ONTARGET BBQ

ONTARGET BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 19 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 8th of 28 at the Operation Stand Down KY II Annual Smoke off (2019). They are ranked #1935 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,935

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1541

peak 1548 · rated over 18 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 20, 2014

latest Aug 9, 2019 · 5.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#561

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

16% of 19 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

681.5884 / 720

Master · Operation Stand Down KY II Annual Smoke off

Perfect 180s

Current form

641.04 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 655.02 (-13.98)

Walk rate

53%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · Big Blue Barbecue

Consistency

±38.70

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.17 · weakest Brisket (157.14)

Road miles

2,597

across 19 mapped stops · furthest 256 mi

Schedule strength

80%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1605)

Purse competed for

$41K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

655.02 / 720

18 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

681.5884 career-best overall

94.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.5884 at Operation Stand Down KY II Annual Smoke off — 94.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 5, 2019

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 42%.

5 contests
1 overall top-10
2 category wins
average top 42%

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

THUNDER HOG BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

THUNDER HOG BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.03 points below their pork, and turns into a call 33% of the time against 22%.

Brisket avg 157.14
Pork avg 168.17
6 calls in 18 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DOLF'S BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

1.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition (Apr 22, 2016).

last seen Jun 20, 2014
back Apr 22, 2016

Pork nemesis

9 of 11 shared pork entries lost

WeQ4U ahead 82% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WeQ4U has out-cooked them in 9 of 11 shared pork entries.

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They cook the hard rooms

1605 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 80% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1605 power rating — a tougher draw than 80% of every rated contest in the data.

18 rated contests

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BLACK METAL 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
2019 ↗	Master	#561 (586 pts)	#788 (416 pts)	#427 (806 pts)	#327 (971 pts)	#594 (571 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#741 (452 pts)	#905 (362 pts)	#748 (482 pts)	#560 (667 pts)	#517 (717 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1075 (295 pts)	#1101 (315 pts)	#923 (420 pts)	#1066 (335 pts)	#972 (365 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1702 (135 pts)	#1846 (125 pts)	#1854 (125 pts)	#1613 (175 pts)	#1686 (150 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

Hickory Stick BBQ

#1,939 of the rated field

1541 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1541

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

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen Oct 28, 2023

⚔ Head-to-head

BIG DADDY Q - FL

#1,942 of the rated field

1541 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1553

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 19, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Feb 16, 2024

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MAJOR Q BBQ

#1,937 of the rated field

1541 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1541

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 23 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2017

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SD Smoke BBQ

#1,938 of the rated field

1541 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1541

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 46% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jan 13, 2023

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Ahh Townley BBQ

#1,944 of the rated field

1541 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1542

They turned up 9 years after ONTARGET BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Mar 13, 2026

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Rolling Bones Traveling BBQ Circus

#1,941 of the rated field

1541 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1541

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 5 years before ONTARGET BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THUNDER HOG BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
GREY STREET BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
CHARCOAL & MORE	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
SMOKE FREAKS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HAWG	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Making Meat BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	0	0	0	171.9772	153.6456	163.17	top 71%
Pork Ribs	18	4	0	0	176.5600	149.6456	166.54	top 46%
Pork	18	4	2	2	179.4400	151.3944	168.17	top 42%
Brisket	18	6	1	1	178.8572	20	157.14	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	9	0	top 59%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 53%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IN	10	top 58%
TN	3	top 50%
IL	3	top 52%
KY	2	top 64%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Big Blue Barbecue	2	10	top 51%	Aug 9, 2019
CCS Fest	2	29	top 63%	Apr 6, 2018
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	21	top 72%	Jul 7, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 6 contests

Contests a season 3.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IN 11 of 19 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 15 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 374 finished ahead 352 times, behind 398

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs Jun 20, 2014 → Apr 22, 2016

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

20194 milestones

Apr 5 Career-best overall score681.5884 Operation Stand Down KY II Annual Smoke off
May 25 Peak power rating (1548) Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2
Aug 9 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 Big Blue Barbecue
Aug 9 Most recent contest Big Blue Barbecue

20183 milestones

Mar 9 First category win (Brisket) Smoke on the Shores
Apr 6 10th tracked contest CCS Fest
Aug 10 First overall top-10 Big Blue Barbecue

