OVERLAND PORK BBQ

OVERLAND PORK BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 43 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 5th of 68 at the BBQ and Fly In on the River (2019). They are ranked #1017 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,017

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1604

peak 1648 · rated over 43 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Jun 10, 2022 · 9.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#521

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

16% of 43 contests

Avg finish

top 41%

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 666.88 (+0.53)

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

±14.94

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.12 · weakest Brisket (164.39)

Road miles

2,108

across 43 mapped stops · furthest 273 mi

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)

Purse competed for

$277K

listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 19 state-championship entries

Master avg

666.88 / 720

42 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

Happy hunting ground

Top 10% average finish here

Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque is their spot: an average finish in the top 10% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 10th
average top 10%

High-water mark

693.7028 career-best overall

96.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.7028 at BBQ and Fly In on the River — 96.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 16, 2019

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY has finished one call ahead of OVERLAND PORK BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 19%.

6 contests
3 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 19%

A tough matchup

28–4 behind in the head-to-head

913 BBQ ahead in 88% of their meetings

913 BBQ has come out ahead in 28 of their 32 shared contests.

A strong matchup

15–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Big D & The Briquettes in 15 of their 15 shared contests.

Going the wrong way

-29 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 29 points across 7 contests since Jul 9, 2021 — from 1633 down to 1604.

7 contests since Jul 9, 2021
now 1604

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Bbqweiser has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 22% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 22% across 12 contests, versus top 41% the rest of the year.

12 September contests
top 41% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.26% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.26% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.5% of a perfect score
43 contests

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest every year from 2016 to 2021 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 6th

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
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	#689 (460 pts)	#952 (300 pts)	#573 (605 pts)	#690 (485 pts)	#754 (435 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1921 (85 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to OVERLAND PORK BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW

#1,015 of the rated field

1604 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1652

6–2 in 8 shared contests (75% to OVERLAND PORK BBQ)

These two have cooked 8 of the same contests — OVERLAND PORK BBQ ahead 6–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 43 contests
last seen Sep 5, 2020

⚔ Head-to-head

Who's Cookin'

#1,018 of the rated field

1604 power rating

Contests: 51
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1604

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to OVERLAND PORK BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 51 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 51 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

PORK BARREL BBQ

#1,014 of the rated field

1604 power rating

Contests: 55
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1665

0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to OVERLAND PORK BBQ)

Careers of much the same size, 55 contests to 43, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 52 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2021

⚔ Head-to-head

WALDO BBQ

#1,013 of the rated field

1604 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1604

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to OVERLAND PORK BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before OVERLAND PORK BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 33 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS

#1,019 of the rated field

1604 power rating

Contests: 92
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1683

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to OVERLAND PORK BBQ)

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 92 contests, alongside a 26% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 91 contests
last seen Aug 30, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

BLAZING CATTLES BBQ

#1,016 of the rated field

1604 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1604

3–2 in 5 shared contests (60% to OVERLAND PORK BBQ)

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

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jun 22, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
913 BBQ	32	4	28	13%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	25	12	13	48%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	24	5	19	21%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	24	3	21	13%	⚔ compare
Fat&Dumb BBQ	21	11	10	52%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	21	4	17	19%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	19	6	13	32%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	19	6	13	32%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	19	2	17	11%	⚔ compare
OLD STYLE BBQ	18	8	10	44%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
PASSIONS OF THE PIT	17	12	5	71%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	17	8	9	47%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
3 PIGS SMOKIN	16	9	7	56%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	42	2	0	1	178.8572	151.9656	166.29	top 50%
Pork Ribs	42	12	1	4	178.8800	154.2628	168.08	top 37%
Pork	42	8	1	4	179.4400	154.2288	168.12	top 39%
Brisket	42	3	0	0	173.7144	149.7028	164.39	top 45%

