BEER GUT BAR-B-QUE

BEER GUT BAR-B-QUE is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 11th of 33 at the Smoke on the Water (2015). They are ranked #3191 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,191

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1501

peak 1507 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 10, 2015

latest Jul 13, 2018 · 3.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1333

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

673.0284 / 720

Master · Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

649.94 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 649.13 (+0.81)

Walk rate

27%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7144

Chicken · Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest

Consistency

±14.21

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.68 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.93)

Road miles

466

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 75 mi

Schedule strength

52%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Master avg

649.13 / 720

11 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

673.0284 career-best overall

93.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 673.0284 at Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest — 93.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 14, 2017

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

Boxer Q BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Boxer Q BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.8 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.76 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 9%.

Pork Ribs avg 158.93
Pork avg 165.68
0 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SILVER FOX BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

7 of 9 shared pork entries lost

777 BBQ ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 777 BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 9 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±1.97% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.97% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.2% of a perfect score
11 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke in the Spring every year from 2015 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 35th

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
2015 ↗	Master	#1333 (191 pts)	#1516 (176 pts)	#1323 (226 pts)	#1334 (231 pts)	#1344 (206 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BEER GUT BAR-B-QUE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Fat and Greasy BBQ

#3,211 of the rated field

1500 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1511

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BEER GUT BAR-B-QUE)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BEER GUT BAR-B-QUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 17, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

BLAZIN'7'S

#3,204 of the rated field

1500 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1520

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Oct 7, 2016

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M & E BBQ

#3,209 of the rated field

1500 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1525

Level with BEER GUT BAR-B-QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 8, 2019

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TIMOTHY T & THE BBQ HI-ROLLERS

#3,180 of the rated field

1501 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 14, 2016

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BatWing BBQ

#3,213 of the rated field

1500 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1501

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Dec 6, 2024

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CHARLIE Q

#3,195 of the rated field

1501 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1501

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 Jul 19, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BLACK EYE BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
ROCK N BLUES BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
777 BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
BLUE BUCKET BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
INDIGO PIG	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Lazy Butt BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
OVERLAND PORK BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Boxer Q BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
RICH AND STU'S VOODOO BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
RUBBED RAW	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
WICHITA SWINEMEN	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	3	173.7144	147.9772	163.52	top 54%
Pork Ribs	11	0	169.7372	145.0972	158.93	top 67%
Pork	11	1	171.4400	159.9544	165.68	top 49%
Brisket	11	2	172.5484	149.0628	161.00	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)	2	0	top 52%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 61%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	10	0	top 58%
NE	1	0	top 71%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring	4	35	0	top 60%	Apr 6, 2018
Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	3	25	0	top 60%	Jul 13, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 10 of 11 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 6 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 334 finished ahead 294 times, behind 435

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

20182 milestones

Apr 6 10th tracked contest Smoke in the Spring
Jul 13 Most recent contest Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest

20172 milestones

Jul 14 Career-best overall score673.0284 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
Jul 14 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7144 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest

20154 milestones

Apr 10 First tracked contest Smoke in the Spring
Apr 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3488 Smoke in the Spring
Apr 10 Peak power rating (1507) Smoke in the Spring
Oct 9 First call Smoke on the Water

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.9	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 10, 2015
+6.4	Smoke on the Water	Oct 9, 2015
+6.1	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jul 14, 2017
+4.8	Sertoma 48 BBQ	May 6, 2016
+2.8	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jul 13, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.2	2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jun 5, 2015
-7.4	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jun 3, 2016
-6.7	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)	Apr 7, 2017
-2.3	Sauce & Cycles	Jul 10, 2015
-0.5	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 8, 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	2	0%	top 58%	91.4%	90.9%
2017	2	50%	top 62%	93.5%	90.7%
2016	3	33%	top 61%	92.2%	90%
2015	4	25%	top 56%	91.6%	89.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 13, 2018	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	25 / 48 (658.2060)	28 (165.7144)	40 (156.5144)	12 (171.4400)	23 (164.5372)
Apr 6, 2018	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	65 / 103 (650.7200)	74 (162.2744)	88 (154.2056)	53 (165.0972)	31 (169.1428)
Jul 14, 2017	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	26 / 58 (673.0284)	9 (173.7144)	53 (155.9428)	16 (170.8228)	7 (172.5484)
Apr 7, 2017	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS	80 / 100 (632.4572)	93 (150.8112)	63 (162.2628)	55 (164.5600)	77 (154.8232)
Jun 3, 2016	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	45 / 55 (635.3028)	8 (173.1428)	52 (145.0972)	41 (162.2628)	41 (154.8000)
May 6, 2016	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	18 / 42 (663.8972)	19 (168.5600)	23 (166.2400)	28 (165.0972)	20 (164)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	65 / 109 (644.3884)	63 (162.8228)	35 (166.8228)	55 (165.6800)	91 (149.0628)
Oct 9, 2015	Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS	11 / 33 (655.3944)	10 (166.8800)	28 (151.9772)	9 (167.9772)	7 (168.5600)
Jul 10, 2015	Sauce & Cycles Falls City, NE	22 / 31 (644.9828)	26 (158.2628)	22 (158.2400)	14 (166.2400)	19 (162.2400)
Jun 5, 2015	2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	54 / 64 (622.7544)	63 (147.9772)	35 (161.1656)	42 (159.9544)	46 (153.6572)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	35 / 97 (659.3488)	27 (168.5600)	18 (169.7372)	49 (163.3828)	56 (157.6688)

BEER GUT BAR-B-QUE

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

The metronome

A standing appointment

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

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)