BROWNIES BBQ

BROWNIES BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 9th of 184 at the Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2014). They are ranked #4044 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Brownie's BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,044

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1482

peak 1514 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 20, 2013

latest Sep 12, 2019 · 6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#867

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

5% of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

669.1312 / 720

Master · Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

630.02 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 633.07 (-3.05)

Walk rate

14%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0228

Pork · Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

Consistency

±34.79

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.21 · weakest Brisket (151.36)

Road miles

270

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 35 mi

Schedule strength

30%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)

Purse competed for

$97K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

633.07 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

669.1312 career-best overall

92.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 669.1312 at Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship — 92.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 27, 2014

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 40%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 40%

A tough matchup

16–2 behind in the head-to-head

HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB ahead in 89% of their meetings

HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB has come out ahead in 16 of their 18 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.85 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 10%.

Brisket avg 151.36
Pork avg 163.21
0 calls in 21 entries

A strong matchup

10–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Brewski and Barbeque in 10 of their 12 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

11 of 14 shared pork entries lost

Four Men and A Pig ahead 79% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Four Men and A Pig has out-cooked them in 11 of 14 shared pork entries.

A June team

Top 44% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 44% across 9 contests, versus top 58% the rest of the year.

9 June contests
top 58% 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
2019 ↗	Master	#1471 (120 pts)	#1593 (120 pts)	#1575 (120 pts)	#1578 (120 pts)	#1536 (120 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1375 (200 pts)	#1547 (180 pts)	#1462 (200 pts)	#885 (440 pts)	#1560 (175 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1239 (225 pts)	#1476 (180 pts)	#1326 (225 pts)	#1253 (250 pts)	#1348 (205 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#867 (385 pts)	#1076 (310 pts)	#1096 (300 pts)	#725 (525 pts)	#908 (375 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 BROWNIES BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

RIB I'S

#4,065 of the rated field

1482 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1530

4–5 in 9 shared contests (44% to BROWNIES BBQ)

These two have cooked 9 of the same contests — RIB I'S ahead 5–4 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Double Stack BBQ

#4,043 of the rated field

1482 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1514

3–3 in 6 shared contests (50% to BROWNIES BBQ)

They've been 1514 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

BLAZING SADDLES BBQ

#4,060 of the rated field

1482 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1482

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to BROWNIES BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before BROWNIES BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 18 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Swing'N Meats BBQ

#4,038 of the rated field

1482 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1523

3–3 in 6 shared contests (50% to BROWNIES BBQ)

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Apr 11, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

Tamm Good Eatin'

#4,045 of the rated field

1482 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1482

0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to BROWNIES BBQ)

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 4, 2021

⚔ Head-to-head

Three Little Pigs

#4,023 of the rated field

1483 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1483

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to BROWNIES BBQ)

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2021

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
Sublime BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
Brewski and Barbeque	12	10	2	83%	⚔ compare
OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO	12	9	3	75%	⚔ compare
PB&J SMOKIN OLD MEN	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
PARK AVENUE PORK	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
Hawg Wild	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	0	0	0	173.7372	145.0972	160.31	top 58%
Pork Ribs	21	1	0	0	174.8572	129.0284	158.19	top 60%
Pork	21	2	2	2	176.0228	134.8228	163.21	top 44%
Brisket	21	0	0	0	170.2628	20	151.36	top 57%

“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)	1	0	top 73%
Large (40+)	20	0	top 57%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	13	0	top 56%
MO	8	0	top 61%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	3	9	top 24%	Jun 24, 2016
Kelley Wilson BBQ	2	27	top 61%	Jun 1, 2018
Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition (KWBBQ)	2	16	top 44%	Jun 3, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 4 contests

Contests a season 3 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 13 of 21 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 17 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,883 finished ahead 1,903 times, behind 2,702

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

20191 milestone

Sep 12 Most recent contest 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST

20162 milestones

Jun 3 10th tracked contest Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition (KWBBQ)
Jun 24 Peak power rating (1514) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship

20146 milestones

Jun 27 First call Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Jun 27 First category win (Pork) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Jun 27 First overall top-10 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Jun 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.1312 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Jun 27 Career-best overall score669.1312 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Jun 27 Career-best single call (Pork)176.0228 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

