BRINGINGTHEHEATBBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1979

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1539

peak 1539 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-04-11

latest 2019-10-04

Best ToY finish

#978

Master 2017

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

685.6000 / 720

Master · Smokin in McMinnville

Perfect 180s

Current form

669.37 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 664.65 (+4.72)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572

Chicken · 6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest

Consistency

±12.38

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.46 · weakest Brisket (162.15)

Road miles

2,711

mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 358 mi

Schedule strength

73%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1593)

Purse competed for

$25K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

664.65 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 9 of 12 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 12 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

685.6000 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.6000 at Smokin in McMinnville — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-08-11

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.30 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 25%.

Brisket avg 162.15
Chicken avg 168.46
1 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

2.3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.3 years, then back at Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) (2016-10-21).

last seen 2014-07-11
back 2016-10-21

The metronome

±1.72% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.72% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.3% of a perfect score
12 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

OAK STREET BBQ CO.

#1991 of the rated field

1539 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1539

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BRINGINGTHEHEATBBQ)

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2018-03-24

⚔ Head-to-head

2-CAN-Q

#1974 of the rated field

1539 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1552

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2022-03-19

⚔ Head-to-head

OLY SMOKES

#1961 of the rated field

1539 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1558

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 33% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2021-08-13

⚔ Head-to-head

Slingin' Q

#1980 of the rated field

1539 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 55%
Peak: 1543

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 10 years after BRINGINGTHEHEATBBQ did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-03-20

⚔ Head-to-head

United Pork Smokers

#1967 of the rated field

1539 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1553

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2023-04-14

⚔ Head-to-head

C & J BACKYARD SMOKERS

#1986 of the rated field

1539 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1540

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2019-09-27

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
PITMASTERIQ BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY'S Q	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	3	1	174.8572	161.1084	168.46	top 44%
Pork Ribs	12	5	0	171.9772	159.3716	168.12	top 37%
Pork	12	2	0	174.2744	156.5828	165.93	top 52%
Brisket	12	1	0	172.5484	142.8000	162.15	top 59%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MO	6	top 55%
IL	2	top 58%
TN	2	top 46%
KY	1	top 38%
KS	1	top 31%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 54%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 45%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	10	0	top 56%	2017-05-05

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.5 yrs 2014-04-11 → 2019-10-04

Busiest season 2019 4 contests

Contests a season 3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 6 of 12 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 11 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 12 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 168.46 · weakest Brisket (162.15)

Walk rate 75% a top-10 call in 9 of 12 contests

Overall top-10 rate 8% 1 of 12 contests

Master average 664.65 out of 720 · 12 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 403 263–240 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,711 12 mapped stops · furthest 358 mi

Schedule strength 1593 average field rating faced — tougher than 73% of rated contests

Purse competed for $25,400 listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 4 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2.3 yrs 2014-07-11 → 2016-10-21

Power rating 1539 peak 1539 · #1979 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Apr 11 First tracked contest 6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
Apr 11 First call 6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
Apr 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.9656 6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
Apr 11 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8572 6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
2017
May 5 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Aug 11 Career-best overall score685.6000 Smokin in McMinnville
2019
Apr 26 10th tracked contest BBQ, Bikes and Blues
Oct 4 Peak power rating (1539) Jim Beam BBQ Classic
Oct 4 Most recent contest Jim Beam BBQ Classic

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2017-05-05
+8.3	6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	2014-04-11
+8.2	Smokin in McMinnville	2017-08-11
+7.7	Jim Beam BBQ Classic	2019-10-04
+7.1	Qlathe BBQ Championship	2019-03-15

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-05-09
-5.8	7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff	2014-07-11
-3.9	*Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL)	2017-10-06
-1.9	Bikes Boats & Bones BBQ & Steak Showdown	2019-09-21

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	4	0	75%	top 46%	93.6%	93.4%
2017	4	1	75%	top 48%	95.2%	92.1%
2016	1	0	0%	top 52%	93.2%	93.2%
2014	3	0	100%	top 61%	92.8%	90.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-10-04	Jim Beam BBQ Classic 🏅 Springfield, KY	16 / 42 (670.7312)	21 (168.5600)	16 (168.5372)	21 (167.4056)	21 (166.2284)
2019-09-21	Bikes Boats & Bones BBQ & Steak Showdown 🏅 Kimberling City, MO	19 / 28 (674.1140)	12 (171.9656)	10 (170.8344)	22 (165.0856)	21 (166.2284)
2019-04-26	BBQ, Bikes and Blues 🏅 Washington, MO	18 / 39 (673.0288)	8 (174.2628)	30 (159.3716)	19 (167.4172)	13 (171.9772)
2019-03-15	Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	20 / 64 (673.0624)	43 (161.1084)	16 (169.1428)	17 (170.2628)	7 (172.5484)
2017-10-06	*Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL) Decatur, IL	21 / 30 (655.8972)	20 (161.1200)	10 (167.4172)	6 (172.0000)	25 (155.3600)
2017-08-11	Smokin in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	14 / 35 (685.6000)	11 (174.2628)	25 (167.3828)	7 (174.2744)	18 (169.6800)
2017-07-28	EffingHam-Jam Effingham, IL	16 / 35 (647.8628)	15 (165.1200)	12 (165.0972)	15 (163.4172)	22 (154.2284)
2017-05-05	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	10 / 29 (663.9432)	19 (165.7144)	6 (169.6916)	20 (162.8000)	13 (165.7372)
2016-10-21	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	50 / 96 (670.7660)	48 (169.1200)	37 (170.8572)	52 (167.3944)	71 (163.3944)
2014-07-11	7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	31 / 41 (640.9600)	28 (163.9544)	8 (171.9772)	24 (162.2284)	37 (142.8000)
2014-05-09	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	23 / 30 (651.8856)	7 (171.4172)	9 (168.5600)	24 (162.2400)	29 (149.6684)
2014-04-11	6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	14 / 46 (667.9656)	2 (174.8572)	12 (168.5600)	37 (156.5828)	19 (167.9656)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019 ↗	Master	#1170 (200 pts)	#1115 (235 pts)	#1369 (165 pts)	#1359 (170 pts)	#1219 (200 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#978 (349 pts)	#1083 (324 pts)	#1023 (354 pts)	#1018 (354 pts)	#1143 (284 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1147 (257 pts)	#752 (497 pts)	#839 (437 pts)	#1450 (202 pts)	#1340 (222 pts)