BARBECUTIONERS

BARBECUTIONERS is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 17th of 33 at The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival (2019). They are ranked #3992 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,992

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1483

peak 1483 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 24, 2016

latest Jul 27, 2019 · 3.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1589

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 61%

overall standings

Best overall

659.9884 / 720

Master · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

630.10 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 622.97 (+7.13)

Walk rate

10%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1772

Pork Ribs · Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship

Consistency

±23.00

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 158.67 · weakest Brisket (151.60)

Road miles

9,275

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 1,414 mi

Schedule strength

35%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)

Purse competed for

$24K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

622.97 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

PADDY MCQ'S ahead in 100% of their meetings

PADDY MCQ'S has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.08 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 11%.

Brisket avg 151.60
Pork Ribs avg 158.67
0 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUNN UP BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

5 of 5 shared pork ribs entries lost

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared pork ribs entries.

A June team

Top 44% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 44% across 4 contests, versus top 61% the rest of the year.

4 June contests
top 61% the rest of the year

The long haul

9,275 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 9,275 miles across 10 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,414 miles to Nostrano Garlic Festival Presents: Great Maine BBQ Challenge at Smuggler's Den Campground.

10 mapped stops
furthest 1,414 mi

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	#2471 (58 pts)	#1996 (68 pts)	#1535 (128 pts)	#2487 (58 pts)	#2481 (58 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#2485 (59 pts)	#2500 (59 pts)	#2483 (59 pts)	#2495 (59 pts)	#2488 (59 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1589 (149 pts)	#1761 (129 pts)	#1770 (129 pts)	#1615 (159 pts)	#1516 (179 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2140 (80 pts)	#2228 (80 pts)	#2240 (80 pts)	#2185 (85 pts)	#2228 (80 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

Five Guys and a Grill

#3,981 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1516

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to BARBECUTIONERS)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — BARBECUTIONERS ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 21, 2024

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Happy Beetle BBQ

#3,973 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to BARBECUTIONERS)

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 27, 2025

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PIG'N & CHIK'N

#4,001 of the rated field

1483 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1483

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2024

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SMOKIN' BBQ

#3,982 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.

rated over 9 contests
last seen May 17, 2019

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REDNECK COOKERS

#4,006 of the rated field

1483 power rating

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

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before BARBECUTIONERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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honey b-b-q

#3,995 of the rated field

1483 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1483

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
A MAZIE Q	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	0	163.4056	146.8572	157.43	top 65%
Pork Ribs	9	1	173.1772	142.8572	158.67	top 53%
Pork	9	0	162.3200	145.0628	155.27	top 71%
Brisket	9	0	165.1200	130.2288	151.60	top 65%

“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)	5	0	top 76%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 44%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	4	top 44%
VT	3	top 75%
ME	2	top 76%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival	3	17	0	top 75%	Jul 27, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 3 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VT 4 of 10 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 7 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 339 finished ahead 442 times, behind 429

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

20194 milestones

Jun 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9884 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
Jun 21 Career-best overall score659.9884 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
Jul 27 10th tracked contest The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival
Jul 27 Most recent contest The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival

20164 milestones

Jun 24 First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
Jun 24 First call Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
Jun 24 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1772 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
Jun 24 Peak power rating (1494) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.8	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	Jun 21, 2019
+7.1	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	Jun 23, 2017
+0.3	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle	Jun 22, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.1	Nostrano Garlic Festival Presents: Great Maine BBQ Challenge at Smuggler's Den Campground	Sep 9, 2016
-9.6	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival	Jul 28, 2018
-6	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	Jun 24, 2016
-5.7	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival	Jul 29, 2017
-2.9	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival	Jul 27, 2019

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)
2019	2	0%	top 37%	91.7%	90.7%
2018	3	0%	top 73%	87.9%	85.3%
2017	3	0%	top 58%	89.4%	87.1%
2016	2	50%	top 80%	86%	83.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 27, 2019	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival 🏅 Windsor, VT	17 / 33 (646.1372)	23 (163.4056)	11 (167.4284)	28 (155.8968)	30 (149.1428)
Jun 21, 2019	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	40 / 183 (659.9884)	93 (161.0856)	18 (171.4628)	88 (162.3200)	56 (165.1200)
Sep 8, 2018	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Randolph, VT	—	—	—	—	—
Jul 28, 2018	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival Windsor, VT	32 / 34 (595.8628)	27 (157.6684)	32 (145.1316)	32 (145.0628)	29 (148)
Jun 22, 2018	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS	97 / 185 (633.1544)	63 (162.8228)	105 (157.7372)	123 (154.2972)	85 (158.2972)
Sep 22, 2017	Great Maine BBQ Challenge Bangor, ME	18 / 29 (625.6456)	21 (153.7028)	22 (151.9772)	16 (161.1428)	13 (158.8228)
Jul 29, 2017	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival Windsor, VT	24 / 30 (612.4572)	27 (153.6572)	24 (154.2744)	24 (155.3828)	23 (149.1428)
Jun 23, 2017	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	58 / 184 (644.0340)	123 (154.8344)	55 (164.0112)	85 (160.6056)	45 (164.5828)
Sep 9, 2016	Nostrano Garlic Festival Presents: Great Maine BBQ Challenge at Smuggler's Den Campground Southwest Harbor, ME	18 / 20 (580.4344)	18 (146.8572)	18 (142.8572)	17 (149.6800)	18 (141.0400)
Jun 24, 2016	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	128 / 183 (619.3148)	63 (162.8344)	10 (173.1772)	137 (153.0744)	178 (130.2288)

BARBECUTIONERS

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 (6 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

A June team

The long haul

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)