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LITTLE BOB'S BBQ

LITTLE BOB'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 27 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 8th of 49 at the CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition (2016). They are ranked #5524 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,524
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1450
peak 1505 · rated over 27 contests

Contests

27
in the data

First seen

Aug 16, 2013
latest Jul 21, 2017 · 3.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#575
Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

0
2 podiums

Overall top-10s

1
4% of 27 contests

Avg finish

top 67%
overall standings

Best overall

679.3484 / 720
Master · Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

646.66 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 649.82 (-3.16)

Walk rate

30%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4400
Pork Ribs · Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival

Consistency

±15.76
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork
avg 164.48 · weakest Brisket (158.40)

Road miles

2,924
across 27 mapped stops · furthest 391 mi

Schedule strength

48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)

Master avg

649.82 / 720
27 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

679.3484 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.3484 at Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Jul 8, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKE-N-PEPPERS has finished one call ahead of LITTLE BOB'S BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 57%.

  • 5 contests
  • 0 overall top-10s
  • 0 category wins
  • average top 57%

A tough matchup

18–1 behind in the head-to-head

BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ ahead in 95% of their meetings

BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ has come out ahead in 18 of their 19 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.08 points below their pork, and turns into a call 4% of the time against 11%.

  • Brisket avg 158.40
  • Pork avg 164.48
  • 1 call in 27 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKE DYNASTY in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

17 of 19 shared pork entries lost

BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ has out-cooked them in 17 of 19 shared pork entries.

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Going the wrong way

-37 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 37 points across 8 contests since Sep 2, 2016 — from 1488 down to 1450.

  • 8 contests since Sep 2, 2016
  • now 1450

An August team

Top 57% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 57% across 3 contests, versus top 67% the rest of the year.

  • 3 August contests
  • top 67% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.19% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.19% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 90.3% of a perfect score
  • 27 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2017 ↗ Master #1140 (265 pts) #1251 (250 pts) #1069 (330 pts) #1051 (340 pts) #1076 (315 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #575 (688 pts) #519 (778 pts) #552 (753 pts) #584 (698 pts) #641 (618 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #597 (613 pts) #622 (618 pts) #631 (618 pts) #491 (793 pts) #526 (718 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #879 (379 pts) #890 (404 pts) #506 (784 pts) #727 (524 pts) #879 (389 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to LITTLE BOB'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Roni's Ribs
#5,522 of the rated field
1450 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1450
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to LITTLE BOB'S BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team LITTLE BOB'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Sep 13, 2024
⚔ Head-to-head
H-TOWN FAMILY QUE
#5,527 of the rated field
1450 power rating
Contests
5
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1450
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to LITTLE BOB'S BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than LITTLE BOB'S BBQ has cooked, 5 to 27, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

  • rated over 5 contests
  • last seen Mar 13, 2015
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Bare Bones BBQ Team
#5,541 of the rated field
1450 power rating
Contests
31
GCs
0
Top-10s
3%
Peak
1500

They've been 1500 at their best, 50 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

  • rated over 31 contests
  • last seen Oct 30, 2024
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PIG APPROVED BBQ
#5,536 of the rated field
1450 power rating
Contests
32
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1450

32 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

  • rated over 32 contests
  • last seen Sep 15, 2017
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OWLS NEST BBQ
#5,545 of the rated field
1450 power rating
Contests
22
GCs
0
Top-10s
5%
Peak
1450

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

  • rated over 22 contests
  • last seen May 11, 2018
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PLUM CRAZY BBQ
#5,523 of the rated field
1450 power rating
Contests
20
GCs
0
Top-10s
10%
Peak
1450

Level with LITTLE BOB'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 19 contests
  • last seen Jul 30, 2021
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ 19 1 18 5% ⚔ compare
ACME BBQ 17 2 15 12% ⚔ compare
SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE 17 1 16 6% ⚔ compare
HUG HOGS 17 1 16 6% ⚔ compare
WeQ4U 17 1 16 6% ⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ 15 2 13 13% ⚔ compare
GREY STREET BBQ 15 2 13 13% ⚔ compare
YELLOW RIVER BBQ 15 1 14 7% ⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ 15 0 15 0% ⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ 14 1 13 7% ⚔ compare
ZZ-QUE 13 1 12 8% ⚔ compare
FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE 12 3 9 25% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ 12 1 11 8% ⚔ compare
HISTORIC BBQ 12 0 12 0% ⚔ compare
Pappy Q 10 2 8 20% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 27 2 0 0 173.1544 150.7884 162.68 top 67%
Pork Ribs 27 4 0 2 175.4400 153.6456 164.26 top 56%
Pork 27 3 0 0 173.1200 137.6232 164.48 top 56%
Brisket 27 1 0 0 173.1428 144.5372 158.40 top 67%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)10top 67%
Medium (20–39)150top 71%
Large (40+)110top 60%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
IN190top 67%
OH40top 51%
KY30top 83%
GA10top 73%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness 4 17 0 top 66% Jun 16, 2017
Bands & BBQ at the Point 2 20 0 top 80% Sep 16, 2016
Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 2 23 0 top 68% Aug 21, 2015
Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! 2 32 0 top 78% Jul 17, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 9 contests
Contests a season 5.4 across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in IN 19 of 27 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited 21 4 of them more than once
Opponents faced 396 finished ahead 367 times, behind 646

