SKILLET HEAD BBQ

SKILLET HEAD BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 26th of 28 at the Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff (2015). They are ranked #5566 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,566

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1450

peak 1450 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 24, 2014

latest Mar 19, 2016 · 1.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1676

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 82%

overall standings

Best overall

663.9088 / 720

Master · High on the Hog Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

650.92 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 647.40 (+3.52)

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Pork · Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff

Consistency

±11.86

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.32 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.74)

Road miles

1,000

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 183 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)

Master avg

647.40 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

663.9088 career-best overall

92.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 663.9088 at High on the Hog Festival — 92.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 17, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS has finished one call ahead of SKILLET HEAD BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead in 100% of their meetings

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG G BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

6 of 6 shared pork entries lost

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has out-cooked them in 6 of 6 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±1.65% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.65% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.9% of a perfect score
8 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
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1883 (120 pts)	#1884 (120 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1560 (175 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1778 (120 pts)	#1671 (145 pts)	#1790 (120 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1784 (130 pts)	#1870 (130 pts)	#1842 (130 pts)	#1158 (280 pts)	#1809 (135 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

HAMOUFLAGE

#5,562 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1450

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

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

rated over 20 contests
last seen Aug 9, 2019

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OWLS NEST BBQ

#5,545 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1450

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SKILLET HEAD BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 22 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 22 contests
last seen May 11, 2018

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BLOWIN' SMOKE

#5,551 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1450

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SKILLET HEAD BBQ)

58 contests to 8: their number has had years to settle where SKILLET HEAD BBQ's is still finding its level.

rated over 55 contests
last seen Sep 8, 2022

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E.T.'S BBQ

#5,543 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 95
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1511

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SKILLET HEAD BBQ)

95 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 95 contests
last seen Mar 5, 2021

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BUTTS-N-RACKS

#5,567 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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Avon Purple Cobra's

#5,538 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

They turned up 7 years after SKILLET HEAD BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jul 31, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WILD BOAR SMOKERS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Chokin "N" tha Smoke	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
KILLER HOGS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BEAN BANDITS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	0	166.2400	150.2516	161.31	top 80%
Pork Ribs	8	0	170.8572	147.3484	159.74	top 73%
Pork	8	2	175.4172	157.6572	163.32	top 67%
Brisket	8	0	172	153.0740	163.03	top 62%

“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)	3	0	top 91%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 76%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
TN	4	top 83%
MS	3	top 75%
GA	1	top 95%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff	2	26	0	top 89%	May 22, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TN 4 of 8 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 7 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 263 finished ahead 96 times, behind 352

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

20161 milestone

Mar 19 Most recent contest Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2

20151 milestone

Apr 17 Career-best overall score663.9088 High on the Hog Festival

20145 milestones

May 24 First tracked contest Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff
May 24 First call Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff
May 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4460 Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff
May 24 Career-best single call (Pork)175.4172 Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff
May 24 Peak power rating (1491) Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff	May 22, 2015
-9.6	Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier)	Dec 4, 2015
-9.3	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff	May 24, 2014
-8.9	Blount County BBQ Bash	Jun 27, 2014
-6.1	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel	Mar 13, 2015

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	2	0%	top 75%	91.6%	90.7%
2015	4	25%	top 83%	92.2%	89.9%
2014	2	50%	top 85%	91.2%	89.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 19, 2016	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 Tupelo, MS	46 / 61 (659.8744)	47 (166.2400)	44 (163.9772)	55 (157.6572)	14 (172)
Mar 18, 2016	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	70 / 95 (645.5196)	71 (162.7884)	32 (168.5372)	69 (161.1200)	80 (153.0740)
Dec 4, 2015	Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	37 / 39 (634.0684)	35 (155.9544)	37 (147.3484)	10 (169.6916)	30 (161.0740)
May 22, 2015	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff Lewisburg, TN	26 / 28 (651.2340)	21 (166.2284)	28 (154.7772)	26 (161.1200)	13 (169.1084)
Apr 17, 2015	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	41 / 59 (663.9088)	51 (162.8000)	20 (170.8572)	48 (161.6916)	27 (168.5600)
Mar 13, 2015	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	72 / 94 (639.7828)	55 (165.1200)	71 (157.0972)	72 (160.5028)	68 (157.0628)
Jun 27, 2014	Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN	33 / 39 (628.4000)	35 (150.2516)	35 (155.3600)	33 (159.3828)	24 (163.4056)
May 24, 2014	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff Lewisburg, TN	35 / 41 (656.4460)	36 (161.0972)	36 (159.9772)	4 (175.4172)	36 (159.9544)

SKILLET HEAD 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

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

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)

📉 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)