A tough matchup
9–0
behind in the head-to-head
GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings
GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
BBQ CARTEL
BBQ CARTEL is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 42nd of 52 at the Platte City BBQ Cook-Off (2013). They are ranked #5834 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1441
peak 1441 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2013
latest Sep 29, 2022 · 9.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
617.97 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 621.27 (-3.30)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.83
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.51 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.31)
Road miles
39
across 9 mapped stops
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
Purse competed for
$68K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
621.27 / 720
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #1650 (140 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 BBQ CARTEL, each with one reason worth a look.
81 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,840 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BBQ CARTEL)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BBQ CARTEL has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,824 of the rated field
- Contests
- 33
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 3%
- Peak
- 1506
0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to BBQ CARTEL)
They've been 1506 at their best, 64 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,832 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,833 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before BBQ CARTEL's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,837 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
Level with BBQ CARTEL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,828 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
They turned up 12 years after BBQ CARTEL did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rub You Long Time | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| Theslabs.com | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN ELVISES | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke & Beer BBQ | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork & Boots | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| HI-TECH SMOKERS | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Tractor Shed BBQ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| DUSTY ROADS BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK RADIO 810 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| DIXIE MOON | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| UTB BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Brewski and Barbeque | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 151.4744 | 157.51 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.6056 | 141.1428 | 153.31 | top 74% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5712 | 142.8000 | 154.97 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 149.1200 | 155.48 | top 70% |
“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
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.1
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 9 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
9
a different one every time
Opponents faced
1,898
finished ahead 832 times, behind 3,305
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Sep 12, 2019 → Sep 29, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
20152 milestones
- Career-best overall score646.2280 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.6056 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1493) 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.1 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| +0.4 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.7 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
| -9.6 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off | May 10, 2013 |
| -9.1 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
| -8.6 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
| -8.3 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 1, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 83.3% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 88.8% | 87.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 438 / 505 (631.3028) | 458 (154.8112) | 328 (164.5488) | 437 (156.5256) | 414 (155.4172) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 422 / 468 (612.5600) | 251 (164.5716) | 447 (145.1428) | 391 (153.7256) | 416 (149.1200) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 415 / 467 (614.8340) | 370 (158.3316) | 451 (142.7884) | 313 (160.5712) | 388 (153.1428) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 363 / 407 (616.4568) | 291 (160.5484) | 296 (158.8684) | 396 (142.8000) | 322 (154.2400) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 492 / 557 (614.7196) | 480 (153.0972) | 514 (147.3712) | 416 (158.8456) | 392 (155.4056) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 355 / 606 (646.2280) | 492 (155.3940) | 61 (172.6056) | 409 (159.9772) | 377 (158.2512) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 516 / 552 (599.9088) | 481 (152.5488) | 527 (146.2400) | 522 (145.6912) | 381 (155.4288) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 257 / 535 (639.4288) | 434 (151.4744) | 222 (161.0972) | 311 (158.2972) | 73 (168.5600) |
| May 10, 2013 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO | 42 / 52 (616) | 12 (166.8572) | 50 (141.1428) | 37 (158.2858) | 44 (149.7142) |