A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN TRIGGERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN TRIGGERS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
BOSSMAN BAR-B-QUE
BOSSMAN BAR-B-QUE is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 14th of 30 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2014). They are ranked #2970 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1507
peak 1507 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Mar 29, 2013
latest Jun 16, 2022 · 9.2 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 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.54
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.18 · weakest Brisket (158.71)
Road miles
69
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 39 mi
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
649.07 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BOSSMAN BAR-B-QUE, each with one reason worth a look.
112 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,977 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,962 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
They turned up 7 years after BOSSMAN BAR-B-QUE did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Compare careers#2,968 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
Level with BOSSMAN BAR-B-QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,980 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before BOSSMAN BAR-B-QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,966 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1517
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before BOSSMAN BAR-B-QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,958 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before BOSSMAN BAR-B-QUE'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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9884 | 162.8228 | 167.18 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1544 | 151.9660 | 159.41 | top 58% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 144.5714 | 163.76 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4286 | 154.2172 | 158.71 | top 50% |
“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 57% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 47% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CO
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
126
finished ahead 104 times, behind 105
Longest layoff
5 yrs
Jun 16, 2017 → Jun 16, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20223 milestones
- Career-best overall score661.1088 Frisco BBQ Challenge
- Peak power rating (1507) Frisco BBQ Challenge
- Most recent contest Frisco BBQ Challenge
20161 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.9884 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
20141 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1940 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.2 | 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge | Jun 17, 2016 |
| +3.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 18, 2014 |
| +3.3 | Frisco BBQ Challenge | Jun 16, 2022 |
| +1.4 | 24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge | Jun 16, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 29, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 91.8% | 91.8% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 40% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 47% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 77% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2022 | Frisco BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 18 / 37 (661.1088) | 20 (167.9888) | 21 (162.8344) | 12 (171.4400) | 20 (158.8456) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | 24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 32 / 59 (645.0292) | 16 (169.6916) | 43 (151.9660) | 19 (167.9888) | 34 (155.3828) |
| Jun 17, 2016 | 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 23 / 58 (660.4456) | 11 (171.9884) | 28 (163.9772) | 18 (170.2628) | 40 (154.2172) |
| Apr 18, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Denver, CO | 14 / 30 (654.1940) | 22 (162.8228) | 8 (165.1544) | 16 (164.5484) | 12 (161.6684) |
| Mar 29, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Thornton, CO | 23 / 30 (624.5714) | 15 (163.4286) | 26 (153.1428) | 29 (144.5714) | 9 (163.4286) |