Scrappy's BBQ

Scrappy's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 36 at the Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest (2025). They are ranked #2748 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Scrappys BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,748

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1512

peak 1515 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 11, 2021

latest Sep 18, 2026 · 5.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#497

Master 2025 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

31% of 13 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 53%

overall standings

Best overall

695.9084 / 720

Master · Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

687.92 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 678.70 (+9.22)

Walk rate

62%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork Ribs · Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest

Consistency

±14.37

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 171.26 · weakest Chicken (165.10)

Road miles

1,503

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 752 mi

Schedule strength

50%

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

Purse competed for

$140K

listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 10 state-championship entries

Master avg

678.70 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

309.01 / 360

1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

62% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 13 contests

A top-10 category call in 62% of their 13 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

695.9084 career-best overall

96.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 695.9084 at Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest — 96.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 12, 2026

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

PACS BBQ has finished one call ahead of Scrappy's BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

8–2 behind in the head-to-head

MUNNY'S STOVE ahead in 80% of their meetings

MUNNY'S STOVE has come out ahead in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.2 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.15 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 64%.

Chicken avg 165.10
Pork Ribs avg 171.26
1 call in 11 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Kan-Ok BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

6.3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 6.3 years, then back at Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest (Jun 11, 2021).

last seen Mar 6, 2015
back Jun 11, 2021

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Pork Ribs nemesis

6 of 10 shared pork ribs entries lost

MUNNY'S STOVE ahead 60% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MUNNY'S STOVE has out-cooked them in 6 of 10 shared pork ribs entries.

A June team

Top 43% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 43% across 6 contests, versus top 53% the rest of the year.

6 June contests
top 53% the rest of the year

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
2026 ↗	Master	#512 (330 pts)	#761 (185 pts)	#464 (485 pts)	#586 (285 pts)	#504 (360 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#497 (380 pts)	#837 (170 pts)	#520 (420 pts)	#516 (370 pts)	#631 (255 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#720 (208 pts)	#733 (228 pts)	#794 (238 pts)	#707 (228 pts)	#852 (173 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1277 (69 pts)	#1330 (64 pts)	#1373 (69 pts)	#1155 (109 pts)	#1297 (69 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Scrappy's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Aurell's Brew-BQ

#2,729 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1513

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to Scrappy's BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKEY STRUT BBQ

#2,746 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1526

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Scrappy's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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Scott - Yards BBQ

#2,730 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1525

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2019

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ALBURNT EINSWINE

#2,724 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1518

They were already cooking in 2014, 7 years before Scrappy's BBQ's first contest.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 21, 2019

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TWO LITTLE PIGS BBQ EAST

#2,750 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1525

Level with Scrappy's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 12, 2024

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MILL'S COUNTRY BACKYARD BBQ

#2,766 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MUNNY'S STOVE	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
HOLLOW Q	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
CEO BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
WOOD HOOK BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Smoked & Furious	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Kan-Ok BBQ	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
ALWAYS SAUCED	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
BREWS BEFORE Q'S	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Sixkiller BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Smokin Carr BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Cities Edge BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	1	0	0	172.5600	151.3488	165.10	top 72%
Pork Ribs	11	7	1	2	178.8572	157.6572	171.26	top 39%
Pork	10	5	0	1	177.1428	159.9544	171.23	top 40%
Brisket	10	2	0	0	175.4056	161.6684	168.37	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 100%
Medium (20–39)	8	top 46%
Large (40+)	2	top 56%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	8	0	top 53%
OK	3	0	top 53%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest	3	12	top 63%	Jun 9, 2023
Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off	2	8	top 51%	Sep 19, 2025
Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest	2	3	top 25%	Jun 13, 2025

More numbers

Busiest season 2026 3 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 8 of 13 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 7 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 222 finished ahead 212 times, behind 223

Longest layoff 6.3 yrs Mar 6, 2015 → Jun 11, 2021

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

20263 milestones

Jun 12 Career-best overall score695.9084 Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest
Jun 12 Peak power rating (1515) Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest
Sep 18 Most recent contest Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cookoff

20254 milestones

Jun 13 First category win (Pork Ribs) Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest
Jun 13 First overall podium Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest
Jun 13 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest
Sep 19 10th tracked contest Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off

20221 milestone

Apr 29 First overall top-10 Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (Backyard)

20212 milestones

Jun 11 First call Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
Jun 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.1828 Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest

20141 milestone

Sep 12 First tracked contest Bama Brew & Que

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.5	Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest	Jun 13, 2025
+13.9	Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest	Jun 12, 2026
+10.5	Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off	Sep 19, 2025
+3.8	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest	Jun 9, 2023
+1.8	Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest	Jun 7, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.5	Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (Backyard)	Apr 29, 2022
-9.1	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest	Jun 10, 2022
-8.9	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest	Jun 11, 2021
-3.3	Smoke on the Bricks	Aug 7, 2026
-0.2	Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off	Sep 15, 2023

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)
2026	3	1	0	67%	top 48%	96.7%	95%
2025	2	2	1	100%	top 20%	96.5%	96.4%
2024	1	0	0	100%	top 42%	95.1%	95.1%
2023	2	0	0	50%	top 53%	94.8%	93.2%
2022	2	1	0	50%	top 88%	90.9%	88.4%
2021	1	0	0	100%	top 75%	92.5%	92.5%
2015	1	0	0	0%	—	—	—
2014	1	0	0	0%	—	—	—

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 18, 2026	Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cookoff 🏅 Ponca City, OK	17 / 30 (684.4800)	23 (166.2628)	6 (174.2744)	15 (170.8228)	11 (173.1200)
Aug 7, 2026	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	36 / 52 (670.7316)	39 (167.3828)	21 (172.5716)	37 (166.2284)	38 (164.5488)
Jun 12, 2026	Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	6 / 36 (695.9084)	25 (170.8228)	3 (177.7144)	13 (173.1084)	6 (174.2628)
Sep 19, 2025	Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK	8 / 25 (693.6572)	13 (169.6800)	9 (174.8572)	9 (173.7144)	11 (175.4056)
Jun 13, 2025	Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	3 / 36 (694.8228)	26 (166.2628)	1 (178.8572)	3 (177.1428)	10 (172.5600)
Jun 7, 2024	Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	18 / 43 (685.0512)	37 (162.7884)	4 (177.7028)	9 (177.1428)	22 (167.4172)
Sep 15, 2023	Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK	18 / 26 (658.6972)	14 (167.3828)	16 (165.1200)	20 (159.9544)	19 (166.2400)
Jun 9, 2023	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	12 / 32 (682.7544)	12 (172.5600)	9 (170.8228)	8 (174.2628)	18 (165.1088)
Jun 10, 2022	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	22 / 29 (654.7428)	23 (163.9772)	22 (162.8344)	14 (166.2628)	22 (161.6684)
Apr 29, 2022	Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (Backyard) Derby, KS	6 / 6 (309.0060)	6 (151.3488)	6 (157.6572)	—	—
Jun 11, 2021	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	21 / 28 (666.1828)	26 (157.6800)	14 (171.4172)	8 (173.7028)	23 (163.3828)
Mar 6, 2015	Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 12, 2014	Bama Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL	—	—	—	—	—

Scrappy's BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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

Backyard avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

A June team

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 — 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)