Among the elite
In the top 10% of every rated team in the data
A power rating of 1653 puts them #635 of 6,491 rated teams — the top 10% of the field.
- rating 1653
- peak 1673
- 64 rated contests
Littles BBQ Co is a competition barbecue team with 65 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2020. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the BBQ 4 ASTOP (2018), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #635 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #176 (1,397 pts) | #168 (1,387 pts) | #82 (1,777 pts) | #186 (1,334 pts) | #199 (1,269 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #164 (1,551 pts) | #151 (1,553 pts) | #109 (1,688 pts) | #169 (1,436 pts) | #209 (1,381 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #159 (1,694 pts) | #215 (1,360 pts) | #94 (1,837 pts) | #172 (1,506 pts) | #221 (1,394 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #454 (871 pts) | #148 (1,627 pts) | #473 (857 pts) | #313 (1,154 pts) | #447 (900 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1218 (232 pts) | #914 (382 pts) | #1770 (122 pts) | #1180 (277 pts) | #1594 (152 pts) |
The teams rated closest to Littles BBQ Co, each with one reason worth a look.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 58 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFewer contests behind them than Littles BBQ Co has cooked, 31 to 65, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersOne contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Littles BBQ Co has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-headTheir rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 103 contests, alongside a 27% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-headBoth teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Head-to-headLevel with Littles BBQ Co on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG "E" BBQ | 50 | 9 | 41 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | 44 | 5 | 39 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | 37 | 19 | 18 | 51% | ⚔ compare |
| Second Hand Smoke SLV | 35 | 19 | 16 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| WICKED SMOKE BBQ | 35 | 14 | 21 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| CRASH TEST SMOKERS | 32 | 16 | 16 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | 28 | 14 | 14 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | 28 | 13 | 15 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | 28 | 7 | 21 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 28 | 4 | 24 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 28 | 1 | 26 | 4% | ⚔ compare |
| T-MAC SMOKIN | 27 | 4 | 23 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE FREAKS | 26 | 10 | 16 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| iBQ'n | 26 | 4 | 22 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| TOPPGATOR BBQ | 25 | 18 | 7 | 72% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 65 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 176.5944 | 157.0856 | 167.39 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 65 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 177.7144 | 147.9316 | 164.40 | top 43% |
| Pork | 65 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 177.7144 | 151.9544 | 163.87 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 65 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 179.4400 | 136.5376 | 162.61 | top 51% |
“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.
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 62% |
| Medium (20–39) | 38 | 2 | top 40% |
| Large (40+) | 25 | 0 | top 48% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off | 4 | 8 | 0 | top 28% | Oct 19, 2018 |
| Puckaway Pigfest | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 8% | Sep 6, 2019 |
| Smokin in the Bogs | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 34% | Sep 4, 2020 |
| The Masters In May (DAY 2) | 3 | 25 | 0 | top 53% | May 5, 2018 |
| Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 84% | Sep 25, 2020 |
