STILL WORKIN' ON IT BBQ

STILL WORKIN' ON IT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 35 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 5th of 28 at the Que & Cruz (2017). They are ranked #1437 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Still Workin On It BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,437

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1569

peak 1587 · rated over 35 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 8, 2015

latest Aug 21, 2026 · 11.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#760

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

9% of 35 contests

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

683.9316 / 720

Master · Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

664.32 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 659.43 (+4.89)

Walk rate

69%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0344

Chicken · Smoking In The Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival

Consistency

±13.17

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.94 · weakest Brisket (163.09)

Road miles

5,167

across 35 mapped stops · furthest 328 mi

Schedule strength

79%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1603)

Purse competed for

$20K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

659.43 / 720

35 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

69% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 24 of 35 contests

A top-10 category call in 69% of their 35 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

683.9316 career-best overall

95.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 683.9316 at Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival — 95.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 25, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

FRED VEGAS SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of STILL WORKIN' ON IT BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

24–1 behind in the head-to-head

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ ahead in 96% of their meetings

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has come out ahead in 24 of their 25 shared contests.

A strong matchup

9–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 90% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

The comeback

7.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 7.7 years, then back at Chillin & Grillin in the Glades (Jul 17, 2026).

last seen Nov 9, 2018
back Jul 17, 2026

Chicken nemesis

20 of 25 shared chicken entries lost

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has out-cooked them in 20 of 25 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

270 SMOKERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 45% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 45% across 5 contests, versus top 54% the rest of the year.

5 June contests
top 54% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,167 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,167 miles across 35 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 328 miles to Interstate BBQ Festival.

35 mapped stops
furthest 328 mi

The metronome

±1.83% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.83% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.6% of a perfect score
35 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
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1802 (120 pts)	#1822 (120 pts)	#1707 (135 pts)	#1794 (120 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#760 (491 pts)	#751 (531 pts)	#848 (461 pts)	#743 (531 pts)	#679 (586 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#955 (329 pts)	#857 (424 pts)	#903 (394 pts)	#935 (384 pts)	#1153 (264 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to STILL WORKIN' ON IT BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Lang BBQ Smokers

#1,439 of the rated field

1569 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 34%
Peak: 1606

They've been 1606 at their best, 38 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 35 contests
last seen May 23, 2026

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SHADY CREW

#1,432 of the rated field

1569 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1614

Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 6 years before STILL WORKIN' ON IT BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 34 contests

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SWEET DREAMS BBQ

#1,430 of the rated field

1569 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1569

Careers of much the same size, 27 contests to 35, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Oct 20, 2017

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SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ NEBRASKA

#1,431 of the rated field

1569 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1569

22 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Oct 26, 2018

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PLUM SUPERIOR BBQ

#1,435 of the rated field

1569 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1571

Level with STILL WORKIN' ON IT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Nov 20, 2015

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Sunrise BBQ

#1,434 of the rated field

1569 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1573

Fewer contests behind them than STILL WORKIN' ON IT BBQ has cooked, 15 to 35, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 16, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	25	1	24	4%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	22	1	21	5%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
3N1 Q	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	16	8	8	50%	⚔ compare
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	16	7	9	44%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
SMOKING BUTT HEADS	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	35	11	2	176.0344	153.0972	166.94	top 50%
Pork Ribs	35	7	1	173.1544	155.3716	164.98	top 49%
Pork	35	11	1	175.4172	149.6456	164.41	top 52%
Brisket	35	8	1	174.2744	153.0740	163.09	top 53%

“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)	17	0	top 51%
Large (40+)	18	0	top 56%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
VA	15	top 52%
NC	15	top 59%
WV	2	top 51%
KY	1	top 50%
GA	1	top 26%
MD	1	top 24%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Chillin & Grillin in the Glades	3	18	top 67%	Jul 17, 2026
Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A)	3	11	top 55%	Nov 9, 2018
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2	30	top 54%	Sep 15, 2017
Covington Cork & Pork Festival	2	12	top 51%	Jun 23, 2017
Jiggy With the Piggy	2	38	top 69%	May 5, 2017
Smoke on the mountain/VA state BBQ championship	2	11	top 56%	Jul 15, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 10 contests

