High-water mark
687.9316
career-best overall
95.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 687.9316 at Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off — 95.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 7, 2017
OAK STREET BBQ CO.
OAK STREET BBQ CO. is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 41 at the Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off (2017), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1990 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1539
peak 1539 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Mar 18, 2016
latest Mar 24, 2018 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
13% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
673.39 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 667.38 (+6.01)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.37
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.13 · weakest Pork (164.03)
Road miles
1,956
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 469 mi
Schedule strength
81%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1606)
Master avg
667.38 / 720
8 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 OAK STREET BBQ CO., each with one reason worth a look.
75 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,993 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1546
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,978 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1542
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,998 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1539
Level with OAK STREET BBQ CO. on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,991 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1539
They turned up 7 years after OAK STREET BBQ CO. did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#2,001 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 45%
- Peak
- 1539
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,981 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1539
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 10 contests, alongside a 20% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 179.4400 | 160.5256 | 171.13 | top 36% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4288 | 150.2400 | 164.69 | top 52% |
| Pork | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 157.6456 | 164.03 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 160.5140 | 167.53 | top 44% |
“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 53% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 45% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
2 of 8 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited
8
a different one every time
Opponents faced
315
finished ahead 247 times, behind 225
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20182 milestones
- Peak power rating (1539) Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2
- Most recent contest Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2
20176 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
- First overall top-10 Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
- First overall podium Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
- First Reserve Championship Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score687.9316 Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
20163 milestones
- First tracked contest Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.1256 Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1
- First call EffingHAM Jam
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.8 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | Jul 7, 2017 |
| +6 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 | Mar 18, 2016 |
| +5.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | May 5, 2017 |
| +5.7 | Smoke on the Shores | Mar 10, 2017 |
| +4.4 | Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 | Mar 23, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -0.3 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 | Mar 19, 2016 |
| -0.1 | EffingHAM Jam | Jul 22, 2016 |
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 | 0% | top 57% | 93.8% | 93.6% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67% | top 32% | 95.5% | 93.5% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 56% | 92.5% | 91.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2018 | Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 49 / 79 (675.3600) | 43 (169.7028) | 29 (170.8456) | 71 (160.5372) | 13 (174.2744) |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 43 / 84 (671.8972) | 14 (174.8456) | 23 (171.4288) | 65 (161.6800) | 59 (163.9428) |
| Jul 7, 2017 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH | 2 / 41 (687.9316) | 1 (179.4400) | 21 (166.2516) | 9 (170.2628) | 5 (171.9772) |
| May 5, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO | 14 / 29 (659.3024) | 12 (171.4056) | 14 (163.4056) | 18 (163.9772) | 21 (160.5140) |
| Mar 10, 2017 | Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN | 27 / 62 (672.4344) | 21 (171.9656) | 44 (162.8116) | 4 (174.2744) | 41 (163.3828) |
| Jul 22, 2016 | EffingHAM Jam Effingham, IL | 17 / 29 (642.7200) | 11 (165.7144) | 25 (150.2400) | 19 (157.6456) | 9 (169.1200) |
| Mar 19, 2016 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 Tupelo, MS | 41 / 61 (663.2568) | 55 (160.5256) | 30 (167.3828) | 37 (164.5372) | 22 (170.8112) |
| Mar 18, 2016 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS | 40 / 95 (666.1256) | 11 (175.4056) | 47 (165.1200) | 77 (159.3600) | 44 (166.2400) |