High-water mark
663.4288
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.4288 at Holbrook — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 11, 2014
OL' FELLA'S BAR-B-Q
OL' FELLA'S BAR-B-Q is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 10th of 19 at the Holbrook (2014). They are ranked #4599 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Ol Fellas Bar B Q”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1471
peak 1471 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 14, 2013
latest Jul 10, 2015 · 2.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.23
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.87 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.70)
Road miles
329
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 74 mi
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)
Master avg
639.38 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1912 (87 pts) | #1792 (122 pts) | #2035 (77 pts) | #1903 (107 pts) | #1999 (82 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to OL' FELLA'S BAR-B-Q, each with one reason worth a look.
138 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,610 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1471
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to OL' FELLA'S BAR-B-Q)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team OL' FELLA'S BAR-B-Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,606 of the rated field
- Contests
- 44
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to OL' FELLA'S BAR-B-Q)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 44 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,594 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,592 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#4,601 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
Level with OL' FELLA'S BAR-B-Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,620 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7372 | 157.0856 | 163.87 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2744 | 145.7144 | 153.70 | top 89% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 158.2628 | 162.74 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.0228 | 152.5484 | 159.07 | top 59% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 70% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 80% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holbrook | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 71% | Jul 10, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AZ
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
70
finished ahead 28 times, behind 91
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest Holbrook
20144 milestones
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Northern Arizona BBQ Festival
- First call Northern Arizona BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1490) Northern Arizona BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.7 | Holbrook | Jul 11, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | Northern Arizona BBQ Festival | Jun 14, 2013 |
| -9.8 | Holbrook | Jul 10, 2015 |
| -8.5 | AZ Rhythm & Ribs | Sep 5, 2014 |
| -2.9 | 3rd Annual Holbrook | Jul 12, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 70% | 92.1% | 90.1% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 76% | 88.3% | 87.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2015 | Holbrook Holbrook, AZ | 26 / 29 (634.6972) | 23 (164.5372) | 28 (152.5372) | 24 (160.5372) | 21 (157.0856) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | AZ Rhythm & Ribs Cottonwood, AZ | 15 / 17 (634.2056) | 17 (157.0856) | 15 (158.2744) | 10 (166.2972) | 14 (152.5484) |
| Jul 11, 2014 | Holbrook Holbrook, AZ | 10 / 19 (663.4288) | 6 (173.7372) | 18 (155.3716) | 16 (166.2972) | 8 (168.0228) |
| Jul 12, 2013 | 3rd Annual Holbrook Holbrook, AZ | 18 / 27 (635.4056) | 11 (165.6800) | 20 (156.6056) | 14 (158.2628) | 19 (154.8572) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Northern Arizona BBQ Festival Williams, AZ | 27 / 32 (629.1430) | 25 (158.2858) | 30 (145.7144) | 17 (162.2858) | 9 (162.8570) |