BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM

BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM is a competition barbecue team with 49 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 17 at the Roast N Boast (2018), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #648 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#648

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1650

peak 1670 · rated over 48 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 19, 2014

latest Apr 7, 2023 · 8.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#162

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

20 podiums

Overall top-10s

33% of 49 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 39%

overall standings

Best overall

693.6684 / 720

Master · Great American BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

672.63 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 676.69 (-4.06)

Walk rate

73%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork Ribs · Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2

Consistency

±10.90

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 170.29 · weakest Brisket (167.58)

Road miles

6,579

across 49 mapped stops · furthest 323 mi

Schedule strength

74%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1594)

Purse competed for

$265K

listed at 19 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 22 state-championship entries

Master avg

676.69 / 720

49 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (15 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

1.1660 points from the title

Came within 1.1660 points of the Grand Championship at Roast N Boast (Sep 21, 2018).

Among the elite

#648 of 6,485 rated teams

In the top 10% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1650 puts them #648 of 6,485 rated teams — the top 10% of the field.

rating 1650
peak 1670
48 rated contests

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 pork ribs.

Pork Ribs ×1

They almost always walk

73% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 36 of 49 contests

A top-10 category call in 73% of their 49 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

693.6684 career-best overall

96.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.6684 at Great American BBQ Festival — 96.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 25, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

FIRE DANCER BBQ has finished one call ahead of BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

33–10 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 77% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 33 of their 43 shared contests.

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A strong matchup

16–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 94% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TEAM HOGWEISER in 16 of their 17 shared contests.

The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (Mar 17, 2023).

last seen Aug 13, 2021
back Mar 17, 2023

Pork Ribs nemesis

29 of 43 shared pork ribs entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 29 of 43 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

NEW SOUTH BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 30% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 30% across 9 contests, versus top 39% the rest of the year.

9 September contests
top 39% the rest of the year

The long haul

6,579 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,579 miles across 49 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 323 miles to KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship.

49 mapped stops
furthest 323 mi

The metronome

±1.51% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.51% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.0% of a perfect score
49 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ every year from 2015 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 12th

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
2023 ↗	Master	#842 (155 pts)	#895 (160 pts)	#877 (195 pts)	#903 (145 pts)	#970 (125 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#581 (281 pts)	#437 (451 pts)	#543 (361 pts)	#848 (156 pts)	#722 (221 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#216 (548 pts)	#244 (498 pts)	#147 (748 pts)	#165 (703 pts)	#200 (578 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#162 (1,487 pts)	#181 (1,342 pts)	#132 (1,567 pts)	#119 (1,602 pts)	#252 (1,156 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#357 (955 pts)	#444 (820 pts)	#398 (900 pts)	#327 (1,025 pts)	#457 (795 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#452 (841 pts)	#666 (606 pts)	#237 (1,311 pts)	#469 (831 pts)	#516 (766 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#469 (855 pts)	#582 (695 pts)	#488 (835 pts)	#323 (1,125 pts)	#522 (780 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1575 (140 pts)	#1567 (165 pts)	#1470 (180 pts)	#1790 (120 pts)	#1245 (235 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#1481 (190 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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#649 of the rated field

1650 power rating

Contests: 73
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1654

Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 3 years before BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 72 contests

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STICKS & STONES BBQ

#650 of the rated field

1650 power rating

Contests: 77
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 51%
Peak: 1686

They've been 1686 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 75 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS

#646 of the rated field

1652 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 55
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1672

0–5 in 5 shared contests (0% to BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM)

These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS ahead 5–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 54 contests
last seen Mar 22, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

TEAM CRAWFORD

#645 of the rated field

1652 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 150
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1693

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM)

150 contests to 49: their number has had years to settle where BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM's is still finding its level.

rated over 139 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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Full Throttle BBQ

#651 of the rated field

1650 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 52
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1697

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 52 contests, alongside a 56% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 49 contests
last seen Oct 17, 2025

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SWAMP BOYS

#652 of the rated field

1649 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 66
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1751

