OLD BOY'S BBQ

OLD BOY'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 24th of 30 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2015). They are ranked #6321 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,321

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1406

peak 1406 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 31, 2013

latest Jun 2, 2017 · 4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1372

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 90%

overall standings

Best overall

637.1768 / 720

Master · Smokin' in Steel

Perfect 180s

Current form

403.28 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 511.75 (-108.47)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

166.8916

Chicken · Smokin in Steele

Consistency

±176.87

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.68 · weakest Brisket (151.63)

Road miles

703

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 197 mi

Schedule strength

29%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)

Master avg

511.75 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.05 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 151.63
Chicken avg 160.68
0 calls in 10 entries

Boom or bust

±24.57% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±24.57% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 71.1% of a perfect score
best 88.5%

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
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	—	—	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1932 (119 pts)	—	#2866 (59 pts)	—	#1985 (119 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1372 (180 pts)	#1456 (185 pts)	#1395 (200 pts)	#1406 (210 pts)	#1413 (185 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1755 (135 pts)	#1870 (130 pts)	#1842 (130 pts)	#1823 (135 pts)	#1625 (160 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

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GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1406

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#6,324 of the rated field

1406 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1406

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#6,322 of the rated field

1406 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1406

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2019

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#6,327 of the rated field

1406 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1406

Level with OLD BOY'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 15 contests
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#6,320 of the rated field

1407 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1407

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

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#6,323 of the rated field

1406 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1406

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
PIG APPROVED BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
FARMBOY BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
CASE OF RIBS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin Fat Racks	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
DRY 2 DA BONE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Hogline	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
CITY SLICKERS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
C R BUTTS SMOKE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
ACES HIGH BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Totally Sauced	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	166.8916	155.4172	160.68	top 72%
Pork Ribs	8	160	143.4628	152.06	top 83%
Pork	8	164	145.7028	157.49	top 77%
Brisket	10	160.6172	143.3600	151.63	top 79%

“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)	4	0	top 88%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 92%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MN	9	0	top 90%
IA	1	0	top 93%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin In Steele	4	46	0	top 96%	Jun 2, 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	24	0	top 80%	Jul 24, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MN 9 of 10 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 6 2 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Brisket 10 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Opponents faced 200 finished ahead 42 times, behind 406

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

20172 milestones

Jun 2 10th tracked contest Smokin In Steele
Jun 2 Most recent contest Smokin In Steele

20151 milestone

May 29 Career-best overall score637.1768 Smokin' in Steel

20141 milestone

May 30 Career-best single call (Chicken)166.8916 Smokin in Steele

20132 milestones

May 31 First tracked contest Smokin' in Steele
May 31 Peak power rating (1487) Smokin' in Steele

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.8	Smokin' in Steele	May 31, 2013
-12	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 19, 2013
-11.6	Treasure Island BBQ/ Steak Food Fest	Jun 17, 2016
-11.1	Smokin in Steele	May 30, 2014
-11	Smokin in Steele	Jun 3, 2016

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0%	top 100%	41.7%	41.7%
2016	2	0%	top 100%	41.6%	30.9%
2015	3	0%	top 82%	88.5%	87.4%
2014	2	0%	top 87%	86.9%	86.3%
2013	2	0%	top 92%	87.5%	86.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 2, 2017	Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN	46 / 46 (300.5144)	—	—	41 (157.1544)	42 (143.3600)
Jun 17, 2016	Treasure Island BBQ/ Steak Food Fest Red Wing, MN	34 / 34 (299.3944)	—	30 (151.4172)	—	25 (147.9772)
Jun 3, 2016	Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN	53 / 53 (146.2172)	—	—	—	49 (146.2172)
Jul 24, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	24 / 30 (633.0968)	27 (158.2972)	20 (158.8456)	18 (160.5484)	23 (155.4056)
May 29, 2015	Smokin' in Steel Owatonna, MN	46 / 60 (637.1768)	23 (166.3772)	34 (160)	49 (154.2740)	40 (156.5256)
May 15, 2015	Minnesota in May St. Paul, MN	54 / 60 (617.5652)	48 (155.4172)	57 (146.8228)	41 (162.2284)	52 (153.0968)
Jul 18, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	24 / 30 (625.6916)	25 (158.8800)	30 (149.7144)	24 (161.1200)	19 (155.9772)
May 30, 2014	Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN	63 / 67 (616.5372)	35 (166.8916)	53 (155.9428)	66 (145.7028)	64 (148)
Jul 19, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	26 / 28 (629.8288)	21 (161.7488)	27 (143.4628)	16 (164)	16 (160.6172)
May 31, 2013	Smokin' in Steele Owatonna, MN	46 / 51 (611.4280)	43 (157.1426)	41 (150.2856)	41 (154.8570)	44 (149.1428)

OLD BOY'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

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (3 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

Boom or bust

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)

📉 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)