CHASE BROTHERS BBQ

CHASE BROTHERS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 26 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 6th of 53 at the Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out (2013). They are ranked #1575 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,575

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1560

peak 1585 · rated over 25 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Sep 29, 2022 · 9.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#657

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

15% of 26 contests

Avg finish

top 44%

overall standings

Best overall

690.7772 / 720

Master · Border War Barbeque

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.11

last 5 Master vs avg 656.97 (+0.14)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Pork · 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

Consistency

±36.75

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.20 · weakest Brisket (164.64)

Road miles

1,028

across 26 mapped stops · furthest 52 mi

Schedule strength

59%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)

Purse competed for

$184K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

656.97 / 720

25 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

690.7772 career-best overall

95.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 690.7772 at Border War Barbeque — 95.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 25, 2019

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 34%.

5 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 34%

A tough matchup

17–2 behind in the head-to-head

SLAPS BBQ ahead in 89% of their meetings

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 17 of their 19 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 70% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN ELVISES in 7 of their 10 shared contests.

The comeback

2.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.5 years, then back at Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Apr 1, 2016).

last seen Sep 20, 2013
back Apr 1, 2016

Chicken nemesis

12 of 16 shared chicken entries lost

AMERICAN FIRE BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, AMERICAN FIRE BBQ has out-cooked them in 12 of 16 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

WALDO 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
2022 ↗	Master	#1309 (60 pts)	#1341 (60 pts)	#1404 (60 pts)	#1348 (60 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#657 (495 pts)	#631 (540 pts)	#495 (700 pts)	#847 (370 pts)	#842 (375 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#851 (365 pts)	#958 (330 pts)	#970 (335 pts)	#908 (355 pts)	#780 (440 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#846 (435 pts)	#620 (645 pts)	#945 (405 pts)	#747 (545 pts)	#701 (565 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1279 (225 pts)	#1327 (235 pts)	#1399 (215 pts)	#1505 (195 pts)	#1457 (195 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CHASE BROTHERS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Flower of the Flames

#1,581 of the rated field

1559 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 3%
Peak: 1581

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to CHASE BROTHERS BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH

#1,571 of the rated field

1560 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1605

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to CHASE BROTHERS BBQ)

They've been 1605 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Rusty Que

#1,573 of the rated field

1560 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1560

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to CHASE BROTHERS BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than CHASE BROTHERS BBQ has cooked, 15 to 26, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

TRIPLE A COOKERS

#1,572 of the rated field

1560 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1560

1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to CHASE BROTHERS BBQ)

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2021

⚔ Head-to-head

HELPING U BBQ

#1,570 of the rated field

1560 power rating

Contests: 93
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1718

0–4 in 4 shared contests (0% to CHASE BROTHERS BBQ)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 91 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKE EM UP BBQ

#1,578 of the rated field

1559 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1559

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before CHASE BROTHERS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 20 contests

⚔ Compare careers

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SLAPS BBQ	19	2	17	11%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
SKUNK RIVER BBQ	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
ABS of SQUEAL	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	25	5	0	3	177.1428	151.4172	167.20	top 43%
Pork Ribs	25	5	0	0	176.5600	149.6684	165.04	top 48%
Pork	25	4	1	1	178.8800	151.3488	166.67	top 42%
Brisket	24	6	1	2	175.4516	151.9428	164.64	top 44%

“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 31%
Large (40+)	21	0	top 47%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	16	0	top 51%
MO	9	0	top 32%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	3	18	top 52%	Aug 23, 2019
Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	3	6	top 22%	Sep 15, 2017
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	2	325	top 79%	Sep 29, 2022
Smoke in the Spring	2	49	top 57%	Oct 30, 2020
Border War Barbeque	2	7	top 25%	Oct 25, 2019
Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	2	17	top 43%	Mar 31, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 6 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 17 of 26 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 17 6 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,661 finished ahead 1,561 times, behind 2,063

Longest layoff 2.5 yrs Sep 20, 2013 → Apr 1, 2016

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

20222 milestones

Sep 29 25th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
Oct 1 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES

20192 milestones

Oct 25 Career-best overall score690.7772 Border War Barbeque
Oct 25 Peak power rating (1585) Border War Barbeque

20172 milestones

Sep 1 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8800 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Sep 15 10th tracked contest Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

20135 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)
Apr 19 First call 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)
Sep 20 First category win (Pork) Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Sep 20 First overall top-10 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Sep 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.6340 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.6	Border War Barbeque	Oct 25, 2019
+13.6	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Sep 20, 2013
+11.3	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 1, 2017
+11.2	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Sep 16, 2016
+10.1	Smokin On Big Creek	Mar 23, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16.7	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	Aug 24, 2018
-11.9	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	Sep 29, 2022
-10	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	Sep 16, 2021
-7	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	Sep 12, 2019
-6.1	Smoke In the Springs	Apr 12, 2019

