BALD BEAUTIES BBQ

BALD BEAUTIES BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 42 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 16 at the West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026). They are ranked #3659 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,659

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1490

peak 1490 · rated over 34 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 17, 2016

latest Sep 25, 2026 · 10.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#184

Master 2026 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

5% of 42 contests

Avg finish

top 69%

overall standings

Best overall

695.3600 / 720

Master · Meat Inferno

Perfect 180s

Current form

679.79 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 650.59 (+29.20)

Walk rate

36%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork Ribs · 12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life

Consistency

±40.90

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 165.43 · weakest Brisket (163.06)

Road miles

1,446

across 42 mapped stops · furthest 76 mi

Schedule strength

67%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)

Purse competed for

$388K

listed at 38 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 29 state-championship entries

Master avg

650.59 / 720

33 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

353.11 / 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 (10 found in their record)

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

On the rise

+68 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 68 points across 19 contests since Sep 26, 2025 — from 1422 up to 1490.

19 contests since Sep 26, 2025
now 1490

High-water mark

695.3600 career-best overall

96.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 695.3600 at Meat Inferno — 96.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 11, 2026

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Pine Tar BBQ has finished one call ahead of BALD BEAUTIES BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2026 their best year

2026 was the year it came together: 19 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 53%.

19 contests
2 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 53%

A tough matchup

23–1 behind in the head-to-head

Squealin N Dealin BBQ ahead in 96% of their meetings

Squealin N Dealin BBQ has come out ahead in 23 of their 24 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WINGED SWINE in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

4.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4.8 years, then back at Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) (Apr 22, 2022).

last seen Jul 14, 2017
back Apr 22, 2022

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Pork Ribs nemesis

20 of 25 shared pork ribs entries lost

Squealin N Dealin BBQ ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Squealin N Dealin BBQ has out-cooked them in 20 of 25 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SOUTHINURMOUTH has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 40% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 40% across 5 contests, versus top 69% the rest of the year.

5 September contests
top 69% 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	#184 (981 pts)	#211 (935 pts)	#121 (1,303 pts)	#239 (810 pts)	#114 (1,251 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#313 (688 pts)	#278 (808 pts)	#390 (648 pts)	#309 (743 pts)	#314 (763 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#672 (232 pts)	#729 (232 pts)	#758 (232 pts)	#707 (232 pts)	#711 (232 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BALD BEAUTIES BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SMOKING JOE'S BARBERQ

#3,672 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1525

3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to BALD BEAUTIES BBQ)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — BALD BEAUTIES BBQ ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Barking Hogs BBQ

#3,646 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1490

3–5 in 8 shared contests (38% to BALD BEAUTIES BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Beware of the Hog BBQ

#3,680 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1530

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BALD BEAUTIES BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than BALD BEAUTIES BBQ has cooked, 15 to 42, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Slow & Easy

#3,661 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1516

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BALD BEAUTIES BBQ)

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

PORK FLOYD

#3,666 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1502

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BALD BEAUTIES BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BALD BEAUTIES BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

Blind Butt Limitless

#3,663 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BALD BEAUTIES BBQ)

They turned up 7 years after BALD BEAUTIES BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Squealin N Dealin BBQ	24	1	23	4%	⚔ compare
Barking Dog BBQ	21	1	20	5%	⚔ compare
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	19	0	19	0%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
WOOD HOOK BBQ	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
Split Borders BBQ	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
Who's Cookin'	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
Bocephus BBQ	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
Blind Fox BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
Pine Tar BBQ	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
Aww Shucks BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
TORNADO BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
ROADKILL BBQ	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	35	5	0	1	177.7028	139.9772	164.85	top 64%
Pork Ribs	38	6	1	3	178.8572	149.0972	165.43	top 63%
Pork	34	3	0	0	176.5600	149.1544	163.38	top 73%
Brisket	34	5	0	0	177.1544	143.3600	163.06	top 62%

