BAR BQ POSSE

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

Power ranking

#4601

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1470

peak 1470 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-07-24

latest 2019-06-21

Best ToY finish

#1327

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.42 · weakest Brisket (157.54)

Road miles

783

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 124 mi

Schedule strength

50%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)

Purse competed for

$20K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

642.74 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

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
2018-09-21

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 (2017-09-22).

last seen 2015-08-21
back 2017-09-22

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

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.

143 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

#4604 of the rated field

1470 ▼ 0 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 2026-06-06

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKY LINCS

#4584 of the rated field

1471 ▲ 0 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 2019-05-31

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BBQ ISLAND

#4624 of the rated field

1470 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

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 2019-04-26

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MAC'S SMOKE SHOP

#4618 of the rated field

1470 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2018-10-12

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SLAUGHTERQ

#4592 of the rated field

1470 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2017-03-25

⚔ Head-to-head

II-IV Que

#4588 of the rated field

1471 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1471

No shared contest yet.

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 2026-04-18

⚔ Head-to-head

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 state / province

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

By contest size

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

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff	2	29	0	top 54%	2018-09-21

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.9 yrs 2015-07-24 → 2019-06-21

Busiest season 2019 2 contests

Contests a season 2 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IL 6 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.42 · weakest Brisket (157.54)

Walk rate 38% a top-10 call in 3 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 8 contests

Master average 642.74 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 221 105–189 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 783 8 mapped stops · furthest 124 mi

Schedule strength 1564 average field rating faced — tougher than 50% of rated contests

Purse competed for $20,000 listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs 2015-08-21 → 2017-09-22

Power rating 1470 peak 1470 · #4601 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
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
2017
Sep 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.0056 Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
Sep 22 Peak power rating (1493) Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
2018
Sep 21 Career-best overall score675.3828 Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
2019
Jun 21 Most recent contest Ribs on the River

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.6	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff	2018-09-21
+2.3	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	2015-08-21
+1	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff	2017-09-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.2	Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship	2015-07-24
-9.6	*Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue	2018-06-08
-7	*Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL)	2017-10-06
-6.8	Blues,Brews & Barbecue	2019-06-07
-5.3	Ribs on the River	2019-06-21

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	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
2019-06-21	Ribs on the River 🏅 Louisiana, MO	20 / 26 (650.7772)	21 (161.7028)	17 (164.0000)	14 (169.6800)	20 (155.3944)
2019-06-07	Blues,Brews & Barbecue 🏅 Beardstown, IL	18 / 25 (635.7944)	5 (173.7372)	13 (161.6572)	23 (149.0400)	20 (151.3600)
2018-09-21	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	29 / 59 (675.3828)	47 (161.6800)	19 (172.5600)	28 (168.5600)	15 (172.5828)
2018-06-08	*Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue Beardstown, IL	15 / 17 (620.9600)	14 (158.8456)	12 (156.5028)	11 (161.6800)	17 (143.9316)
2017-10-06	*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)
2017-09-22	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	32 / 55 (661.0056)	36 (165.1084)	37 (164.5256)	36 (165.0972)	21 (166.2744)
2015-08-21	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	28 / 58 (630.7428)	3 (175.4172)	45 (149.7028)	31 (158.2400)	44 (147.3828)
2015-07-24	Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship Effingham, IL	16 / 18 (627.4060)	4 (172.0344)	18 (135.9888)	9 (162.2284)	15 (157.1544)

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	#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)