The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Animal House BBQ has finished one call ahead of IBEW SMOKIN' SPARKYS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
IBEW SMOKIN' SPARKYS
IBEW SMOKIN' SPARKYS is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 45th of 53 at the Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway (2014). They are ranked #6180 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1423
peak 1504 · rated over 15 contests
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest Sep 16, 2021 · 8.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
577.67 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 606.96 (-29.30)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±42.61
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.64 · weakest Brisket (150.45)
Road miles
176
across 15 mapped stops
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
Purse competed for
$61K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
606.96 / 720
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1524 (120 pts) | #1598 (120 pts) | #1614 (120 pts) | #1610 (120 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1722 (120 pts) | #1802 (120 pts) | #1822 (120 pts) | #1799 (120 pts) | #1794 (120 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1454 (180 pts) | #1547 (180 pts) | #1542 (180 pts) | #1564 (180 pts) | #1503 (180 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1676 (120 pts) | #1778 (120 pts) | #1776 (120 pts) | #1790 (120 pts) | #1763 (120 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1251 (225 pts) | #1323 (225 pts) | #1327 (225 pts) | #1340 (225 pts) | #1306 (225 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 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 IBEW SMOKIN' SPARKYS, each with one reason worth a look.
36 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,179 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
2–3 in 5 shared contests (40% to IBEW SMOKIN' SPARKYS)
These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — Black & Veatch ahead 3–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,183 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1423
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to IBEW SMOKIN' SPARKYS)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,185 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1423
Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,184 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careers#6,181 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1423
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#6,177 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1424
Level with IBEW SMOKIN' SPARKYS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARK AVENUE PORK | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| Four Men and A Pig | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BULLS BBQ BUNCH | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Brewski and Barbeque | 12 | 7 | 5 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| Hawg Wild | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Theslabs.com | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKERS PURGATORY | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| Sublime BBQ | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNT FINGER BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PB&J SMOKIN OLD MEN | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| RIB I'S | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 132.4800 | 151.94 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 133.6572 | 155.97 | top 65% |
| Pork | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 143.9428 | 158.64 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3944 | 133.6344 | 150.45 | top 73% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 4 | 86 | 0 | top 72% | Jun 24, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
2.1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
10 of 15 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
12
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,945
finished ahead 1,300 times, behind 3,152
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Sep 15, 2018 → Sep 16, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
20161 milestone
- 10th tracked contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20141 milestone
- Career-best overall score642.2744 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4172 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1504) 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
| +2.6 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| +1.1 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | Jun 22, 2018 |
| -10.7 | Smokin' on the Summit BBQ | Jun 3, 2016 |
| -10.6 | Smokin' On The Summit | Jun 2, 2017 |
| -9.7 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2016 |
| -9.1 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 22% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 82.2% | 72.9% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 86.8% | 85.1% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 88.2% | 85.2% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 85.6% | 85.2% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 89.2% | 86.9% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 46% | 89.1% | 88.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 105 / 467 (481.0860) | 431 (149.6912) | 442 (148.5256) | 379 (156) | 312 (159.3828) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 449 / 467 (591.7600) | 465 (132.4800) | 372 (158.2400) | 427 (150.2056) | 401 (150.8344) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 182 / 185 (457.6344) | 109 (157.1544) | 119 (156.5372) | 168 (143.9428) | — |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 115 / 184 (625.0168) | 89 (158.8684) | 138 (151.9428) | 27 (169.1200) | 154 (145.0856) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Smokin' On The Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 62 / 65 (600.3312) | 53 (157.1200) | 59 (149.0628) | 61 (150.2056) | 62 (143.9428) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 407 / 557 (635.3488) | 137 (169.7372) | 78 (172) | 393 (159.9772) | 547 (133.6344) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 160 / 183 (601.5196) | 115 (155.9540) | 176 (133.6572) | 104 (158.8228) | 119 (153.0856) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 61 / 67 (603.2456) | 58 (150.8344) | 64 (141.0744) | 56 (154.8112) | 46 (156.5256) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 537 / 606 (610.1256) | 573 (146.2284) | 397 (160.5260) | 360 (162.2284) | 564 (141.1428) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 138 / 183 (616.5140) | 180 (132.5712) | 132 (153.6800) | 35 (167.4284) | 58 (162.8344) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 358 / 552 (642.2744) | 501 (150.2744) | 27 (174.8800) | 194 (166.8800) | 461 (150.2400) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway Kansas City, KS | 45 / 53 (623.8744) | 50 (150.2628) | 49 (153.1200) | 45 (157.0972) | 31 (163.3944) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 141 / 184 (610.1136) | 182 (141.0740) | 121 (153.7144) | 34 (166.2512) | 128 (149.0740) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 241 / 535 (641.6688) | 102 (168.5944) | 13 (175.4172) | 260 (160.5828) | 499 (137.0744) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 86 / 183 (631.4284) | 100 (158.2854) | 105 (157.1428) | 115 (155.9998) | 62 (160.0004) |