OMG-BBQ-TX

OMG-BBQ-TX is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 43 at the Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival (2014). They are ranked #2289 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,289

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1528

peak 1528 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 20, 2014

latest Jun 23, 2017 · 3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#2494

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

20% of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

689.6684 / 720

Master · Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

646.53 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 648.34 (-1.81)

Walk rate

87%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Pork Ribs · Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle

Consistency

±19.01

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.70 · weakest Brisket (158.76)

Road miles

1,390

across 15 mapped stops · furthest 130 mi

Schedule strength

36%

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

Master avg

648.34 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

87% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 13 of 15 contests

A top-10 category call in 87% of their 15 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

689.6684 career-best overall

95.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.6684 at Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival — 95.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 12, 2014

A tough matchup

13–1 behind in the head-to-head

iBQ'n ahead in 93% of their meetings

iBQ'n has come out ahead in 13 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.94 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 27% of the time against 47%.

Brisket avg 158.76
Chicken avg 164.70
4 calls in 15 entries

A strong matchup

7–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 70% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PB&J'S BBQ TEAM in 7 of their 10 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

10 of 14 shared chicken entries lost

iBQ'n ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, iBQ'n has out-cooked them in 10 of 14 shared chicken entries.

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	#2494 (71 pts)	#2615 (66 pts)	#2158 (76 pts)	#2549 (71 pts)	#2611 (66 pts)

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#2,285 of the rated field

1528 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1528

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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BANKIN BABY BBQ

#2,292 of the rated field

1528 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1530

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rated over 16 contests
last seen Mar 22, 2019

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Philly Smoke

#2,295 of the rated field

1527 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1529

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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MEAT MITCH

#2,284 of the rated field

1528 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1540

Level with OMG-BBQ-TX on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 15, 2018

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Grillfellas

#2,299 of the rated field

1527 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1527

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
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STREET MEAT

#2,293 of the rated field

1528 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1541

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jan 24, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Mac Attack BBQ	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKERS MI	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
iBQ'n	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
AWW HELL	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' IN THE D	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
PB&J'S BBQ TEAM	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
BIG BROTHERS BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
FIREHOUSE SMOKE	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
MOTLEY QUE CREW	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
JAMBRIE SMOKE BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	7	1	2	176	147.9428	164.70	top 42%
Pork Ribs	15	5	1	1	178.2972	150.2400	162.15	top 52%
Pork	15	3	0	0	176.5828	146.2516	162.72	top 50%
Brisket	15	4	0	2	174.2628	138.2284	158.76	top 52%

“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)	14	0	top 55%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 7%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival	2	3	0	top 36%	Sep 11, 2015
Blues, Brews & Barbecue	2	8	0	top 26%	Aug 21, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 7 contests

Contests a season 3.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MI 15 of 15 contests

Contests visited 13 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 160 finished ahead 240 times, behind 214

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

20172 milestones

Jun 23 Peak power rating (1528) 9th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off
Jun 23 Most recent contest 9th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off

20153 milestones

Aug 14 First category win (Pork Ribs) Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle
Aug 14 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.2972 Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle
Aug 21 10th tracked contest Blues, Brews & Barbecue

20146 milestones

Jun 20 First tracked contest 6th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off
Jun 20 First call 6th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off
Aug 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.3088 Blues, Brews & Barbecue
Sep 12 First overall top-10 Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival
Sep 12 First overall podium Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival
Sep 12 Career-best overall score689.6684 Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.9	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival	Sep 12, 2014
+15.3	8th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cookoff	Jun 24, 2016
+10.8	Blues, Brews & Barbecue	Aug 21, 2015
+9.6	Blues, Brews & Barbecue	Aug 22, 2014
+6.6	Ribstock II: Ribs & Racing	Aug 28, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 4, 2014
-7	2nd Annual Pork in the Park	May 20, 2016
-5.8	Jimmy's Roadhouse BBQ Championship	Aug 8, 2014
-5.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 26, 2015
-4.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 17, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 44%	90.2%	90.2%
2016	2	1	1	100%	top 44%	92.3%	89.7%
2015	7	1	1	86%	top 54%	91.7%	90%
2014	5	1	0	80%	top 53%	95.8%	90.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 23, 2017	9th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off Auburn Hills, MI	14 / 32 (649.1316)	21 (162.8228)	20 (155.3944)	14 (161.7256)	3 (169.1888)
Jun 24, 2016	8th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cookoff Auburn Hills, MI	4 / 30 (664.5144)	1 (174.3200)	18 (159.9656)	11 (165.1088)	12 (165.1200)
May 20, 2016	2nd Annual Pork in the Park Wyandotte, MI	21 / 28 (627.8052)	11 (163.9656)	17 (159.9428)	10 (165.6684)	26 (138.2284)
Sep 11, 2015	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	22 / 34 (641.6228)	25 (158.2284)	22 (162.2744)	4 (176.5828)	31 (144.5372)
Aug 28, 2015	Ribstock II: Ribs & Racing Marne, MI	11 / 32 (649.5656)	8 (165.6800)	8 (165.1200)	13 (161.6456)	16 (157.1200)
Aug 21, 2015	Blues, Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	8 / 33 (657.6456)	6 (167.4400)	8 (167.4056)	13 (163.3828)	16 (159.4172)
Aug 14, 2015	Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle Newaygo, MI	16 / 26 (655.3028)	7 (169.1428)	1 (178.2972)	13 (164.5600)	25 (143.3028)
Jul 17, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Auburn Hills, MI	21 / 28 (638.1372)	6 (171.4056)	23 (157.6800)	26 (146.2516)	16 (162.8000)
Jun 26, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Ypsilanti, MI	23 / 30 (632.5028)	24 (151.9544)	22 (153.7028)	12 (162.8228)	13 (164.0228)
Jun 19, 2015	7th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off Auburn Hills, MI	13 / 32 (660.5828)	11 (166.8456)	18 (164.6172)	21 (161.7028)	9 (167.4172)
Sep 12, 2014	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	3 / 43 (689.6684)	3 (176)	15 (167.4056)	9 (172)	3 (174.2628)
Aug 22, 2014	Blues, Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	11 / 39 (670.3088)	12 (169.7028)	10 (168.5832)	12 (168.0228)	16 (164)
Aug 8, 2014	Jimmy's Roadhouse BBQ Championship Newaygo, MI	25 / 32 (642.8340)	26 (158.8572)	29 (150.2400)	22 (161.7140)	6 (172.0228)
Jul 4, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Traverse City, MI	20 / 21 (606.6628)	21 (147.9428)	19 (158.8456)	20 (152.5028)	21 (147.3716)
Jun 20, 2014	6th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off Auburn Hills, MI	18 / 31 (638.8228)	9 (166.2400)	9 (162.8456)	24 (157.1428)	18 (152.5944)

OMG-BBQ-TX

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)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

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)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

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)