High-water mark
663.8856
career-best overall
92.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.8856 at Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) — 92.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2020-07-18
PAPA SEAN'S BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1418
peak 1418 · rated over 14 contests ⓘ
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
2015-07-24
latest 2023-06-09
Best ToY finish
#453
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
648.43 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 627.25 (+21.18)
Walk rate
7%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.42
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.93 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.18)
Road miles
3,349
mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 440 mi
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)
Purse competed for
$67K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
627.25 / 720
14 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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.
A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
QUAU ahead in 100% of their meetings
QUAU has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−7.8
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.75 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 152.18
- Chicken avg 159.93
- 1 calls in 15 entries
The comeback
2.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.6 years, then back at Ozarks BBQ Fest (2023-06-09).
- last seen 2020-10-16
- back 2023-06-09
Chicken nemesis
7 of 7
shared chicken entries lost
GETTIN' BASTED ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared chicken entries.
The long haul
3,349
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,349 miles across 15 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 440 miles to Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest.
- 15 mapped stops
- furthest 440 mi
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.
29 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6177 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1418
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6180 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1418
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#6181 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1418
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 6 years before PAPA SEAN'S BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#6175 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1419
No shared contest yet.
Level with PAPA SEAN'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#6176 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1419
No shared contest yet.
23 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-head#6178 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1418
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than PAPA SEAN'S BBQ has cooked, 7 to 15, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUAU | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| One2BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKE HUNTERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| NUTTHIN BUT PORK | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 149.0856 | 159.93 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 130.2400 | 152.18 | top 82% |
| Pork | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8916 | 143.9656 | 159.24 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 129.6572 | 156.34 | top 70% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL | 6 | 0 | top 89% |
| MO | 5 | 0 | top 78% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 83% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozarks BBQ Fest | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 77% | 2023-06-09 |
| Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 85% | 2020-07-18 |
| CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ | 2 | 39 | 0 | top 95% | 2017-10-13 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
7.9 yrs
2015-07-24 → 2023-06-09
Busiest season
2020
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IL
7 of 15 contests · 5 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
11
3 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
15 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 159.93 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.18)
Walk rate
7%
a top-10 call in 1 of 15 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 15 contests
Master average
627.25
out of 720 · 14 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
732
170–751 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
3,349
15 mapped stops · furthest 440 mi
Schedule strength
1570
average field rating faced — tougher than 55% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$67,200
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 7 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.6 yrs
2020-10-16 → 2023-06-09
Power rating
1418
peak 1418 · #6179 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest 5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown
- Peak power rating (1488) 5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown
- 2016
- First call Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- 2019
- 10th tracked contest Blues,Brews & Barbecue
- 2020
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.8856 Smokin on the Osage (Day 2)
- Career-best overall score663.8856 Smokin on the Osage (Day 2)
- 2023
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.2628 Ozarks BBQ Fest
- Most recent contest Ozarks BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.1 | Ozarks BBQ Fest | 2023-06-09 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | 5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown | 2015-07-24 |
| -10.8 | Blues,Brews & Barbecue | 2019-06-07 |
| -10.3 | CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ | 2016-10-14 |
| -10 | CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ | 2017-10-13 |
| -6.4 | Windy City BBQ Classic | 2015-09-11 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 92.2% | 89.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 87.1% | 83.5% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 88.7% | 86.1% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 95% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 87% | 85.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-09 | Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO | 21 / 30 (659.8400) | 29 (155.3716) | 16 (170.2628) | 23 (166.2400) | 18 (167.9656) |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 37 / 50 (635.8512) | 17 (169.1200) | 42 (155.9428) | 50 (143.9656) | 20 (166.8228) |
| 2020-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 26 / 31 (663.8856) | 26 (167.3828) | 26 (164.5372) | 26 (165.1428) | 21 (166.8228) |
| 2020-07-17 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 25 / 29 (645.0288) | 28 (159.9772) | 28 (158.2516) | 24 (161.1200) | 17 (165.6800) |
| 2020-06-19 | Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO | 22 / 26 (637.5660) | 16 (167.9772) | 24 (155.3716) | 15 (164.5600) | 24 (149.6572) |
| 2019-06-07 | Blues,Brews & Barbecue 🏅 Beardstown, IL | 24 / 25 (575.7944) | 21 (157.1200) | 24 (134.7544) | 22 (154.2628) | 25 (129.6572) |
| 2019-04-26 | Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival 🏅 Springfield, MO | 27 / 40 (627.2800) | 32 (155.9428) | 28 (157.0744) | 16 (162.8572) | 32 (151.4056) |
| 2017-10-13 | CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL | 39 / 41 (590.6056) | 39 (149.0856) | 38 (149.6344) | 40 (145.6456) | 37 (146.2400) |
| 2017-09-15 | Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest Decatur, AL | 31 / 39 (638.6516) | 27 (163.3828) | 35 (150.7772) | 27 (161.6572) | 25 (162.8344) |
| 2017-09-01 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 325 / 407 (631.3372) | 354 (154.8456) | 386 (146.2288) | 192 (166.8112) | 211 (163.4516) |
| 2016-10-14 | CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Authur, IL | 52 / 55 (620.9828) | 25 (166.2628) | 55 (139.8972) | 34 (162.8456) | 49 (151.9772) |
| 2016-09-24 | Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITORS SERIES) Blue Island, IL | — | — | 9 (158.2516) | — | — |
| 2015-10-16 | 10th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q Libertyville, IL | 27 / 35 (626.2628) | 29 (155.3944) | 15 (165.2344) | 30 (152.5484) | 24 (153.0856) |
| 2015-09-11 | Windy City BBQ Classic Chicago, IL | 46 / 61 (625.5884) | 41 (160.5484) | 59 (146.2172) | 53 (154.8228) | 20 (164.0000) |
| 2015-07-24 | 5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL | 44 / 47 (602.8460) | 34 (156.6172) | 47 (130.2400) | 15 (166.8916) | 43 (149.0972) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1189 (75 pts) | #1617 (55 pts) | #1276 (100 pts) | #1266 (65 pts) | #1180 (90 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #453 (236 pts) | #386 (306 pts) | #508 (226 pts) | #416 (276 pts) | #382 (311 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1617 (115 pts) | #1523 (130 pts) | #1697 (115 pts) | #1359 (170 pts) | #1698 (110 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1722 (120 pts) | #1802 (120 pts) | #1822 (120 pts) | #1799 (120 pts) | #1794 (120 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |