JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ

JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 19 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 6th of 13 at the Fountains at Greenbriar Blaze Off (2019). They are ranked #2943 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,943

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1507

peak 1514 · rated over 18 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 21, 2014

latest Apr 6, 2020 · 5.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#841

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

5% of 19 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

670.1828 / 720

Master · Fountains at Greenbriar Blaze Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

654.05 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 652.20 (+1.84)

Walk rate

42%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2972

Pork · 10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±10.89

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.46 · weakest Brisket (159.46)

Road miles

1,504

across 19 mapped stops · furthest 451 mi

Schedule strength

50%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

Purse competed for

$15K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

652.20 / 720

18 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

670.1828 career-best overall

93.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.1828 at Fountains at Greenbriar Blaze Off — 93.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 18, 2019

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 49%.

4 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 49%

A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

SLAPS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.01 points below their pork, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 22%.

Brisket avg 159.46
Pork avg 165.46
2 calls in 18 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BAPTIZED IN SMOKE in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

10 of 13 shared pork entries lost

SLAPS BBQ ahead 77% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SLAPS BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 13 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±1.79% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.79% 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
19 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
2019 ↗	Master	#841 (343 pts)	#927 (313 pts)	#687 (493 pts)	#965 (303 pts)	#790 (408 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1086 (240 pts)	#1152 (240 pts)	#878 (390 pts)	#779 (450 pts)	#1154 (240 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1454 (180 pts)	#1227 (265 pts)	#1542 (180 pts)	#1564 (180 pts)	#1285 (240 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#887 (369 pts)	#1036 (319 pts)	#877 (409 pts)	#767 (484 pts)	#944 (364 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1377 (199 pts)	#1539 (179 pts)	#1570 (169 pts)	#1231 (259 pts)	#1637 (159 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

NEW AMERICAN BBQ CREW

#2,935 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1526

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ)

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 24, 2021

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OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS

#2,936 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1527

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 42 contests to 19.

rated over 42 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2025

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TRIPLE B BBQ

#2,948 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ)

Level with JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Oct 17, 2026

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ELI'S PIT CREW

#2,964 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1509

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Sep 28, 2018

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HASHTAG BBQ

#2,950 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1507

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 41% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Aug 1, 2026

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JD'S LIPSMAKIN SMOKERS

#2,931 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1511

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 3 years before JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SLAPS BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
JAESTAR BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE RINGERS	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
THUMP & STRUM BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SKUNK RIVER BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
GRILLAS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BAPTIZED IN SMOKE	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN GUNS BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
T'S SMOKIN PIT	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	3	0	170.2628	155.3944	163.46	top 60%
Pork Ribs	18	3	0	173.1544	149.6916	163.82	top 51%
Pork	18	4	2	174.2972	157.0860	165.46	top 51%
Brisket	18	2	1	173.1428	149.7256	159.46	top 61%

“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 46%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 52%
Large (40+)	15	top 61%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MO	14	top 58%
KS	4	top 58%
TN	1	top 71%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	3	12	0	top 57%	Sep 16, 2016
The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2	30	0	top 65%	Apr 12, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 4 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 14 of 19 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 16 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 599 finished ahead 377 times, behind 592

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

20201 milestone

Apr 6 Most recent contest Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League

20192 milestones

Oct 18 First overall top-10 Fountains at Greenbriar Blaze Off
Oct 18 Career-best overall score670.1828 Fountains at Greenbriar Blaze Off

20181 milestone

Apr 20 Career-best single call (Pork)174.2972 10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge

20171 milestone

Apr 21 10th tracked contest 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge

20151 milestone

Sep 18 Peak power rating (1514) Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

20143 milestones

Jun 21 First tracked contest Buckner Smoke Out in the Valley
Jun 21 First call Buckner Smoke Out in the Valley
Jun 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2400 Buckner Smoke Out in the Valley

