SCHAEFER BBQ

SCHAEFER BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 24th of 25 at the 10th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff (2017). They are ranked #6424 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,424

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1386

peak 1386 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Apr 26, 2019 · 6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1467

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 92%

overall standings

Best overall

638.8344 / 720

Master · Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

610.19

last 5 Master vs avg 610.01 (+0.19)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7372

Pork Ribs · Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival

Consistency

±20.41

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 157.28 · weakest Brisket (145.15)

Road miles

1,022

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 58 mi

Schedule strength

45%

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

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

610.01 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−12.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.12 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 145.15
Chicken avg 157.28
0 calls in 13 entries

Chicken nemesis

10 of 11 shared chicken entries lost

OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ ahead 91% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 11 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Second Hand Smokers has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Laurie Hillbilly BBQ every year from 2014 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 32nd

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1467 (175 pts)	#1323 (230 pts)	#1398 (210 pts)	#1561 (170 pts)	#1538 (175 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1883 (120 pts)	#1884 (120 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1766 (134 pts)	#1846 (134 pts)	#1282 (239 pts)	#1794 (139 pts)	#1817 (134 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1602 (139 pts)	#1464 (169 pts)	#1688 (139 pts)	#1696 (139 pts)	#1635 (139 pts)

Overall rank by season

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#6,425 of the rated field

1386 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1386

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 10, 2021

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CRITTER COOKER'S

#6,423 of the rated field

1386 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 23 contests to 13.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Jun 11, 2021

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#6,419 of the rated field

1387 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1387

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
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Papa Bears KC Barbecue

#6,428 of the rated field

1385 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1385

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Smoke Shack

#6,418 of the rated field

1387 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1387

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Nov 22, 2019

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2 GUYS AND A CHICK

#6,420 of the rated field

1387 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1387

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Sep 24, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
MOKAN MEATHEADS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
PITMASTERIQ BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN O BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BRICKHEAD BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Double D's BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' BUTTS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
POLITICAL PORK	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
B-BOYZ BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	0	168.0344	138.2972	157.28	top 78%
Pork Ribs	13	1	173.7372	140.5828	154.14	top 81%
Pork	13	0	163.4400	139.9312	153.44	top 87%
Brisket	13	0	158.2628	128.5372	145.15	top 92%

“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)	6	0	top 91%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 94%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	5	32	top 92%	Aug 3, 2018
Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest	2	39	top 98%	Apr 20, 2018
Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	2	45	top 94%	Apr 15, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 3 contests

Contests a season 1.9 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 13 of 13 contests

Contests visited 7 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 263 finished ahead 41 times, behind 479

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

20191 milestone

Apr 26 Most recent contest BBQ, Bikes and Blues

20171 milestone

Aug 4 10th tracked contest Laurie Hillbilly BBQ

20143 milestones

Sep 26 First call Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival
Sep 26 Career-best overall score638.8344 Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival
Sep 26 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7372 Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival

20132 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
Apr 19 Peak power rating (1487) Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.6	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	Apr 19, 2013
-10.7	Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival	Sep 27, 2013
-10.2	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	Jul 31, 2015
-10	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	Apr 15, 2016
-9.9	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	Aug 1, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0%	top 95%	82.6%	82.6%
2018	2	0%	top 94%	84.7%	83.4%
2017	3	0%	top 95%	88.3%	84.8%
2016	2	0%	top 94%	86.4%	83.6%
2015	1	0%	top 95%	87.5%	87.5%
2014	2	50%	top 85%	88.7%	87.7%
2013	2	0%	top 89%	85.8%	83.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 26, 2019	BBQ, Bikes and Blues 🏅 Washington, MO	37 / 39 (594.6856)	31 (159.4400)	38 (154.2628)	39 (139.9312)	36 (141.0516)
Aug 3, 2018	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	32 / 35 (609.6344)	28 (158.9028)	35 (142.7888)	29 (159.4056)	29 (148.5372)
Apr 20, 2018	Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO	39 / 40 (591.3372)	31 (161.1428)	39 (148.0228)	36 (150.2628)	39 (131.9088)
Aug 4, 2017	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	37 / 40 (635.9084)	32 (159.9312)	18 (166.2972)	25 (163.4400)	40 (146.2400)
Jul 7, 2017	10th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	24 / 25 (619.4056)	13 (168.0344)	24 (153.6912)	25 (150.8572)	24 (146.8228)
Apr 21, 2017	Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO	39 / 40 (575.4628)	40 (138.2972)	38 (140.5828)	38 (150.2628)	37 (146.3200)
Aug 5, 2016	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	45 / 50 (622.2856)	44 (156.5828)	33 (164)	47 (152.5600)	48 (149.1428)
Apr 15, 2016	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	52 / 53 (582.1368)	51 (149.1200)	40 (155.3484)	51 (149.1312)	53 (128.5372)
Jul 31, 2015	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	36 / 38 (630.2168)	25 (166.8684)	34 (157.7028)	37 (154.2628)	36 (151.3828)
Sep 26, 2014	Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival Hermann, MO	30 / 37 (638.8344)	37 (144.5716)	7 (173.7372)	24 (162.2628)	27 (158.2628)
Aug 1, 2014	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	42 / 47 (624.0340)	34 (163.4628)	43 (151.9884)	39 (157.7372)	41 (150.8456)
Sep 27, 2013	Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival Hermann, MO	34 / 39 (617.6000)	19 (166.2628)	36 (149.6684)	30 (157.1544)	33 (144.5144)
Apr 19, 2013	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	45 / 50 (588.5714)	38 (152.0002)	44 (145.7142)	43 (147.4284)	47 (143.4286)

SCHAEFER 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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A standing appointment

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

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)

📉 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)