Level with BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 60 contests
last seen Nov 22, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Organizer Portal	43	10	33	23%	⚔ compare
FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	32	7	25	22%	⚔ compare
South Pork	31	11	20	35%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	31	9	22	29%	⚔ compare
The Specialists	30	7	23	23%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	29	12	17	41%	⚔ compare
BUSH LEAGUE BBQ	24	12	12	50%	⚔ compare
HOT COLE'S BBQ	24	6	18	25%	⚔ compare
BIG BLUE QUE	20	11	9	55%	⚔ compare
Chokin "N" tha Smoke	19	12	7	63%	⚔ compare
Sheats Smoked Meats	19	11	8	58%	⚔ compare
TEAM HOGWEISER	17	16	1	94%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare
CAMP-BELL BBQ	16	13	3	81%	⚔ compare
Slayton's Barbeque Company	16	9	7	56%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	49	14	1	3	179.4400	155.9428	169.69	top 45%
Pork Ribs	49	21	3	9	180 🔥	159.3828	170.29	top 36%
Pork	49	18	2	7	178.8572	157.6800	169.13	top 41%
Brisket	49	11	0	1	177.7144	150.8000	167.58	top 48%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 28%
Medium (20–39)	25	top 44%
Large (40+)	22	top 33%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
AL	24	top 38%
TN	12	top 38%
MS	9	top 35%
KY	2	top 64%
FL	1	top 43%
AR	1	top 32%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	5	12	top 38%	May 3, 2019
Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off	4	4	top 48%	Jul 26, 2019
High on the Hog Festival	4	8	top 41%	Apr 19, 2019
Smoke on the Falls	3	9	top 41%	Apr 7, 2023
Roast-N-Boast	2	2	top 27%	Oct 9, 2020
TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest	2	4	top 25%	Sep 25, 2020
Downtown BBQ Showdown	2	7	top 38%	Jul 19, 2019
Mid-South BBQ Festival	2	7	top 49%	Oct 20, 2017
Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2	2	5	top 49%	Mar 18, 2017
Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1	2	11	top 24%	Mar 17, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 13 contests

Contests a season 5.4 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AL 24 of 49 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 31 10 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,086 finished ahead 1,667 times, behind 969

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs Aug 13, 2021 → Mar 17, 2023

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

20231 milestone

Apr 7 Most recent contest Smoke on the Falls

20191 milestone

Sep 13 Peak power rating (1670) RiverFest

20183 milestones

Sep 14 25th tracked contest Riverfest BBQ and Music Festival
Sep 21 First overall podium Roast N Boast
Sep 21 First Reserve Championship Roast N Boast

20173 milestones

Mar 18 First category win (Pork Ribs) Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2
Mar 18 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2
Aug 25 Career-best overall score693.6684 Great American BBQ Festival

20162 milestones

Sep 9 First overall top-10 Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest
Oct 14 10th tracked contest Mid-South BBQ Festival

