They almost always walk
82%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 9 of 11 contests
A top-10 category call in 82% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
CHARCOAL MONKEY
CHARCOAL MONKEY is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 65 at the Smokin' On The Summit (2017), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1446 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1568
peak 1588 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
May 12, 2017
latest Jun 22, 2018 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
45% of 11 contests
Best top-10 run
4
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 34%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
638.59 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 661.05 (-22.45)
Walk rate
82%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±51.89
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.62 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.17)
Road miles
2,478
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 498 mi
Schedule strength
58%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)
Master avg
661.05 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
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)
The teams rated closest to CHARCOAL MONKEY, each with one reason worth a look.
45 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,445 of the rated field
- Contests
- 37
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1571
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to CHARCOAL MONKEY)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team CHARCOAL MONKEY has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,449 of the rated field
- Contests
- 50
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1604
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to CHARCOAL MONKEY)
They've been 1604 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,447 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 89%
- Peak
- 1568
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,451 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1568
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 29% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,443 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1570
Level with CHARCOAL MONKEY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,452 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 16%
- Peak
- 1568
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| HELPING U BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| TIMBONE BARBECUE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM BREW & QUE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 159.3600 | 172.62 | top 23% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 176.5600 | 158.8000 | 166.17 | top 44% |
| Pork | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 164.5256 | 170.33 | top 29% |
| Brisket | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 155.4284 | 167.62 | top 33% |
“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 28% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 39% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
9 contests
Contests a season
5.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NE
3 of 11 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
11
a different one every time
Opponents faced
778
finished ahead 571 times, behind 403
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20183 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Q for a Cause
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7144 Q for a Cause
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
20179 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ in the Bluffs
- First call BBQ in the Bluffs
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.6688 BBQ in the Bluffs
- First overall top-10 Smokin' On The Summit
- First overall podium Smokin' On The Summit
- First Reserve Championship Smokin' On The Summit
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Riverfest Community Festival
- Career-best overall score690.8456 Tri City BBQ Fest
- Peak power rating (1588) Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.6 | Smokin' On The Summit | Jun 2, 2017 |
| +15.1 | Back to Mayberry | Jun 30, 2017 |
| +12.5 | Riverfest Community Festival | Jul 21, 2017 |
| +10.1 | BBQ in the Bluffs | May 12, 2017 |
| +9.8 | Tri City BBQ Fest | Sep 22, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -18.5 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | Jun 22, 2018 |
| -1.5 | Q for a Cause | Apr 20, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 78% | 91.3% | 80.4% |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 89% | top 24% | 96% | 94.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 179 / 185 (499.9884) | — | 62 (164) | 13 (172.5828) | 53 (163.4056) |
| Apr 20, 2018 | Q for a Cause Papillion, NE | 24 / 41 (657.6684) | 2 (177.7144) | 34 (158.8000) | 22 (165.7256) | 31 (155.4284) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 21 / 76 (672.4916) | 8 (173.1200) | 30 (165.6916) | 39 (164.5600) | 17 (169.1200) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 7 / 37 (690.8456) | 4 (177.7028) | 14 (167.9772) | 10 (171.4056) | 7 (173.7600) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 135 / 407 (671.9656) | 103 (171.9772) | 169 (166.8800) | 213 (165.6800) | 151 (167.4284) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE | 14 / 34 (667.4172) | 17 (166.2972) | 19 (161.6800) | 4 (174.8800) | 15 (164.5600) |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Riverfest Community Festival Bellevue, NE | 7 / 46 (680.4800) | 32 (159.3600) | 1 (176.5600) | 5 (175.4400) | 12 (169.1200) |
| Jun 30, 2017 | Back to Mayberry Rodney, IA | 6 / 29 (690.2400) | 6 (176) | 15 (170.2744) | 14 (169.1200) | 5 (174.8456) |
| Jun 9, 2017 | Buskers, Brews & BBQ Aurora, CO | 7 / 26 (672.4568) | 3 (173.7144) | 15 (162.2512) | 11 (164.5256) | 4 (171.9656) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Smokin' On The Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 2 / 65 (690.2744) | 5 (175.4172) | 18 (166.8800) | 3 (175.4172) | 8 (172.5600) |
| May 12, 2017 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 12 / 39 (677.6688) | 8 (174.8688) | 19 (166.8572) | 4 (174.2972) | 24 (161.6456) |