Contests a season 7 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VA 15 of 35 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 27 6 of them more than once

Opponents faced 596 finished ahead 716 times, behind 810

Longest layoff 7.7 yrs Nov 9, 2018 → Jul 17, 2026

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

20261 milestone

Aug 21 Most recent contest Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff

20183 milestones

May 12 25th tracked contest BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2
May 25 Career-best overall score683.9316 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival
Aug 31 Peak power rating (1587) West Virginia BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)

20162 milestones

Jun 3 First overall top-10 Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest
Sep 16 10th tracked contest Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic

20154 milestones

May 8 First tracked contest Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
May 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.7088 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
Jun 26 First call Covington Cork & Pork Festival
Oct 16 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0344 Smoking In The Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.7	Que & Cruz	Oct 6, 2017
+11.8	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival	May 25, 2018
+10.7	Interstate BBQ Festival	Apr 20, 2018
+10.6	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL)	Nov 10, 2017
+10.4	12th Annual Recovery Fest/7th Annual BBQ State Championship	Sep 9, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.3	Battle of the Blue Ridge	Aug 7, 2026
-9.9	Jiggy With the Piggy	May 6, 2016
-4.3	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades	Jul 17, 2026
-4.2	BBQ Gives Back	Mar 24, 2017
-3.3	Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship	Jul 17, 2015