20143 milestones

Sep 19 First tracked contest 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest
Sep 19 First call 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest
Sep 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3144 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.9	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2	Mar 18, 2017
+15.3	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1	Mar 18, 2016
+13.7	TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest	Mar 29, 2019
+13.7	Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest	Sep 9, 2016
+13.5	Smoke on the Shores	Mar 9, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.1	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	Mar 17, 2023
-11	High on the Hog Festival	Apr 19, 2019
-7.6	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2	Mar 19, 2016
-6.8	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off	Oct 18, 2019
-5.5	Mid-South BBQ Festival	Oct 20, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2023	2	0	0	50%	top 65%	92.9%	91.9%
2021	2	2	0	100%	top 32%	95.5%	94.5%
2020	5	1	2	80%	top 44%	96.3%	94.2%
2019	13	6	3	77%	top 33%	95.5%	94.2%
2018	8	2	0	63%	top 42%	96.3%	93.8%
2017	9	3	1	67%	top 41%	96.3%	94.2%
2016	7	2	0	86%	top 33%	96%	94.5%
2015	2	0	0	50%	top 39%	93.2%	93%
2014	1	0	0	100%	top 43%	91.6%	91.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 7, 2023	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	18 / 39 (669.0860)	17 (167.9772)	10 (170.8344)	20 (166.8228)	24 (163.4516)
Mar 17, 2023	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	67 / 80 (654.1600)	38 (171.4172)	68 (160.5144)	53 (166.2628)	76 (155.9656)
Aug 13, 2021	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	10 / 49 (687.3484)	3 (177.1428)	9 (172.5716)	26 (166.8228)	16 (170.8112)
Jun 25, 2021	Back the Blue 🏅 Brookhaven, MS	7 / 16 (673.0860)	3 (174.2744)	3 (174.8456)	14 (157.6800)	10 (166.2860)
Oct 9, 2020	Roast-N-Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS	15 / 36 (679.4628)	15 (172)	15 (171.4628)	30 (163.4172)	11 (172.5828)
Sep 25, 2020	TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest 🏅 Savannah, TN	17 / 47 (693.0856)	33 (165.6800)	14 (174.8456)	10 (175.4056)	10 (177.1544)
Sep 18, 2020	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	9 / 28 (677.6112)	9 (169.7028)	20 (159.3828)	1 (178.8572)	11 (169.6684)
Jul 24, 2020	Fire on the Mountain 🏅 Leburn, KY	19 / 30 (665.7256)	9 (170.2744)	6 (172)	26 (161.1312)	22 (162.3200)
Feb 21, 2020	Capital City Cook Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL	12 / 25 (675.8972)	25 (155.9428)	1 (177.7144)	5 (173.1200)	11 (169.1200)
Oct 18, 2019	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Munfordville, KY	20 / 31 (675.8628)	14 (169.6800)	11 (171.9656)	6 (173.1200)	25 (161.0972)
Sep 13, 2019	RiverFest 🏅 Decatur, AL	5 / 37 (685.6916)	8 (171.4172)	17 (166.2972)	1 (173.7144)	4 (174.2628)
Aug 23, 2019	Great Americana BBQ Festival 🏅 Franklin, TN	17 / 39 (670.7428)	22 (166.8344)	21 (167.4056)	12 (169.1200)	14 (167.3828)
Jul 26, 2019	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hartselle, AL	4 / 27 (679.9428)	10 (170.8572)	8 (169.1200)	11 (167.4056)	6 (172.5600)
Jul 19, 2019	Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Hattiesburg, MS	7 / 28 (682.2172)	1 (179.4400)	3 (173.7144)	18 (163.3828)	17 (165.6800)
Jun 14, 2019	Poosa-Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	7 / 48 (687.3488)	26 (168.5372)	29 (167.9888)	4 (176.5600)	11 (174.2628)
May 3, 2019	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	21 / 54 (672.4456)	28 (166.8228)	5 (174.2744)	8 (173.1200)	37 (158.2284)
Apr 19, 2019	High on the Hog Festival 🏅 Winchester, TN	25 / 39 (669.0056)	23 (169.6800)	28 (163.9544)	23 (166.8456)	21 (168.5256)
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	13 / 30 (671.8744)	13 (169.1200)	1 (178.8572)	23 (161.6456)	22 (162.2516)
Mar 29, 2019	TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest 🏅 Savannah, TN	4 / 29 (687.9544)	12 (171.4172)	14 (166.2744)	3 (177.1428)	12 (173.1200)
Mar 15, 2019	Smokin In the Square 🏅 Pensacola, FL	15 / 35 (668.4800)	7 (171.9772)	15 (167.4172)	24 (165.6684)	22 (163.4172)
