The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Battle of the Brisket (2016-09-16).
- last seen 2014-09-19
- back 2016-09-16
A & H BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1497
peak 1497 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-04-19
latest 2016-09-16
Best ToY finish
#1660
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
630.42
last 3 Master vs avg 630.42 (-0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.62
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.62 · weakest Chicken (151.77)
Road miles
3
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
8%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1512)
Master avg
630.42 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
A & H BBQ has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 129 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3321 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3297 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after A & H BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#3323 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1497
No shared contest yet.
Level with A & H BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3301 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3296 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3313 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9316 | 143.9428 | 151.77 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 144.0002 | 159.98 | top 51% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 155.4400 | 163.62 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2858 | 141.1316 | 155.04 | top 53% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 27% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 70% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of the Brisket | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 57% | 2016-09-16 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.4 yrs
2013-04-19 → 2016-09-16
Busiest season
2016
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 163.62 · weakest Chicken (151.77)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 1 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
33%
1 of 3 contests
Master average
630.42
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
131
64–85 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
3
3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1512
average field rating faced — tougher than 8% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2014-09-19 → 2016-09-16
Power rating
1497
peak 1497 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)
- Peak power rating (1499) 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)
- 2016
- First call Battle of the Brisket
- First overall top-10 Battle of the Brisket
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6116 Battle of the Brisket
- Career-best overall score661.6116 Battle of the Brisket
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.0000 Battle of the Brisket
- Most recent contest Battle of the Brisket
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.2 | Battle of the Brisket | 2016-09-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11 | Battle of the Brisket | 2014-09-19 |
| -0.8 | 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL) | 2013-04-19 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 27% | 91.9% | 91.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 84% | 84% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 53% | 86.8% | 86.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-16 | Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS | 9 / 33 (661.6116) | 24 (155.9316) | 6 (171.9656) | 7 (172.0000) | 11 (161.7144) |
| 2014-09-19 | Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS | 40 / 46 (604.4916) | 45 (143.9428) | 20 (163.9772) | 37 (155.4400) | 43 (141.1316) |
| 2013-04-19 | 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL) Overland Park, KS | 39 / 73 (625.1432) | 45 (155.4284) | 66 (144.0002) | 22 (163.4288) | 24 (162.2858) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1660 (143 pts) | #2338 (63 pts) | #1614 (173 pts) | #1687 (163 pts) | #1787 (128 pts) |