BROWN STREET BBQ

BROWN STREET BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 18th of 27 at The G Town Smokin Showdown (2017). They are ranked #4150 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,150

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1480

peak 1480 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 23, 2015

latest Oct 26, 2018 · 3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#2158

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

674.7312 / 720

Master · Border War Barbeque

Perfect 180s

Current form

649.04 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 641.05 (+7.99)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5600

Pork · Border War Barbeque

Consistency

±20.92

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.28 · weakest Brisket (157.11)

Road miles

113

across 8 mapped stops

Schedule strength

69%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)

Master avg

641.05 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

674.7312 career-best overall

93.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 674.7312 at Border War Barbeque — 93.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 27, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

S.O.L. BBQ has finished one call ahead of BROWN STREET BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 58%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 58%

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

Pork Pullers ahead in 100% of their meetings

Pork Pullers has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.17 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 157.11
Pork avg 163.28
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

6 of 6 shared pork entries lost

BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS has out-cooked them in 6 of 6 shared pork entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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	#2158 (60 pts)	#2152 (70 pts)	#2175 (65 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2181 (65 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BROWN STREET BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Griswold Grillers

#4,162 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1480

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to BROWN STREET BBQ)

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

rated over 41 contests
last seen Jun 27, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

Get In My Belly BBQ

#4,124 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1480

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2016

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CHARACTER'S FAMOUS BBQ

#4,129 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1480

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before BROWN STREET BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

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The Wilent Brothers BBQ

#4,130 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1480

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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DANDDY BBQ

#4,158 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1503

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 1, 2018

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Hog Wild Neighbors

#4,151 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Nov 10, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Pork Pullers	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SKUNK RIVER BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Smokey and the Brisket	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	165.1200	150.8112	159.54	top 74%
Pork Ribs	8	171.4516	150.2400	161.12	top 66%
Pork	8	172.5600	155.4172	163.28	top 62%
Brisket	8	170.2628	148.5372	157.11	top 70%

“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+)	4	0	top 62%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Border War Barbeque	3	24	top 70%	Oct 26, 2018
East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	2	32	top 68%	Aug 24, 2018
The G Town Smokin Showdown	2	18	top 76%	Apr 28, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 8 of 8 contests

Contests visited 4 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 190 finished ahead 107 times, behind 237

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

20181 milestone

Oct 26 Most recent contest Border War Barbeque

20173 milestones

Oct 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.7312 Border War Barbeque
Oct 27 Career-best overall score674.7312 Border War Barbeque
Oct 27 Career-best single call (Pork)172.5600 Border War Barbeque

20152 milestones

Oct 23 First tracked contest Border War BBQ
Oct 23 Peak power rating (1497) Border War BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.2	Border War Barbeque	Oct 27, 2017
+1.1	Border War Barbeque	Oct 26, 2018
+0.9	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	Aug 25, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.1	Border War Barbeque	Oct 21, 2016
-6.5	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	Aug 24, 2018
-6	The G Town Smokin Showdown	Apr 29, 2016
-3.4	Border War BBQ	Oct 23, 2015
-1.1	The G Town Smokin Showdown	Apr 28, 2017

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 71%	92.5%	89.1%
2017	3	0%	top 58%	93.7%	90.8%
2016	2	0%	top 90%	87.8%	86.1%
2015	1	0%	top 71%	89.4%	89.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 26, 2018	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	35 / 56 (665.7028)	41 (165.1200)	20 (171.4516)	36 (162.8456)	33 (166.2856)
Aug 24, 2018	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	53 / 67 (617.5432)	49 (155.3828)	57 (153.0860)	51 (155.4172)	43 (153.6572)
Oct 27, 2017	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	24 / 46 (674.7312)	35 (163.3828)	22 (168.5256)	11 (172.5600)	19 (170.2628)
Aug 25, 2017	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	32 / 57 (645.0284)	22 (163.3712)	47 (153.6800)	19 (169.7144)	39 (158.2628)
Apr 28, 2017	The G Town Smokin Showdown Garnett, KS	18 / 27 (642.2172)	18 (160.5600)	11 (169.1200)	21 (162.2744)	24 (150.2628)
Oct 21, 2016	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	36 / 38 (607.8512)	36 (150.8112)	35 (150.2400)	29 (158.2628)	35 (148.5372)
Apr 29, 2016	The G Town Smokin Showdown Garnett, KS	22 / 26 (631.9316)	26 (153.1200)	19 (160.5488)	18 (164.0228)	21 (154.2400)
Oct 23, 2015	Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS	25 / 35 (643.3944)	23 (164.5944)	24 (162.2744)	26 (161.1428)	24 (155.3828)

BROWN STREET 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

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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

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)