High-water mark
673.1316
career-best overall
93.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.1316 at 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open — 93.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 2, 2014
BOONDOGGLE BBQ
BOONDOGGLE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 19th of 29 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2014). They are ranked #2973 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1507
peak 1513 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
May 25, 2013
latest May 8, 2015 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
653.06 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 653.98 (-0.92)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.24
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.52 · weakest Pork (159.48)
Road miles
1,032
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 387 mi
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)
Master avg
653.98 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2779 (55 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #1644 (150 pts) | #2790 (55 pts) | #2012 (95 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1296 (218 pts) | #1372 (218 pts) | #982 (353 pts) | #1219 (263 pts) | #1247 (243 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1467 (151 pts) | #893 (361 pts) | #1525 (161 pts) | #1716 (136 pts) | #1656 (136 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BOONDOGGLE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
110 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,963 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1513
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BOONDOGGLE BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BOONDOGGLE BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,985 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1511
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,975 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1509
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,956 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1509
They turned up 6 years after BOONDOGGLE BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#2,982 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1506
Level with BOONDOGGLE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,986 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1518
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUCKY'S Q | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178.2858 | 147.3828 | 166.52 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9888 | 159.4172 | 165.31 | top 44% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 150.8570 | 159.48 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4744 | 157.6456 | 162.68 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 73% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 31% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
3 of 7 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
864
finished ahead 948 times, behind 326
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20152 milestones
- Peak power rating (1513) Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full)
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20141 milestone
- Career-best overall score673.1316 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' In The Junction
- First call Smokin' In The Junction
- First category win (Chicken) Smokin' In The Junction
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5716 Smokin' In The Junction
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2858 Smokin' In The Junction
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.9 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
| +11.3 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| +0.8 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full) | Apr 3, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jul 11, 2014 |
| -6.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | May 8, 2015 |
| -2.3 | Smokin' In The Junction | May 25, 2013 |
| -0.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jul 25, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 69% | 91.2% | 91.1% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 56% | 93.5% | 90.5% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 40% | 91.7% | 91.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS | 25 / 30 (654.7312) | 24 (160.5600) | 8 (171.9888) | 28 (155.9084) | 17 (166.2740) |
| Apr 3, 2015 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full) Pleasant Hill, MO | 39 / 71 (656.4456) | 15 (171.4172) | 38 (163.4400) | 57 (160.4912) | 45 (161.0972) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 105 / 552 (673.1316) | 109 (171.4056) | 281 (163.4172) | 202 (166.8344) | 74 (171.4744) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA | 19 / 29 (661.1204) | 18 (164.0116) | 6 (170.8688) | 10 (167.9772) | 22 (158.2628) |
| Jul 11, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Madison, WI | 24 / 29 (619.8852) | 27 (147.3828) | 14 (163.4400) | 24 (151.4168) | 16 (157.6456) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 99 / 535 (659.9768) | 38 (172.5484) | 264 (159.4172) | 214 (162.8684) | 123 (165.1428) |
| May 25, 2013 | Smokin' In The Junction West Des Moines, IA | 22 / 36 (652.5716) | 1 (178.2858) | 20 (164.5716) | 35 (150.8570) | 25 (158.8572) |