BARNYARD BBQ SMOKEHOUSE

BARNYARD BBQ SMOKEHOUSE is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 19th of 26 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2016). They are ranked #4906 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,906

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1465

peak 1465 · rated over 6 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 12, 2015

latest Jul 15, 2017 · 1.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1443

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 80%

overall standings

Best overall

641.7144 / 720

Master · Sun BBQ Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

600.64 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 605.66 (-5.02)

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4056

Chicken · Sun BBQ Fest

Consistency

±55.53

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.36 · weakest Brisket (154.36)

Road miles

349

across 6 mapped stops · furthest 165 mi

Schedule strength

55%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)

Master avg

605.66 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

ELJEFE SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings

ELJEFE SMOKE has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.00 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 17%.

Brisket avg 154.36
Chicken avg 160.36
1 call in 6 entries

Going the wrong way

-27 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 27 points across 4 contests since Aug 19, 2016 — from 1492 down to 1465.

4 contests since Aug 19, 2016
now 1465

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
2017 ↗	Master	#1443 (179 pts)	#1315 (234 pts)	#1388 (214 pts)	#1309 (234 pts)	#1450 (189 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1667 (141 pts)	#1506 (186 pts)	#1508 (186 pts)	#1835 (126 pts)	#1605 (166 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#1778 (120 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#1677 (135 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BARNYARD BBQ SMOKEHOUSE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM

#4,931 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1464

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to BARNYARD BBQ SMOKEHOUSE)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BARNYARD BBQ SMOKEHOUSE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Oct 6, 2017

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EAT MY MEAT

#4,921 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1464

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Apr 24, 2026

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DASAWYERS

#4,924 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1464

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jun 27, 2025

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BBQ Holics

#4,930 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1503

They've been 1503 at their best, 39 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Apr 6, 2024

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Firehouse BBQ

#4,933 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen Aug 5, 2023

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Burning Love BBQ Team

#4,916 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PADDY MCQ'S	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
ELJEFE SMOKE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin Aces	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
FIRE DOWN BELOW	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
MEAT @ SLIMS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Chicken Chokers	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	1	171.4056	142.8000	160.36	top 53%
Pork Ribs	5	0	168.0344	147.9772	158.17	top 58%
Pork	6	0	166.2628	152.5600	159.14	top 68%
Brisket	6	1	166.8456	139.9544	154.36	top 68%

“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)	4	0	top 79%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 81%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CT	3	top 78%
ME	1	top 83%
NH	1	top 91%
MA	1	top 68%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sun BBQ Fest	2	44	0	top 81%	Jun 3, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CT 3 of 6 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 5 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 136 finished ahead 53 times, behind 210

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

20172 milestones

Jun 3 Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4056 Sun BBQ Fest
Jul 15 Most recent contest Smokin at the Ballpark BBQ Fest

20161 milestone

Jun 11 Career-best overall score641.7144 Sun BBQ Fest

20153 milestones

Sep 12 First tracked contest Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
Sep 12 First call Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
Sep 12 Peak power rating (1496) Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.1	Sun BBQ Fest	Jun 3, 2017
-8.9	Granite State BBQ Championship	Jun 10, 2017
-5.2	Smokin at the Ballpark BBQ Fest	Jul 15, 2017
-3.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Aug 19, 2016
-3.6	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest	Sep 12, 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)
2017	3	0%	top 91%	87.4%	80%
2016	2	50%	top 68%	89.1%	88.6%
2015	1	100%	top 68%	87.6%	87.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 15, 2017	Smokin at the Ballpark BBQ Fest Old Orchard Beach, ME	24 / 29 (629.1088)	26 (153.7028)	19 (159.9772)	25 (154.2744)	22 (161.1544)
Jun 10, 2017	Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH	32 / 35 (615.3028)	35 (142.8000)	11 (166.2856)	13 (166.2628)	33 (139.9544)
Jun 3, 2017	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	72 / 73 (482.7540)	13 (171.4056)	—	35 (163.9772)	60 (147.3712)
Aug 19, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Windsor, CT	19 / 26 (634.3088)	10 (165.7028)	23 (148.5832)	22 (159.4628)	14 (160.5600)
Jun 11, 2016	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	44 / 69 (641.7144)	27 (165.1428)	12 (168.0344)	48 (158.2744)	51 (150.2628)
Sep 12, 2015	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA	25 / 37 (630.7656)	13 (163.3828)	32 (147.9772)	30 (152.5600)	10 (166.8456)

BARNYARD BBQ SMOKEHOUSE

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 (3 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

Going the wrong way

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)

📉 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)