20131 milestone

Sep 20 First tracked contest Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.9	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 27, 2014
+6.9	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 26, 2015
+6.5	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle	Jun 22, 2018
+5.5	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition	May 29, 2015
+5.1	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 2, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.2	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Sep 20, 2013
-11.4	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	Sep 12, 2019
-10.3	VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)	Apr 25, 2014
-8.2	Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)	May 31, 2019
-7.8	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Oct 29, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	3	0	0	0%	top 76%	88.9%	85.9%
2018	3	0	0	33%	top 59%	90%	89%
2017	3	0	0	0%	top 56%	91.4%	88.9%
2016	4	0	1	25%	top 61%	90.4%	89%
2015	3	0	0	0%	top 40%	91%	90.4%
2014	4	1	1	25%	top 45%	92.9%	89.7%
2013	1	0	0	0%	top 100%	69%	69%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	439 / 468 (601.0060)	388 (156.5600)	456 (141.6456)	338 (159.4288)	444 (143.3716)
Jun 21, 2019	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	97 / 183 (639.9084)	149 (153.1200)	136 (153.0744)	68 (165.1312)	30 (168.5828)
May 31, 2019	Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO	45 / 56 (614.6628)	52 (145.0972)	39 (155.3944)	38 (158.7884)	35 (155.3828)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	317 / 467 (646.6624)	251 (165.6684)	227 (166.2628)	251 (163.9428)	402 (150.7884)
Jun 22, 2018	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS	58 / 185 (647.8512)	64 (162.8228)	6 (174.8572)	73 (163.3828)	155 (146.7884)
Jun 1, 2018	Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO	37 / 48 (627.7140)	19 (165.1088)	40 (154.2056)	44 (147.3256)	27 (161.0740)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	223 / 407 (658.2288)	70 (173.7372)	365 (151.3944)	182 (167.3828)	177 (165.7144)
Jun 23, 2017	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	126 / 184 (619.8512)	95 (157.7144)	182 (129.0284)	14 (170.8456)	62 (162.2628)
Jun 2, 2017	Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO	27 / 61 (642.7312)	21 (162.8572)	31 (162.2400)	18 (166.2628)	39 (151.3712)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	456 / 557 (623.2684)	335 (162.2400)	489 (150.8228)	315 (162.8456)	505 (147.3600)
Jun 24, 2016	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	71 / 183 (640.5028)	108 (156.5828)	44 (166.2628)	112 (157.6800)	75 (159.9772)
Jun 3, 2016	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition (KWBBQ) Kansas City, MO	23 / 45 (650.7544)	25 (164.5716)	20 (164.5372)	17 (165.7028)	27 (155.9428)
Apr 29, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	22 / 30 (647.3600)	24 (161.1428)	25 (159.9428)	1 (174.2972)	26 (151.9772)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	324 / 606 (650.2284)	474 (156.5600)	354 (162.2284)	273 (164.6172)	196 (166.8228)
Jun 26, 2015	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	54 / 183 (647.3028)	66 (163.3944)	109 (157.1200)	39 (166.8456)	79 (159.9428)
May 29, 2015	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition Kansas City, MO	16 / 43 (655.2912)	31 (157.6684)	16 (167.3944)	11 (168.5256)	20 (161.7028)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	226 / 552 (659.8396)	434 (157.1084)	70 (173.1084)	87 (171.9656)	354 (157.6572)
Aug 22, 2014	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	32 / 69 (639.8856)	45 (154.8344)	36 (159.9428)	27 (162.8684)	22 (162.2400)
Jun 27, 2014	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	9 / 184 (669.1312)	94 (160.5828)	61 (162.2628)	1 (176.0228)	13 (170.2628)
Apr 25, 2014	VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Overland Park, KS	57 / 65 (615.8400)	23 (165.7028)	47 (155.9428)	65 (134.8228)	40 (159.3716)
Sep 20, 2013	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	53 / 53 (496.5028)	27 (163.4172)	42 (154.2628)	38 (158.8228)	53 (20)

BROWNIES 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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork 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)