BULL RACK BBQ

BULL RACK BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 12th of 28 at the Rock-N-Q on the planes (2019). They are ranked #3266 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,266

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1499

peak 1499 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 16, 2015

latest Oct 19, 2019 · 4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1047

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

674.7888 / 720

Master · Harper County Bullseye BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

658.21 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 651.02 (+7.18)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176

Pork · Rock-N-Q on the planes

Consistency

±15.48

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 164.42 · weakest Pork (161.18)

Road miles

1,190

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 199 mi

Schedule strength

67%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)

Purse competed for

$25K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

651.02 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

674.7888 career-best overall

93.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 674.7888 at Harper County Bullseye BBQ — 93.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 20, 2017

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

Fergolicious BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Fergolicious BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Rock-N-Q on the planes (Oct 19, 2019).

last seen Oct 20, 2017
back Oct 19, 2019

Brisket nemesis

5 of 6 shared brisket entries lost

Fergolicious BBQ ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Fergolicious BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared brisket entries.

The metronome

±2.15% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.15% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.4% of a perfect score
9 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	#1581 (118 pts)	#1873 (88 pts)	#1092 (253 pts)	#1156 (228 pts)	#1884 (78 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1047 (310 pts)	#1003 (375 pts)	#857 (455 pts)	#1109 (315 pts)	#895 (420 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1375 (200 pts)	#1508 (185 pts)	#1462 (200 pts)	#1522 (190 pts)	#1247 (250 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2071 (74 pts)	#2714 (59 pts)	#2048 (89 pts)	#2733 (59 pts)	#1259 (234 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BULL RACK BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

WILD HOGS BBQ

#3,271 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 110
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1620

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BULL RACK BBQ)

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

rated over 109 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2022

⚔ Head-to-head

K-Town Pit Que

#3,275 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1509

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Aug 29, 2026

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IT'S GOOD ENOUGH

#3,249 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1499

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 Aug 7, 2026

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Black Sail BBQ

#3,255 of the rated field

1499 power rating

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

Level with BULL RACK BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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DRIFTERS Q

#3,251 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1516

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Struttin Smokers

#3,288 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1500

They turned up 6 years after BULL RACK BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Dec 1, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Fergolicious BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
IMAT BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Smoke-A-Holics	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
GREAT PLAINS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	1	0	169.1544	156.6056	162.66	top 64%
Pork Ribs	9	2	2	175.4744	153.0744	162.77	top 58%
Pork	9	1	1	176	151.4056	161.18	top 64%
Brisket	9	2	1	175.4400	156.5372	164.42	top 50%

“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)	8	0	top 65%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 49%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	8	0	top 64%
NE	1	0	top 59%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Harper County Bullseye BBQ	3	22	0	top 65%	Oct 20, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 8 of 9 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 7 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 204 finished ahead 115 times, behind 188

Longest layoff 2 yrs Oct 20, 2017 → Oct 19, 2019

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

20193 milestones

Oct 19 Career-best single call (Pork)176 Rock-N-Q on the planes
Oct 19 Peak power rating (1499) Rock-N-Q on the planes
Oct 19 Most recent contest Rock-N-Q on the planes

20171 milestone

Oct 20 Career-best overall score674.7888 Harper County Bullseye BBQ

20153 milestones

Oct 16 First tracked contest Harper County Bullseye BBQ
Oct 16 First call Harper County Bullseye BBQ
Oct 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5028 Harper County Bullseye BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.9	Rock-N-Q on the planes	Oct 19, 2019
+5.3	Harper County Bullseye BBQ	Oct 20, 2017
+2.1	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life (JUDGES FULL)	Jun 16, 2017
+1.9	Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off	Apr 28, 2017
+1.3	BBQ on the Bricks	Aug 26, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.3	Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic	Jun 10, 2016
-6.2	Harper County Bullseye BBQ	Oct 14, 2016
-3.1	Kansas Winter Q and Chest to Chest National Cook Off	Mar 10, 2017
-2.1	Harper County Bullseye BBQ	Oct 16, 2015

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	1	100%	top 43%	93.2%	93.2%
2017	4	50%	top 59%	93.7%	91%
2016	3	0%	top 75%	89.9%	88.5%
2015	1	100%	top 65%	91.2%	91.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 19, 2019	Rock-N-Q on the planes 🏅 Great Bend, KS	12 / 28 (670.8228)	18 (163.4172)	2 (172.5600)	3 (176)	20 (158.8456)
Oct 20, 2017	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	23 / 47 (674.7888)	26 (168.5372)	3 (175.4744)	21 (167.3944)	30 (163.3828)
Jun 16, 2017	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life (JUDGES FULL) Kansas City, KS	18 / 34 (640.9372)	16 (161.6572)	25 (156.5144)	18 (161.6800)	16 (161.0856)
Apr 28, 2017	Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off Wellington, KS	19 / 32 (660.0120)	23 (161.1316)	16 (165.1772)	20 (166.2744)	12 (167.4288)
Mar 10, 2017	Kansas Winter Q and Chest to Chest National Cook Off Great Bend, KS	26 / 34 (644.4688)	9 (169.1544)	32 (153.0744)	32 (151.4056)	10 (170.8344)
Oct 14, 2016	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	31 / 38 (647.3372)	33 (160.5600)	34 (160.5256)	22 (166.2972)	31 (159.9544)
Aug 26, 2016	BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE	20 / 34 (642.6968)	23 (160.5484)	20 (159.4172)	25 (156.5028)	12 (166.2284)
Jun 10, 2016	Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic Hays, KS	26 / 31 (621.6568)	27 (156.6056)	27 (155.9772)	26 (152.5368)	23 (156.5372)
Oct 16, 2015	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	22 / 34 (656.5028)	25 (162.2972)	19 (166.2400)	33 (152.5256)	3 (175.4400)

BULL RACK BBQ

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 (5 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The comeback

Brisket 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)