BAR BQ POSSE

BAR BQ POSSE is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 15th of 17 at the Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue (2018). They are ranked #4636 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,636

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1470

peak 1470 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 24, 2015

latest Jun 21, 2019 · 3.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1327

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

675.3828 / 720

Master · Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff

Perfect 180s

Current form

644.56 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 642.74 (+1.82)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Chicken · Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest

Consistency

±17.22

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.42 · weakest Brisket (157.54)

Road miles

783

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 124 mi

Schedule strength

50%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

Purse competed for

$20K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

642.74 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

675.3828 career-best overall

93.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 675.3828 at Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff — 93.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 21, 2018

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

PORK PARADISE ahead in 100% of their meetings

PORK PARADISE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.88 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 38%.

Brisket avg 157.54
Chicken avg 166.42
0 calls in 8 entries

The comeback

2.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff (Sep 22, 2017).

last seen Aug 21, 2015
back Sep 22, 2017

Chicken nemesis

5 of 5 shared chicken entries lost

One2BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, One2BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±2.39% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.39% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.3% of a perfect score
8 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
2019 ↗	Master	#1327 (161 pts)	#1076 (246 pts)	#1227 (201 pts)	#1374 (166 pts)	#1406 (151 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1396 (152 pts)	#1447 (157 pts)	#1295 (197 pts)	#1408 (172 pts)	#1290 (192 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1890 (115 pts)	#1657 (150 pts)	#1762 (130 pts)	#1937 (115 pts)	#1458 (185 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1537 (148 pts)	#847 (428 pts)	#1705 (138 pts)	#1485 (188 pts)	#1593 (153 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BAR BQ POSSE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Serial Grillers

#4,642 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1470

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BAR BQ POSSE)

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

rated over 25 contests
last seen Jun 6, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKY LINCS

#4,617 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1471

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BAR BQ POSSE)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 34 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 34 contests
last seen May 31, 2019

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FIREWEED BARBECUE

#4,616 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1471

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2018

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8-BIT BBQ

#4,656 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1470

Level with BAR BQ POSSE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen May 19, 2017

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SLAUGHTERQ

#4,619 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1471

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Mar 25, 2017

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II-IV Que

#4,627 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1470

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 Apr 18, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKEY'S Q	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
PORK PARADISE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	3	1	175.4172	158.8456	166.42	top 52%
Pork Ribs	8	0	0	172.5600	135.9888	158.11	top 67%
Pork	8	1	0	169.6800	149.0400	160.67	top 65%
Brisket	8	0	0	172.5828	143.9316	157.54	top 66%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 89%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 77%
Large (40+)	3	top 52%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IL	6	0	top 73%
MO	2	0	top 63%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff	2	29	0	top 54%	Sep 21, 2018

More numbers

Contests a season 2 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 6 of 8 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 7 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 221 finished ahead 105 times, behind 189

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs Aug 21, 2015 → Sep 22, 2017

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

20191 milestone

Jun 21 Most recent contest Ribs on the River

20181 milestone

Sep 21 Career-best overall score675.3828 Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff

20172 milestones

Sep 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.0056 Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
Sep 22 Peak power rating (1493) Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff

20153 milestones

Jul 24 First tracked contest Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship
Jul 24 First call Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship
Aug 21 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.7	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff	Sep 21, 2018
+2.4	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	Aug 21, 2015
+1	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff	Sep 22, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.2	Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship	Jul 24, 2015
-9.6	Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue	Jun 8, 2018
-7	Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	Oct 6, 2017
-6.8	Blues,Brews & Barbecue	Jun 7, 2019
-5.3	Ribs on the River	Jun 21, 2019

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)
2019	2	50%	top 74%	90.4%	89.3%
2018	2	0%	top 69%	93.8%	90%
2017	2	0%	top 71%	91.8%	90.3%
2015	2	100%	top 69%	87.6%	87.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 21, 2019	Ribs on the River 🏅 Louisiana, MO	20 / 26 (650.7772)	21 (161.7028)	17 (164)	14 (169.6800)	20 (155.3944)
Jun 7, 2019	Blues,Brews & Barbecue 🏅 Beardstown, IL	18 / 25 (635.7944)	5 (173.7372)	13 (161.6572)	23 (149.0400)	20 (151.3600)
Sep 21, 2018	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	29 / 59 (675.3828)	47 (161.6800)	19 (172.5600)	28 (168.5600)	15 (172.5828)
Jun 8, 2018	Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue Beardstown, IL	15 / 17 (620.9600)	14 (158.8456)	12 (156.5028)	11 (161.6800)	17 (143.9316)
Oct 6, 2017	Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Decatur, IL	25 / 30 (639.8856)	18 (162.8456)	22 (159.9772)	29 (150.8000)	15 (166.2628)
Sep 22, 2017	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	32 / 55 (661.0056)	36 (165.1084)	37 (164.5256)	36 (165.0972)	21 (166.2744)
Aug 21, 2015	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	28 / 58 (630.7428)	3 (175.4172)	45 (149.7028)	31 (158.2400)	44 (147.3828)
Jul 24, 2015	Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship Effingham, IL	16 / 18 (627.4060)	4 (172.0344)	18 (135.9888)	9 (162.2284)	15 (157.1544)

BAR BQ POSSE

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 (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

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 — 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)