BUEHRLE'S BACKYARD BARBECUE

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5685

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1445

peak 1445 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-04-03

latest 2016-08-19

Best ToY finish

#821

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 79%

overall standings

Best overall

640.0344 / 720

Master · 34th Annual Kennett Jaycee Show-Me State BBQ CookOff

Perfect 180s

Current form

612.24 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 622.56 (-10.31)

Walk rate

10%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.2744

Chicken · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Consistency

±14.49

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.61 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.42)

Road miles

1,427

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 176 mi

Schedule strength

42%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)

Master avg

622.56 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.2 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.19 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 10%.

Pork Ribs avg 150.42
Chicken avg 160.61
0 calls in 10 entries

Chicken nemesis

6 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared chicken entries.

An August team

Top 69% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 69% across 3 contests, versus top 79% the rest of the year.

3 August contests
top 79% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.01% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.01% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 86.5% of a perfect score
10 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

SLAB AND TICKLE BBQ

#5689 of the rated field

1445 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1445

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BUEHRLE'S BACKYARD BARBECUE)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BUEHRLE'S BACKYARD BARBECUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2017-03-31

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN BARRELS

#5670 of the rated field

1446 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1446

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BUEHRLE'S BACKYARD BARBECUE)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2025-09-20

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THE 4 SMOKEMEN BBQ

#5686 of the rated field

1445 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1445

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2021-10-22

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SMOKIN' ASS BBQ

#5674 of the rated field

1446 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1446

No shared contest yet.

Level with BUEHRLE'S BACKYARD BARBECUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2022-08-26

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BREWER'S BEST BBQ

#5688 of the rated field

1445 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1445

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2016-10-29

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DND BBQ

#5691 of the rated field

1445 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1445

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 7 years after BUEHRLE'S BACKYARD BARBECUE did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2026-08-22

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

Opponent	Meetings	Behind	Win rate
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	7	7	0%	⚔ compare
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
HotMess BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
PITMASTERIQ BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
RURAL ROUTE BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE	5	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	1	170.2744	149.6800	160.61	top 65%
Pork Ribs	10	0	165.1428	132.4228	150.42	top 83%
Pork	10	0	165.1200	140.5372	155.77	top 73%
Brisket	10	0	169.7028	142.3088	155.76	top 65%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	9	0	top 77%
IL	1	0	top 90%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 85%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 75%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	2	25	0	top 58%	2016-08-19

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 1.4 yrs 2015-04-03 → 2016-08-19

Busiest season 2015 7 contests

Contests a season 5 across 2 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 9 of 10 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 160.61 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.42)

Walk rate 10% a top-10 call in 1 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 10 contests

Master average 622.56 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 332 104–357 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,427 10 mapped stops · furthest 176 mi

Schedule strength 1556 average field rating faced — tougher than 42% of rated contests

Power rating 1445 peak 1445 · #5685 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
Apr 3 First tracked contest Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(Judges Full)
Apr 3 Peak power rating (1493) Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(Judges Full)
May 15 Career-best single call (Chicken)170.2744 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 22 Career-best overall score640.0344 34th Annual Kennett Jaycee Show-Me State BBQ CookOff
2016
Aug 19 First call Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Aug 19 10th tracked contest Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Aug 19 Most recent contest Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.6	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	2016-08-19

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.7	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	2016-04-15
-8.7	BBQ and Fly In on the River	2015-08-14
-8.1	8th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff	2015-07-10
-8	EffingHAM Jam	2016-07-22
-7	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(Judges Full)	2015-04-03

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	3	0	0	0	33%	top 78%	88.3%	85.1%
2015	7	0	0	0	0%	top 79%	88.9%	87.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-08-19	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	25 / 51 (635.4628)	8 (167.4284)	16 (165.1428)	26 (160.5828)	48 (142.3088)
2016-07-22	EffingHAM Jam Effingham, IL	26 / 29 (606.0344)	24 (154.2400)	29 (132.4228)	12 (165.1200)	22 (154.2516)
2016-04-15	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	51 / 53 (595.9200)	50 (149.6800)	51 (144.0000)	53 (140.5372)	24 (161.7028)
2015-08-21	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	39 / 58 (614.7544)	12 (167.4056)	52 (145.0972)	53 (145.1428)	28 (157.1088)
2015-08-14	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	60 / 67 (609.0516)	61 (154.2516)	55 (154.8000)	48 (157.1428)	60 (142.8572)
2015-07-10	8th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	28 / 31 (630.2168)	25 (162.3084)	24 (156.5600)	29 (150.2628)	23 (161.0856)
2015-05-22	34th Annual Kennett Jaycee Show-Me State BBQ CookOff Kennett, MO	25 / 32 (640.0344)	25 (162.2628)	27 (155.9884)	26 (160.0572)	19 (161.7260)
2015-05-15	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	24 / 30 (622.7772)	11 (170.2744)	28 (146.8344)	25 (155.4284)	23 (150.2400)
2015-04-17	7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	32 / 49 (635.9312)	31 (163.9656)	36 (155.9428)	26 (159.4056)	29 (156.6172)
2015-04-03	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(Judges Full) Pleasant Hill, MO	57 / 71 (635.3940)	63 (154.2856)	69 (147.4056)	44 (164.0000)	17 (169.7028)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016 ↗	Master	#1522 (174 pts)	#1207 (274 pts)	#1384 (219 pts)	#1334 (239 pts)	#1462 (194 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#821 (413 pts)	#693 (543 pts)	#869 (413 pts)	#887 (408 pts)	#738 (498 pts)