BACONATERS

BACONATERS is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 20th of 35 at the Bikes Blues & BBQ (2015). They are ranked #2987 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,987

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1506

peak 1506 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 14, 2014

latest May 4, 2018 · 4.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1296

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

665.0972 / 720

Master · Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL)

Perfect 180s

Current form

653.77 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 644.06 (+9.72)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572

Chicken · Chillin & Grillin

Consistency

±15.45

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.78 · weakest Brisket (151.21)

Road miles

362

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 96 mi

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)

Master avg

644.06 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

665.0972 career-best overall

92.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.0972 at Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) — 92.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 5, 2017

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

UNCLE BC'S ahead in 100% of their meetings

UNCLE BC'S has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−15.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 15.58 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 151.21
Pork avg 166.78
0 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of OSOSLOW BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

7 of 8 shared pork entries lost

BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUFFALO'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared pork entries.

A May team

Top 40% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 40% across 4 contests, versus top 56% the rest of the year.

4 May contests
top 56% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.15% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.15% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.5% of a perfect score
9 contests

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#1842 (95 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#1754 (115 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2113 (75 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2123 (90 pts)	#2150 (80 pts)	#2165 (75 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1485 (190 pts)	#1854 (125 pts)	#1697 (160 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1296 (205 pts)	#1235 (245 pts)	#1313 (230 pts)	#1048 (320 pts)	#1431 (180 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2598 (66 pts)	#2615 (66 pts)	#2624 (66 pts)	#2633 (66 pts)	#2611 (66 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BACONATERS, each with one reason worth a look.

117 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

SMOKIN TIME

#2,976 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1526

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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BAD COMPANY BBQ

#2,996 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1511

Level with BACONATERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 7, 2023

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Westwoodfield BBQ

#2,984 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1511

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Feb 16, 2019

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PIT PASS BBQ

#2,974 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1506

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Nov 16, 2018

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TENNESSEE DOUBLE D'S BBQ

#2,994 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1512

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2016

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Tiki Q

#2,993 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1531

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before BACONATERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Three Hog Night Smokers	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BC'S	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
THE GRISWOLDS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
MOOCHEWSOOEY	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
DIVINE SWINE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Men On Fire	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
TNK BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
THE OUTLAWS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
MOVIN' THE CHAINS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	174.8572	154.8572	164.57	top 49%
Pork Ribs	9	171.4744	147.3600	161.50	top 55%
Pork	9	174.2628	158.8228	166.78	top 40%
Brisket	9	164.0344	131.8856	151.21	top 70%

“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 67%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 53%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
OK	8	0	top 56%
AR	1	0	top 57%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival	3	22	0	top 40%	May 4, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 3 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OK 8 of 9 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 7 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 286 finished ahead 242 times, behind 247

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Mar 14, 2014 → May 1, 2015

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

20182 milestones

May 4 Peak power rating (1506) Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
May 4 Most recent contest Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival

20171 milestone

May 5 Career-best overall score665.0972 Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL)

20162 milestones

Apr 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.4916 Chillin & Grillin
Apr 8 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8572 Chillin & Grillin

20141 milestone

Mar 14 First tracked contest Smokin' At The Run Shootout

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.5	Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL)	May 5, 2017
+5.9	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival	May 1, 2015
+3.8	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival	May 6, 2016
+3.4	Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival	May 4, 2018
+3.3	Chillin & Grillin	Apr 8, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.6	Smokin' At The Run Shootout	Mar 14, 2014
-5	Grills and Grilles	Oct 16, 2015
-0.7	Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship	Jun 10, 2016

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0%	top 44%	91.4%	91.4%
2017	1	0%	top 32%	92.4%	92.4%
2016	3	0%	top 53%	92.3%	90.1%
2015	3	0%	top 57%	89.9%	88.4%
2014	1	0%	top 98%	85.8%	85.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 4, 2018	Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival Bixby, OK	30 / 68 (658.1944)	18 (171.4172)	43 (159.9772)	14 (174.2628)	48 (152.5372)
May 5, 2017	Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bixby, OK	22 / 68 (665.0972)	28 (165.1200)	19 (167.9772)	21 (167.9656)	22 (164.0344)
Jun 10, 2016	Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship Okmulgee, OK	26 / 41 (639.9888)	11 (172.0228)	24 (162.3088)	26 (158.8228)	34 (146.8344)
May 6, 2016	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	36 / 83 (641.0972)	51 (155.4172)	40 (162.2400)	17 (169.7372)	48 (153.7028)
Apr 8, 2016	Chillin & Grillin Sand Springs, OK	22 / 43 (664.4916)	11 (174.8572)	18 (165.6800)	20 (168.5600)	32 (155.3944)
Oct 16, 2015	Grills and Grilles Broken Arrow, OK	29 / 38 (627.8740)	28 (159.9656)	33 (147.3600)	14 (168.5712)	27 (151.9772)
Sep 25, 2015	Bikes Blues & BBQ Fayetteville, AR	20 / 35 (634.7996)	12 (168.5828)	30 (151.4056)	15 (162.2740)	27 (152.5372)
May 1, 2015	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	31 / 81 (647.4288)	52 (154.8572)	15 (171.4744)	18 (169.1544)	52 (151.9428)
Mar 14, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	40 / 41 (617.5428)	36 (158.8456)	26 (165.1088)	31 (161.7028)	41 (131.8856)

BACONATERS

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 (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

A May team

The metronome

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)