UNCLE BO'S BBQ

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

Power ranking

#6386

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1363

peak 1363 · rated over 17 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-03-15

latest 2017-04-07

Best ToY finish

#1127

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 90%

overall standings

Best overall

636.0460 / 720

Master · Bates County BBQ State Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

595.40 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 594.82 (+0.58)

Walk rate

12%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5828

Pork · Fountains Blaze Off and Senior Q

Consistency

±35.03

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 156.33 · weakest Chicken (141.42)

Road miles

902

mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 78 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

594.82 / 720

17 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.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKIN JO has finished one call ahead of UNCLE BO'S BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

LIL' FIDDLER'S ahead in 100% of their meetings

LIL' FIDDLER'S has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−14.9 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 14.90 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 12%.

Chicken avg 141.42
Pork avg 156.33
0 calls in 17 entries

Pork nemesis

7 of 9 shared pork entries lost

LIL' FIDDLER'S ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LIL' FIDDLER'S has out-cooked them in 7 of 9 shared pork entries.

Going the wrong way

-25 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 25 points across 5 contests since 2016-04-08 — from 1388 down to 1363.

5 contests since 2016-04-08
now 1363

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

A SLEW OF SOWS AND A SMOKER has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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Mark's Meats and Treats

#6385 of the rated field

1364 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1364

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 23 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2026-05-30

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JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE

#6384 of the rated field

1365 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1365

No shared contest yet.

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 34 contests to 17.

rated over 34 contests
last seen 2024-01-12

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Junk Yard Hog

#6387 of the rated field

1362 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1362

No shared contest yet.

21 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2021-07-16

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Right Time BBQ

#6383 of the rated field

1365 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1365

No shared contest yet.

Rated 2 points above UNCLE BO'S BBQ.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2022-09-23

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BIG BAD WOLVES

#6382 of the rated field

1366 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1366

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 24 contests
last seen 2026-07-11

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SMOKIN ON THE FLAT

#6381 of the rated field

1367 ▲ 3 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1367

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2021-07-16

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Behind	Win rate
LIL' FIDDLER'S	9	9	0%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	8	8	0%	⚔ compare
NICKLE BOYS BBQ	7	7	0%	⚔ compare
HANG 'EM' HIGH	7	7	0%	⚔ compare
THUMP & STRUM BBQ	7	7	0%	⚔ compare
R BUTTS R SMOKIN	7	7	0%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
JAESTAR BBQ	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
PELLET ENVY	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
KC SMOKE DAWGS	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
Sublime BBQ	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
MEL'S BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	5	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	0	0	160.5484	20.0000	141.42	top 88%
Pork Ribs	17	0	0	166.3428	145.7140	153.85	top 76%
Pork	17	2	2	172.5828	139.9428	156.33	top 71%
Brisket	17	0	0	158.2852	123.3488	143.22	top 89%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
MO	14	0	top 90%
KS	3	0	top 92%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 93%
Medium (20–39)	11	top 89%
Large (40+)	5	top 92%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)	3	64	0	top 92%	2017-04-07
Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship	2	21	0	top 92%	2016-05-06

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.1 yrs 2013-03-15 → 2017-04-07

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 3.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 14 of 17 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 14 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 17 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 156.33 · weakest Chicken (141.42)

Walk rate 12% a top-10 call in 2 of 17 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 17 contests

Master average 594.82 out of 720 · 17 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 421 69–633 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 902 17 mapped stops · furthest 78 mi

Schedule strength 1543 average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Power rating 1363 peak 1363 · #6386 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Mar 15 First tracked contest NKC MO State BBQ Championship
Mar 15 Peak power rating (1487) NKC MO State BBQ Championship
Oct 18 First call Fountains Blaze Off and Senior Q
Oct 18 Career-best single call (Pork)172.5828 Fountains Blaze Off and Senior Q
Oct 25 Career-best overall score636.0460 Bates County BBQ State Championship
2015
May 1 10th tracked contest Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship
2017
Apr 7 Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.7	NKC MO State BBQ Championship	2013-03-15
-12.4	Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest	2013-05-03
-12.2	Smokin n a Rollin	2014-06-06
-11.7	Fountains Blaze Off and Senior Q	2013-10-18
-10.8	Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship	2015-05-01

