PURPLEVOODOO BBQ

PURPLEVOODOO BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 6th of 29 at the Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off (2018). They are ranked #1911 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,911

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1543

peak 1543 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 3, 2013

latest Sep 10, 2021 · 7.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1059

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

7% of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 49%

overall standings

Best overall

675.8628 / 720

Master · 10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

665.33 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 656.56 (+8.77)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Pork · CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition

Consistency

±12.42

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.94 · weakest Chicken (161.25)

Road miles

1,210

across 15 mapped stops · furthest 250 mi

Schedule strength

56%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)

Purse competed for

$15K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

656.56 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

60% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 9 of 15 contests

A top-10 category call in 60% of their 15 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

675.8628 career-best overall

93.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 675.8628 at 10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ — 93.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 17, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

THE GRISWOLDS has finished one call ahead of PURPLEVOODOO BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

11–1 behind in the head-to-head

BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 92% of their meetings

BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.7 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.69 points below their pork, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 27%.

Chicken avg 161.25
Pork avg 166.94
1 call in 15 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Smoke Wagon in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (Sep 10, 2021).

last seen Sep 21, 2018
back Sep 10, 2021

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Pork nemesis

10 of 11 shared pork entries lost

BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead 91% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUFFALO'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 11 shared pork entries.

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 91.2% of a perfect score
15 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
2021 ↗	Master	#1059 (105 pts)	#1170 (90 pts)	#1218 (85 pts)	#855 (155 pts)	#1081 (105 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1146 (229 pts)	#1134 (249 pts)	#1195 (239 pts)	#1094 (264 pts)	#1188 (234 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1107 (279 pts)	#1330 (229 pts)	#1212 (269 pts)	#1230 (259 pts)	#1031 (339 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1309 (215 pts)	#1457 (195 pts)	#1107 (305 pts)	#1374 (230 pts)	#1142 (285 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1085 (271 pts)	#1324 (221 pts)	#1084 (306 pts)	#1146 (286 pts)	#1168 (256 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1388 (196 pts)	#1611 (161 pts)	#1240 (251 pts)	#1037 (326 pts)	#1593 (166 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PURPLEVOODOO BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

TENATIOUS TIMS OUTLAW BBQ

#1,906 of the rated field

1543 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1543

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to PURPLEVOODOO BBQ)

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen May 3, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

2 Men and a Pig

#1,908 of the rated field

1543 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1544

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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HOWLING HOG BARBECUE

#1,910 of the rated field

1543 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1545

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before PURPLEVOODOO BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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Small Batch BBQ MD

#1,907 of the rated field

1543 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1561

Fewer contests behind them than PURPLEVOODOO BBQ has cooked, 10 to 15, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 27, 2025

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Bumpy Pickle BBQ

#1,912 of the rated field

1543 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1543

They turned up 9 years after PURPLEVOODOO BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Mar 20, 2026

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Outta Left Field BBQ

#1,918 of the rated field

1542 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1542

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Three Hog Night Smokers	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
Rise N Swine	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
DIVINE SWINE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SPICY SPITFIRE	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BARRY & ERICA	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
DR. NORDY'S BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
JP CUSTOM SMOKE	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	1	0	173.7144	151.3372	161.25	top 61%
Pork Ribs	15	4	0	173.1316	154.2172	165.11	top 44%
Pork	15	4	1	175.4172	154.2056	166.94	top 43%
Brisket	15	3	0	171.4400	151.3372	163.27	top 48%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 45%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 53%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
OK	13	top 49%
KS	1	top 38%
MO	1	top 60%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off	2	6	top 44%	Sep 21, 2018
Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ	2	28	top 57%	Apr 21, 2017
Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon	2	18	top 45%	Mar 31, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 3 contests

Contests a season 2.1 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OK 13 of 15 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 12 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 799 finished ahead 523 times, behind 592

Longest layoff 3 yrs Sep 21, 2018 → Sep 10, 2021

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

20212 milestones

Sep 10 Peak power rating (1543) Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
Sep 10 Most recent contest Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off

20181 milestone

Sep 21 First overall top-10 Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off

20171 milestone

Mar 31 10th tracked contest Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon

20151 milestone

Apr 17 Career-best overall score675.8628 10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ

20143 milestones

Aug 8 First call CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition
Aug 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4000 CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition
Aug 8 Career-best single call (Pork)175.4172 CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition

20131 milestone

Oct 3 First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off	Sep 21, 2018
+10.3	10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	Apr 17, 2015
+5.7	CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition	Aug 8, 2014
+5.6	Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	Sep 8, 2017
+4.2	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon	Apr 1, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-2.8	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off	Sep 16, 2016
-2.1	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 3, 2013
-0.5	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ	Apr 21, 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0	100%	top 56%	92.8%	92.8%
2018	2	1	100%	top 41%	93.8%	92.9%
2017	3	0	67%	top 49%	93.2%	91%
2016	3	0	67%	top 54%	91.3%	90.8%
2015	3	0	33%	top 45%	93.9%	91.6%
2014	2	0	50%	top 47%	91.7%	90.6%
2013	1	0	0%	top 60%	87.8%	87.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 10, 2021	Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK	14 / 25 (668.4000)	17 (161.6688)	18 (166.2284)	7 (174.2744)	14 (166.2284)
Sep 21, 2018	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	6 / 29 (675.3028)	13 (163.9544)	5 (170.8228)	4 (173.7028)	9 (166.8228)
Apr 20, 2018	13th Annual Hanor Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	30 / 49 (662.7432)	10 (173.7144)	43 (154.2172)	36 (163.3944)	18 (171.4172)
Sep 8, 2017	Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Derby, KS	11 / 29 (670.7432)	16 (165.1200)	12 (166.2516)	9 (170.8344)	11 (168.5372)
Apr 21, 2017	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	28 / 47 (649.4740)	39 (151.3372)	20 (165.6800)	29 (167.3828)	23 (165.0740)
Mar 31, 2017	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK	18 / 37 (644.4228)	23 (161.6684)	24 (158.8460)	26 (154.2056)	9 (169.7028)
Sep 16, 2016	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	29 / 43 (650.6860)	33 (158.8228)	6 (173.1316)	18 (167.3944)	36 (151.3372)
Apr 15, 2016	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	34 / 63 (654.1604)	30 (166.2744)	33 (161.6688)	22 (167.9772)	42 (158.2400)
Apr 1, 2016	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK	18 / 44 (657.0172)	22 (162.2400)	23 (160.5372)	25 (162.8000)	7 (171.4400)
Oct 16, 2015	Grills and Grilles Broken Arrow, OK	22 / 38 (642.6628)	31 (155.3944)	20 (164.5372)	21 (164.5372)	20 (158.1940)
Aug 7, 2015	CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Woodward, OK	13 / 26 (660.4228)	15 (167.3828)	8 (170.2628)	12 (166.8228)	18 (155.9544)
Apr 17, 2015	10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	20 / 75 (675.8628)	41 (165.0856)	22 (169.6800)	19 (171.9772)	20 (169.1200)
Aug 8, 2014	CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition Woodward, OK	11 / 26 (660.4000)	18 (158.2284)	7 (167.3944)	2 (175.4172)	17 (159.3600)
Apr 11, 2014	9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	33 / 64 (643.8168)	52 (151.3600)	21 (166.2284)	27 (162.8112)	26 (163.4172)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	320 / 535 (632.3536)	362 (156.4912)	218 (161.1312)	267 (160.5372)	335 (154.1940)

PURPLEVOODOO 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 (9 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

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)