A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings
Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The BBQ Wagon
The BBQ Wagon is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 55th of 94 at the Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel (2015). They are ranked #5442 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1453
peak 1453 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Mar 15, 2013
latest Mar 13, 2015 · 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 87%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.87
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.89 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.48)
Road miles
71
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)
Master avg
622.49 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to The BBQ Wagon, each with one reason worth a look.
121 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,437 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,445 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
They turned up 10 years after The BBQ Wagon did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#5,430 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Level with The BBQ Wagon on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,423 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,455 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,428 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1453
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organizer Portal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JIGGY PIGGY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KILLER HOGS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BEAN BANDITS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BLUE QUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PE LITTLE THRIGS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 1709 BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 152 | 160.89 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0856 | 141.1430 | 150.48 | top 92% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 151.4284 | 160.31 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9428 | 143.9998 | 150.81 | top 84% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stand By Your Grill | 2 | 61 | 0 | top 99% | Aug 15, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
224
finished ahead 63 times, behind 347
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20154 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.0168 Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
- Career-best overall score653.0168 Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.9656 Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
- Most recent contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
- Peak power rating (1485) Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.1 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel | Mar 13, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.9 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel | Mar 15, 2013 |
| -13.8 | Stand By Your Grill | Aug 16, 2013 |
| -12.4 | Stand By Your Grill | Aug 15, 2014 |
| -7.2 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre | Mar 14, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 87.3% | 87.2% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 85.5% | 83.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2015 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS | 55 / 94 (653.0168) | 27 (170.2628) | 85 (150.8456) | 20 (171.9656) | 53 (159.9428) |
| Aug 15, 2014 | Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS | 65 / 65 (626.6512) | 39 (166.8572) | 61 (157.0856) | 61 (154.2284) | 61 (148.4800) |
| Mar 14, 2014 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS | 75 / 95 (628.3772) | 77 (157.0856) | 74 (153.0628) | 32 (168.5372) | 84 (149.6916) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS | 61 / 62 (615.8396) | 57 (158.2628) | 61 (150.2628) | 61 (155.3828) | 58 (151.9312) |
| Mar 15, 2013 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS | 97 / 100 (588.5712) | 91 (152) | 98 (141.1430) | 87 (151.4284) | 89 (143.9998) |