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.1	BBQ and Fly In on the River	Aug 14, 2015
+8	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Sep 18, 2015
+7.6	Buckner Smoke Out in the Valley	Jun 21, 2014
+3.7	Smoke Out in the Valley	Jun 20, 2015
+3.1	Fountains at Greenbriar Blaze Off	Oct 18, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.5	The Best Damn BBQ Contest	Apr 10, 2015
-6.1	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Sep 19, 2014
-5.2	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	Apr 8, 2016
-5.1	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Sep 16, 2016
-3.2	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	Apr 12, 2019

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2020	1	0	0%	top 87%	86%	86%
2019	4	1	25%	top 57%	93.1%	90.9%
2018	4	0	50%	top 62%	91.7%	91.1%
2017	1	0	0%	top 55%	90.6%	90.6%
2016	3	0	33%	top 67%	91.3%	89.6%
2015	4	0	75%	top 49%	92.8%	90.8%
2014	2	0	50%	top 53%	90.3%	89.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 6, 2020	Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League unrated washington, MO	95 / 109 (154.8456)	—	—	—	—
Oct 18, 2019	Fountains at Greenbriar Blaze Off 🏅 Independence, MO	6 / 13 (670.1828)	8 (167.4056)	4 (167.4172)	9 (164.5372)	3 (170.8228)
Apr 26, 2019	Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	23 / 42 (651.2572)	27 (158.2288)	12 (168.5600)	27 (161.6456)	22 (162.8228)
Apr 12, 2019	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake 🏅 Smithville, MO	38 / 54 (642.1252)	29 (166.2284)	17 (167.4056)	41 (157.1200)	47 (151.3712)
Apr 5, 2019	VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits 🏅 Overland Park, KS	31 / 53 (654.7656)	41 (160.5372)	21 (167.9656)	35 (162.2400)	25 (164.0228)
Jul 6, 2018	Johnson County BBQ Challenge (JUDGES FULL) Warrensburg, MO	25 / 47 (651.8968)	33 (162.8000)	21 (167.4172)	18 (169.1428)	37 (152.5368)
Apr 20, 2018	10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	29 / 46 (652.9944)	34 (159.3944)	22 (165.6916)	3 (174.2972)	42 (153.6112)
Apr 13, 2018	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	30 / 51 (660.5256)	32 (162.2972)	6 (173.1544)	32 (164.5256)	30 (160.5484)
Mar 9, 2018	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	62 / 87 (659.2916)	39 (169.1316)	62 (161.6800)	58 (165.6800)	57 (162.8000)
Apr 21, 2017	9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	35 / 64 (652.4344)	35 (164.5484)	40 (160.5144)	30 (168)	45 (159.3716)
Sep 16, 2016	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	25 / 35 (638.6400)	10 (167.9656)	30 (158.2400)	33 (157.0860)	28 (155.3484)
Apr 22, 2016	8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	34 / 60 (657.0172)	49 (158.8000)	39 (162.8116)	32 (165.7028)	13 (169.7028)
Apr 8, 2016	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	39 / 53 (639.8172)	23 (165.6684)	42 (158.2628)	36 (161.6688)	40 (154.2172)
Sep 18, 2015	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	12 / 41 (666.2056)	27 (163.4172)	7 (173.1428)	15 (165.6684)	20 (163.9772)
Aug 14, 2015	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	21 / 67 (668.5028)	50 (159.9544)	22 (168.5600)	27 (166.8456)	7 (173.1428)
Jun 20, 2015	Smoke Out in the Valley Buckner, MO	15 / 29 (654.7884)	9 (170.2628)	14 (160.5372)	2 (174.2628)	26 (149.7256)
Apr 10, 2015	The Best Damn BBQ Contest Smithville, MO	44 / 52 (626.7312)	44 (155.3944)	50 (149.6916)	31 (162.8112)	32 (158.8340)
Sep 19, 2014	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	35 / 49 (642.1940)	20 (169.7144)	40 (157.6912)	27 (164.5484)	42 (150.2400)
Jun 21, 2014	Buckner Smoke Out in the Valley Buckner, MO	12 / 35 (650.2400)	21 (160.5716)	18 (159.9656)	5 (172.5600)	20 (157.1428)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

JOHNSON'S BREW N 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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

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)