CLARENCE

CLARENCE is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 24th of 37 at the Frisco BBQ Challenge (2022). They are ranked #5146 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,146

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1460

peak 1460 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 14, 2013

latest Jun 16, 2022 · 9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#2274

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 74%

overall standings

Best overall

635.3028 / 720

Master · Frisco BBQ Challenge

Perfect 180s

Current form

579.89 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 595.19 (-15.30)

Walk rate

13%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.8344

Chicken · Frisco BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±61.02

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 157.44 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.34)

Road miles

122

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 54 mi

Schedule strength

41%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)

Purse competed for

$29K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

595.19 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKE JUMPERS has finished one call ahead of CLARENCE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

Backdraft BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.1 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.10 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 14%.

Pork Ribs avg 147.34
Chicken avg 157.44
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Frisco BBQ Challenge (Jun 16, 2022).

last seen Jun 14, 2019
back Jun 16, 2022

Boom or bust

±8.47% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±8.47% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 82.7% of a perfect score
best 88.2%

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

Butt Rubbers

#5,145 of the rated field

1460 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

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 Aug 24, 2024

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BIGG'NS BBQ

#5,155 of the rated field

1459 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen May 6, 2022

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DEJA Q

#5,137 of the rated field

1460 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before CLARENCE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

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Smoke Showin

#5,156 of the rated field

1459 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1459

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jan 9, 2026

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D. BLACKS SMOKIN' QUE

#5,134 of the rated field

1460 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Feb 19, 2016

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Low N' Slow Locomotives

#5,152 of the rated field

1459 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1459

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CARNIVORES	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
1 2 BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Backdraft BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Q/TANG CLAN	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Pig Floyd	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKE JUMPERS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Q LIVE CREW	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TRIGGERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
THE CELTIC PIG	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
PORKY'S PIT CREW	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
TEAM DANNY	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
PORKY BUTTS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
3 LIL' MACS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	1	170.8344	145.1084	157.44	top 64%
Pork Ribs	8	0	161.1544	125.6572	147.34	top 82%
Pork	8	0	161.0972	146.2744	155.04	top 71%
Brisket	8	0	166.2856	135.9656	155.05	top 60%

“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)	2	0	top 74%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 74%

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 2 contests

Contests a season 1.1 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 8 of 8 contests

Contests visited 8 a different one every time

Opponents faced 195 finished ahead 104 times, behind 307

Longest layoff 3 yrs Jun 14, 2019 → Jun 16, 2022

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

20223 milestones

Jun 16 Career-best overall score635.3028 Frisco BBQ Challenge
Jun 16 Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8344 Frisco BBQ Challenge
Jun 16 Most recent contest Frisco BBQ Challenge

20141 milestone

Jun 13 First call 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge

20132 milestones

Jun 14 First tracked contest Colorado Barbecue Challenge
Jun 14 Peak power rating (1495) Colorado Barbecue Challenge

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.3	24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge	Jun 16, 2017
-7.3	National Western BBQ Throwdown	Jan 8, 2016
-7.2	23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge	Jun 17, 2016
-5.1	Colorado Barbecue Challenge	Jun 14, 2013
-4.7	21st Colorado BBQ Challenge	Jun 13, 2014

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)
2022	1	0%	top 65%	88.2%	88.2%
2019	1	0%	top 76%	85.5%	85.5%
2017	1	0%	top 97%	60.6%	60.6%
2016	2	0%	top 83%	84.6%	84.2%
2015	1	0%	top 60%	88.2%	88.2%
2014	1	100%	top 69%	86.1%	86.1%
2013	1	0%	top 60%	84.4%	84.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 16, 2022	Frisco BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO	24 / 37 (635.3028)	14 (170.8344)	33 (151.4056)	31 (155.3828)	21 (157.6800)
Jun 14, 2019	26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO	42 / 55 (615.3144)	36 (161.1084)	49 (145.6572)	47 (146.2744)	30 (162.2744)
Jun 16, 2017	24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	57 / 59 (436.4688)	—	58 (125.6572)	39 (157.6916)	37 (153.1200)
Jun 17, 2016	23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	48 / 58 (603.3256)	55 (145.1084)	48 (150.2744)	47 (153.7028)	39 (154.2400)
Jan 8, 2016	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	30 / 36 (609.0396)	32 (152.5484)	36 (142.2856)	25 (159.3828)	27 (154.8228)
Jun 19, 2015	22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	35 / 58 (634.7200)	47 (150.7772)	40 (156.5600)	28 (161.0972)	16 (166.2856)
Jun 13, 2014	21st Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	38 / 55 (619.8968)	9 (169.6912)	29 (161.1544)	43 (153.0856)	53 (135.9656)
Jun 14, 2013	Colorado Barbecue Challenge Frisco, CO	41 / 68 (607.4284)	43 (152.0002)	50 (145.7142)	38 (153.7142)	28 (155.9998)

CLARENCE

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)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Boom or bust

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

More numbers

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

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

📉 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)