High-water mark
665.5884
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.5884 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 26, 2026
Barbectioners
Barbectioners is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 56th of 157 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2026). They are ranked #4625 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1471
peak 1471 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 25, 2021
latest Jun 26, 2026 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±24.40
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.88 · weakest Pork (152.10)
Road miles
8
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Purse competed for
$72K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
625.16 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Barbectioners, each with one reason worth a look.
140 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,640 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Barbectioners's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,620 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,614 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before Barbectioners's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,634 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
Level with Barbectioners on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,609 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Barbectioners's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,635 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Barbectioners's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Fired Up | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Nice Rack | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| No Clue BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Jonesy's Smoke Rangers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Slow Cookin' Cats | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Can't Beat Our Meat | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Grill on Grill Action | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogs Breath BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Men of Erin | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Most Wanted BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Engineers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin on Cloud 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| The Drizzlers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 147.9656 | 159.88 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2628 | 146.8228 | 154.47 | top 81% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5484 | 137.1428 | 152.10 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 147.9428 | 158.71 | top 56% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 4 | 56 | 0 | top 73% | Jun 26, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
333
finished ahead 210 times, behind 590
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 21, 2024 → Jun 26, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.5884 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best overall score665.5884 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5484 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20212 milestones
- First tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1487) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 25, 2021 |
| -11.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2024 |
| -7.5 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2022 |
| -5 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2023 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 36% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 56 / 157 (665.5884) | 29 (172.5484) | 123 (157.6572) | 60 (168.5484) | 55 (166.8344) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 158 / 172 (600.9484) | 161 (147.9656) | 129 (155.9544) | 162 (149.0856) | 148 (147.9428) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 118 / 167 (632.4912) | 140 (151.4172) | 123 (158.2628) | 112 (161.1200) | 81 (161.6912) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 128 / 164 (627.9312) | 46 (167.4628) | 137 (153.6456) | 159 (144.5828) | 74 (162.2400) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 135 / 145 (598.8228) | 91 (160) | 134 (146.8228) | 143 (137.1428) | 93 (154.8572) |