FRICKIN' CHICKIN BBQ

FRICKIN' CHICKIN BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 14th of 38 at the Poor Que (2015). They are ranked #6165 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,165

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1425

peak 1505 · rated over 16 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 6, 2014

latest Sep 1, 2017 · 3.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#583

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 74%

overall standings

Best overall

654.7656 / 720

Master · Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass

Perfect 180s

Current form

603.06 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 623.85 (-20.79)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372

Pork · Med City BBQ & Musicfest

Consistency

±20.73

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 159.63 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.25)

Road miles

2,388

across 16 mapped stops · furthest 233 mi

Schedule strength

29%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)

Master avg

623.85 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 8 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 64%.

8 contests
0 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 64%

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

CRASH TEST SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

CRASH TEST SMOKERS has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.4 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.38 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 25%.

Pork Ribs avg 151.25
Pork avg 159.63
0 calls in 16 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 3 THIRDS BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

8 of 9 shared pork entries lost

CRASH TEST SMOKERS ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CRASH TEST SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared pork entries.

A September team

Top 63% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 63% across 3 contests, versus top 74% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 74% 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
2017 ↗	Master	#1890 (115 pts)	#1722 (135 pts)	#2004 (110 pts)	#1423 (195 pts)	#1657 (150 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1689 (138 pts)	#1758 (143 pts)	#1757 (143 pts)	#1713 (158 pts)	#1698 (148 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1039 (290 pts)	#1042 (315 pts)	#1169 (270 pts)	#999 (345 pts)	#932 (370 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#583 (641 pts)	#515 (746 pts)	#584 (661 pts)	#365 (1,016 pts)	#589 (626 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to FRICKIN' CHICKIN BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Parra Q

#6,162 of the rated field

1425 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1425

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Apr 8, 2022

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Hog Wash

#6,160 of the rated field

1425 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1425

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jul 19, 2024

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HEAVENLY HOGS BBQ COMPANY

#6,161 of the rated field

1425 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1425

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen May 12, 2018

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Big Blue BBQ

#6,163 of the rated field

1425 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1425

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2024

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SPRAT BOY BARBEQUE

#6,164 of the rated field

1425 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1425

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 22 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Aug 18, 2023

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Good Ole Boys Country BBQ

#6,168 of the rated field

1424 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1424

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Apr 20, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
5 FINGER BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Freeman Brothers BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
DA REV & ANIMAL BBQ KREWE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
FOX RIVER BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
FAT ANDY'S BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
FOUNDING FATHERS BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
QUAU	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BIG CITY BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	1	0	0	167.4400	148.5600	159.38	top 66%
Pork Ribs	16	0	0	0	167.4172	117.0288	151.25	top 75%
Pork	16	4	1	1	177.7372	139.4056	159.63	top 57%
Brisket	16	1	0	0	166.2972	139.3712	153.59	top 69%

“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 100%
Medium (20–39)	11	top 74%
Large (40+)	4	top 66%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
WI	11	top 80%
IA	2	top 65%
IL	1	top 81%
IN	1	top 58%
MN	1	top 35%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Poor Que	2	14	0	top 51%	Jun 5, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 8 contests

Contests a season 4 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 11 of 16 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 15 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 321 finished ahead 154 times, behind 369

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

20171 milestone

Sep 1 Most recent contest 7th Annual Smokin' In The Bogs

20151 milestone

Jun 5 10th tracked contest Poor Que

20147 milestones

Jun 6 First tracked contest Poor Que
Jun 6 First call Poor Que
Aug 8 First category win (Pork) Med City BBQ & Musicfest
Aug 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2288 Med City BBQ & Musicfest
Aug 8 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7372 Med City BBQ & Musicfest
Aug 8 Peak power rating (1505) Med City BBQ & Musicfest
Sep 19 Career-best overall score654.7656 Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7	Poor Que	Jun 5, 2015
+6.5	Med City BBQ & Musicfest	Aug 8, 2014
+3	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 5, 2014
+2.2	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!	Jul 18, 2014
+0.8	Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass	Sep 19, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.1	BBQ 4 ASTOP	May 29, 2015
-12.8	Hog and Steer Barbecue Competition and Festival	Jun 17, 2016
-11.6	Deaths Door Barbecue	Aug 22, 2014
-11.1	5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque	Aug 26, 2016
-10.9	8th Annual Poor Que	Jun 9, 2017

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	2	0	50%	top 90%	83.1%	82.7%
2016	2	0	0%	top 100%	84.2%	83.1%
2015	4	0	25%	top 73%	89.9%	86.9%
2014	8	1	50%	top 64%	90.9%	88.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 1, 2017	7th Annual Smokin' In The Bogs Warrens, WI	24 / 29 (598.1028)	24 (157.6684)	26 (143.9544)	23 (150.2400)	25 (146.2400)
Jun 9, 2017	8th Annual Poor Que Montello, WI	30 / 31 (593.0060)	21 (154.2628)	31 (117.0288)	10 (165.1544)	17 (156.5600)
Aug 26, 2016	5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque Washington Island, WI	42 / 42 (590.6288)	39 (151.9544)	42 (143.3372)	41 (147.9428)	37 (147.3944)
Jun 17, 2016	Hog and Steer Barbecue Competition and Festival Oconomowoc, WI	18 / 18 (606.1948)	17 (153.6916)	17 (150.2860)	14 (151.9888)	16 (150.2284)
Aug 28, 2015	4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI	27 / 35 (627.3828)	23 (160.5828)	23 (157.0972)	25 (153.1656)	21 (156.5372)
Jun 27, 2015	Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA	25 / 32 (625.7028)	28 (154.2856)	27 (154.8688)	21 (163.4284)	25 (153.1200)
Jun 5, 2015	Poor Que Montello, WI	14 / 38 (647.3600)	11 (166.8228)	26 (151.4172)	13 (163.4172)	6 (165.7028)
May 29, 2015	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	23 / 23 (601.1084)	23 (148.5600)	18 (155.4516)	17 (157.7256)	23 (139.3712)
Oct 17, 2014	9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q Libertyville, IL	34 / 42 (618.8000)	25 (162.2856)	11 (167.4172)	42 (139.4056)	35 (149.6916)
Sep 19, 2014	Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass Plymouth, IN	19 / 33 (654.7656)	17 (166.2856)	19 (163.9772)	25 (159.9656)	19 (164.5372)
Sep 5, 2014	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	19 / 40 (650.3200)	24 (161.7028)	19 (161.1316)	15 (164.5828)	17 (162.9028)
Aug 29, 2014	4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs Warrens, WI	28 / 34 (627.8972)	23 (160.5484)	32 (138.7660)	9 (171.4172)	26 (157.1656)
Aug 22, 2014	Deaths Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI	24 / 27 (628.4916)	24 (150.8572)	23 (153.6344)	23 (157.7028)	12 (166.2972)
Aug 8, 2014	Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN	14 / 40 (654.2288)	16 (166.8456)	23 (159.4060)	1 (177.7372)	34 (150.2400)
Jul 18, 2014	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA	19 / 37 (634.7888)	16 (166.2628)	21 (158.8460)	9 (166.8456)	28 (142.8344)
Jun 6, 2014	Poor Que Montello, WI	25 / 38 (622.8800)	7 (167.4400)	38 (143.4516)	11 (163.4056)	27 (148.5828)

FRICKIN' CHICKIN 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 (6 found in their record)

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

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 — 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)