20171 milestone

Jul 7 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20161 milestone

Jul 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0860 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20141 milestone

Jun 20 First tracked contest Barbourville BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.6	Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2	May 25, 2019
+10.3	Operation Stand Down KY II Annual Smoke off	Apr 5, 2019
+9.7	Big Blue Barbecue	Aug 10, 2018
+9.1	EffingHam-Jam	Jul 27, 2018
+7.6	Smoke on the Shores	Mar 9, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.7	Barbourville BBQ Festival	Jun 20, 2014
-11.6	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2	Jun 22, 2019
-2.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 8, 2016
-2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 7, 2017
-1.6	CCS Fest	Apr 7, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	6	2	1	83%	top 54%	94.7%	89.8%
2018	5	1	2	60%	top 42%	94.2%	93.2%
2017	4	0	0	50%	top 61%	93.3%	92%
2016	3	0	0	0%	top 64%	91.1%	90.6%
2014	1	0	0	0%	top 100%	83.9%	83.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 9, 2019	Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN	19 / 29 (669.6232)	24 (164.5716)	13 (168.5372)	1 (179.4400)	27 (157.0744)
Jul 12, 2019	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In 🏅 Jamestown, TN	16 / 29 (669.5772)	26 (157.6456)	12 (170.8344)	13 (169.6916)	10 (171.4056)
Jun 22, 2019	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 🏅 Belvidere, IL	44 / 45 (513.0400)	35 (158.8000)	29 (163.9656)	11 (170.2744)	45 (20)
May 25, 2019	Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 🏅 Westmont, IL	10 / 48 (671.3716)	41 (156.5372)	9 (170.8572)	4 (171.9772)	6 (172)
Apr 5, 2019	Operation Stand Down KY II Annual Smoke off 🏅 Franklin, KY	8 / 28 (681.5884)	11 (168.5256)	4 (174.2744)	5 (173.7028)	17 (165.0856)
Mar 8, 2019	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Nashville, TN	37 / 67 (672.4112)	60 (158.7884)	7 (175.4172)	31 (168.5256)	27 (169.6800)
Aug 17, 2018	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	21 / 54 (677.5772)	39 (166.2516)	14 (170.8228)	13 (171.9772)	24 (168.5256)
Aug 10, 2018	Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN	10 / 27 (678.1828)	20 (166.2744)	11 (169.1200)	14 (169.6800)	6 (173.1084)
Jul 27, 2018	EffingHam-Jam Effingham, IL	11 / 30 (669.0284)	15 (164.5256)	25 (158.8000)	1 (176.5828)	9 (169.1200)
Apr 6, 2018	CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN	29 / 49 (655.2684)	42 (155.9428)	11 (169.7144)	17 (166.2284)	27 (163.3828)
Mar 9, 2018	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	35 / 87 (674.7316)	40 (169.1200)	29 (168.5372)	82 (158.2172)	1 (178.8572)
Aug 18, 2017	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	23 / 55 (671.8396)	37 (165.0856)	24 (166.8112)	23 (165.6800)	9 (174.2628)
Jul 21, 2017	Smoke on the Square Vernon, IN	16 / 25 (670.7544)	11 (171.9772)	12 (168.5488)	15 (168)	21 (162.2284)
Jul 7, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN	22 / 30 (665.0400)	21 (167.9656)	5 (176.5600)	19 (166.8572)	29 (153.6572)
Apr 7, 2017	CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN	30 / 45 (641.5088)	36 (153.6456)	32 (157.0744)	21 (165.7032)	18 (165.0856)
Aug 19, 2016	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval Madison, IN	37 / 63 (655.9428)	30 (169.1200)	51 (157.6684)	28 (167.4288)	37 (161.7256)
Jul 8, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN	21 / 30 (649.0860)	23 (160.5372)	23 (160.5372)	13 (165.7144)	18 (162.2972)
Apr 22, 2016	CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 20, 2014	Barbourville BBQ Festival Barbourville, KY	27 / 27 (603.8168)	26 (161.7028)	27 (149.6456)	27 (151.3944)	27 (141.0740)

ONTARGET BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

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 — 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)