| 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 20% | Aug 24, 2019 |
| Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 54% | Jul 13, 2019 |
| Up In Smoke on the Square | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 23% | May 31, 2019 |
| The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 40% | Apr 26, 2019 |
| Harbor-Que | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 23% | Oct 5, 2018 |
| 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2 | 45 | 0 | top 22% | Sep 15, 2018 |
| 7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 51% | Aug 24, 2018 |
| 6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 24% | Aug 25, 2017 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 54% | Jul 14, 2017 |
| Grillin' in Grafton | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 75% | Jun 30, 2017 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.9 | 6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) | Aug 25, 2017 |
| +15 | Puckaway Pigfest | Sep 8, 2017 |
| +14.2 | BBQ 4 ASTOP | May 18, 2018 |
| +14 | 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) | Aug 24, 2019 |
| +12.6 | Smokin in the Bogs | Sep 4, 2020 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.6 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com | Sep 25, 2020 |
| -10.5 | Smokin in the Bogs | Aug 30, 2019 |
| -10.2 | Masters in May Day 2 | May 4, 2019 |
| -9.3 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com | Sep 20, 2019 |
| -8.2 | Master In May-The Classic | May 6, 2017 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 50% | 95.4% | 93% |
| 2019 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 73% | top 42% | 96.3% | 92.4% |
| 2018 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 78% | top 38% | 95.4% | 92.2% |
| 2017 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 79% | top 37% | 94.5% | 90.9% |
| 2016 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 59% | 92.6% | 89.8% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 92.4% | 90.9% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2020 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com 🏅 Grand Haven, MI | 26 / 28 (652.9484) | 25 (163.9428) | 13 (167.3944) | 25 (159.3828) | 23 (162.2284) |
| Sep 4, 2020 | Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI | 2 / 28 (686.8116) | 10 (167.9888) | 4 (170.8572) | 13 (168.5256) | 2 (179.4400) |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Best of the Midwest 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 25 / 52 (650.7312) | 30 (162.8456) | 3 (176) | 33 (159.9656) | 44 (151.9200) |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 25 / 49 (670.7312) | 28 (168.5256) | 19 (170.8456) | 40 (159.3944) | 16 (171.9656) |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com 🏅 Grand Haven, MI | 21 / 28 (664.4456) | 14 (169.1200) | 3 (172.5600) | 25 (158.2516) | 22 (164.5140) |
| Sep 6, 2019 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 3 / 39 (677.0628) | 2 (172.5600) | 3 (168.5716) | 2 (174.2628) | 20 (161.6684) |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI | 25 / 38 (653.6000) | 13 (170.8344) | 30 (156.5372) | 31 (160.5256) | 18 (165.7028) |
| Aug 24, 2019 | 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 2 / 29 (693.0744) | 6 (175.4056) | 4 (174.2860) | 3 (174.2628) | 16 (169.1200) |
| Aug 23, 2019 | 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 10 / 30 (170.2628) | 20 (162.8000) | 17 (163.9544) | 17 (165.6800) | 4 (175.4172) |
| Jul 13, 2019 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 🏅 Green Bay, WI | 16 / 36 (668.4000) | 23 (165.0972) | 26 (160.5144) | 3 (174.2628) | 15 (168.5256) |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 🏅 Green Bay, WI | 16 / 37 (665.1200) | 15 (167.3828) | 10 (170.3316) | 32 (154.8572) | 5 (172.5484) |
| Jun 28, 2019 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland 🏅 Joliet, IL | 13 / 42 (675.3256) | 8 (173.7256) | 20 (166.2516) | 18 (166.8228) | 19 (168.5256) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Bring'n Home the Bacon 🏅 West Salem, WI | 13 / 37 (657.0056) | 14 (166.8228) | 3 (172) | 32 (153.0628) | 12 (165.1200) |
