High-water mark
667.8512
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 667.8512 at Dickson County Smoke Fest — 92.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 28, 2016
BATTLEGROUND BBQ
BATTLEGROUND BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 15th of 31 at the Franklin BBQ Festival Presented By Franklin Noon Rotary Club (2016). They are ranked #5918 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1439
peak 1439 · rated over 9 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Jun 27, 2014
latest May 11, 2019 · 4.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
655.76 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 619.79 (+35.97)
Walk rate
9%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±62.16
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.09 · weakest Brisket (152.52)
Road miles
2,188
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 594 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
Master avg
619.79 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | #1585 (160 pts) | #1547 (180 pts) | #2042 (115 pts) | #1492 (200 pts) | #1078 (310 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1676 (120 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #1590 (160 pts) | #1790 (120 pts) | #1763 (120 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1776 (132 pts) | #1860 (132 pts) | #1836 (132 pts) | #1525 (182 pts) | #1615 (162 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BATTLEGROUND BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
76 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,922 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1438
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,920 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1438
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,923 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1438
Level with BATTLEGROUND BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,928 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1438
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,921 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1438
Fewer contests behind them than BATTLEGROUND BBQ has cooked, 7 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#5,917 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 151.3828 | 161.25 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 145.7256 | 159.92 | top 72% |
| Pork | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 153.6916 | 164.09 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 133.0516 | 152.52 | top 75% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 89% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
4 contests
Contests a season
2.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
6 of 11 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
10
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
10 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
290
finished ahead 57 times, behind 354
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Aug 25, 2017 → May 11, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
20171 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Great American BBQ Festival
20164 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.8628 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Franklin BBQ Festival Presented By Franklin Noon Rotary Club
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176 Franklin BBQ Festival Presented By Franklin Noon Rotary Club
- Career-best overall score667.8512 Dickson County Smoke Fest
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Grillin' in Grafton
- Peak power rating (1490) Grillin' in Grafton
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.9 | Franklin BBQ Festival Presented By Franklin Noon Rotary Club | Aug 26, 2016 |
| +0.2 | Dickson County Smoke Fest | Oct 28, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.1 | The Masters In May | May 1, 2015 |
| -12 | The Masters In May - The Classic | May 2, 2015 |
| -10.3 | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest | Sep 19, 2014 |
| -9.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jun 19, 2015 |
| -9.8 | Grillin' in Grafton | Jun 27, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 59.9% | 59.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 91% | 91% |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 67% | 92.8% | 92.2% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 87.8% | 78.3% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 87.5% | 86.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2019 | Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 40 / 41 (323.3828) | — | 24 (160.5600) | — | — |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Great American BBQ Festival Franklin, TN | 33 / 40 (655.3484) | 35 (159.3944) | 32 (163.4056) | 12 (173.7028) | 35 (158.8456) |
| Oct 28, 2016 | Dickson County Smoke Fest Dickson, TN | 26 / 40 (667.8512) | 28 (166.2628) | 32 (163.9428) | 23 (167.9656) | 17 (169.6800) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Franklin BBQ Festival Presented By Franklin Noon Rotary Club Franklin, TN | 15 / 31 (663.3712) | 23 (161.7028) | 24 (158.2628) | 10 (167.4056) | 2 (176) |
| Jun 17, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Hendersonville, TN | 25 / 29 (659.8628) | 13 (173.1200) | 28 (162.2516) | 22 (166.8228) | 25 (157.6684) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Fire in the Valley Red Bank BBQ Red Bank(Chattanooga), TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 19, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Bowling Green, KY | 28 / 29 (632.3884) | 22 (166.8112) | 25 (159.9772) | 28 (159.9428) | 29 (145.6572) |
| May 2, 2015 | The Masters In May - The Classic Appleton, WI | 47 / 47 (602.6400) | 45 (151.9312) | 30 (157.7144) | 30 (159.9428) | 47 (133.0516) |
| May 1, 2015 | The Masters In May Appleton, WI | 57 / 57 (455.2916) | — | 17 (162.8456) | 47 (153.6916) | 55 (138.7544) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL | 66 / 75 (630.0688) | 62 (159.3600) | 38 (164.5372) | 19 (170.2628) | 74 (135.9088) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI | 27 / 32 (611.3256) | 27 (151.3828) | 31 (145.7256) | 21 (157.0856) | 19 (157.1316) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.