High-water mark
663.9776
career-best overall
92.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.9776 at 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q — 92.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 17, 2014
PAPA'S SMOKIN' SEVEN
PAPA'S SMOKIN' SEVEN is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 10th of 42 at the 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (2014). They are ranked #2933 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1507
peak 1507 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Jul 5, 2013
latest Aug 19, 2017 · 4.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
642.35 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 641.30 (+1.06)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.92
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.28 · weakest Brisket (157.23)
Road miles
251
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 81 mi
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)
Master avg
641.30 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to PAPA'S SMOKIN' SEVEN, each with one reason worth a look.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,948 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,930 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
They turned up 8 years after PAPA'S SMOKIN' SEVEN did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#2,955 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1515
Level with PAPA'S SMOKIN' SEVEN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,924 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,941 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,952 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1521
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 3 years before PAPA'S SMOKIN' SEVEN's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 154.2400 | 162.28 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 169.7260 | 153.7032 | 162.19 | top 43% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.7142 | 153.6568 | 159.59 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 152.5714 | 157.23 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 51% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 57% | Jul 11, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
147
finished ahead 104 times, behind 89
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Oct 16, 2015 → Jul 1, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20172 milestones
- Peak power rating (1507) McHenry Rotary Blues Brews & BBQ
- Most recent contest McHenry Rotary Blues Brews & BBQ
20144 milestones
- First overall top-10 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.9776 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q
- Career-best overall score663.9776 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.2972 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest
- First call Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.9 | 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q | Oct 17, 2014 |
| +9 | McHenry Rotary Blues Brews & BBQ | Aug 19, 2017 |
| +2 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest | Jul 5, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.2 | I-39 Smokin Car Show | Jul 1, 2017 |
| -4.9 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest | Jul 11, 2014 |
| -1.6 | 10th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q | Oct 16, 2015 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 54% | 90.2% | 88.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 89.9% | 89.9% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 46% | 92.2% | 89.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 47% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2017 | McHenry Rotary Blues Brews & BBQ McHenry, IL | 11 / 36 (649.7260) | 21 (162.8800) | 3 (169.7260) | 19 (161.1200) | 14 (156) |
| Jul 1, 2017 | I-39 Smokin Car Show Minonk, IL | 14 / 18 (623.8404) | 15 (154.2400) | 13 (153.7032) | 10 (160.5372) | 13 (155.3600) |
| Oct 16, 2015 | 10th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q Libertyville, IL | 21 / 35 (647.3600) | 24 (159.9656) | 8 (168.5484) | 27 (158.2744) | 17 (160.5716) |
| Oct 17, 2014 | 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q Libertyville, IL | 10 / 42 (663.9776) | 7 (170.2972) | 6 (169.7260) | 27 (158.2400) | 9 (165.7144) |
| Jul 11, 2014 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest St. Charles, IL | 23 / 34 (626.8684) | 13 (162.8800) | 22 (157.1428) | 26 (153.6568) | 27 (153.1888) |
| Jul 5, 2013 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest St. Charles, IL | 16 / 34 (636) | 13 (163.4290) | 26 (154.2854) | 10 (165.7142) | 19 (152.5714) |