milestones

May 31 First tracked contest Smokin' in Steele
May 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.9992 Smokin' in Steele

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Oct 29, 2016
+14.3	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	Jun 24, 2016
+13.4	Battle of the Brisket	Sep 16, 2016
+7.6	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 26, 2015
+7.3	14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw	Oct 13, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13	9th Annual Big Island BBQ	Aug 26, 2016
-12.5	11th Annual Big Island BBQ	Aug 24, 2018
-11.4	10th Annual Big Island BBQ	Aug 25, 2017
-9.7	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge	Aug 1, 2014
-8.4	Smokin in Steele	Jun 3, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	1	0	100%	top 32%	90.9%	90.9%
2018	3	1	0	67%	top 68%	87.5%	65.5%
2017	2	0	0	0%	top 65%	94.6%	70.9%
2016	6	1	2	33%	top 42%	96.2%	84.9%
2015	3	0	0	0%	top 51%	90.2%	89.4%
2014	6	0	0	50%	top 54%	92.3%	90.4%
2013	3	0	0	0%	top 44%	93.4%	91.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 4, 2019	Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars Cranbourne Melbourne	9 / 28 (654.3428)	9 (169.1656)	9 (165.7372)	3 (172.0228)	24 (147.4172)
Aug 24, 2018	11th Annual Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN	47 / 49 (166.8344)	—	17 (166.8344)	—	—
Jul 7, 2018	Pure Q Bellerive, Tasmania	5 / 10 (618.2520)	2 (168.5484)	7 (150.8688)	6 (151.4060)	5 (147.4288)
Feb 3, 2018	Melbourne Barbecue Festival Melbourn	15 / 26 (629.7832)	18 (157.7256)	21 (151.4516)	18 (152.6288)	3 (167.9772)
Oct 13, 2017	14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw Desoto, KS	22 / 55 (681.0968)	26 (170.3084)	32 (166.8228)	15 (171.9656)	16 (172)
Aug 25, 2017	10th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	50 / 56 (339.4060)	24 (170.2744)	13 (169.1316)	—	—
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	22 / 557 (688.5368)	43 (174.2856)	80 (172)	132 (169.6912)	71 (172.5600)
Sep 16, 2016	Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS	4 / 33 (692.5600)	1 (177.1428)	9 (169.7372)	1 (177.7144)	7 (167.9656)
Aug 26, 2016	9th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	46 / 48 (338.2512)	24 (168.5484)	14 (169.7028)	—	—
Jun 24, 2016	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	12 / 183 (673.7032)	16 (169.7372)	16 (171.4400)	48 (166.2516)	37 (166.2744)
Jun 17, 2016	Treasure Island BBQ/ Steak Food Fest Red Wing, MN	18 / 34 (648.9948)	10 (169.6916)	14 (162.8344)	20 (159.9544)	20 (156.5144)
Jun 3, 2016	Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN	44 / 53 (626.0572)	39 (159.9428)	26 (161.6688)	47 (153.6800)	45 (150.7656)
Aug 28, 2015	8th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	30 / 55 (646.1600)	44 (158.7884)	11 (170.2744)	31 (161.7028)	36 (155.3944)
Aug 7, 2015	Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN	34 / 47 (635.8628)	45 (149.1200)	11 (167.9772)	26 (161.7028)	31 (157.0628)
Jun 26, 2015	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	49 / 183 (649.0972)	17 (170.2972)	46 (165.7028)	43 (166.2856)	150 (146.8116)
Sep 19, 2014	Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS	18 / 46 (653.7144)	5 (170.8228)	16 (166.2744)	20 (162.8916)	25 (153.7256)
Aug 22, 2014	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	19 / 30 (639.9428)	20 (160.0116)	20 (157.1428)	23 (158.2628)	10 (164.5256)
Aug 22, 2014	Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	23 / 54 (663.8172)	25 (169.6800)	31 (165.0972)	25 (166.2400)	26 (162.8000)
Aug 1, 2014	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	58 / 70 (629.0632)	30 (166.2628)	46 (161.1200)	55 (157.1088)	66 (144.5716)
Jul 25, 2014	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	27 / 54 (654.6968)	20 (169.1200)	35 (161.1084)	49 (154.7656)	9 (169.7028)
May 30, 2014	Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN	30 / 67 (664.4456)	47 (165.0856)	31 (166.8456)	25 (167.9772)	29 (164.5372)
Aug 23, 2013	6th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	25 / 50 (655.2912)	21 (167.9656)	13 (169.6800)	35 (159.9772)	31 (157.6684)
Jun 15, 2013	Treasure Island International BBQ Championship Welch, MN	27 / 68 (672.5712)	46 (163.4284)	15 (172.5714)	42 (163.4286)	13 (173.1428)
May 31, 2013	Smokin' in Steele Owatonna, MN	22 / 51 (651.9992)	30 (162.2856)	39 (151.4282)	11 (169.1428)	12 (169.1426)

FULL BOAR 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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Happy hunting ground

A multi-meat day

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Boom or bust

A June team

The long haul

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)