BELLY BROTHERS BBQ TEAM

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

Power ranking

#1760

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1549

peak 1552 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-08-02

latest 2017-10-13

Best ToY finish

#774

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 41%

overall standings

Best overall

683.4400 / 720

Master · Laurie Hillbilly BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

662.66

last 5 Master vs avg 663.05 (-0.40)

Walk rate

58%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0000

Brisket · Laurie Hillbilly BBQ

Consistency

±12.59

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.89 · weakest Brisket (161.72)

Road miles

1,091

mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 97 mi

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)

Master avg

663.05 / 720

12 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

683.4400 career-best overall

94.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 683.4400 at Laurie Hillbilly BBQ — 94.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-08-01

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE has finished one call ahead of BELLY BROTHERS BBQ TEAM 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.17 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 33%.

Brisket avg 161.72
Chicken avg 167.89
2 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WINGED SWINE in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

7 of 11 shared chicken entries lost

UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC ahead 64% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC has out-cooked them in 7 of 11 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.75% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.75% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.1% of a perfect score
12 contests

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.

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

TEAM SMOKERBUILDER

#1769 of the rated field

1548 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1548

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BELLY BROTHERS BBQ TEAM)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BELLY BROTHERS BBQ TEAM has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2017-07-07

⚔ Head-to-head

BRITISH BULLDOG BBQ

#1770 of the rated field

1548 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1548

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BELLY BROTHERS BBQ TEAM)

Fewer contests behind them than BELLY BROTHERS BBQ TEAM has cooked, 6 to 12, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2015-10-03

⚔ Head-to-head

SWEET ASH BBQ

#1755 of the rated field

1549 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1552

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2021-09-24

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Big Mike's Smokehouse

#1764 of the rated field

1549 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1549

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 11 contests, alongside a 27% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

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Smokin it up BBQ Australia

#1753 of the rated field

1549 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 91%
Peak: 1559

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 8 years after BELLY BROTHERS BBQ TEAM did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2025-04-26
on a 4-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM

#1754 of the rated field

1549 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1553

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2019-10-04

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN O BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
SPICEWINE IRONWORKS	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Shootin' Smoke	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
WINGED SWINE	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
SEDALIA MASTERBASTERS	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
B-BOYZ BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
PIG NEWTON	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	4	0	1	175.4288	156.5484	167.89	top 37%
Pork Ribs	12	2	0	0	170.8344	160.5372	167.26	top 38%
Pork	12	4	1	1	174.8800	153.7028	166.18	top 43%
Brisket	12	2	1	1	176.0000	151.9200	161.72	top 53%

“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	11	0	top 42%
KS	1	0	top 21%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 44%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 37%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	3	12	0	top 43%	2016-05-06
Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	2	5	0	top 24%	2014-08-01

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.2 yrs 2013-08-02 → 2017-10-13

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 2.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 11 of 12 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 12 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 167.89 · weakest Brisket (161.72)

Walk rate 58% a top-10 call in 7 of 12 contests

Overall top-10 rate 17% 2 of 12 contests

Master average 663.05 out of 720 · 12 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,337 1,361–1,158 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,091 12 mapped stops · furthest 97 mi

Schedule strength 1549 average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests

Power rating 1549 peak 1552 · #1760 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Aug 2 First tracked contest Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Aug 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1828 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
2014
May 2 First call Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest
Aug 1 First category win (Brisket) Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Aug 1 First overall top-10 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Aug 1 Career-best overall score683.4400 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Aug 1 Career-best single call (Brisket)176.0000 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
2016
May 6 10th tracked contest Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest
Oct 29 Peak power rating (1552) 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)
2017
Oct 13 Most recent contest Anchor City Cook Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.3	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	2014-08-01
+10.5	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)	2016-10-29
+8.5	Q'ing for a Cause	2015-09-04
+5.8	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	2015-05-01
+5.6	Hott Butts BBQ Contest	2015-06-05

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.2	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	2015-10-03
-3.1	Anchor City Cook Off	2017-10-13

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 63%	90.6%	90.6%
2016	2	0	0	50%	top 29%	93.5%	93.2%
2015	4	1	1	75%	top 44%	94.3%	92.3%
2014	3	1	1	67%	top 38%	94.9%	92.6%
2013	2	0	0	0%	top 38%	91.4%	90.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-10-13	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	17 / 27 (652.4800)	5 (172.5600)	12 (169.1544)	21 (158.8456)	19 (151.9200)
2016-10-29	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS	118 / 557 (673.0860)	234 (166.2744)	187 (167.9772)	117 (170.2972)	145 (168.5372)
2016-05-06	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	12 / 32 (669.0172)	4 (175.4288)	12 (168.5256)	20 (166.2400)	22 (158.8228)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	398 / 606 (639.9084)	476 (156.5484)	107 (170.8344)	502 (153.7028)	362 (158.8228)
2015-09-04	Q'ing for a Cause Columbia, MO	7 / 21 (678.7884)	6 (171.9656)	19 (160.5372)	1 (174.8800)	6 (171.4056)
2015-06-05	Hott Butts BBQ Contest Boonville, MO	12 / 32 (667.3376)	3 (173.7144)	18 (162.8000)	9 (170.8572)	21 (159.9660)
2015-05-01	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	14 / 37 (671.3028)	19 (167.9656)	7 (170.2744)	7 (172.5600)	26 (160.5028)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	279 / 552 (654.1488)	197 (167.9888)	195 (167.3944)	284 (163.4172)	389 (155.3484)
2014-08-01	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	5 / 47 (683.4400)	15 (169.1772)	22 (166.8228)	8 (171.4400)	1 (176.0000)
2014-05-02	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	19 / 35 (662.1484)	20 (165.6800)	6 (170.8228)	14 (168.5600)	29 (157.0856)
2013-10-03	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	203 / 535 (646.7888)	271 (161.1316)	95 (167.4172)	331 (157.6800)	225 (160.5600)
2013-08-02	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	19 / 51 (658.1828)	17 (166.2628)	23 (164.5256)	25 (165.7144)	23 (161.6800)

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	#2019 (92 pts)	#1541 (177 pts)	#1957 (117 pts)	#2192 (72 pts)	#2127 (82 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1444 (182 pts)	#1224 (267 pts)	#1535 (182 pts)	#1764 (142 pts)	#1768 (132 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#774 (448 pts)	#693 (543 pts)	#905 (393 pts)	#608 (638 pts)	#954 (358 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1064 (287 pts)	#1423 (207 pts)	#1195 (262 pts)	#1152 (282 pts)	#937 (357 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1814 (105 pts)	#1829 (115 pts)	#1979 (85 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#1973 (85 pts)