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0%	top 91%	84.2%	84.2%
2016	4	0%	top 94%	86.9%	82.3%
2015	3	0%	top 94%	85.6%	79.1%
2014	4	0%	top 94%	84.4%	81.6%
2013	5	40%	top 82%	88.3%	85.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-04-07	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS	91 / 100 (606.1484)	90 (154.2740)	85 (153.6916)	87 (155.3940)	96 (142.7888)
2016-10-21	2016 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q Independence, MO	14 / 15 (616.5028)	12 (160.5484)	14 (151.4172)	13 (161.1772)	15 (143.3600)
2016-09-16	Butler Chambers Barbeque & Huckster's Day Butler, MO	21 / 21 (556.9028)	20 (134.2284)	18 (148.5144)	21 (139.9428)	21 (134.2172)
2016-05-06	Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship Grandview, MO	21 / 25 (625.6800)	20 (155.3944)	12 (166.3428)	15 (158.2512)	22 (145.6916)
2016-04-08	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	106 / 109 (571.7712)	107 (137.0740)	97 (149.6916)	95 (152.5140)	108 (132.4916)
2015-10-23	Fountains Blaze off & Senior Q Independence, MO	22 / 22 (484.5488)	22 (20.0000)	19 (149.7032)	18 (160.0000)	19 (154.8456)
2015-06-20	Smoke Out in the Valley Buckner, MO	24 / 29 (616.4572)	21 (157.6800)	23 (149.0744)	25 (155.4056)	23 (154.2972)
2015-05-01	Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship Grandview, MO	32 / 32 (608.6288)	25 (160.0000)	25 (153.1888)	31 (150.8684)	31 (144.5716)
2014-10-17	The Fountain's Blaze Off & Senior Q Independence, MO	23 / 25 (607.4060)	23 (149.7144)	14 (161.1888)	25 (148.5484)	22 (147.9544)
2014-09-05	Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival 🏅 Butler, MO	41 / 43 (575.8744)	42 (133.0744)	37 (150.2972)	31 (158.8684)	41 (133.6344)
2014-06-06	Smokin n a Rollin St. Joseph, MO	22 / 22 (576.4116)	22 (142.7884)	12 (159.4172)	19 (150.8572)	22 (123.3488)
2014-04-11	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	64 / 73 (591.3492)	64 (146.8228)	60 (150.2516)	52 (154.8572)	66 (139.4176)
2013-10-25	Bates County BBQ State Championship 🏅 Butler, MO	20 / 33 (636.0460)	28 (150.2972)	11 (165.1772)	3 (171.4400)	27 (149.1316)
2013-10-18	Fountains Blaze Off and Senior Q Independence, MO	21 / 22 (619.9544)	22 (154.8800)	19 (154.8572)	3 (172.5828)	21 (137.6344)
2013-07-03	Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest Liberty, MO	21 / 30 (630.8568)	21 (157.7144)	23 (155.4286)	19 (159.4286)	17 (158.2852)
2013-05-03	Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest St. Joseph, MO	36 / 39 (590.8568)	30 (158.2858)	36 (145.7140)	36 (140.5714)	33 (146.2856)
2013-03-15	NKC MO State BBQ Championship N. Kansas City, MO	71 / 79 (596.5716)	78 (131.4284)	60 (151.4288)	15 (166.8570)	65 (146.8574)

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	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1254 (231 pts)	#1271 (251 pts)	#1152 (291 pts)	#1235 (266 pts)	#1371 (221 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1417 (178 pts)	#1427 (193 pts)	#1404 (198 pts)	#1467 (193 pts)	#1378 (198 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1127 (265 pts)	#1208 (265 pts)	#975 (360 pts)	#1194 (270 pts)	#1163 (270 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1471 (150 pts)	#1800 (120 pts)	#1345 (205 pts)	#731 (455 pts)	#1742 (125 pts)