OVER-THE-HILL BBQ

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

Power ranking

#4268

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1477

peak 1509 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-05

latest 2022-06-03

Best ToY finish

#1086

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

672.0116 / 720

Master · Boots & BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

648.57 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 643.08 (+5.49)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0000

Pork · City Of Springs BBQ Championship

Consistency

±18.17

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 161.74 · weakest Pork (159.37)

Road miles

1,064

mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 240 mi

Schedule strength

59%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)

Purse competed for

$26K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

643.08 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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

672.0116 career-best overall

93.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 672.0116 at Boots & BBQ Festival — 93.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-05-09

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 55%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 55%

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BUFFALO'S BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Disco Balls in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 (2018-03-23).

last seen 2016-04-15
back 2018-03-23

Pork Ribs nemesis

7 of 10 shared pork ribs entries lost

BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead 70% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUFFALO'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 10 shared pork ribs entries.

An April team

Top 53% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 53% across 3 contests, versus top 66% the rest of the year.

3 April contests
top 66% the rest of the year

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

WILD BILL'S BBQ

#4250 of the rated field

1477 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1477

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to OVER-THE-HILL BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team OVER-THE-HILL BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2017-09-15

⚔ Head-to-head

POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ

#4247 of the rated field

1477 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 62
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1521

1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to OVER-THE-HILL BBQ)

They've been 1521 at their best, 43 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 62 contests
last seen 2020-08-07

⚔ Head-to-head

B Team BBQ MO

#4262 of the rated field

1477 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1477

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

RUB THIS BBQ

#4278 of the rated field

1477 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1513

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before OVER-THE-HILL BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 12 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

TOWNSHIP LINE BBQ

#4273 of the rated field

1477 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1477

No shared contest yet.

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 13% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2017-10-13

⚔ Head-to-head

BUBBA'S BACKYARD BBQ

#4263 of the rated field

1477 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2024-02-23

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BUFFALO'S BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
DIVINE SWINE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SPICY SPITFIRE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
EVIL MONKEY BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN DAN	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
MOVIN' THE CHAINS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	0	0	171.4172	151.3944	161.33	top 64%
Pork Ribs	13	1	0	173.7144	151.4286	161.74	top 60%
Pork	13	1	1	176.0000	129.6344	159.37	top 66%
Brisket	13	3	0	170.8344	150.8572	160.64	top 57%

“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
OK	10	top 65%
KS	2	top 71%
AR	1	top 69%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 68%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 65%

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 9.2 yrs 2013-04-05 → 2022-06-03

Busiest season 2019 3 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 8 seasons in the data

Cooks most in OK 10 of 13 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 13 0 of them cooked more than once

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

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 161.74 · weakest Pork (159.37)

Walk rate 38% a top-10 call in 5 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 13 contests

Master average 643.08 out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 359 190–386 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,064 13 mapped stops · furthest 240 mi

Schedule strength 1574 average field rating faced — tougher than 59% of rated contests

Purse competed for $26,050 listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 5 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs 2016-04-15 → 2018-03-23

Power rating 1477 peak 1509 · #4268 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 5 First tracked contest Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon
Apr 5 Peak power rating (1509) Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon
2014
May 9 First call Boots & BBQ Festival
May 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score672.0116 Boots & BBQ Festival
May 9 Career-best overall score672.0116 Boots & BBQ Festival
2019
May 10 10th tracked contest City Of Springs BBQ Championship
May 10 Career-best single call (Pork)176.0000 City Of Springs BBQ Championship
2022
Jun 3 Most recent contest McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.2	Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon	2013-04-05
+2.7	Boots & BBQ Festival	2014-05-09
+1	Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual	2021-06-04
+0.6	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ	2016-04-15

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.8	McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual	2022-06-03
-8.3	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1	2018-03-23
-6.7	Boots & BBQ Festival	2013-05-10
-4.6	Bikes Blues & BBQ	2013-09-20
-3.9	13th Annual Hanor Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	2018-04-20

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)
2022	1	0%	top 87%	87.5%	87.5%
2021	1	100%	top 55%	92.7%	92.7%
2019	3	67%	top 71%	90.7%	90.1%
2018	2	0%	top 86%	90.2%	86.9%
2016	1	0%	top 57%	90.1%	90.1%
2015	1	100%	top 61%	90.5%	90.5%
2014	1	100%	top 52%	93.3%	93.3%
2013	3	0%	top 55%	88.6%	87.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022-06-03	McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS	26 / 30 (630.0684)	18 (163.3712)	23 (159.3828)	26 (155.9772)	29 (151.3372)
2021-06-04	Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual 🏅 Mclouth, KS	23 / 42 (667.3600)	15 (169.7028)	8 (173.7144)	25 (166.8456)	35 (157.0972)
2019-09-20	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK	19 / 28 (640.4912)	20 (156.5372)	25 (154.8456)	18 (164.0000)	8 (165.1084)
2019-05-10	City Of Springs BBQ Championship 🏅 Sulphur, OK	17 / 25 (651.9088)	19 (161.1088)	21 (153.0972)	2 (176.0000)	19 (161.7028)
2019-03-22	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK	57 / 74 (653.0288)	73 (151.3944)	26 (169.1200)	35 (167.3944)	40 (165.1200)
2018-04-20	13th Annual Hanor Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	38 / 49 (649.6572)	33 (164.5256)	33 (164.0000)	21 (170.2744)	40 (150.8572)
2018-03-23	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 Shawnee, OK	79 / 84 (602.1144)	69 (161.6684)	75 (157.1200)	84 (129.6344)	74 (153.6916)
2016-04-15	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	36 / 63 (648.4568)	28 (166.8456)	38 (160.5600)	53 (154.7884)	29 (166.2628)
2015-10-09	Chillin and Grillin Sand Springs, OK	17 / 28 (651.3256)	23 (154.7884)	11 (166.8456)	22 (158.8572)	5 (170.8344)
2014-05-09	Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	15 / 29 (672.0116)	14 (171.4172)	12 (169.1544)	23 (161.1656)	7 (170.2744)
2013-09-20	Bikes Blues & BBQ Fayetteville, AR	34 / 49 (638.1828)	21 (169.1200)	39 (159.3828)	49 (150.8228)	30 (158.8572)
2013-05-10	Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	26 / 36 (637.7144)	30 (155.4286)	20 (164.0000)	23 (161.7142)	24 (156.5716)
2013-04-05	Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon Stillwater, OK	12 / 52 (617.7146)	18 (151.4286)	23 (151.4286)	21 (154.2858)	11 (160.5716)

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	#1086 (233 pts)	#1175 (218 pts)	#1280 (183 pts)	#806 (398 pts)	#1002 (288 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1598 (120 pts)	#1614 (120 pts)	#1509 (140 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1962 (93 pts)	#2197 (63 pts)	#1764 (123 pts)	#2187 (68 pts)	#1466 (178 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1930 (104 pts)	#1989 (109 pts)	#1920 (119 pts)	#2662 (64 pts)	#1637 (159 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1631 (135 pts)	#1522 (155 pts)	#1527 (160 pts)	#1652 (145 pts)	#1625 (140 pts)