SCHAEFER BBQ

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

Power ranking

#6347

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1386

peak 1386 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-19

latest 2019-04-26

Best ToY finish

#1467

Master 2017

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 157.28 · weakest Brisket (145.15)

Road miles

1,022

mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 58 mi

Schedule strength

46%

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

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

610.01 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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.

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

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Grease Monkey Grilling

#6348 of the rated field

1386 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2021-09-10

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CRITTER COOKER'S

#6346 of the rated field

1386 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2021-06-11

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Just Smoked Your Butt

#6349 of the rated field

1386 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1386

No shared contest yet.

36 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 36 contests
last seen 2023-09-09

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Smoke Shack

#6342 of the rated field

1387 ▲ 1 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2019-11-22

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2 GUYS AND A CHICK

#6343 of the rated field

1387 ▲ 1 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2021-09-24

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GRILLIN' GANGSTERS

#6340 of the rated field

1387 ▲ 1 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2019-05-17

⚔ Head-to-head

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
TOWNSHIP LINE BBQ	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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 91%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 94%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	5	32	top 92%	2018-08-03
*Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest	2	39	top 98%	2018-04-20
Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	2	45	top 94%	2016-04-15

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6 yrs 2013-04-19 → 2019-04-26

Busiest season 2017 3 contests

Contests a season 1.9 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 13 of 13 contests

Contests visited 7 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 13 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 157.28 · weakest Brisket (145.15)

Walk rate 8% a top-10 call in 1 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 13 contests

Master average 610.01 out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 265 41–479 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,022 13 mapped stops · furthest 58 mi

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

Purse competed for $10,400 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Power rating 1386 peak 1386 · #6347 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 19 First tracked contest Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
Apr 19 Peak power rating (1487) Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
2014
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
2017
Aug 4 10th tracked contest Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
2019
Apr 26 Most recent contest BBQ, Bikes and Blues

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.6	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	2013-04-19
-10.7	Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival	2013-09-27
-10.2	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	2015-07-31
-10	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	2016-04-15
-9.9	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	2014-08-01

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)
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
2019-04-26	BBQ, Bikes and Blues 🏅 Washington, MO	37 / 39 (594.6856)	31 (159.4400)	38 (154.2628)	39 (139.9312)	36 (141.0516)
2018-08-03	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	32 / 35 (609.6344)	28 (158.9028)	35 (142.7888)	29 (159.4056)	29 (148.5372)
2018-04-20	*Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO	39 / 40 (591.3372)	31 (161.1428)	39 (148.0228)	36 (150.2628)	39 (131.9088)
2017-08-04	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	37 / 40 (635.9084)	32 (159.9312)	18 (166.2972)	25 (163.4400)	40 (146.2400)
2017-07-07	10th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	24 / 25 (619.4056)	13 (168.0344)	24 (153.6912)	25 (150.8572)	24 (146.8228)
2017-04-21	Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO	39 / 40 (575.4628)	40 (138.2972)	38 (140.5828)	38 (150.2628)	37 (146.3200)
2016-08-05	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	45 / 50 (622.2856)	44 (156.5828)	33 (164.0000)	47 (152.5600)	48 (149.1428)
2016-04-15	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	52 / 53 (582.1368)	51 (149.1200)	40 (155.3484)	51 (149.1312)	53 (128.5372)
2015-07-31	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	36 / 38 (630.2168)	25 (166.8684)	34 (157.7028)	37 (154.2628)	36 (151.3828)
2014-09-26	Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival Hermann, MO	30 / 37 (638.8344)	37 (144.5716)	7 (173.7372)	24 (162.2628)	27 (158.2628)
2014-08-01	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	42 / 47 (624.0340)	34 (163.4628)	43 (151.9884)	39 (157.7372)	41 (150.8456)
2013-09-27	Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival Hermann, MO	34 / 39 (617.6000)	19 (166.2628)	36 (149.6684)	30 (157.1544)	33 (144.5144)
2013-04-19	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	45 / 50 (588.5714)	38 (152.0002)	44 (145.7142)	43 (147.4284)	47 (143.4286)

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
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)