SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ

SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 24 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 7th of 23 at the Summer Daze BBQ Classic (2019). They are ranked #2840 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,840

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1510

peak 1518 · rated over 24 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 25, 2016

latest Sep 21, 2019 · 3.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#468

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

25% of 24 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 57%

overall standings

Best overall

661.5772 / 720

Master · World Barbecue Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

636.74 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 623.98 (+12.76)

Walk rate

58%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4628

Chicken · Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch

Consistency

±42.19

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.29 · weakest Pork (155.26)

Road miles

11,274

across 24 mapped stops · furthest 1,867 mi

Schedule strength

39%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)

Purse competed for

$32K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

623.98 / 720

24 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 46%.

7 contests
2 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 46%

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.0 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.03 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 21% of the time against 21%.

Pork avg 155.26
Chicken avg 160.29
5 calls in 24 entries

A strong matchup

9–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 82% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SHOP BOYS BBQ in 9 of their 11 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

10 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has out-cooked them in 10 of 12 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

HEAVY D BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 39% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 39% across 3 contests, versus top 57% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 57% the rest of the year

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The long haul

11,274 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 11,274 miles across 24 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,867 miles to Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch.

24 mapped stops
furthest 1,867 mi

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
2019 ↗	Master	#607 (537 pts)	#497 (687 pts)	#642 (532 pts)	#586 (587 pts)	#584 (577 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#468 (758 pts)	#341 (998 pts)	#472 (783 pts)	#524 (703 pts)	#422 (848 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#733 (514 pts)	#823 (479 pts)	#548 (734 pts)	#799 (504 pts)	#719 (549 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

MORT'S MEAT MAFIA

#2,849 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1545

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 31 contests
last seen May 22, 2026

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Memphis Barbeque Supply

#2,847 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ has cooked, 6 to 24, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Sep 7, 2018

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PORK NINJAS

#2,823 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1511

0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ)

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen Aug 5, 2017

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Hooligans Barbecue

#2,848 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1510

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 25 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2026
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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BEER DART BBQ

#2,830 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1516

23 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 22% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

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IRON BBQ

#2,843 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1572

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

rated over 30 contests
last seen Feb 24, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
SHOP BOYS BBQ	11	9	2	82%	⚔ compare
What the Pork?	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
BOYMEETSGRILL	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
WALLY BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
BEHIND BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
FAT TIGER BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Q+BREW	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
THE GOOD CUE CREW	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
SIBLING RIVALRY	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
TEAM EATAPEDIA	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	24	5	1	2	175.4628	143.3828	160.29	top 57%
Pork Ribs	24	7	1	2	169.1772	145.1084	157.70	top 53%
Pork	24	5	0	0	173.1200	138.2628	155.26	top 62%
Brisket	23	6	0	2	172.0228	146.7888	157.28	top 53%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 54%
Medium (20–39)	10	top 55%
Large (40+)	11	top 59%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NY	7	top 54%
ON	3	top 52%
VT	2	top 56%
QC	2	top 57%
NJ	1	top 47%
PA	1	top 70%
MA	1	top 80%
AL	1	top 70%
CA	1	top 54%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
I Love Barbecue & Music Festival	3	14	top 52%	Jul 5, 2019
Oinktoberfest	2	12	top 37%	Sep 21, 2019
Wolf BBQ Fest Richmond 2018	2	9	top 57%	Jun 15, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 7 contests

Contests a season 6 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NY 7 of 24 contests · 9 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 20 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 493 finished ahead 374 times, behind 500

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

20192 milestones

Mar 8 Peak power rating (1518) Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo
Sep 21 Most recent contest Oinktoberfest

20181 milestone

May 12 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4628 Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch

20173 milestones

Jun 16 First overall top-10 Wolf BBQ FEst Richmond 2017
Aug 25 First category win (Pork Ribs) The Great Catskill MTN BBQ Fest
Oct 14 10th tracked contest Bay State BBQ Championship

20164 milestones

Jun 25 First tracked contest Green Mountain BBQ Championship
Aug 6 First call Fatboys Classic-Canadian BBQ Championship
Nov 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.5772 World Barbecue Championship
Nov 11 Career-best overall score661.5772 World Barbecue Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.3	Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch	May 12, 2018
+9	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival	Jul 6, 2018
+8.6	Summer Daze BBQ Classic	Aug 23, 2019
+6.6	I love Barbecue & Music Festival	Jul 7, 2017
+6.1	Quebec City International BBQ & Music Festival	Jun 1, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.7	NYC BBQ Cookoff	Apr 7, 2017
-13.4	Quebec City International BBQ & Music Fest	Jun 8, 2019
-8	Capital BBQ Festival	May 25, 2019
-7.9	Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festival	Jun 9, 2017
-5.2	Bay State BBQ Championship	Oct 14, 2017