“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)	2	0	top 57%
Large (40+)	40	0	top 40%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	36	top 37%
MO	3	top 48%
NE	2	top 62%
OK	2	top 78%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring	6	8	top 42%	Apr 8, 2022
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY)	6	9	top 22%	Sep 24, 2021
Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	6	6	top 51%	Jul 9, 2021
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	2	10	top 10%	Sep 21, 2018
Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	2	63	top 78%	Mar 25, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 8 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 36 of 43 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 26 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 2,102 finished ahead 3,607 times, behind 2,121

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

20221 milestone

Jun 10 Most recent contest Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES)

20211 milestone

Sep 24 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY)

20201 milestone

Jul 10 First category win (Pork) Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest

20192 milestones

Aug 16 Career-best overall score693.7028 BBQ and Fly In on the River
Sep 27 Peak power rating (1648) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

20181 milestone

May 11 25th tracked contest The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL)

20162 milestones

Apr 8 10th tracked contest Smoke in the Spring
Aug 26 First overall top-10 Smokin' On Oak

20133 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)
Aug 1 First call Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
Aug 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2172 Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.3	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 1, 2017
+13.5	BBQ and Fly In on the River	Aug 16, 2019
+12.2	10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge	Apr 20, 2018
+12	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	Sep 25, 2015
+11.4	Smokin' On Oak	Aug 26, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.5	Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES)	Jun 10, 2022
-9.7	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	Sep 16, 2021
-8.9	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jul 10, 2020
-8.5	VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge	Apr 17, 2015
-7.6	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	Mar 25, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2022	4	1	0	0%	top 73%	94%	92.5%
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%	92.1%
2018	6	3	0	83%	top 19%	95.3%	94.7%
2017	8	0	0	25%	top 53%	96.2%	92.1%
2016	5	1	0	40%	top 20%	95.1%	93.7%
2015	4	0	0	25%	top 50%	93.6%	90.4%
2014	2	0	0	0%	top 41%	91.9%	91%
2013	3	0	0	33%	top 41%	91.4%	89.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 10, 2022	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)
Apr 29, 2022	Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS	46 / 77 (659.2688)	40 (168.5372)	47 (163.9544)	40 (166.2400)	45 (160.5372)
Apr 8, 2022	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	62 / 94 (670.1256)	62 (167.3712)	60 (166.8344)	23 (173.1200)	65 (162.8000)
Apr 8, 2022	Smoke in the Spring (Steak) Osage City, KS	8 (169.1428)	—	—	—	—
Sep 24, 2021	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)
Sep 16, 2021	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)
Jul 9, 2021	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	26 / 43 (673.0288)	28 (167.4288)	8 (173.1316)	30 (166.2400)	21 (166.2284)
Apr 9, 2021	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	42 / 105 (681.5768)	40 (171.9656)	36 (171.9656)	22 (173.7028)	77 (163.9428)
Jul 10, 2020	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	47 / 61 (658.7428)	57 (156.5372)	54 (155.9200)	1 (178.2972)	32 (167.9884)
Sep 27, 2019	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	18 / 102 (673.0396)	57 (164.5256)	10 (172.5600)	18 (171.9656)	37 (163.9884)
Sep 12, 2019	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)
Aug 16, 2019	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)
Jul 12, 2019	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	35 / 59 (662.1944)	35 (167.4056)	51 (158.8116)	43 (163.3944)	8 (172.5828)
