OVERLAND PORK BBQ KS

Power ranking

#1454

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1509

peak 1530 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-04-05

latest 2022-06-10

Best ToY finish

#521

Master 2021

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 47%

overall standings

Best overall

693.7028 / 720

Master · BBQ and Fly In on the River

Perfect 180s

Current form

667.41 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 670.38 (-2.97)

Walk rate

40%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY)

Consistency

±11.69

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 170.92 · weakest Brisket (164.13)

Road miles

606

mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 68 mi

Schedule strength

43%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)

Purse competed for

$277K

listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 13 state-championship entries

Master avg

670.38 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

⚔️ A tough matchup

HIGH i QUE has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of M Squared Smokin' Q in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

🏕️ Happy hunting ground

Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) is their spot: an average finish in the top 14% across 2 visits.

😤 Pork nemesis

Even in their strongest meat, HIGH i QUE has out-cooked them in 9 of 12 shared pork entries.

📅 A September team

Something about September: average finish in the top 27% across 4 contests, versus top 47% the rest of the year.

Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)

Aurell's Brew-BQ #1451 · 1509 · KS Love BBQ #1449 · 1509 · KS SMOKIN' TOAD'S #1457 · 1509 · KS EAST MEATS WEST #1456 · 1509 · KS POP'S HOBO BBQ #1461 · 1508 · KS Mad Cow BBQ #1430 · 1510 · KS

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MAN MEAT BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
Fat&Dumb BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
777 BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
M Squared Smokin' Q	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Boom Chicka Cow Cow	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
ROCK N BLUES BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
BONES BRIGADE KC	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	0	0	0	175.4056	156.5372	167.04	top 55%
Pork Ribs	14	4	1	2	178.8800	155.9200	168.30	top 44%
Pork	14	3	1	2	179.4400	163.3944	170.92	top 34%
Brisket	14	1	0	0	172.5828	150.7884	164.13	top 54%

“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
KS	13	0	top 47%
MO	2	0	top 51%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 94%
Large (40+)	13	0	top 44%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring	3	8	top 53%	2022-04-08
Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	3	26	top 66%	2021-07-09
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY)	2	9	top 14%	2021-09-24

The story so far

Busiest season: 2019 (6 contests)
Cooks mostly in KS (13 of 15 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (14 entries)
Average Master overall score: 670.38 / 720

Milestones

🚩 2019-04-05 — First tracked contest · VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits
📣 2019-07-12 — First call · Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
⭐ 2019-08-16 — Career-best overall score (693.7028) · BBQ and Fly In on the River
📈 2019-09-27 — Peak power rating (1530) · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.6	BBQ and Fly In on the River	2019-08-16
+12.7	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY)	2021-09-24
+9.8	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2019-09-27
+4.9	Smoke In the Springs	2019-04-12
+2.7	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	2019-09-12

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.9	Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES)	2022-06-10
-7.4	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	2020-07-10
-6.9	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	2021-09-16
-3.8	Smoke in the Spring	2022-04-08
-2	Smoke in the Spring (Steak)	2022-04-08

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)
2022	4	1	0	0%	top 73%	93.1%	92%
2021	4	1	1	50%	top 42%	95.9%	93.9%
2020	1	0	1	100%	top 77%	91.5%	91.5%
2019	6	1	0	50%	top 33%	96.3%	93.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022-06-10	Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO	34 / 36 (658.6744)	28 (167.9772)	33 (165.0856)	33 (163.9544)	31 (161.6572)
2022-04-29	Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS	46 / 77 (659.2688)	40 (168.5372)	47 (163.9544)	40 (166.2400)	45 (160.5372)
2022-04-08	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	62 / 94 (670.1256)	62 (167.3712)	60 (166.8344)	23 (173.1200)	65 (162.8000)
2022-04-08	Smoke in the Spring (Steak) Osage City, KS	8 (169.1428)	—	—	—	—
2021-09-24	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) 🏅 Shawnee, KS	9 / 86 (690.2860)	49 (162.2516)	1 (178.8800)	3 (179.4400)	20 (169.7144)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	261 / 467 (658.7196)	207 (167.4172)	156 (169.1084)	96 (171.4056)	398 (150.7884)
2021-07-09	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	26 / 43 (673.0288)	28 (167.4288)	8 (173.1316)	30 (166.2400)	21 (166.2284)
2021-04-09	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	42 / 105 (681.5768)	40 (171.9656)	36 (171.9656)	22 (173.7028)	77 (163.9428)
2020-07-10	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	47 / 61 (658.7428)	57 (156.5372)	54 (155.9200)	1 (178.2972)	32 (167.9884)
2019-09-27	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	18 / 102 (673.0396)	57 (164.5256)	10 (172.5600)	18 (171.9656)	37 (163.9884)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	110 / 468 (465.0512)	35 (175.4056)	165 (167.9656)	68 (172.5828)	307 (159.3828)
2019-08-16	BBQ and Fly In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	5 / 68 (693.7028)	28 (170.2972)	3 (177.1428)	9 (174.8572)	17 (171.4056)
2019-07-12	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	35 / 59 (662.1944)	35 (167.4056)	51 (158.8116)	43 (163.3944)	8 (172.5828)
2019-04-12	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	38 / 104 (674.2400)	59 (166.2972)	58 (165.0972)	12 (173.7028)	36 (169.1428)
2019-04-05	VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits 🏅 Overland Park, KS	30 / 53 (656.4452)	32 (165.1084)	14 (169.6800)	33 (163.9884)	41 (157.6684)

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
2022 ↗	Master	#986 (120 pts)	#1051 (120 pts)	#1107 (120 pts)	#1014 (130 pts)	#1021 (120 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#521 (325 pts)	#687 (240 pts)	#370 (560 pts)	#442 (430 pts)	#610 (285 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#694 (460 pts)	#957 (300 pts)	#575 (605 pts)	#693 (485 pts)	#758 (435 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1921 (85 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)