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	7	2	0	43%	top 57%	91.6%	88.1%
2018	7	2	1	86%	top 46%	90.6%	87.5%
2017	7	2	1	57%	top 65%	88.6%	83.8%
2016	3	0	0	33%	top 64%	91.9%	87.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 21, 2019	Oinktoberfest 🏅 Clarence, NY	12 / 43 (637.6112)	29 (158.8344)	23 (160.5600)	7 (170.2744)	31 (154.8228)
Aug 23, 2019	Summer Daze BBQ Classic Niagara Falls, ON	7 / 23 (656.0116)	2 (170.8456)	11 (159.9772)	8 (164.0116)	10 (161.1772)
Jul 5, 2019	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival 🏅 Lake Placid, NY	25 / 32 (624.9716)	15 (164.5600)	31 (149.0972)	29 (149.6344)	12 (161.6800)
Jun 21, 2019	Ayr Charity BBQ Ayr Ontario	10 / 23 (659.4516)	13 (167.9772)	6 (168.6172)	13 (165.1772)	16 (157.6800)
Jun 8, 2019	Quebec City International BBQ & Music Fest Quebec	22 / 24 (598.7656)	14 (157.6912)	22 (145.1084)	24 (139.3716)	11 (156.5944)
May 25, 2019	Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON	34 / 43 (615.3600)	35 (153.7028)	38 (150.8344)	29 (155.9656)	30 (154.8572)
Mar 8, 2019	Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ	31 / 66 (649.0856)	12 (169.1316)	52 (153.6684)	37 (160.5716)	21 (165.7140)
Sep 22, 2018	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	24 / 51 (619.9888)	6 (168.0344)	7 (163.4516)	45 (139.9656)	32 (148.5372)
Sep 8, 2018	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Randolph, VT	14 / 33 (652.4796)	20 (161.1084)	20 (162.2512)	19 (157.0972)	2 (172.0228)
Jul 6, 2018	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	14 / 39 (633.0740)	6 (167.4400)	20 (154.2512)	8 (162.2744)	26 (149.1084)
Jun 15, 2018	Wolf BBQ Fest Richmond 2018 Richmond, QC	11 / 18 (601.5888)	16 (147.9656)	12 (146.2288)	11 (147.9544)	3 (159.4400)
Jun 1, 2018	Quebec City International BBQ & Music Festival Quebec City	8 / 22 (626.8228)	12 (154.2744)	6 (162.2512)	6 (160.5488)	14 (149.7484)
May 12, 2018	Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch Aldersyde	8 / 30 (646.9488)	1 (175.4628)	12 (161.7144)	23 (153.1544)	18 (156.6172)
Apr 6, 2018	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	42 / 60 (628.4348)	20 (167.4516)	37 (156.5372)	40 (157.6572)	51 (146.7888)
Oct 14, 2017	Bay State BBQ Championship Monson, MA	24 / 30 (637.8056)	27 (158.2856)	21 (160.6172)	26 (156.0456)	18 (162.8572)
Aug 25, 2017	The Great Catskill MTN BBQ Fest Fleischmanns, NY	8 / 17 (637.6344)	14 (159.9772)	1 (169.1772)	13 (155.3828)	11 (153.0972)
Aug 5, 2017	Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON	20 / 42 (629.0056)	10 (166.8684)	11 (160.5372)	31 (151.3828)	29 (150.2172)
Jul 7, 2017	I love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	17 / 40 (631.9316)	38 (143.3828)	7 (166.2628)	22 (153.7144)	5 (168.5716)
Jun 16, 2017	Wolf BBQ FEst Richmond 2017 Richmond, QC	9 / 17 (621.5880)	17 (146.2512)	3 (159.9656)	6 (162.8456)	9 (152.5256)
Jun 9, 2017	Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festival Drayton Ontario	18 / 22 (623.9316)	17 (159.9772)	17 (154.3088)	15 (156.5484)	17 (153.0972)
Apr 7, 2017	NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	43 / 43 (439.2800)	32 (153.0628)	40 (145.7144)	41 (140.5028)	—
Nov 11, 2016	World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL	62 / 89 (661.5772)	67 (166.2400)	82 (157.6800)	12 (173.1200)	63 (164.5372)
Aug 6, 2016	Fatboys Classic-Canadian BBQ Championship Ottawa, CA	22 / 41 (599.9200)	33 (144.5256)	7 (157.1316)	40 (138.2628)	5 (160)
Jun 25, 2016	Green Mountain BBQ Championship Waterbury, VT	28 / 40 (635.4520)	24 (164.0116)	24 (158.8460)	30 (154.8800)	27 (157.7144)

SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (8 found in their record)

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

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)