High-water mark
674.1600
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.1600 at Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 29, 2016
STARS AND BARS BBQ
STARS AND BARS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 17th of 33 at the Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off (2016). They are ranked #2958 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1507
peak 1507 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2013
latest May 5, 2017 · 3.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.94
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.69 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.60)
Road miles
86
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Master avg
659.82 / 720
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #1802 (120 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2054 (98 pts) | #2308 (68 pts) | #2888 (58 pts) | #1555 (183 pts) | #2105 (103 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2057 (85 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #1974 (95 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to STARS AND BARS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,939 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1516
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,962 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
They turned up 7 years after STARS AND BARS BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Compare careers#2,968 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
Level with STARS AND BARS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,970 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,946 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1519
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,945 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organizer Portal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| South Pork | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JIGGY PIGGY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| The Specialists | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 159.3484 | 165.90 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3944 | 153.6228 | 159.60 | top 78% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4516 | 165.1200 | 169.69 | top 33% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 159.3484 | 164.64 | top 50% |
“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 52% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 53% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 3 | 27 | 0 | top 49% | May 5, 2017 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
186
finished ahead 142 times, behind 160
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
May 1, 2015 → Jul 29, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20172 milestones
- Peak power rating (1507) The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Most recent contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
20163 milestones
- First call Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score674.1600 Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4516 Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off
20141 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.2340 The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013)
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.2 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | May 5, 2017 |
| +4.3 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off | Jul 29, 2016 |
| +2 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | May 1, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.8 | Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest | Sep 13, 2013 |
| -0.9 | The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) | May 2, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 39% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2017 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 27 / 69 (668.9940) | 13 (174.2628) | 45 (163.3944) | 25 (169.6684) | 44 (161.6684) |
| Jul 29, 2016 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL | 17 / 33 (674.1600) | 23 (167.3712) | 30 (162.8000) | 5 (175.4516) | 16 (168.5372) |
| May 1, 2015 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 31 / 63 (663.2688) | 26 (168.5372) | 54 (156.5144) | 25 (169.6800) | 20 (168.5372) |
| May 2, 2014 | The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) Huntsville, AL | 36 / 62 (651.2340) | 50 (159.3484) | 41 (161.6800) | 30 (165.1200) | 29 (165.0856) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL | 54 / 80 (641.4624) | 51 (159.9656) | 64 (153.6228) | 21 (168.5256) | 49 (159.3484) |