PLOWBOYZ BBQ

PLOWBOYZ BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 21st of 40 at the Up In smoke on the Square ( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES) (2018). They are ranked #4755 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,755

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1468

peak 1468 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 3, 2016

latest Oct 12, 2018 · 2.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1206

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 73%

overall standings

Best overall

657.0520 / 720

Master · CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

635.31 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 634.34 (+0.96)

Walk rate

22%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4400

Pork · CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ

Consistency

±17.17

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 159.65 · weakest Brisket (156.98)

Road miles

698

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 109 mi

Schedule strength

57%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)

Master avg

634.34 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

Outsiders BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Outsiders BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

6 of 8 shared pork entries lost

Outsiders BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Outsiders BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±2.38% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.38% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.1% of a perfect score
9 contests

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1206 (200 pts)	#1152 (240 pts)	#1091 (270 pts)	#1302 (190 pts)	#1195 (230 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1336 (192 pts)	#1335 (227 pts)	#1231 (262 pts)	#934 (402 pts)	#1454 (187 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2207 (85 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#1664 (165 pts)	#2316 (65 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

Ol' Blue BBQ

#4,739 of the rated field

1468 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1468

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 Sep 25, 2026

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Back 40 BBQ

#4,774 of the rated field

1468 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1468

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Oct 10, 2025

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Lazy Bones BBQ

#4,757 of the rated field

1468 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Aug 4, 2023

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SHAGAN PIT

#4,747 of the rated field

1468 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1468

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 Jun 2, 2017

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No Money No Honey BBQ

#4,754 of the rated field

1468 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

They turned up 5 years after PLOWBOYZ BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2024

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A-QUE

#4,767 of the rated field

1468 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1468

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 16, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
FIDDLIN' FATBACK	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
QUAU	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Carrol Lou's Smokehouse	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
CHANNABILLY BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Outsiders BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Rub Runners	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
SMOKY LINCS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
PORK PARADISE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
NUTTHIN BUT PORK	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Oui Oui Oui BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	0	0	169.7144	148.5144	159.64	top 70%
Pork Ribs	9	0	0	165.1200	149.1432	158.07	top 64%
Pork	9	2	1	175.4400	142.2404	159.65	top 62%
Brisket	9	0	0	166.2744	151.3484	156.98	top 69%

“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 73%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 73%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	3	23	0	top 66%	Oct 12, 2018
Up In smoke on the Square ( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES)	3	21	0	top 74%	Jun 1, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 9 of 9 contests

Contests visited 5 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 189 finished ahead 106 times, behind 295

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

20181 milestone

Oct 12 Most recent contest CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ

20171 milestone

Oct 13 Career-best single call (Pork)175.4400 CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ

20165 milestones

Jun 3 First tracked contest Up In smoke on the Square
Oct 14 First call CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ
Oct 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.0520 CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ
Oct 14 Career-best overall score657.0520 CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ
Oct 14 Peak power rating (1490) CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.5	Up In smoke on the Square ( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES)	Jun 1, 2018
+2.1	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	Oct 13, 2017
+1.6	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	Oct 14, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	Up In smoke on the Square	Jun 3, 2016
-7.8	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)	Jul 21, 2017
-7.4	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	Oct 12, 2018
-6.1	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)	May 27, 2017
-3.8	Route 66 Smoke Out	May 4, 2018

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)
2018	3	0%	top 70%	89.9%	88.8%
2017	4	25%	top 75%	90.5%	87.5%
2016	2	50%	top 75%	91.3%	88.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 12, 2018	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL	39 / 45 (628.3772)	39 (155.9312)	27 (159.3716)	29 (159.4056)	42 (153.6688)
Jun 1, 2018	Up In smoke on the Square ( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES) Lincoln, IL	21 / 40 (643.3144)	26 (159.3944)	15 (162.8344)	23 (159.9428)	15 (161.1428)
May 4, 2018	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	27 / 38 (647.3372)	13 (169.7144)	17 (165.1200)	31 (157.7028)	34 (154.8000)
Oct 13, 2017	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL	23 / 41 (651.9544)	15 (168.5484)	39 (149.1432)	2 (175.4400)	28 (158.8228)
Jul 21, 2017	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL	40 / 48 (605.5548)	44 (148.5144)	12 (163.4516)	45 (142.2404)	34 (151.3484)
Jun 2, 2017	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	24 / 32 (642.1604)	30 (157.6684)	21 (161.1544)	20 (163.9660)	23 (159.3716)
May 27, 2017	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL	50 / 59 (620.3772)	54 (154.2168)	39 (159.9888)	54 (151.9316)	42 (154.2400)
Oct 14, 2016	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Authur, IL	31 / 55 (657.0520)	20 (166.8344)	52 (150.2288)	7 (173.7144)	24 (166.2744)
Jun 3, 2016	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	49 / 52 (612.9604)	48 (155.9544)	47 (151.3372)	47 (152.5144)	39 (153.1544)

PLOWBOYZ BBQ

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

Master avg

Storylines (4 found in their record)

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

The metronome

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

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)