1709 BBQ

1709 BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 5th of 28 at the Hog Wild BBQ Festival (2016). They are ranked #1847 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,847

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1546

peak 1556 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Aug 13, 2021 · 8.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#912

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

10% of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 47%

overall standings

Best overall

691.3484 / 720

Master · Hog Wild BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

663.99 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 666.53 (-2.55)

Walk rate

57%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

Consistency

±11.91

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 167.42 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.91)

Road miles

1,591

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 160 mi

Schedule strength

37%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

Purse competed for

$16K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

666.53 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×1

High-water mark

691.3484 career-best overall

96.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 691.3484 at Hog Wild BBQ Festival — 96.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 29, 2016

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 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
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 32%

A tough matchup

18–1 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 95% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 18 of their 19 shared contests.

A strong matchup

8–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SWINEFELD in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The comeback

2.3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.3 years, then back at Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (Aug 13, 2021).

last seen May 3, 2019
back Aug 13, 2021

Brisket nemesis

15 of 19 shared brisket entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 79% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 15 of 19 shared brisket entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SOUTHERN SMOKERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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 92.6% of a perfect score
21 contests

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ every year from 2014 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 18th

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
2021 ↗	Master	#1213 (65 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#885 (145 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#1575 (120 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#933 (345 pts)	#1614 (120 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1565 (155 pts)	#1802 (120 pts)	#1380 (215 pts)	#1799 (120 pts)	#1325 (225 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#912 (373 pts)	#888 (418 pts)	#853 (458 pts)	#1059 (338 pts)	#844 (443 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1139 (250 pts)	#865 (415 pts)	#762 (495 pts)	#1387 (215 pts)	#1274 (230 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2077 (95 pts)	#1961 (110 pts)

Overall rank by season

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LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS

#1,848 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1566

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to 1709 BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Jul 13, 2018

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M&G-BBQ

#1,840 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1546

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 Sep 7, 2019

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Geaux 2 bbq

#1,842 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1613

Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Mar 6, 2026

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MAKIN BACON BBQ

#1,849 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1556

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before 1709 BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 20 contests

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SWEET N SASSY BBQ COMPANY

#1,854 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1545

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 17% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2017

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HD BBQ

#1,859 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1545

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

rated over 26 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BEAN BANDITS	19	5	14	26%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
BIG BLUE QUE	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
South Pork	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE OF THE SHOALS	13	9	4	69%	⚔ compare
WHY YOU GRILLIN' ME ...DAWG?	13	9	4	69%	⚔ compare
HOGG LEGG SMOKERS	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare
Chokin "N" tha Smoke	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
Neighbor's Brewin' & Quein'	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HAWG	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
The Specialists	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
KILLER HOGS	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	3	1	1	180 🔥	154.2856	166.25	top 55%
Pork Ribs	21	6	0	1	176.5828	154.8228	165.91	top 47%
Pork	21	2	0	0	173.1772	159.9428	166.94	top 47%
Brisket	21	6	0	0	176.5716	157.6572	167.42	top 43%

“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)	2	0	top 29%
Large (40+)	19	0	top 49%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MS	11	top 44%
AL	8	top 45%
TN	2	top 76%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	6	18	top 45%	May 3, 2019
Stand by Your Grill	4	11	top 46%	Aug 19, 2016
Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1	2	36	top 59%	Mar 17, 2017
Hog Wild BBQ Festival	2	5	top 29%	Sep 29, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 4 contests

Contests a season 2.6 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MS 11 of 21 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 11 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 656 finished ahead 773 times, behind 690

Longest layoff 2.3 yrs May 3, 2019 → Aug 13, 2021

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

20211 milestone

Aug 13 Most recent contest Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

20182 milestones

May 4 First category win (Chicken) The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
May 4 First perfect 180 (Chicken) The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

20171 milestone

May 5 Peak power rating (1556) The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

20161 milestone

Sep 29 Career-best overall score691.3484 Hog Wild BBQ Festival

20152 milestones

Aug 14 10th tracked contest Stand By Your Grill
Oct 1 First overall top-10 Hog Wild BBQ Festival

