OLD COACHES BBQ

OLD COACHES BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 17th of 30 at the Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2019). They are ranked #5448 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,448

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1453

peak 1453 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 17, 2016

latest Oct 17, 2020 · 4.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#655

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 83%

overall standings

Best overall

653.6456 / 720

Master · Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

Perfect 180s

Current form

632.80 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 612.88 (+19.91)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5828

Pork · Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

Consistency

±28.89

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 158.70 · weakest Brisket (145.25)

Road miles

103

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 37 mi

Schedule strength

67%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)

Purse competed for

$20K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

612.88 / 720

8 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

DIG'N N PIG'N ahead in 100% of their meetings

DIG'N N PIG'N has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−13.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.45 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 38%.

Brisket avg 145.25
Pork avg 158.70
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

6 of 8 shared pork entries lost

DIG'N N PIG'N ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, DIG'N N PIG'N has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared pork entries.

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
2020 ↗	Master	#655 (120 pts)	#696 (120 pts)	#678 (130 pts)	#333 (370 pts)	#681 (120 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1340 (157 pts)	#1373 (167 pts)	#1538 (127 pts)	#831 (377 pts)	#1403 (152 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

Smokin Joe's

#5,441 of the rated field

1453 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1453

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 May 30, 2025

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YARD PIRATES BBQ

#5,452 of the rated field

1453 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1453

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 Oct 12, 2018

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THE BAR-BQ

#5,453 of the rated field

1453 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1500

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jul 14, 2018

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JK Smokin BBQ

#5,432 of the rated field

1453 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1453

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen Jul 31, 2026

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Driftwood Smokers

#5,449 of the rated field

1453 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1453

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 Aug 15, 2025

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Eggmonton Stogie Smokers

#5,431 of the rated field

1453 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

They've been 1503 at their best, 50 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DIG'N N PIG'N	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Top Gun Barbecue	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
DANTE'S INFERNO	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BEERBEQUE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
POPPA Q-BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Chicken Chokers	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BOGGS HOG BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
DEAD ON Q	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
HERDER HERDER BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
THE BEARDED ONE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SHADY CREW	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	0	0	163.9772	145.6572	157.40	top 76%
Pork Ribs	8	0	0	163.9772	144.0116	151.54	top 82%
Pork	8	3	2	172.5828	139.4056	158.70	top 53%
Brisket	8	0	0	163.4056	130.8116	145.25	top 85%

“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)	3	0	top 71%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 90%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NJ	7	0	top 81%
NY	1	0	top 93%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Que by the Sea	3	37	top 89%	Sep 22, 2018
Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	17	top 73%	Oct 17, 2020
Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	24	top 78%	Oct 16, 2020

More numbers

Busiest season 2020 2 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NJ 7 of 8 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 4 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 137 finished ahead 49 times, behind 255

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Sep 22, 2018 → Oct 11, 2019

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

20201 milestone

Oct 17 Most recent contest Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20194 milestones

Oct 12 First call Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Oct 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6456 Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Oct 12 Career-best overall score653.6456 Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Oct 12 Career-best single call (Pork)172.5828 Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20162 milestones

Sep 17 First tracked contest Que by the Sea
Sep 17 Peak power rating (1489) Que by the Sea

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.4	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Oct 12, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	Que by the Sea	Sep 17, 2016
-11.1	NYC BBQ Cookoff	Apr 7, 2017
-9.3	Que by the Sea	Sep 22, 2017
-7.3	Que by the Sea	Sep 22, 2018
-7.1	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Oct 17, 2020

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)
2020	2	100%	top 86%	88%	87.4%
2019	2	50%	top 66%	90.8%	89.5%
2018	1	0%	top 86%	85.7%	85.7%
2017	2	0%	top 91%	83.2%	80.8%
2016	1	0%	top 93%	79.9%	79.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 17, 2020	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	36 / 40 (625.0060)	30 (163.9656)	38 (147.3488)	3 (172)	39 (141.6916)
Oct 16, 2020	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	30 / 37 (633.5772)	34 (156.5372)	23 (163.9772)	10 (170.8572)	34 (142.2056)
Oct 12, 2019	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	17 / 30 (653.6456)	19 (160.5372)	22 (157.1200)	2 (172.5828)	19 (163.4056)
Oct 11, 2019	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	24 / 32 (634.7884)	20 (163.9772)	31 (146.8000)	12 (166.8456)	23 (157.1656)
Sep 22, 2018	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	37 / 43 (616.9600)	25 (161.6800)	25 (157.0972)	32 (156.5372)	37 (141.6456)
Sep 22, 2017	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	38 / 43 (599.3484)	37 (154.8228)	37 (150.8572)	38 (147.4056)	36 (146.2628)
Apr 7, 2017	NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	40 / 43 (564.4460)	37 (145.6572)	41 (144.0116)	38 (143.9656)	41 (130.8116)
Sep 17, 2016	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	41 / 44 (575.2800)	36 (152)	38 (145.0744)	40 (139.4056)	38 (138.8000)

OLD COACHES 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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (4 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

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)