THE BOAR OF DIRECTORS

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

Power ranking

#574

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1661

peak 1661 · rated over 21 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-04-24

latest 2019-09-12

Best ToY finish

#209

Master 2018

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

15 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 22 contests

Avg finish

top 30%

overall standings

Best overall

702.8460 / 720

Master · Table Rock Boats and Bones

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

682.23 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 678.38 (+3.85)

Walk rate

82%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork Ribs · Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival

Consistency

±13.96

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 169.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.07)

Road miles

2,699

mi across 22 mapped stops · furthest 274 mi

Schedule strength

74%

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

Purse competed for

$123K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

678.38 / 720

22 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (13 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.

The heartbreaker

0.5256 points from the title

Came within 0.5256 points of the Grand Championship at Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival (2019-04-26).

Among the elite

#574 of 6,413 rated teams

In the top 9% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1661 puts them #574 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 9% of the field.

rating 1661
peak 1661
21 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Pork Ribs ×1
Pork ×1

On the rise

+34 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 34 points across 5 contests since 2018-09-22 — from 1628 up to 1661.

5 contests since 2018-09-22
now 1661

Happy hunting ground

Top 13% average finish here

Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 13% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 13%

Multi-meat days

2 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 2 times — the best of them 2 category wins at Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival (2019-04-26).

Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

82% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 18 of 22 contests

A top-10 category call in 82% of their 22 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

702.8460 career-best overall

97.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 702.8460 at Table Rock Boats and Bones — 97.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-09-16

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

GETTIN' BASTED has finished one call ahead of THE BOAR OF DIRECTORS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 15%.

4 contests
4 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 15%

A strong matchup

9–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 82% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TAILGATE GUYS BBQ in 9 of their 11 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

13 of 18 shared pork entries lost

GETTIN' BASTED ahead 72% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 13 of 18 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±1.94% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.94% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.2% of a perfect score
22 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.

3 PIGS SMOKIN

#576 of the rated field

1661 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 57
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1675

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to THE BOAR OF DIRECTORS)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team THE BOAR OF DIRECTORS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 57 contests
last seen 2023-09-27

⚔ Head-to-head

RAMMER JAMMER BBQ

#572 of the rated field

1662 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1662

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 23 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2025-03-07

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JDQ BBQ

#575 of the rated field

1661 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1661

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 22 contests to 22, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

PIRATES OF THE PIG

#571 of the rated field

1662 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 64
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1662

No shared contest yet.

64 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 31% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 63 contests
last seen 2019-09-20

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INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE

#570 of the rated field

1662 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 66
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1692

No shared contest yet.

Level with THE BOAR OF DIRECTORS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 66 contests
last seen 2019-03-22

⚔ Head-to-head

Rogue Hog BBQ

#573 of the rated field

1662 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 209
GCs: 12
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1799

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1799 at their best, 138 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 200 contests
last seen 2023-10-28

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GETTIN' BASTED	18	5	13	28%	⚔ compare
TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	11	9	2	82%	⚔ compare
YELLOW JACKET BBQ	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
BRICKHEAD BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Hogzilla	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
ELI'S PIT CREW	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare
WOOD HOOK BBQ	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare
Z-QUE	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
A Good Rub BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
QUAU	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	22	9	2	5	178.2972	154.2284	169.51	top 39%
Pork Ribs	22	9	1	3	180.0000 🔥	158.8000	169.07	top 34%
Pork	22	12	1	3	180.0000 🔥	162.2400	169.98	top 35%
Brisket	22	12	3	4	176.5600	159.9656	169.83	top 30%

“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	Avg finish
MO	17	top 27%
AR	2	top 50%
KS	1	top 19%
MS	1	top 18%
TN	1	top 66%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 21%
Medium (20–39)	9	top 34%
Large (40+)	12	top 27%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Table Rock Boats and Bones	3	4	0	top 27%	2018-09-22
Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	2	2	0	top 13%	2019-04-26

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.4 yrs 2015-04-24 → 2019-09-12

Busiest season 2018 9 contests

Contests a season 4.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 17 of 22 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 19 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 22 entries · 2 wins · 9 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 169.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.07)

Walk rate 82% a top-10 call in 18 of 22 contests

Overall top-10 rate 59% 13 of 22 contests

Best top-10 run 4 straight contests

Master average 678.38 out of 720 · 22 contests · 0 GCs

Perfect 180s 2 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 853 916–438 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,699 22 mapped stops · furthest 274 mi

Schedule strength 1594 average field rating faced — tougher than 74% of rated contests

Purse competed for $123,425 listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 3 state-championship entries

