BELLY BROTHERS BBQ TEAM

BELLY BROTHERS BBQ TEAM is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 5th of 47 at the Laurie Hillbilly BBQ (2014). They are ranked #1702 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,702

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1552

peak 1555 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 2, 2013

latest Oct 13, 2017 · 4.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#774

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

17% 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

Brisket · Laurie Hillbilly BBQ

Consistency

±12.59

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.89 · weakest Brisket (161.72)

Road miles

1,091

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 97 mi

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)

Master avg

663.05 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

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
Aug 1, 2014

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

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
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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BELLY BROTHERS BBQ TEAM, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SALT - PEPPER & 2 SHAKERS

#1,694 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1552

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

One contest 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 Sep 5, 2014

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STICKS-N-CHICKS BBQ

#1,698 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1571

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to BELLY BROTHERS BBQ TEAM)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 18 contests to 12.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2017

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M R BBQ

#1,695 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1564

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 33% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ

#1,703 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1552

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 21, 2019
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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GETTA QUE

#1,700 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1555

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 4, 2019

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BIG DICK'S BBQ

#1,713 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1553

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2016

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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	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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	11	0	top 42%
KS	1	0	top 21%

Repeat visits (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%	May 6, 2016
Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	2	5	0	top 24%	Aug 1, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 2.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 11 of 12 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 9 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,323 finished ahead 1,426 times, behind 1,091

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

20171 milestone

Oct 13 Most recent contest Anchor City Cook Off

20162 milestones

May 6 10th tracked contest Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest
Oct 29 Peak power rating (1555) 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20145 milestones

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 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ

20132 milestones

Aug 2 First tracked contest Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Aug 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1828 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.3	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	Aug 1, 2014
+10.3	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Oct 29, 2016
+8.5	Q'ing for a Cause	Sep 4, 2015
+5.8	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	May 1, 2015
+5.6	Hott Butts BBQ Contest	Jun 5, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-4.7	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	Oct 3, 2015
-3.2	Anchor City Cook Off	Oct 13, 2017

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	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
Oct 13, 2017	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	17 / 27 (652.4800)	5 (172.5600)	12 (169.1544)	21 (158.8456)	19 (151.9200)
Oct 29, 2016	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)
May 6, 2016	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	12 / 32 (669.0172)	4 (175.4288)	12 (168.5256)	20 (166.2400)	22 (158.8228)
Oct 3, 2015	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)
Sep 4, 2015	Q'ing for a Cause Columbia, MO	7 / 21 (678.7884)	6 (171.9656)	19 (160.5372)	1 (174.8800)	6 (171.4056)
Jun 5, 2015	Hott Butts BBQ Contest Boonville, MO	12 / 32 (667.3376)	3 (173.7144)	18 (162.8000)	9 (170.8572)	21 (159.9660)
May 1, 2015	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	14 / 37 (671.3028)	19 (167.9656)	7 (170.2744)	7 (172.5600)	26 (160.5028)
Oct 2, 2014	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)
Aug 1, 2014	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	5 / 47 (683.4400)	15 (169.1772)	22 (166.8228)	8 (171.4400)	1 (176)
May 2, 2014	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	19 / 35 (662.1484)	20 (165.6800)	6 (170.8228)	14 (168.5600)	29 (157.0856)
Oct 3, 2013	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)
Aug 2, 2013	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	19 / 51 (658.1828)	17 (166.2628)	23 (164.5256)	25 (165.7144)	23 (161.6800)

BELLY BROTHERS BBQ TEAM

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

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

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 — 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)