BOONDOGGLE BBQ

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

Power ranking

#2954

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1507

peak 1513 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-25

latest 2015-05-08

Best ToY finish

#1296

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 55%

overall standings

Best overall

673.1316 / 720

Master · 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

Perfect 180s

Current form

653.06 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 653.98 (-0.92)

Walk rate

43%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2858

Chicken · Smokin' In The Junction

Consistency

±15.24

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.52 · weakest Pork (159.48)

Road miles

1,032

mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 387 mi

Schedule strength

46%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

Master avg

653.98 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (4 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.

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
2014-10-02

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

DIRT ROAD BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.0 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.04 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 14%.

Pork avg 159.48
Chicken avg 166.52
1 calls in 7 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LOVE 2 Q in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

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

DC'S SMOKIN BBQ

#2945 of the rated field

1507 ▲ 0 power rating

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.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2014-06-20

⚔ Head-to-head

PRO-BONE-OH

#2947 of the rated field

1507 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1519

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

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 11 contests to 7.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2019-09-12

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Smokeritaville

#2949 of the rated field

1507 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1516

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 8 years after BOONDOGGLE BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

BARBECUE COMPANION

#2969 of the rated field

1506 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1511

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2015-09-25

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Grillin' & Chillin' Pitmasters

#2957 of the rated field

1506 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1509

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-06-19

⚔ Head-to-head

SHELLBACK BBQ

#2960 of the rated field

1506 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2021-10-02

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar 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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MO	3	top 31%
IA	2	top 63%
KS	1	top 83%
WI	1	top 83%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 73%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 31%

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

On the trail 2 yrs 2013-05-25 → 2015-05-08

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 3 of 7 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 7 entries · 1 win · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.52 · weakest Pork (159.48)

Walk rate 43% a top-10 call in 3 of 7 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 7 contests

Master average 653.98 out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 867 948–326 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,032 7 mapped stops · furthest 387 mi

Schedule strength 1559 average field rating faced — tougher than 46% of rated contests

Power rating 1507 peak 1513 · #2954 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 25 First tracked contest Smokin' In The Junction
May 25 First call Smokin' In The Junction
May 25 First category win (Chicken) Smokin' In The Junction
May 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5716 Smokin' In The Junction
May 25 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2858 Smokin' In The Junction
2014
Oct 2 Career-best overall score673.1316 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
2015
Apr 3 Peak power rating (1513) Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(Judges Full)
May 8 Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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	2014-10-02
+11.2	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	2013-10-03
+0.8	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(Judges Full)	2015-04-03

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-07-11
-6.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2015-05-08
-2.3	Smokin' In The Junction	2013-05-25
-0.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-07-25

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	2	0	50%	top 69%	91.2%	91.1%
2014	3	0	33%	top 56%	93.5%	90.5%
2013	2	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
2015-05-08	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)
2015-04-03	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)
2014-10-02	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)
2014-07-25	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)
2014-07-11	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Madison, WI	24 / 29 (619.8852)	27 (147.3828)	14 (163.4400)	24 (151.4168)	16 (157.6456)
2013-10-03	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)
2013-05-25	Smokin' In The Junction West Des Moines, IA	22 / 36 (652.5716)	1 (178.2858)	20 (164.5716)	35 (150.8570)	25 (158.8572)

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
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)