JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ

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

Power ranking

#2922

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1507

peak 1514 · rated over 18 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-06-21

latest 2020-04-06

Best ToY finish

#841

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.46 · weakest Brisket (159.21)

Road miles

1,504

mi 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 🏅

GCs in 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

652.20 / 720

18 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.

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
2019-10-18

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

−6.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.25 points below their pork, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 22%.

Brisket avg 159.21
Pork avg 165.46
2 calls in 19 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

±1.51% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.51% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.6% of a perfect score
19 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.

116 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

#2916 of the rated field

1507 ▲ 0 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 2021-09-24

⚔ Head-to-head

OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS

#2920 of the rated field

1507 ▲ 0 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 2025-09-19

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ELI'S PIT CREW

#2942 of the rated field

1507 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2018-09-28

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HASHTAG BBQ

#2936 of the rated field

1507 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2026-08-01

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JD'S LIPSMAKIN SMOKERS

#2913 of the rated field

1507 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

⚔ Head-to-head

Brisket Bones n Brews

#2917 of the rated field

1507 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1509

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 5 years after JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2026-07-17

⚔ Head-to-head

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	19	2	1	173.1428	149.7256	159.21	top 63%

“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	14	top 58%
KS	4	top 58%
TN	1	top 71%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 46%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 52%
Large (40+)	15	top 61%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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%	2016-09-16
The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2	30	0	top 65%	2019-04-12

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.8 yrs 2014-06-21 → 2020-04-06

Busiest season 2019 4 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 14 of 19 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 16 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Brisket 19 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 165.46 · weakest Brisket (159.21)

Walk rate 42% a top-10 call in 8 of 19 contests

Overall top-10 rate 5% 1 of 19 contests

Master average 652.20 out of 720 · 18 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 601 377–592 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,504 19 mapped stops · furthest 451 mi

Schedule strength 1565 average field rating faced — tougher than 50% of rated contests

Purse competed for $14,690 listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 4 state-championship entries

Power rating 1507 peak 1514 · #2922 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
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
2015
Sep 18 Peak power rating (1514) Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
2017
Apr 21 10th tracked contest 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge
2018
Apr 20 Career-best single call (Pork)174.2972 10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge
2019
Oct 18 First overall top-10 Fountains at Greenbriar Blaze Off
Oct 18 Career-best overall score670.1828 Fountains at Greenbriar Blaze Off
2020
Apr 6 Most recent contest Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.1	BBQ and Fly In on the River	2015-08-14
+8.1	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	2015-09-18
+7.6	Buckner Smoke Out in the Valley	2014-06-21
+3.7	Smoke Out in the Valley	2015-06-20
+3.1	Fountains at Greenbriar Blaze Off	2019-10-18

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.6	The Best Damn BBQ Contest	2015-04-10
-6.1	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	2014-09-19
-5.3	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2016-04-08
-5.1	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	2016-09-16
-3.2	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2019-04-12

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)
2020	1	0	0%	top 87%	—	—
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
2020-04-06	Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League unrated washington, MO	95 / 109 (154.8456)	—	—	—	95 (154.8456)
2019-10-18	Fountains at Greenbriar Blaze Off 🏅 Independence, MO	6 / 13 (670.1828)	8 (167.4056)	4 (167.4172)	9 (164.5372)	3 (170.8228)
2019-04-26	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)
2019-04-12	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)
2019-04-05	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)
2018-07-06	Johnson County BBQ Challenge(JUDGES FULL) Warrensburg, MO	25 / 47 (651.8968)	33 (162.8000)	21 (167.4172)	18 (169.1428)	37 (152.5368)
2018-04-20	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)
2018-04-13	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)
2018-03-09	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	62 / 87 (659.2916)	39 (169.1316)	62 (161.6800)	58 (165.6800)	57 (162.8000)
2017-04-21	9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	35 / 64 (652.4344)	35 (164.5484)	40 (160.5144)	30 (168.0000)	45 (159.3716)
2016-09-16	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	25 / 35 (638.6400)	10 (167.9656)	30 (158.2400)	33 (157.0860)	28 (155.3484)
2016-04-22	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)
2016-04-08	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)
2015-09-18	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	12 / 41 (666.2056)	27 (163.4172)	7 (173.1428)	15 (165.6684)	20 (163.9772)
2015-08-14	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)
2015-06-20	Smoke Out in the Valley Buckner, MO	15 / 29 (654.7884)	9 (170.2628)	14 (160.5372)	2 (174.2628)	26 (149.7256)
2015-04-10	The Best Damn BBQ Contest Smithville, MO	44 / 52 (626.7312)	44 (155.3944)	50 (149.6916)	31 (162.8112)	32 (158.8340)
2014-09-19	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	35 / 49 (642.1940)	20 (169.7144)	40 (157.6912)	27 (164.5484)	42 (150.2400)
2014-06-21	Buckner Smoke Out in the Valley Buckner, MO	12 / 35 (650.2400)	21 (160.5716)	18 (159.9656)	5 (172.5600)	20 (157.1428)

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	#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)