| May 31, 2019 | Up In Smoke on the Square 🏅 Lincoln, IL | 4 / 36 (675.9428) | 6 (172.5600) | 4 (172.5600) | 29 (159.9544) | 9 (170.8684) |
| May 4, 2019 | Masters in May Day 2 🏅 Bancroft, WI | 32 / 40 (650.7316) | 18 (167.4056) | 40 (147.9316) | 15 (168.5372) | 15 (166.8572) |
| May 3, 2019 | Masters In May Day 1 🏅 Bancroft, WI | 24 / 42 (657.0396) | 35 (158.7884) | 29 (164.5256) | 11 (172) | 24 (161.7256) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest 🏅 Manawa, WI | 10 / 26 (641.5776) | 3 (169.6916) | 16 (158.2744) | 18 (153.0744) | 11 (160.5372) |
| Oct 26, 2018 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN | 47 / 102 (669.6456) | 71 (163.9656) | 43 (170.2856) | 10 (174.2972) | 79 (161.0972) |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI | 12 / 42 (663.8972) | 5 (170.2628) | 22 (159.9544) | 14 (167.9772) | 11 (165.7028) |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Harbor-Que Winthrop Harbor, IL | 3 / 28 (671.3256) | 4 (171.9884) | 10 (165.6916) | 9 (166.8228) | 7 (166.8228) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 45 / 467 (686.2172) | 82 (173.1428) | 94 (171.9772) | 232 (164.5372) | 14 (176.5600) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 55 / 164 (686.8572) | 14 (176.5944) | 126 (165.1200) | 53 (173.1428) | 67 (172) |
| Sep 7, 2018 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 4 / 31 (669.1088) | 11 (163.9772) | 7 (168.0116) | 2 (175.4172) | 12 (161.7028) |
| Aug 31, 2018 | Smokin in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 7 / 25 (665.0172) | 10 (168.5256) | 2 (171.4288) | 22 (153.0628) | 4 (172) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | 7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) Washington Island, WI | 14 / 27 (660.4572) | 15 (163.9656) | 18 (164.5372) | 15 (163.9544) | 13 (168) |
| Aug 23, 2018 | 7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1) Washington Island, WI | 13 / 26 (669.6112) | 21 (161.0856) | 6 (173.7028) | 21 (162.2400) | 7 (172.5828) |
| Jul 14, 2018 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI | 31 / 49 (658.7084) | 11 (170.8228) | 28 (165.1316) | 34 (161.6456) | 35 (161.1084) |
| Jul 13, 2018 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI | 31 / 54 (654.1600) | 38 (159.9544) | 14 (169.1316) | 7 (170.2856) | 46 (154.7884) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI | 25 / 41 (654.0912) | 8 (170.8112) | 33 (156.5488) | 26 (162.8000) | 23 (163.9312) |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Annual Poor Que Montello, WI | 14 / 26 (652.4684) | 15 (164) | 4 (169.1200) | 13 (162.8228) | 18 (156.5256) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Up In smoke on the Square ( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES) Lincoln, IL | 14 / 40 (652.4112) | 23 (161.6800) | 12 (165.6916) | 3 (169.1084) | 29 (155.9312) |
| May 18, 2018 | BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI | 1 / 27 (668.0004) | 1 (173.1428) | 7 (165.1660) | 14 (162.8344) | 5 (166.8572) |
| May 5, 2018 | The Masters In May (DAY 2) Appleton, WI | 25 / 54 (662.7540) | 32 (166.2400) | 2 (173.7256) | 40 (159.3712) | 31 (163.4172) |
| May 4, 2018 | The Masters In May ( DAY 1) Appleton, WI | 25 / 54 (657.0516) | 10 (169.7028) | 12 (168.0116) | 49 (151.9544) | 26 (167.3828) |
| Apr 27, 2018 | The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest Manawa, WI | 11 / 26 (653.6116) | 15 (163.4172) | 13 (159.9544) | 9 (164.5600) | 10 (165.6800) |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI | 8 / 52 (666.8004) | 34 (157.6916) | 1 (177.7144) | 31 (159.3944) | 6 (172) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Harbor-Que Winthrop Harbor, IL | 8 / 23 (654.7312) | 11 (162.8112) | 4 (167.4172) | 12 (160.5372) | 6 (163.9656) |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 1 / 31 (680.5716) | 13 (165.7256) | 10 (164.5716) | 1 (177.7144) | 2 (172.5600) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 7th Annual Smokin' In The Bogs Warrens, WI | 13 / 29 (661.5428) | 18 (164.5372) | 11 (163.9428) | 12 (165.6800) | 9 (167.3828) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | 6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) Washington Island, WI | 2 / 39 (680.4800) | 4 (175.4056) | 3 (172.0116) | 8 (169.6800) | 18 (163.3828) |