20133 milestones

Mar 15 First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
Mar 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.1424 Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
May 3 First call The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.4	Stand By Your Grill	Aug 14, 2015
+11.2	Hog Wild BBQ Festival	Sep 29, 2016
+8.4	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	May 5, 2017
+8.3	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel	Mar 13, 2015
+5.8	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1	Mar 18, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.4	Smoke on the Shores	Mar 9, 2018
-7	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1	Mar 17, 2017
-5.8	Stand By Your Grill	Aug 16, 2013
-5.1	High on the Hog Festival	Apr 18, 2014
-2	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	May 4, 2018

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0	0	100%	top 49%	93.4%	93.4%
2019	1	0	0	0%	top 59%	91.4%	91.4%
2018	2	0	1	50%	top 71%	92.4%	90.9%
2017	2	0	0	50%	top 53%	94.5%	92.6%
2016	4	1	0	75%	top 39%	96%	93.4%
2015	4	1	0	75%	top 32%	95.7%	94.1%
2014	4	0	0	50%	top 49%	93.7%	92.2%
2013	3	0	0	33%	top 52%	92.7%	91.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 13, 2021	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	24 / 49 (672.4684)	26 (168.5256)	28 (165.6684)	9 (173.1772)	29 (165.0972)
May 3, 2019	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	32 / 54 (658.1368)	45 (158.7884)	13 (170.8572)	27 (166.2512)	34 (162.2400)
May 4, 2018	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	37 / 61 (665.6116)	1 (180)	45 (161.6572)	39 (166.2972)	52 (157.6572)
Mar 9, 2018	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	71 / 87 (643.2228)	83 (155.9428)	70 (159.9544)	79 (159.9428)	39 (167.3828)
May 5, 2017	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	18 / 69 (680.4916)	40 (163.9428)	8 (173.7144)	27 (168.5600)	7 (174.2744)
Mar 17, 2017	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	54 / 68 (652.4228)	51 (163.9428)	50 (161.1200)	38 (167.4172)	54 (159.9428)
Sep 29, 2016	Hog Wild BBQ Festival Corinth, MS	5 / 28 (691.3484)	6 (175.4056)	4 (173.7028)	12 (167.9772)	6 (174.2628)
Aug 19, 2016	Stand by Your Grill Fulton, MS	22 / 40 (665.5656)	30 (166.2628)	10 (170.8344)	31 (162.2284)	25 (166.2400)
May 6, 2016	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	31 / 67 (663.2340)	11 (174.2628)	47 (157.0628)	17 (169.6684)	37 (162.2400)
Mar 18, 2016	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	36 / 95 (668.5716)	73 (162.2628)	45 (165.1316)	47 (166.3200)	8 (174.8572)
Oct 1, 2015	Hog Wild BBQ Festival Corinth, MS	10 / 25 (677.0740)	12 (169.1200)	4 (176.5828)	16 (164.5256)	13 (166.8456)
Aug 14, 2015	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	11 / 57 (689.0512)	29 (169.1084)	9 (173.7028)	21 (169.6684)	7 (176.5716)
May 1, 2015	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	24 / 63 (668.4112)	14 (172.5600)	28 (167.3828)	33 (167.9656)	46 (160.5028)
Mar 13, 2015	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	27 / 94 (674.1484)	5 (176.5600)	3 (175.4516)	58 (162.7884)	57 (159.3484)
Aug 15, 2014	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	26 / 65 (674.8000)	32 (168.5600)	45 (163.4172)	21 (170.2628)	18 (172.5600)
May 2, 2014	The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) Huntsville, AL	26 / 62 (665.0056)	42 (162.2400)	20 (167.9772)	16 (167.4056)	22 (167.3828)
Apr 18, 2014	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	44 / 62 (655.9084)	58 (155.3828)	55 (154.8228)	16 (170.2972)	8 (175.4056)
Mar 14, 2014	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS	42 / 95 (658.7772)	55 (163.3828)	71 (154.8572)	39 (167.4172)	10 (173.1200)
Aug 16, 2013	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	44 / 62 (652.3996)	52 (161.0972)	42 (163.4056)	49 (160.5256)	32 (167.3712)
May 3, 2013	The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	22 / 62 (667.4280)	18 (169.7142)	27 (163.9998)	7 (173.1428)	34 (160.5712)
Mar 15, 2013	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	51 / 100 (653.1424)	87 (154.2856)	52 (162.8568)	38 (164)	14 (172)

1709 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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Brisket nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)

📈 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)