BAYOU BAR-B-QUE CO

BAYOU BAR-B-QUE CO is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 9th of 48 at the Smokin' Brew BBQ (2014). They are ranked #2836 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,836

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1510

peak 1515 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013

latest Jun 7, 2019 · 6.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1394

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

13% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

676.5488 / 720

Master · Smokin' Brew BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

650.79

last 5 Master vs avg 651.02 (-0.23)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · Smokin' Brew BBQ

Consistency

±15.59

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.28 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.05)

Road miles

1,074

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 240 mi

Schedule strength

49%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

651.02 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

63% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 5 of 8 contests

A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

676.5488 career-best overall

94.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 676.5488 at Smokin' Brew BBQ — 94.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 30, 2014

A tough matchup

7–1 behind in the head-to-head

Backdraft BBQ ahead in 88% of their meetings

Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.2 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.23 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 25%.

Pork Ribs avg 159.05
Chicken avg 167.28
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of THE CELTIC PIG in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Smoke & Soul Fest (Sep 14, 2018).

last seen Jan 6, 2017
back Sep 14, 2018

Chicken nemesis

5 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

Backdraft BBQ ahead 63% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Backdraft BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 8 shared chicken entries.

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The metronome

±2.17% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.17% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.4% of a perfect score
8 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
2019 ↗	Master	#1887 (70 pts)	#1796 (100 pts)	#1697 (115 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1394 (153 pts)	#1485 (148 pts)	#1254 (213 pts)	#1768 (113 pts)	#1235 (218 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2146 (80 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#1982 (110 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1965 (115 pts)	#1822 (130 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#1611 (165 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1545 (158 pts)	#1112 (298 pts)	#2130 (83 pts)	#1885 (128 pts)	#1863 (128 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1964 (76 pts)	#1545 (151 pts)	#2646 (56 pts)	#1303 (206 pts)	#2587 (61 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BAYOU BAR-B-QUE CO, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Lost Weekend Grill

#2,834 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 90
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1536

3–4 in 7 shared contests (43% to BAYOU BAR-B-QUE CO)

These two have cooked 7 of the same contests — Lost Weekend Grill ahead 4–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 90 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Burnt Bros BBQ Team

#2,853 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1510

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 12, 2019

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Three Blondes and a Bald

#2,821 of the rated field

1511 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1511

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Whiskey Friday BBQ

#2,822 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

Level with BAYOU BAR-B-QUE CO on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2022

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SMOKIN WINE-O'S

#2,841 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1517

They turned up 5 years after BAYOU BAR-B-QUE CO did, first appearing in 2018.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Jul 22, 2022

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The 4th Little Pig

#2,845 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1510

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Apr 8, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Backdraft BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
WILD HOGS BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
THE CELTIC PIG	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TRIGGERS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	2	1	1	178.8572	161.1200	167.28	top 42%
Pork Ribs	8	0	0	0	171.4172	147.4286	159.05	top 63%
Pork	8	2	0	0	170.9028	153.1656	163.07	top 51%
Brisket	8	2	0	0	170.8572	149.1430	161.61	top 49%

“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)	5	0	top 69%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 30%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CO	7	0	top 51%
WY	1	0	top 79%

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 2 contests

Contests a season 1.1 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 7 of 8 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 8 a different one every time

Opponents faced 197 finished ahead 155 times, behind 154

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Jan 6, 2017 → Sep 14, 2018

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

20191 milestone

Jun 7 Most recent contest Buskers, Brews & BBQ

20161 milestone

Sep 9 Peak power rating (1515) Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge

20145 milestones

Aug 30 First category win (Chicken) Smokin' Brew BBQ
Aug 30 First overall top-10 Smokin' Brew BBQ
Aug 30 First overall past 90% of a perfect score676.5488 Smokin' Brew BBQ
Aug 30 Career-best overall score676.5488 Smokin' Brew BBQ
Aug 30 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Smokin' Brew BBQ

20132 milestones

May 10 First tracked contest Wild West BBQ
May 10 First call Wild West BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.1	Smokin' Brew BBQ	Aug 30, 2014
+9.6	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	Sep 9, 2016
+5.4	Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival	Oct 19, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.9	Smoke & Soul Fest	Sep 14, 2018
-4.8	Wild West BBQ	May 10, 2013
-3.1	National Western BBQ Throwdown	Jan 6, 2017
-2.3	Rock'N Western Rendezvous	May 30, 2015
-0.8	Buskers, Brews & BBQ	Jun 7, 2019

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)
2019	1	0	0	0%	top 61%	90.2%	90.2%
2018	2	0	0	50%	top 60%	92%	90%
2017	1	0	0	0%	top 71%	89%	89%
2016	1	0	0	100%	top 29%	92.8%	92.8%
2015	1	0	0	100%	top 68%	90%	90%
2014	1	1	1	100%	top 19%	94%	94%
2013	1	0	0	100%	top 68%	87.5%	87.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 7, 2019	Buskers, Brews & BBQ 🏅 Aurora, CO	23 / 38 (649.6460)	17 (166.8572)	14 (171.4172)	28 (159.4172)	32 (151.9544)
Oct 19, 2018	Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival Westminster, CO	20 / 48 (662.2400)	25 (166.2744)	19 (165.7028)	32 (161.1312)	10 (169.1316)
Sep 14, 2018	Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY	22 / 28 (633.6456)	18 (161.1200)	11 (164.5716)	25 (153.1656)	19 (154.7884)
Jan 6, 2017	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	27 / 38 (640.4460)	21 (162.8688)	34 (150.2516)	25 (162.2400)	15 (165.0856)
Sep 9, 2016	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	14 / 49 (667.9772)	11 (171.4400)	34 (161.1200)	26 (164.5600)	7 (170.8572)
May 30, 2015	Rock'N Western Rendezvous Loveland, CO	26 / 38 (647.9204)	26 (162.8228)	36 (150.2060)	8 (170.9028)	21 (163.9888)
Aug 30, 2014	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	9 / 48 (676.5488)	1 (178.8572)	23 (161.7032)	14 (168.0228)	14 (167.9656)
May 10, 2013	Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO	21 / 31 (629.7144)	8 (168.0002)	27 (147.4286)	4 (165.1426)	24 (149.1430)

BAYOU BAR-B-QUE CO

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 (8 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

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)

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)