OLLIE BABA Q

OLLIE BABA Q is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 51 at the 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort (2016), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #2406 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,406

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1523

peak 1532 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 26, 2013

latest Apr 13, 2018 · 5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#944

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

20% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 53%

overall standings

Best overall

692.0688 / 720

Master · The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake

Perfect 180s

Current form

663.37 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 659.50 (+3.87)

Walk rate

70%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Chicken · The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake

Consistency

±17.72

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.87 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.02)

Road miles

613

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 189 mi

Schedule strength

66%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)

Master avg

659.50 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

4.5372 points from the title

Came within 4.5372 points of the Grand Championship at 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort (May 13, 2016).

They almost always walk

70% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 7 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 70% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

692.0688 career-best overall

96.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 692.0688 at The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake — 96.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 7, 2017

A tough matchup

8–1 behind in the head-to-head

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead in 89% of their meetings

DIRT ROAD BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.8 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.85 points below their pork, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 30%.

Pork Ribs avg 163.02
Pork avg 167.87
1 call in 10 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 2 SONS AND THE BIG GUY in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

7 of 9 shared pork entries lost

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, DIRT ROAD BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 9 shared pork entries.

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A May team

Top 36% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 36% across 3 contests, versus top 53% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 53% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.46% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.46% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.6% of a perfect score
10 contests

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1462 (155 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#944 (367 pts)	#924 (422 pts)	#1394 (212 pts)	#1061 (337 pts)	#1154 (277 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1011 (320 pts)	#1082 (320 pts)	#1208 (270 pts)	#1664 (165 pts)	#1309 (235 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2737 (58 pts)	#2818 (53 pts)	#2737 (58 pts)	#1350 (228 pts)	#2127 (73 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1358 (202 pts)	#1185 (272 pts)	#1405 (207 pts)	#918 (392 pts)	#1827 (132 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#2414 (70 pts)	#1946 (95 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#2584 (60 pts)	#1892 (100 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to OLLIE BABA Q, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SMOKIN BARNYARD BBQ

#2,412 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1523

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to OLLIE BABA Q)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team OLLIE BABA Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2017

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SMOKERS PURGATORY

#2,402 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 130
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1703

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to OLLIE BABA Q)

They've been 1703 at their best, 180 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 128 contests
last seen Jul 31, 2026

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MINISTER OF BARBECUE

#2,404 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1526

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 3, 2016

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Brisket Brothers

#2,418 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1526

Level with OLLIE BABA Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Feb 4, 2017

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Lit Salami

#2,397 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 89%
Peak: 1523

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 89% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2024
on an 8-contest top-10 run

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G&S Smoke & Spice

#2,407 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1523

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 24, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DIRT ROAD BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	4	0	2	179.4400	145.0856	165.53	top 50%
Pork Ribs	10	1	0	0	173.7600	154.8570	163.02	top 59%
Pork	10	3	1	2	175.4400	157.7142	167.87	top 42%
Brisket	10	3	0	0	173.7144	149.1772	163.08	top 54%

“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)	6	0	top 68%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 31%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	8	0	top 51%
KS	2	0	top 63%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	24	0	top 88%	Sep 8, 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	15	0	top 63%	May 2, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 3 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 8 of 10 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 8 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 281 finished ahead 211 times, behind 183

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Aug 8, 2014 → Sep 11, 2015

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

20182 milestones

Apr 13 10th tracked contest The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
Apr 13 Most recent contest The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake

20173 milestones

Apr 7 Career-best overall score692.0688 The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
Apr 7 Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
May 5 Peak power rating (1532) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20163 milestones

May 13 First overall top-10 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort
May 13 First overall podium 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort
May 13 First Reserve Championship 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort

20143 milestones

May 2 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Aug 8 First category win (Pork) Smokin' with Woods
Aug 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.0972 Smokin' with Woods

20131 milestone

Apr 26 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18.2	21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort	May 13, 2016
+16.9	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	Apr 7, 2017
+4.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 5, 2017
+3.7	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ	Sep 9, 2016
+2.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 2, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 26, 2013
-6.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Sep 11, 2015
-5.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Sep 8, 2017
-3.3	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	Apr 13, 2018

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)
2018	1	0	0	100%	top 67%	90.5%	90.5%
2017	3	1	0	67%	top 49%	96.1%	92.7%
2016	2	1	0	50%	top 26%	95.9%	94%
2015	1	0	0	100%	top 86%	89.6%	89.6%
2014	2	0	1	100%	top 54%	91.8%	90.8%
2013	1	0	0	0%	top 73%	88.3%	88.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 13, 2018	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	34 / 51 (651.2684)	40 (159.4056)	40 (158.2172)	37 (162.8000)	8 (170.8456)
Sep 8, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Kansas City, MO	25 / 28 (650.7772)	24 (164.5600)	26 (158.8344)	19 (166.8228)	23 (160.5600)
May 5, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	15 / 29 (658.8800)	10 (171.4400)	16 (161.7372)	16 (166.2628)	22 (159.4400)
Apr 7, 2017	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	4 / 54 (692.0688)	3 (179.4400)	27 (167.4288)	8 (175.4400)	9 (169.7600)
Sep 9, 2016	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	36 / 76 (663.8628)	44 (164.5256)	31 (167.3944)	33 (168.5600)	42 (163.3828)
May 13, 2016	21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort Platte City, MO	2 / 51 (690.2972)	2 (174.8572)	4 (173.7600)	16 (167.9656)	6 (173.7144)
Sep 11, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Kansas City, MO	24 / 28 (644.9944)	28 (145.0856)	24 (158.8116)	3 (175.4172)	21 (165.6800)
Aug 8, 2014	Smokin' with Woods Odessa, MO	16 / 28 (661.0972)	17 (165.7028)	16 (164.5944)	1 (173.1544)	22 (157.6456)
May 2, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	15 / 29 (646.2972)	5 (168)	14 (164.5828)	13 (164.5372)	23 (149.1772)
Apr 26, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	22 / 30 (635.4284)	17 (162.2858)	21 (154.8570)	24 (157.7142)	16 (160.5714)

OLLIE BABA Q

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 (9 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

A May team

The metronome

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)