MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE

MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE is a competition barbecue team with 31 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 7th of 66 at the Racing for the BBQ (2018). They are ranked #1549 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,549

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1561

peak 1563 · rated over 31 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 25, 2013

latest Jul 5, 2019 · 5.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#725

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

16% of 31 contests

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

676.5144 / 720

Master · Racing for the BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

662.75 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 658.00 (+4.75)

Walk rate

65%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork · Bates County BBQ State Championship

Consistency

±14.35

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.02 · weakest Brisket (160.78)

Road miles

1,968

across 31 mapped stops · furthest 109 mi

Schedule strength

55%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)

Purse competed for

$4,000

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

658.00 / 720

31 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

65% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 20 of 31 contests

A top-10 category call in 65% of their 31 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

676.5144 career-best overall

94.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 676.5144 at Racing for the BBQ — 94.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 27, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

LIL' FIDDLER'S has finished one call ahead of MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

19–0 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 19 of their 19 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.24 points below their pork, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 23%.

Brisket avg 160.78
Pork avg 167.02
2 calls in 31 entries

A strong matchup

8–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN PHATTY'S in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

16 of 19 shared pork entries lost

GETTIN' BASTED ahead 84% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 16 of 19 shared pork entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BELLY DOWN BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 36% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 36% across 3 contests, versus top 50% the rest of the year.

3 August contests
top 50% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.99% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.99% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.4% of a perfect score
31 contests

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	#943 (290 pts)	#817 (400 pts)	#1272 (185 pts)	#1012 (280 pts)	#773 (420 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#725 (463 pts)	#655 (563 pts)	#849 (408 pts)	#698 (523 pts)	#757 (463 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#999 (336 pts)	#1158 (286 pts)	#931 (411 pts)	#1034 (346 pts)	#1014 (346 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#739 (509 pts)	#625 (649 pts)	#601 (679 pts)	#595 (679 pts)	#885 (409 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1505 (155 pts)	#1366 (210 pts)	#2175 (65 pts)	#1577 (165 pts)	#1909 (115 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#739 (473 pts)	#580 (673 pts)	#708 (533 pts)	#712 (533 pts)	#901 (378 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1647 (133 pts)	#1929 (98 pts)	#1338 (208 pts)	#1075 (283 pts)	#2412 (73 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SMOKIN SUZY

#1,544 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1562

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2017

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKED

#1,545 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1585

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE)

Careers of much the same size, 22 contests to 31, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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SPICEWINE IRONWORKS

#1,554 of the rated field

1561 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1567

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE)

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 37% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Jul 7, 2017

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SMOKED OUT BBQ

#1,535 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 53
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1623

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE)

They've been 1623 at their best, 61 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 53 contests
last seen Jan 16, 2026

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Lucky D's BBQ

#1,547 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 73
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1691

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE)

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

rated over 71 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

TEXAS WARPIG BBQ

#1,559 of the rated field

1561 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1580

Level with MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 33 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

⚔ Compare careers

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DIRT ROAD BBQ	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	19	0	19	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
THUMP & STRUM BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
POLITICAL PORK	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN PHATTY'S	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare
GRILLAS	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
IN DEEP SAUCE	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	31	11	1	1	178.2972	149.0400	166.19	top 46%
Pork Ribs	31	9	0	0	173.1084	150.8000	164.02	top 50%
Pork	31	7	1	3	178.8572	154.7884	167.02	top 44%
Brisket	31	2	0	0	174.8572	140.4916	160.78	top 56%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 53%
Medium (20–39)	16	top 58%
Large (40+)	14	top 42%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	25	0	top 51%
KS	6	0	top 49%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2	14	top 36%	Apr 12, 2019
Racing for the BBQ	2	7	top 35%	Jul 27, 2018
The G Town Smokin Showdown	2	11	top 57%	Apr 28, 2017
Burg Fest BBQ Contest	2	10	top 63%	Sep 25, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 7 contests

Contests a season 4.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 25 of 31 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 27 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 931 finished ahead 864 times, behind 753

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

20192 milestones

Jun 14 Peak power rating (1563) Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life
Jul 5 Most recent contest Johnson County BBQ Challenge

20182 milestones

May 18 25th tracked contest 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort
Jul 27 Career-best overall score676.5144 Racing for the BBQ