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	2	0	0	0%	top 89%	87.2%	87.2%
2021	1	0	0	0%	top 70%	89.7%	89.7%
2020	1	0	0	0%	top 67%	92.7%	92.7%
2019	6	1	0	50%	top 40%	95.9%	92.3%
2018	6	1	1	33%	top 51%	94.8%	89%
2017	5	0	0	80%	top 34%	94.8%	92.7%
2016	3	1	0	67%	top 37%	95.2%	92.7%
2013	2	1	1	100%	top 28%	93.6%	90.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 1, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	450 / 505 (627.8176)	385 (161.6916)	452 (155.9428)	474 (151.3488)	384 (158.8344)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	325 / 467 (645.5428)	425 (151.4172)	263 (165.0856)	54 (173.1200)	357 (155.9200)
Oct 30, 2020	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	62 / 93 (667.2912)	70 (165.6684)	73 (161.0856)	27 (172.5600)	47 (167.9772)
Oct 25, 2019	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	7 / 44 (690.7772)	12 (172.5600)	5 (174.2628)	11 (171.9772)	13 (171.9772)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	270 / 468 (654.1256)	312 (161.6800)	357 (158.7884)	118 (170.2744)	245 (163.3828)
Aug 23, 2019	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS	18 / 66 (675.3484)	47 (162.8228)	4 (174.8572)	28 (169.1084)	24 (168.5600)
Jun 21, 2019	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	63 / 183 (651.9084)	27 (169.1544)	38 (168.5484)	91 (162.2284)	134 (151.9772)
Apr 26, 2019	Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	14 / 42 (671.8856)	3 (176.5716)	5 (173.1084)	30 (159.9656)	23 (162.2400)
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	76 / 104 (645.0628)	58 (166.3200)	59 (165.0856)	77 (161.7144)	88 (151.9428)
Oct 26, 2018	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	19 / 56 (682.8344)	18 (170.2972)	29 (169.7028)	26 (167.3828)	7 (175.4516)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	259 / 467 (656.5028)	250 (165.6684)	17 (176.5600)	398 (153.7028)	298 (160.5716)
Aug 24, 2018	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	66 / 67 (493.5888)	34 (160.5144)	46 (161.6688)	16 (171.4056)	—
May 18, 2018	23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO	17 / 37 (668.4684)	16 (171.4056)	14 (169.1772)	16 (166.2400)	18 (161.6456)
Apr 6, 2018	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	49 / 103 (665.5996)	52 (167.4056)	77 (159.9656)	29 (169.7028)	33 (168.5256)
Mar 23, 2018	Smokin On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO	9 / 39 (679.3028)	16 (169.1200)	17 (168.5256)	20 (166.2400)	1 (175.4172)
Sep 15, 2017	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	13 / 37 (670.1940)	5 (174.8456)	10 (170.8228)	20 (164.5600)	21 (159.9656)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	75 / 407 (682.2056)	36 (176)	262 (162.2284)	7 (178.8800)	190 (165.0972)
Aug 25, 2017	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	18 / 57 (665.6224)	42 (155.9540)	19 (166.2628)	15 (170.2628)	8 (173.1428)
Apr 21, 2017	9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	37 / 64 (650.6968)	21 (170.2628)	34 (162.8228)	54 (155.3828)	36 (162.2284)
Mar 31, 2017	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Pleasant Hill, MO	17 / 59 (669.6568)	2 (177.1428)	55 (149.6684)	12 (170.8228)	4 (172.0228)
Sep 16, 2016	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	7 / 35 (685.6568)	6 (170.2856)	8 (172.5828)	10 (171.9772)	10 (170.8112)
May 13, 2016	21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort Platte City, MO	17 / 51 (662.6740)	21 (166.2284)	13 (167.9656)	10 (169.1200)	29 (159.3600)
Apr 1, 2016	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	41 / 72 (652.9252)	36 (166.8112)	56 (155.9084)	32 (167.4172)	32 (162.7884)
Sep 20, 2013	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	6 / 53 (673.6340)	3 (175.4400)	27 (162.7884)	1 (177.1428)	24 (158.2628)
Apr 19, 2013	5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL) Overland Park, KS	32 / 73 (634.8568)	48 (154.8570)	48 (152.5716)	48 (154.2854)	3 (173.1428)

CHASE BROTHERS 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 (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)