JUST 4 FUN BBQ

JUST 4 FUN BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 7th of 28 at the Salamanca Rock'in Ribfest (2016). They are ranked #3101 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,101

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1503

peak 1503 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 28, 2013

latest Sep 23, 2016 · 3.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#731

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

17% of 12 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 57%

overall standings

Best overall

658.7768 / 720

Master · Salamanca Rock'in Ribfest

Perfect 180s

Current form

641.44 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 622.92 (+18.53)

Walk rate

58%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4628

Brisket · Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke

Consistency

±23.45

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.90 · weakest Brisket (149.57)

Road miles

806

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 102 mi

Schedule strength

13%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)

Master avg

622.92 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

On the rise

+32 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 32 points across 4 contests since May 20, 2016 — from 1471 up to 1503.

4 contests since May 20, 2016
now 1503

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 32%.

4 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 32%

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

GOOD SMOKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

GOOD SMOKE BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−12.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.33 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 33%.

Brisket avg 149.57
Chicken avg 161.90
2 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MORT'S MEAT MAFIA in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BUFFALO MEATHEADS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 47% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 47% across 5 contests, versus top 57% the rest of the year.

5 September contests
top 57% the rest of the year

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
2016 ↗	Master	#731 (515 pts)	#742 (540 pts)	#1073 (320 pts)	#923 (415 pts)	#645 (615 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1097 (266 pts)	#881 (406 pts)	#1323 (226 pts)	#904 (401 pts)	#1295 (221 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1647 (149 pts)	#1565 (174 pts)	#1298 (234 pts)	#1522 (184 pts)	#1474 (189 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to JUST 4 FUN BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

PIGS ON THE RUN

#3,085 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1518

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 6, 2019

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ULTIMATE TAILGATE

#3,091 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2021

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BSA

#3,120 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 62%
Peak: 1504

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2020
on a 5-contest top-10 run

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WHAT WOOD JESUS QUE?

#3,116 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1503

Level with JUST 4 FUN BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Nov 11, 2016

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BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM

#3,115 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1512

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jan 20, 2017

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Puff Puff BBQ

#3,112 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1505

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
KISS MY BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
THE GOOD CUE CREW	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
TEAM EATAPEDIA	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
RED VALLEY BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
BEHIND BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
THREE DOGS BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
BIG BELLY BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
JUST WINGIN' IT	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Sweet Heat BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
THE 5TH ARTERY	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	4	1	170.8572	150.8570	161.90	top 46%
Pork Ribs	12	1	0	168.6172	125.1088	153.88	top 56%
Pork	12	1	1	166.2744	147.4400	157.57	top 52%
Brisket	12	2	1	171.4628	111.9544	149.57	top 60%

“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)	6	0	top 53%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 61%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Oinktoberfest	3	17	top 61%	Sep 19, 2015
Salt City BBQ Festival	2	13	top 54%	May 20, 2016
Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival	2	23	top 78%	Aug 8, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 4 contests

Contests a season 3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NY 12 of 12 contests

Contests visited 8 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 198 finished ahead 218 times, behind 294

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

20167 milestones

Aug 12 First overall top-10 Salamanca Rock'in Ribfest
Aug 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7768 Salamanca Rock'in Ribfest
Aug 12 10th tracked contest Salamanca Rock'in Ribfest
Aug 12 Career-best overall score658.7768 Salamanca Rock'in Ribfest
Sep 3 Career-best single call (Brisket)171.4628 Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke
Sep 23 Peak power rating (1503) Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff
Sep 23 Most recent contest Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff

20141 milestone

Aug 8 First call Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival

20131 milestone

Jun 28 First tracked contest Boston Hill BBQ Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.1	Salamanca Rock'in Ribfest	Aug 12, 2016
+10.3	Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke	Sep 3, 2016
+9.6	Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff	Sep 23, 2016
+8.4	Oinktoberfest	Sep 19, 2015
+4.4	Salt City BBQ Festival	May 20, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.1	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival	Aug 9, 2013
-11.8	Boston Hill BBQ Fest	Jun 28, 2013
-10.9	Oinktoberfest	Sep 20, 2013
-3.1	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	Jun 19, 2015
-1	Oinktoberfest	Sep 20, 2014

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)
2016	4	2	100%	top 32%	91.5%	89.2%
2015	3	0	67%	top 54%	88.8%	86.7%
2014	2	0	50%	top 60%	89.4%	87.6%
2013	3	0	0%	top 91%	83.2%	82.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 23, 2016	Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff Clarence, NY	14 / 54 (646.3084)	40 (154.2512)	23 (157.1200)	15 (164)	4 (170.9372)
Sep 3, 2016	Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke Geneva, NY	10 / 35 (649.1768)	17 (163.4284)	16 (160)	24 (154.2856)	3 (171.4628)
Aug 12, 2016	Salamanca Rock'in Ribfest Salamanca, NY	7 / 28 (658.7768)	8 (169.7028)	20 (159.9656)	12 (165.6684)	13 (163.4400)
May 20, 2016	Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	15 / 32 (613.5544)	3 (170.8572)	23 (149.0856)	12 (155.3944)	27 (138.2172)
Sep 19, 2015	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	17 / 52 (639.3944)	6 (168.0228)	20 (161.1316)	18 (162.2284)	39 (148.0116)
Jun 19, 2015	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	32 / 47 (617.6456)	15 (165.1200)	29 (157.1084)	35 (149.7144)	35 (145.7028)
May 15, 2015	Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	13 / 21 (616.4456)	10 (159.4516)	18 (139.3256)	2 (166.2744)	14 (151.3940)
Sep 20, 2014	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	40 / 66 (617.6916)	19 (163.4172)	53 (142.8116)	58 (147.4400)	15 (164.0228)
Aug 8, 2014	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival N. Tonawanda, NY	23 / 39 (643.4632)	24 (164)	8 (168.6172)	16 (163.4516)	34 (147.3944)
Sep 20, 2013	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	63 / 71 (589.7836)	28 (159.9888)	67 (125.1088)	56 (149.2116)	34 (155.4744)
Aug 9, 2013	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival N. Tonawanda, NY	30 / 31 (583.8972)	26 (153.7028)	11 (162.8344)	22 (155.4056)	30 (111.9544)
Jun 28, 2013	Boston Hill BBQ Fest Hamburg, NY	43 / 49 (598.8568)	42 (150.8570)	11 (163.4286)	27 (157.7142)	49 (126.8570)

JUST 4 FUN BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

On the rise

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

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

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)