20151 milestone

Jul 10 10th tracked contest Johnson County Fair BBQ

20136 milestones

Oct 25 First tracked contest Bates County BBQ State Championship
Oct 25 First call Bates County BBQ State Championship
Oct 25 First category win (Pork) Bates County BBQ State Championship
Oct 25 First overall top-10 Bates County BBQ State Championship
Oct 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.3716 Bates County BBQ State Championship
Oct 25 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Bates County BBQ State Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.9	20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	May 15, 2015
+12.6	Racing for the BBQ	Jul 27, 2018
+11.7	21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort	May 13, 2016
+11	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival	Aug 22, 2014
+9.1	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	Apr 12, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.6	Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief	Apr 4, 2014
-7.9	Anchor City Cook Off	Oct 12, 2018
-6.5	Smoke Out in the Valley	Jun 20, 2015
-5.6	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off	May 2, 2014
-5.1	Burg Fest BBQ Contest	Sep 26, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	3	0	0	67%	top 43%	93.8%	92.7%
2018	5	1	0	60%	top 44%	94%	92.3%
2017	4	0	0	25%	top 55%	93.6%	91.3%
2016	6	1	0	67%	top 55%	93.9%	91.7%
2015	7	2	0	86%	top 49%	94%	91.2%
2014	5	0	1	60%	top 57%	91.4%	89.3%
2013	1	1	1	100%	top 30%	92.7%	92.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 5, 2019	Johnson County BBQ Challenge 🏅 Warrensburg, MO	23 / 37 (659.8628)	7 (172.5828)	30 (157.6572)	30 (161.6456)	12 (167.9772)
Jun 14, 2019	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS	16 / 38 (667.3372)	11 (171.4172)	35 (153.6572)	8 (170.8572)	5 (171.4056)
Apr 12, 2019	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake 🏅 Smithville, MO	14 / 54 (675.3372)	16 (170.2744)	24 (166.2400)	24 (168)	15 (170.8228)
Oct 12, 2018	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	26 / 33 (646.7084)	32 (149.0400)	23 (162.2628)	6 (173.7028)	21 (161.7028)
Aug 17, 2018	BBQ and Fly In on the River (JUDGES FULL) Excelsior Springs, MO	26 / 57 (664.4804)	24 (168.5372)	36 (161.1316)	19 (170.2744)	30 (164.5372)
Jul 27, 2018	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	7 / 66 (676.5144)	4 (175.4172)	8 (170.8572)	38 (161.6800)	14 (168.5600)
May 18, 2018	23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO	15 / 37 (669.0744)	10 (173.1316)	24 (163.9772)	13 (167.4172)	12 (164.5484)
Apr 13, 2018	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	23 / 51 (667.2912)	18 (168.5484)	32 (165.0856)	21 (167.4172)	20 (166.2400)
Sep 29, 2017	Smoking in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO	20 / 29 (642.1944)	29 (154.2400)	19 (163.9888)	19 (162.8572)	18 (161.1084)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	194 / 407 (663.3256)	200 (166.8344)	78 (172)	178 (167.4056)	299 (157.0856)
Jul 7, 2017	Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge Warrensburg, MO	22 / 35 (649.6112)	29 (160.5484)	24 (161.6800)	21 (167.3828)	22 (160)
Apr 28, 2017	The G Town Smokin Showdown Garnett, KS	11 / 27 (673.6456)	13 (165.6684)	4 (171.4516)	11 (169.1544)	11 (167.3712)
Sep 2, 2016	Rockin Apples Festival Appleton City, MO	16 / 23 (659.9316)	16 (164.5256)	7 (172.0344)	19 (162.2400)	19 (161.1316)
Aug 5, 2016	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	21 / 50 (671.8744)	26 (167.3828)	27 (166.2516)	14 (171.4172)	24 (166.8228)
Jul 8, 2016	Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge Warrensburg, MO	25 / 40 (656.4568)	25 (161.1428)	7 (173.1084)	18 (166.2856)	29 (155.9200)
Jun 24, 2016	Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	32 / 49 (642.1028)	44 (152.5256)	33 (161.6688)	25 (162.2284)	23 (165.6800)
May 13, 2016	21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort Platte City, MO	10 / 51 (675.9312)	6 (172.5600)	7 (170.2856)	3 (174.8572)	33 (158.2284)
Apr 29, 2016	The G Town Smokin Showdown Garnett, KS	19 / 26 (655.8516)	4 (172)	20 (159.9544)	16 (164.5372)	20 (159.3600)
Sep 25, 2015	Burg Fest BBQ Contest Warrensburg, MO	10 / 19 (649.6000)	10 (164.5600)	12 (161.0972)	11 (167.3828)	12 (156.5600)
Sep 4, 2015	Smokin in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO	12 / 31 (673.1200)	10 (169.1084)	9 (166.8916)	18 (162.2628)	7 (174.8572)
Jul 24, 2015	Racing for the BBQ Lees Summit, MO	37 / 63 (650.1828)	4 (176.5600)	58 (150.8000)	36 (165.6800)	43 (157.1428)
Jul 10, 2015	Johnson County Fair BBQ Warrensburg, MO	14 / 33 (663.3944)	6 (173.7028)	16 (163.4288)	2 (176.0228)	32 (150.2400)
Jun 20, 2015	Smoke Out in the Valley Buckner, MO	23 / 29 (628.4112)	25 (153.0628)	10 (165.7144)	27 (154.7884)	22 (154.8456)
Jun 5, 2015	Hott Butts BBQ Contest Boonville, MO	18 / 32 (656.4568)	16 (165.1084)	17 (162.8456)	19 (162.8228)	11 (165.6800)
May 15, 2015	20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	8 / 51 (676.4800)	4 (174.2856)	24 (164.5372)	7 (171.9772)	14 (165.6800)
Sep 26, 2014	Burg Fest BBQ Contest Warrensburg, MO	16 / 22 (648.3884)	14 (165.6684)	6 (166.8228)	16 (158.8000)	14 (157.0972)
Aug 22, 2014	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	14 / 69 (657.0856)	1 (178.2972)	44 (157.0972)	20 (165.7256)	34 (155.9656)
Jul 25, 2014	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	22 / 54 (658.1480)	28 (165.6684)	16 (166.8800)	25 (165.6684)	33 (159.9312)
May 2, 2014	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS	18 / 26 (630.8232)	11 (165.7372)	15 (156.0344)	8 (168.5600)	26 (140.4916)
Apr 4, 2014	Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	62 / 75 (621.0056)	71 (152)	57 (157.0972)	16 (169.7028)	73 (142.2056)
Oct 25, 2013	Bates County BBQ State Championship 🏅 Butler, MO	10 / 33 (667.3716)	17 (161.7028)	4 (171.9772)	1 (178.8572)	22 (154.8344)

MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE

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 (10 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The metronome

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)