Feb 22, 2019	Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL	6 / 27 (685.5884)	10 (169.6800)	4 (177.7144)	8 (170.8228)	16 (167.3712)
Feb 8, 2019	KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 unrated Little Rock, AR	29 / 92 (679.9200)	68 (167.9656)	31 (169.1316)	41 (168.5600)	22 (174.2628)
Nov 30, 2018	Christmas on the River Demoplis, AL	20 / 29 (669.5540)	22 (165.0856)	19 (165.6684)	6 (172.5600)	21 (166.2400)
Sep 21, 2018	Roast N Boast Columbus, MS	2 / 17 (688.4796)	4 (170.8228)	2 (173.1428)	4 (172.5484)	7 (171.9656)
Sep 14, 2018	Riverfest BBQ and Music Festival Decatur, AL	12 / 32 (672.4460)	15 (169.1316)	18 (163.9544)	17 (168.5256)	7 (170.8344)
Aug 17, 2018	Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS	15 / 30 (663.3488)	22 (161.6572)	18 (162.8688)	3 (173.7028)	13 (165.1200)
Jul 27, 2018	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off Hartselle, AL	19 / 27 (659.8404)	18 (166.8228)	24 (161.6688)	15 (166.2400)	16 (165.1088)
May 4, 2018	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	29 / 61 (673.0056)	21 (172.5600)	18 (170.8228)	27 (167.9772)	47 (161.6456)
Apr 20, 2018	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	17 / 42 (681.6344)	20 (170.2628)	20 (169.6800)	14 (171.9772)	21 (169.7144)
Mar 9, 2018	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	7 / 87 (693.0744)	11 (174.8456)	8 (175.4288)	25 (171.9772)	26 (170.8228)
Oct 20, 2017	Mid-South BBQ Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	20 / 28 (669.5772)	24 (167.3828)	18 (167.3828)	8 (172.5716)	22 (162.2400)
Sep 15, 2017	Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest Decatur, AL	18 / 39 (673.5656)	20 (167.9656)	6 (175.4056)	12 (168.5372)	28 (161.6572)
Aug 25, 2017	Great American BBQ Festival Franklin, TN	6 / 40 (693.6684)	10 (171.9884)	3 (175.4172)	8 (174.8572)	10 (171.4056)
Jul 28, 2017	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off Hartselle, AL	19 / 27 (659.8404)	18 (166.8228)	24 (161.6688)	15 (166.2400)	16 (165.1088)
Jun 23, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Birmingham, AL	15 / 28 (677.6116)	21 (168.5372)	2 (176.5944)	17 (165.0972)	19 (167.3828)
May 5, 2017	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	30 / 69 (666.7312)	35 (165.1200)	32 (166.8344)	24 (170.2628)	41 (164.5140)
Apr 21, 2017	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	8 / 41 (693.0512)	8 (174.2628)	3 (177.1428)	16 (171.9656)	22 (169.6800)
Mar 18, 2017	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 Tupelo, MS	5 / 45 (690.8000)	33 (169.1084)	1 (180)	33 (163.9772)	2 (177.7144)
Mar 17, 2017	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	25 / 68 (679.9656)	43 (166.2856)	18 (173.1200)	36 (167.4172)	19 (173.1428)
Oct 14, 2016	Mid-South BBQ Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	7 / 27 (690.2172)	9 (175.4056)	15 (170.2744)	3 (174.2744)	12 (170.2628)
Sep 9, 2016	Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	5 / 41 (691.3372)	20 (167.3828)	4 (175.4172)	3 (174.2744)	6 (174.2628)
Jul 29, 2016	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL	12 / 33 (683.4060)	21 (168.5716)	20 (166.8344)	2 (177.7372)	12 (170.2628)
May 6, 2016	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	12 / 67 (681.6460)	22 (170.2744)	6 (174.2860)	22 (167.9656)	17 (169.1200)
Apr 15, 2016	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	22 / 56 (675.3372)	22 (170.8572)	34 (166.2400)	38 (163.9656)	9 (174.2744)
Mar 19, 2016	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 Tupelo, MS	53 / 61 (648.4116)	31 (171.4172)	52 (160.5488)	53 (159.3600)	51 (157.0856)
Mar 18, 2016	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	11 / 95 (690.8232)	5 (176.5600)	9 (174.2972)	4 (177.7144)	56 (162.2516)
Sep 11, 2015	Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	21 / 55 (671.2908)	26 (167.9540)	25 (165.6800)	43 (162.8112)	6 (174.8456)
May 1, 2015	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	25 / 63 (667.2572)	16 (171.9656)	13 (170.8460)	48 (160.5028)	31 (163.9428)
Sep 19, 2014	20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL	32 / 75 (659.3144)	30 (167.9772)	6 (174.8572)	37 (165.6800)	66 (150.8000)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (15 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)