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	3	0	67%	top 69%	95%	93%
2018	10	0	70%	top 50%	95%	92.4%
2017	10	1	70%	top 51%	92.8%	91%
2016	8	2	63%	top 54%	93.7%	91.2%
2015	4	0	75%	top 59%	91.6%	90.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 21, 2026	Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Edinburg, VA	13 / 26 (683.8856)	26 (162.8000)	6 (173.1084)	10 (174.8572)	7 (173.1200)
Aug 7, 2026	Battle of the Blue Ridge 🏅 Swannanoa, NC	36 / 41 (652.4116)	33 (164.5372)	32 (163.9544)	31 (165.1084)	40 (158.8116)
Jul 17, 2026	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	24 / 35 (672.9940)	9 (174.8572)	13 (171.4056)	10 (173.1084)	32 (153.6228)
Nov 9, 2018	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) Concord, NC	39 / 56 (653.5772)	47 (157.0856)	23 (165.1316)	5 (175.4172)	48 (155.9428)
Nov 9, 2018	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) Concord, NC	31 / 44 (658.7432)	28 (165.7144)	17 (169.6916)	37 (160.5372)	33 (162.8000)
Sep 7, 2018	14th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship 🏅 Richmond, VA	19 / 29 (654.1944)	18 (164.5372)	10 (167.9772)	21 (158.2628)	18 (163.4172)
Aug 31, 2018	West Virginia BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Ranson, WV	22 / 40 (652.4000)	14 (169.6912)	30 (158.2172)	31 (157.0972)	12 (167.3944)
Jul 20, 2018	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades (JUDGES FULL) Wise, VA	18 / 29 (656.9828)	8 (171.9656)	26 (155.3716)	20 (163.9428)	14 (165.7028)
Jun 15, 2018	Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival Barbourville, KY	17 / 34 (673.0856)	15 (170.8800)	17 (168)	31 (160.5028)	6 (173.7028)
May 25, 2018	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA	19 / 72 (683.9316)	24 (172)	15 (173.1200)	43 (165.0972)	12 (173.7144)
May 12, 2018	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2 Fredericksburg, VA	14 / 38 (673.6344)	5 (174.2628)	32 (157.6572)	16 (169.6800)	4 (172.0344)
May 11, 2018	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1 Fredericksburg, VA	16 / 45 (674.7772)	21 (169.6800)	2 (173.1544)	17 (167.3828)	25 (164.5600)
Apr 20, 2018	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	16 / 67 (669.6112)	40 (162.8000)	14 (169.7372)	30 (165.0856)	8 (171.9884)
Nov 10, 2017	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL) Concord, NC	11 / 47 (667.8744)	30 (165.0972)	22 (163.9772)	12 (167.3828)	8 (171.4172)
Oct 20, 2017	Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival Lenoir, NC	23 / 39 (658.6628)	30 (162.8000)	9 (171.4172)	13 (166.2400)	31 (158.2056)
Oct 6, 2017	Que & Cruz Louisa, VA	5 / 28 (662.1828)	3 (171.9772)	8 (163.4056)	2 (168)	13 (158.8000)
Sep 15, 2017	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	30 / 63 (664.3996)	9 (174.2628)	38 (165.0856)	27 (167.3828)	44 (157.6684)
Jul 21, 2017	Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship Galax, VA	16 / 25 (650.1372)	9 (169.1200)	17 (160.5028)	8 (164.5372)	20 (155.9772)
Jul 14, 2017	Chillin & Grillin In The Glades Wise, VA	18 / 26 (647.2912)	10 (169.1200)	17 (160.5256)	21 (154.2284)	14 (163.4172)
Jun 23, 2017	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	17 / 32 (651.3140)	21 (164.5372)	13 (165.1084)	10 (165.7028)	24 (155.9656)
Jun 16, 2017	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	27 / 57 (662.1940)	36 (163.4056)	30 (163.9656)	30 (165.6800)	15 (169.1428)
May 5, 2017	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	38 / 75 (652.4228)	35 (165.6800)	39 (163.9656)	25 (166.2628)	48 (156.5144)
Mar 24, 2017	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	48 / 64 (634.2284)	60 (153.0972)	35 (161.1428)	22 (166.9144)	43 (153.0740)
Nov 4, 2016	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	32 / 56 (660.9484)	26 (167.9772)	46 (157.0628)	44 (162.7884)	7 (173.1200)
Oct 14, 2016	Smoking in the Foothills Lenoir, NC	25 / 41 (666.1144)	28 (165.1088)	28 (162.8000)	9 (171.9656)	26 (166.2400)
Sep 16, 2016	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	41 / 68 (643.3372)	46 (162.2400)	16 (168.5944)	47 (158.2284)	54 (154.2744)
Sep 9, 2016	12th Annual Recovery Fest/7th Annual BBQ State Championship 🏅 Richmond, VA	7 / 25 (672.5144)	5 (172.5600)	15 (161.6916)	5 (171.4056)	7 (166.8572)
Jul 15, 2016	Smoke on the mountain/VA state BBQ championship Galax, VA	11 / 25 (667.3032)	2 (174.2744)	13 (166.8228)	9 (166.8228)	16 (159.3832)
Jun 3, 2016	Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest Lincolnton, NC	7 / 26 (674.8116)	5 (172)	9 (164.5600)	17 (163.9772)	2 (174.2744)
May 6, 2016	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	67 / 76 (619.2460)	65 (153.0972)	57 (158.8116)	73 (149.6456)	49 (157.6916)
Apr 15, 2016	20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC	28 / 41 (648.5148)	27 (160.5372)	13 (167.9888)	39 (152)	17 (167.9888)
Oct 16, 2015	Smoking In The Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival Lenoir, NC	22 / 37 (659.3716)	5 (176.0344)	29 (160.5372)	28 (162.8228)	28 (159.9772)
Jul 17, 2015	Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship Galax, VA	20 / 29 (657.0172)	22 (162.2284)	7 (169.7144)	9 (170.8572)	25 (154.2172)
Jun 26, 2015	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	12 / 25 (649.1776)	13 (167.9772)	12 (161.7144)	10 (164.5944)	17 (154.8916)
May 8, 2015	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	44 / 74 (650.7088)	28 (169.1200)	26 (168.5488)	68 (150.8000)	43 (162.2400)

STILL WORKIN' ON IT BBQ

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

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, 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)