“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 19%
Medium (20–39)	16	top 72%
Large (40+)	18	top 70%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	21	0	top 64%
MO	14	0	top 78%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Bricks	3	21	top 73%	Aug 7, 2026
Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1)	3	17	top 82%	Jul 10, 2026
Shawnee Great Grillers	2	17	top 27%	Sep 25, 2026
BBQ & Fly-In on the River	2	57	top 86%	Aug 14, 2026
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	2	22	top 37%	Jun 26, 2026
Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest	2	20	top 83%	Apr 24, 2026
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	202	top 72%	Nov 5, 2025
Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2)	2	45	top 88%	Nov 1, 2025

More numbers

Busiest season 2026 19 contests

Contests a season 7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 24 of 42 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 25 8 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 38 entries · 1 win · 6 calls

Opponents faced 1,058 finished ahead 792 times, behind 1,666

Longest layoff 4.8 yrs Jul 14, 2017 → Apr 22, 2022

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

20268 milestones

Apr 17 25th tracked contest Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ
Apr 24 First category win (Pork Ribs) Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest
May 15 First overall top-10 West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY)
May 15 First overall podium West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY)
Jun 19 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life
Sep 11 Career-best overall score695.3600 Meat Inferno
Sep 25 Peak power rating (1490) Shawnee Great Grillers
Sep 25 Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers

20251 milestone

Jun 6 First call McLouth BBQ Blowout 34th Annual

20241 milestone

Oct 30 10th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides

20171 milestone

Jul 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.9428 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest

20161 milestone

Jun 17 First tracked contest Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18.1	Meat Inferno	Sep 11, 2026
+17.2	West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY)	May 15, 2026
+15.2	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 26, 2026
+13.1	Shawnee Great Grillers	Sep 26, 2025
+10.2	Shawnee Great Grillers	Sep 25, 2026

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.1	Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off	Jun 17, 2016
-10.9	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	Jun 9, 2017
-10.4	10th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life	Jun 14, 2024
-9.7	22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort	May 19, 2017
-9.1	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off	Jul 11, 2025