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

20172 milestones
  1. 25th tracked contest Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness
  2. Most recent contest Smoke on the Square
20162 milestones
  1. First overall top-10 CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition
  2. Career-best overall score679.3484 Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
20151 milestone
  1. 10th tracked contest 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff
20142 milestones
  1. First call Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
  2. Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4400 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
20133 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues
  2. First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.0060 Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues
  3. Peak power rating (1505) Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+15.3CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ CompetitionApr 22, 2016
+9.7Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-OffJul 8, 2016
+5.7Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues FestivalAug 15, 2014
+5.1Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & BluesAug 16, 2013
+2.28th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ CookoffJul 11, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-11.8Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues FestivalAug 21, 2015
-10.4Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!Jul 17, 2015
-9.1Bands & BBQ at the PointSep 16, 2016
-8.3Smoke on the SquareJul 21, 2017
-7.5Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David HarnessJun 27, 2014

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20174000 0% top 79% 91% 89.2%
20169010 33% top 66% 94.4% 91%
20158000 25% top 71% 92.4% 89.6%
20145000 60% top 57% 92.3% 90.6%
20131000 0% top 37% 91.3% 91.3%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Jul 21, 2017 Smoke on the Square Vernon, IN 24 / 25 (649.6796) 23 (158.8684) 23 (156.5600) 11 (171.9656) 18 (162.2856)
Jul 7, 2017 Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH 29 / 41 (642.7888) 30 (160.5372) 16 (168.0344) 24 (160.5372) 34 (153.6800)
Jun 16, 2017 Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness Franklin, IN 17 / 25 (655.3256) 21 (160.5256) 16 (164.5600) 16 (163.3828) 13 (166.8572)
Apr 7, 2017 CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN 37 / 45 (619.8740) 41 (150.7884) 23 (162.8456) 29 (161.1428) 39 (145.0972)
Nov 4, 2016 Roarin' Lions Smokin' BBQ (GBC Qualifier) Winder, GA 24 / 33 (665.6344) 17 (169.1200) 21 (169.1316) 22 (168) 29 (159.3828)
Oct 14, 2016 Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cookoff Munfordville, KY 30 / 34 (655.2108) 30 (163.9312) 29 (159.9540) 22 (167.3828) 29 (163.9428)
Sep 16, 2016 Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY 28 / 31 (648.4680) 28 (163.4056) 16 (168.5600) 24 (161.6912) 28 (154.8112)
Sep 2, 2016 Homecoming 2016 Vernon, IN 18 / 26 (633.0168) 20 (158.8000) 23 (154.8228) 14 (166.8456) 17 (152.5484)
Jul 8, 2016 Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH 11 / 34 (679.3484) 16 (169.1200) 7 (173.7372) 9 (172.5484) 21 (163.9428)
Jun 24, 2016 Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness Franklin, IN 21 / 31 (648.4116) 20 (165.6684) 25 (160.5488) 28 (157.0744) 15 (165.1200)
May 20, 2016 Smokin' for Garrett Boonville, IN 24 / 35 (650.2972) 23 (163.4400) 10 (167.9772) 22 (165.1772) 29 (153.7028)
May 13, 2016 Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN 24 / 28 (642.7428) 19 (164.5716) 16 (166.2516) 23 (159.9656) 26 (151.9540)
Apr 22, 2016 CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN 8 / 49 (674.2632) 4 (173.1544) 26 (163.3944) 13 (170.2972) 14 (167.4172)
Sep 11, 2015 Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY 20 / 29 (657.0172) 20 (163.9428) 25 (159.3944) 6 (173.1200) 19 (160.5600)
Sep 4, 2015 Homecoming 2015 BBQ Cookoff Vernon, IN 12 / 18 (663.3712) 6 (169.7028) 14 (164.5600) 17 (155.9656) 4 (173.1428)
Aug 21, 2015 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN 62 / 64 (599.1772) 43 (163.3712) 58 (153.6456) 64 (137.6232) 59 (144.5372)
Jul 17, 2015 Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN 41 / 44 (642.1144) 32 (165.6912) 25 (167.4172) 37 (162.2516) 43 (146.7544)
Jul 10, 2015 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH 20 / 39 (665.6000) 35 (161.1200) 16 (169.1084) 12 (170.8344) 17 (164.5372)
Jun 26, 2015 Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN 18 / 34 (647.9544) 23 (156.5828) 17 (160.5372) 19 (165.6916) 17 (165.1428)
Jun 12, 2015 Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN 35 / 59 (651.3144) 27 (165.1084) 48 (154.2860) 19 (169.6916) 37 (162.2284)
May 8, 2015 Rockin' BBQ for Riley Warsaw, IN 22 / 27 (636.4112) 21 (156.5372) 19 (162.2744) 12 (166.8112) 23 (150.7884)
Aug 15, 2014 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN 23 / 60 (664.4800) 53 (155.3712) 3 (175.4400) 24 (165.6800) 16 (167.9888)
Jul 18, 2014 Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN 32 / 51 (649.6692) 43 (157.7032) 21 (166.8800) 7 (173.1200) 41 (151.9660)
Jul 11, 2014 8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH 21 / 42 (653.6120) 28 (161.0972) 15 (166.2628) 11 (169.1432) 29 (157.1088)
Jun 27, 2014 Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN 26 / 34 (650.7544) 13 (170.8456) 3 (173.7028) 27 (160.5600) 33 (145.6460)
May 3, 2014 Smokin' On The Water Liberty, IN 24 / 43 (641.6116) 32 (158.2744) 21 (165.1200) 30 (162.8228) 25 (155.3944)
Aug 16, 2013 Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues Madison, IN 22 / 60 (657.0060) 20 (165.1200) 32 (159.9660) 27 (161.6456) 14 (170.2744)

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