| Aug 24, 2017 | 6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1) Washington Island, WI | 17 / 40 (659.3716) | 13 (169.7256) | 23 (161.1316) | 21 (162.2516) | 14 (166.2628) |
| Aug 4, 2017 | Badger Brews & Que Port Washington, WI | 8 / 30 (648.9716) | 7 (167.9656) | 11 (162.8116) | 7 (165.6800) | 24 (152.5144) |
| Jul 14, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Bend, IN | 9 / 27 (666.7660) | 12 (169.1200) | 16 (164.5488) | 9 (168.5372) | 10 (164.5600) |
| Jun 30, 2017 | Grillin' in Grafton Graffton, WI | 18 / 27 (618.7668) | 16 (161.7028) | 14 (156.5376) | 5 (163.9888) | 27 (136.5376) |
| Jun 9, 2017 | 8th Annual Poor Que Montello, WI | 5 / 31 (658.1600) | 20 (157.0856) | 2 (173.1316) | 7 (166.8344) | 12 (161.1084) |
| May 19, 2017 | ASTOP’s BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI | 14 / 30 (644.4460) | 21 (159.4172) | 5 (167.9772) | 23 (153.0744) | 11 (163.9772) |
| May 6, 2017 | Master In May-The Classic Appleton, WI | 44 / 50 (628.4232) | 39 (159.3944) | 11 (167.4172) | 41 (155.9544) | 47 (145.6572) |
| May 5, 2017 | The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge) Appleton, WI | 37 / 56 (650.7200) | 20 (167.4172) | 24 (163.9884) | 25 (165.6800) | 48 (153.6344) |
| Apr 28, 2017 | The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Competition Manawa, WI | 6 / 23 (643.3604) | 2 (173.7372) | 5 (165.1544) | 10 (157.6916) | 19 (146.7772) |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI | 25 / 51 (648.4688) | 11 (169.1428) | 38 (151.9660) | 20 (163.9428) | 27 (163.4172) |
| Sep 17, 2016 | Mazomanie BBQ Fest Mazomanie, WI | 11 / 21 (666.7656) | 8 (168.5372) | 12 (164.5828) | 9 (166.8228) | 12 (166.8228) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 13 / 37 (661.5656) | 14 (167.9656) | 12 (165.0856) | 4 (171.9772) | 26 (156.5372) |
| Sep 2, 2016 | 6th Annual Smokin' In the Bogs Warrens, WI | 20 / 32 (638.6512) | 7 (169.1084) | 23 (157.0972) | 24 (157.0856) | 19 (155.3600) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 18 / 37 (639.8056) | 20 (159.9428) | 28 (155.3600) | 17 (161.6800) | 11 (162.8228) |
| Jul 15, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Bend, IN | 21 / 28 (640.9828) | 16 (164.5600) | 22 (158.2400) | 14 (162.8228) | 24 (155.3600) |
| Jul 9, 2016 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat Green Bay, WI | 31 / 55 (654.7428) | 31 (165.7028) | 33 (162.2628) | 49 (155.9428) | 15 (170.8344) |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat Green Bay, WI | 49 / 66 (636.9140) | 30 (168.5256) | 61 (150.2400) | 17 (169.1084) | 59 (149.0400) |
| Jul 1, 2016 | Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI | 24 / 29 (633.5660) | 11 (165.6800) | 15 (160.5372) | 28 (153.0972) | 25 (154.2516) |
| Jun 17, 2016 | Hog and Steer Barbecue Competition and Festival Oconomowoc, WI | 11 / 18 (651.2344) | 7 (167.9656) | 10 (163.9544) | 12 (160.5028) | 14 (158.8116) |
| May 20, 2016 | BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI | 21 / 28 (634.6400) | 2 (171.9656) | 24 (151.3488) | 18 (159.9428) | 24 (151.3828) |
| May 13, 2016 | Madison Magazine BBQ Festival Sauk City, WI | 12 / 19 (637.5884) | 3 (167.4284) | 17 (147.9428) | 15 (157.0972) | 4 (165.1200) |
| Apr 30, 2016 | Masters in May- The Classic Appleton, WI | 24 / 58 (657.0172) | 12 (171.4056) | 29 (160.5372) | 18 (165.1200) | 35 (159.9544) |
| Apr 29, 2016 | Masters in May Appleton, WI | 29 / 59 (650.1716) | 4 (173.7256) | 33 (159.9544) | 10 (170.8344) | 56 (145.6572) |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off Union Grove, WI | 8 / 44 (665.0400) | 3 (175.4056) | 24 (160.5600) | 4 (174.2972) | 28 (154.7772) |
| Sep 4, 2015 | 5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs Warrens, WI | 20 / 27 (643.3028) | 8 (172.5600) | 24 (151.3828) | 22 (158.8344) | 17 (160.5256) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.