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	38 / 104 (674.2400)	59 (166.2972)	58 (165.0972)	12 (173.7028)	36 (169.1428)
Apr 5, 2019	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)
Sep 21, 2018	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	10 / 107 (682.8228)	50 (165.1084)	3 (177.7372)	43 (166.2628)	11 (173.7144)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	127 / 467 (675.8740)	123 (171.4056)	116 (170.8228)	284 (162.2400)	90 (171.4056)
Jul 13, 2018	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	6 / 48 (686.2284)	4 (176)	5 (173.7028)	15 (169.7028)	17 (166.8228)
May 11, 2018	The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL) De Soto, KS	15 / 56 (683.3828)	2 (178.8572)	3 (178.2972)	28 (167.4172)	48 (158.8112)
Apr 20, 2018	10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	6 / 46 (686.2628)	19 (169.6684)	7 (172.5944)	6 (170.8572)	7 (173.1428)
Apr 6, 2018	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	26 / 103 (676.5484)	80 (160.5484)	15 (173.7028)	4 (176.5944)	45 (165.7028)
Sep 22, 2017	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	13 / 112 (674.2288)	34 (165.7028)	5 (176.5716)	74 (160.5488)	12 (171.4056)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	22 / 407 (692.5716)	32 (176)	136 (168.5716)	34 (175.4400)	50 (172.5600)
Aug 5, 2017	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2 Omaha, NE	40 / 50 (657.0288)	30 (169.7028)	13 (171.9772)	34 (163.9888)	46 (151.3600)
Aug 4, 2017	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -1 Omaha, NE	24 / 54 (663.8856)	35 (163.3828)	34 (163.4056)	12 (171.9772)	25 (165.1200)
Jul 14, 2017	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	39 / 58 (656.4688)	46 (162.8228)	27 (168.5716)	49 (160.5372)	30 (164.5372)
Apr 7, 2017	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS	58 / 100 (656.4344)	42 (168.5256)	61 (162.2744)	89 (154.2288)	19 (171.4056)
Mar 25, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Shawnee, OK	63 / 77 (654.1484)	56 (166.2628)	71 (159.9772)	44 (169.6800)	61 (158.2284)
Mar 24, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK	64 / 87 (649.5660)	81 (156.5144)	80 (155.3716)	2 (178.8572)	74 (158.8228)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	88 / 557 (677.6688)	97 (171.4172)	259 (165.6916)	170 (168.5600)	74 (172)
Sep 23, 2016	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	14 / 111 (672.4912)	38 (166.2284)	25 (168.5600)	31 (167.4400)	12 (170.2628)
Aug 26, 2016	Smokin' On Oak Bonner Springs, KS	7 / 37 (684.5488)	21 (166.2628)	7 (170.2744)	4 (177.1544)	4 (170.8572)
Jun 3, 2016	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	16 / 55 (666.3088)	11 (171.9772)	10 (170.2972)	36 (163.4744)	31 (160.5600)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	25 / 109 (672.4800)	39 (167.4172)	13 (173.1200)	45 (166.2628)	35 (165.6800)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	256 / 606 (657.6000)	397 (160.5372)	254 (165.6916)	397 (160.5256)	102 (170.8456)
Sep 25, 2015	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	15 / 112 (674.2284)	20 (169.7028)	20 (172)	2 (177.7372)	72 (154.7884)
Jun 5, 2015	2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	40 / 64 (639.8624)	54 (156.4912)	37 (160)	23 (166.8228)	38 (156.5484)
Apr 17, 2015	VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	38 / 47 (631.9196)	37 (156.5256)	38 (154.2628)	33 (157.1656)	21 (163.9656)
Sep 26, 2014	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	29 / 112 (661.6116)	43 (166.2400)	49 (162.2516)	30 (168.5828)	33 (164.5372)
Aug 1, 2014	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	39 / 70 (649.0284)	64 (151.9656)	19 (169.1316)	23 (166.8572)	34 (161.0740)
Sep 27, 2013	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	61 / 114 (639.3484)	50 (162.2628)	19 (169.1200)	72 (158.2628)	84 (149.7028)
Aug 1, 2013	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	29 / 74 (658.2172)	43 (163.3828)	9 (172.5600)	55 (158.2972)	37 (163.9772)
Apr 19, 2013	5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL) Overland Park, KS	23 / 73 (642.8566)	26 (164.5712)	37 (156.5712)	25 (162.8572)	31 (158.8570)

OVERLAND PORK BBQ

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Happy hunting ground

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Going the wrong way

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The metronome

A standing appointment

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)