BELLY DOWN BBQ

BELLY DOWN BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 11th of 19 at the Burg Fest BBQ Contest (2015). They are ranked #3639 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,639

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1490

peak 1490 · rated over 7 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 13, 2013

latest Jul 6, 2018 · 4.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1448

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 67%

overall standings

Best overall

665.1772 / 720

Master · Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge

Perfect 180s

Current form

651.48 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 638.78 (+12.70)

Walk rate

43%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.9144

Chicken · Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±25.91

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.94 · weakest Brisket (150.57)

Road miles

across 7 mapped stops

Schedule strength

62%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)

Master avg

638.78 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

665.1772 career-best overall

92.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.1772 at Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge — 92.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 8, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE has finished one call ahead of BELLY DOWN BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

Four Men and A Pig ahead in 100% of their meetings

Four Men and A Pig has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−16.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 16.36 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 43%.

Brisket avg 150.57
Chicken avg 166.94
0 calls in 7 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Smokin Slow BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared 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
2017 ↗	Master	#2027 (90 pts)	#1384 (210 pts)	#2190 (80 pts)	#1626 (155 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2020 (105 pts)	#1846 (125 pts)	#1884 (120 pts)	#2208 (80 pts)	#2291 (70 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1448 (172 pts)	#1299 (232 pts)	#1709 (137 pts)	#1201 (267 pts)	#1498 (172 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#2527 (63 pts)	#1712 (133 pts)	#2558 (63 pts)	#2425 (73 pts)	#2481 (68 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BELLY DOWN BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

STRIPE'S RED, WHITE & BBQ

#3,636 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1491

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to BELLY DOWN BBQ)

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jul 7, 2017

⚔ Head-to-head

FLAMIN' M&M

#3,610 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BELLY DOWN BBQ)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 12 contests to 7.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 29, 2021

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SEDALIA MASTERBASTERS

#3,627 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1520

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BELLY DOWN BBQ)

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 19 contests, alongside a 11% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Sep 15, 2023

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SmokeMasters BBQ

#3,629 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1491

They turned up 7 years after BELLY DOWN BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Oct 15, 2026

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Smoke Me Tender

#3,652 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen Aug 8, 2025

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Smokeback Mountain

#3,611 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 15, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Four Men and A Pig	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	3	174.9144	158.8344	166.94	top 44%
Pork Ribs	7	0	169.7372	142.8232	158.50	top 71%
Pork	7	2	173.1544	140.5372	162.77	top 54%
Brisket	7	0	157.7144	140.5488	150.57	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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 58%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 77%
Large (40+)	2	top 52%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Burg Fest BBQ Contest	2	11	0	top 68%	Sep 25, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 2 contests

Contests a season 1.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 7 of 7 contests

Contests visited 6 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 142 finished ahead 77 times, behind 135

Longest layoff 1 yrs Sep 13, 2013 → Sep 26, 2014

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

20181 milestone

Jul 6 Most recent contest Johnson County BBQ Challenge (JUDGES FULL)

20172 milestones

Jul 7 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.9144 Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge
Jul 7 Peak power rating (1490) Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge

20161 milestone

Jul 8 Career-best overall score665.1772 Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge

20151 milestone

Sep 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0288 Burg Fest BBQ Contest

20132 milestones

Sep 13 First tracked contest Bucksaw Band & BBQ
Sep 13 First call Bucksaw Band & BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.6	Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge	Jul 8, 2016
+4.4	Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge	Jul 7, 2017
+2.9	Burg Fest BBQ Contest	Sep 25, 2015
+0.1	Johnson County BBQ Challenge (JUDGES FULL)	Jul 6, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.6	Bucksaw Band & BBQ	Sep 13, 2013
-6.3	Johnson County Fair BBQ	Jul 10, 2015
-5.6	Burg Fest BBQ Contest	Sep 26, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0%	top 64%	89.8%	89.8%
2017	1	100%	top 54%	92.1%	92.1%
2016	1	0%	top 40%	92.4%	92.4%
2015	2	50%	top 70%	90.1%	89%
2014	1	0%	top 77%	87.7%	87.7%
2013	1	100%	top 96%	80.9%	80.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 6, 2018	Johnson County BBQ Challenge (JUDGES FULL) Warrensburg, MO	30 / 47 (646.7316)	35 (160.5372)	26 (166.2400)	28 (164.5600)	34 (155.3944)
Jul 7, 2017	Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge Warrensburg, MO	19 / 35 (663.3720)	4 (174.9144)	21 (165.0972)	8 (173.1544)	29 (150.2060)
Jul 8, 2016	Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge Warrensburg, MO	16 / 40 (665.1772)	12 (172)	13 (169.7372)	21 (165.7256)	23 (157.7144)
Sep 25, 2015	Burg Fest BBQ Contest Warrensburg, MO	11 / 19 (649.0288)	8 (170.2628)	18 (152.5260)	6 (169.1428)	11 (157.0972)
Jul 10, 2015	Johnson County Fair BBQ Warrensburg, MO	27 / 33 (633.1088)	18 (165.1656)	28 (153.6916)	15 (169.7144)	33 (144.5372)
Sep 26, 2014	Burg Fest BBQ Contest Warrensburg, MO	17 / 22 (631.3256)	12 (166.8456)	17 (159.4172)	17 (156.5484)	20 (148.5144)
Sep 13, 2013	Bucksaw Band & BBQ Clinton, MO	22 / 23 (582.7436)	9 (158.8344)	22 (142.8232)	20 (140.5372)	21 (140.5488)

BELLY DOWN 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 (5 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

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

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)