Power rating 1661 peak 1661 · #574 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
Apr 24 First tracked contest Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival
Apr 24 First call Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival
Apr 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.3144 Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival
Sep 19 First overall top-10 Table Rock Boats and Bones
2017
Apr 21 First overall podium Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival
Apr 21 First perfect 180 (Pork) Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival
Sep 16 First category win (Chicken) Table Rock Boats and Bones
Sep 16 10th tracked contest Table Rock Boats and Bones
Sep 16 Career-best overall score702.8460 Table Rock Boats and Bones
2018
Aug 10 First multi-meat day Route 66 Barbeque Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)
Nov 9 First Reserve Championship Smoke EM IF You Got EM
2019
Sep 12 Peak power rating (1661) 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
Sep 12 Most recent contest 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.7	Table Rock Boats and Bones	2017-09-16
+14.7	Smoke EM IF You Got EM	2018-11-09
+14.5	Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival	2017-04-21
+12.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2017-05-05
+12.2	Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway	2017-07-08

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2016-09-09
-3.1	*Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off	2018-05-25
-2.1	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest	2016-04-01

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	3	1	2	33%	top 28%	96.2%	94.6%
2018	9	6	4	100%	top 28%	95.5%	94.5%
2017	4	4	1	100%	top 15%	97.6%	95.8%
2016	4	1	0	50%	top 51%	94.8%	91.9%
2015	2	1	0	100%	top 25%	94.9%	93.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	91 / 468 (678.8684)	105 (170.8572)	95 (170.8684)	253 (164.5828)	79 (172.5600)
2019-04-26	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival 🏅 Springfield, MO	2 / 40 (692.5256)	4 (173.1084)	1 (180.0000)	1 (177.1428)	19 (162.2744)
2019-02-08	KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 unrated Little Rock, AR	56 / 92 (671.8744)	79 (165.0972)	11 (173.1200)	35 (169.6800)	75 (163.9772)
2018-11-09	Smoke EM IF You Got EM Springfield, MO	2 / 30 (684.5140)	15 (166.8112)	10 (167.9772)	3 (176.5828)	1 (173.1428)
2018-10-19	Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown Lebanon, MO	6 / 21 (683.3484)	2 (176.5600)	11 (165.6684)	10 (169.6800)	7 (171.4400)
2018-09-22	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling, MO	15 / 35 (669.5884)	24 (165.6800)	30 (159.9428)	5 (171.4056)	5 (172.5600)
2018-08-10	Route 66 Barbeque Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Springfield, MO	4 / 19 (685.6572)	1 (177.1428)	6 (166.8344)	8 (168.5372)	1 (173.1428)
2018-06-29	Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	9 / 52 (687.9312)	16 (173.1084)	27 (166.8572)	16 (171.9656)	1 (176.0000)
2018-05-25	*Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off Branson, MO	31 / 50 (659.8856)	44 (158.8344)	37 (159.9656)	6 (175.4056)	28 (165.6800)
2018-04-27	Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS	6 / 34 (687.3256)	12 (173.1200)	12 (170.8228)	10 (170.8228)	7 (172.5600)
2018-04-20	Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	7 / 43 (684.4684)	8 (175.4056)	23 (165.0972)	7 (171.4056)	6 (172.5600)
2018-04-07	*Smoke on the Border Gravette, AR	13 / 33 (681.6000)	19 (162.7884)	2 (177.1544)	19 (165.0972)	2 (176.5600)
2017-09-16	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling, MO	4 / 47 (702.8460)	1 (178.2972)	4 (176.5600)	5 (176.5716)	15 (171.4172)
2017-07-08	Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO	7 / 31 (688.4912)	8 (175.4172)	3 (176.5600)	19 (167.9656)	14 (168.5484)
2017-05-05	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	7 / 29 (674.7884)	3 (175.4400)	13 (166.8456)	15 (166.2744)	12 (166.2284)
2017-04-21	Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	3 / 55 (693.0628)	3 (176.5600)	24 (163.9428)	2 (180.0000)	7 (172.5600)
2016-09-09	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Kansas City, MO	28 / 30 (636.3540)	29 (154.2284)	28 (158.8000)	24 (162.2400)	23 (161.0856)
2016-06-24	Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	18 / 49 (666.1368)	42 (155.3712)	13 (166.8228)	9 (171.9772)	6 (171.9656)
2016-04-22	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	6 / 61 (682.8116)	18 (167.9772)	10 (170.2860)	7 (171.9656)	6 (172.5828)
2016-04-01	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Jackson, TN	40 / 61 (661.5884)	36 (165.6800)	14 (170.8572)	39 (165.0856)	47 (159.9656)
2015-09-19	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	10 / 33 (683.3488)	8 (172.0000)	6 (173.1316)	20 (162.8000)	7 (175.4172)
2015-04-24	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	13 / 63 (667.3144)	17 (169.6800)	9 (171.4288)	34 (162.2628)	19 (163.9428)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#878 (320 pts)	#1019 (270 pts)	#890 (345 pts)	#885 (345 pts)	#1407 (150 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#209 (1382 pts)	#249 (1217 pts)	#310 (1037 pts)	#206 (1342 pts)	#94 (1827 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#491 (765 pts)	#422 (900 pts)	#654 (620 pts)	#645 (635 pts)	#770 (505 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#891 (385 pts)	#1216 (270 pts)	#899 (425 pts)	#901 (430 pts)	#796 (475 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1131 (253 pts)	#1206 (253 pts)	#1048 (318 pts)	#1666 (143 pts)	#1175 (253 pts)