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	19	2	1	63%	top 53%	98.1%	94.2%
2025	13	0	0	23%	top 74%	94.5%	89.4%
2024	5	0	0	0%	top 96%	87.2%	85.5%
2022	1	0	0	0%	top 94%	86.3%	86.3%
2017	3	0	0	0%	top 81%	92.8%	88%
2016	1	0	0	0%	top 100%	83.8%	83.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 25, 2026	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	17 / 65 (685.0744)	16 (172.5600)	13 (173.1200)	31 (169.1200)	20 (170.2744)
Sep 18, 2026	38th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	19 / 26 (659.2800)	25 (156.4912)	15 (166.8572)	24 (160.5144)	4 (175.4172)
Sep 11, 2026	Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS	4 / 33 (695.3600)	10 (173.7028)	11 (171.9772)	7 (176.5600)	9 (173.1200)
Sep 11, 2026	Meat Inferno (ONE MEAT RIBS) Edgerton, KS	—	—	8 (170.2628)	—	—
Aug 21, 2026	Made for KC BBQ Championship 2026 (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Weston, MO	37 / 43 (666.7200)	34 (167.4172)	34 (167.9772)	43 (162.8000)	23 (168.5256)
Aug 14, 2026	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	66 / 83 (668.4800)	32 (173.1200)	56 (169.1200)	75 (161.6800)	64 (164.5600)
Aug 7, 2026	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	21 / 52 (690.7772)	11 (175.4056)	23 (172.5600)	36 (166.2400)	8 (176.5716)
Jul 24, 2026	Masters at the Midway: Johnson County Fair BBQ Championship 🏅 Gardner, KS	19 / 29 (674.1256)	14 (171.9772)	11 (170.8344)	18 (167.3828)	23 (163.9312)
Jul 10, 2026	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO	17 / 37 (686.2060)	24 (168.5372)	21 (171.9772)	25 (169.6916)	7 (176)
Jul 10, 2026	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 26, 2026	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	22 / 157 (684.5260)	70 (166.2400)	27 (172.5716)	59 (168.5600)	6 (177.1544)
Jun 19, 2026	12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS	21 / 33 (685.0400)	22 (168.5256)	3 (178.8572)	27 (165.6800)	12 (171.9772)
Jun 5, 2026	McLouth BBQ Blowout 35th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS	13 / 30 (682.1828)	9 (173.1200)	17 (169.6684)	9 (173.7028)	20 (165.6916)
May 15, 2026	West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY) Kansas City, MO	3 / 16 (353.1084)	2 (177.7028)	6 (175.4056)	—	—
May 15, 2026	West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Kansas City, MO	—	—	8 (166.8228)	—	—
May 15, 2026	West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS Contest #2) Kansas City, MO	—	—	2 (174.8572)	—	—
Apr 24, 2026	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	20 / 28 (672.4456)	24 (167.9656)	1 (178.2972)	26 (161.0856)	21 (165.0972)
Apr 17, 2026	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	18 / 27 (675.3028)	17 (170.8344)	20 (166.2400)	20 (169.6800)	16 (168.5484)
Mar 20, 2026	8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	60 / 68 (643.2688)	38 (168.5488)	49 (164.5600)	61 (161.1084)	66 (149.0516)
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	202 / 401 (677.6344)	339 (161.1200)	220 (168.5372)	138 (171.9772)	42 (176)
Nov 1, 2025	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	46 / 50 (667.3032)	29 (171.9656)	45 (166.8344)	39 (166.8344)	46 (161.6688)
Oct 31, 2025	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	45 / 53 (675.3028)	17 (175.4056)	50 (163.9428)	38 (169.1200)	43 (166.8344)
Oct 10, 2025	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS	28 / 30 (649.4624)	29 (159.3600)	20 (168.5256)	27 (154.1940)	19 (167.3828)
Sep 26, 2025	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	18 / 67 (680.4572)	10 (176.5600)	40 (163.9544)	29 (169.1084)	20 (170.8344)
Sep 19, 2025	37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	19 / 30 (663.8512)	29 (153.6572)	18 (167.3712)	4 (176)	21 (166.8228)
Aug 15, 2025	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	57 / 62 (628.9144)	62 (147.3600)	52 (162.8000)	56 (158.8000)	49 (159.9544)
Aug 8, 2025	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	46 / 53 (630.6972)	47 (155.9428)	42 (164.5372)	38 (166.8572)	50 (143.3600)
Jul 11, 2025	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cameron, MO	36 / 36 (482.1488)	33 (162.8344)	—	36 (150.7772)	17 (168.5372)
Jul 11, 2025	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO	—	—	26 (153.6572)	—	—
Jun 27, 2025	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	96 / 159 (648.4684)	58 (168)	71 (166.8572)	127 (156.5140)	117 (157.0972)
Jun 6, 2025	McLouth BBQ Blowout 34th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS	18 / 28 (675.3940)	7 (176.0344)	24 (163.4056)	24 (163.9884)	12 (171.9656)
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	418 / 444 (614.6740)	356 (162.2284)	426 (149.0972)	364 (159.9884)	425 (143.3600)
Aug 9, 2024	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	42 / 46 (627.7140)	37 (162.8000)	42 (154.2172)	40 (158.7768)	44 (151.9200)
Jul 12, 2024	2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO	28 / 28 (611.8288)	28 (153.6572)	28 (151.9656)	26 (158.2516)	28 (147.9544)
Jun 14, 2024	10th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS	34 / 34 (608.9712)	34 (145.6228)	32 (153.7028)	29 (160.5600)	32 (149.0856)
Apr 22, 2022	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	33 / 35 (621.5312)	24 (162.9144)	34 (153.0856)	33 (153.0512)	31 (152.4800)
Jul 14, 2017	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	32 / 58 (667.9428)	23 (168.5484)	22 (170.8688)	22 (168.5828)	44 (159.9428)
Jun 9, 2017	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	41 / 42 (603.2916)	39 (154.2172)	39 (150.2400)	42 (149.1544)	33 (149.6800)
May 19, 2017	22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO	53 / 59 (628.5832)	47 (159.4400)	55 (152.0232)	57 (152.5600)	31 (164.5600)
Jun 17, 2016	Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off Kansas City, KS	25 / 25 (603.3144)	25 (139.9772)	20 (158.8344)	19 (155.9540)	19 (148.5488)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

BALD BEAUTIES 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

Backyard avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

On the rise

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September 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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)