BUBBA AND THE BOYS BARBEQUE

BUBBA AND THE BOYS BARBEQUE is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 24th of 30 at the Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q (2017). They are ranked #4641 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,641

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1470

peak 1470 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 5, 2017

latest Sep 10, 2021 · 4.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#856

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

661.5776 / 720

Master · Smoke on the Trails

Perfect 180s

Current form

653.23 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 641.21 (+12.02)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.9888

Pork · Smoke on the Trails

Consistency

±16.33

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 162.16 · weakest Brisket (157.25)

Road miles

252

across 12 mapped stops

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)

Purse competed for

$47K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

641.21 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 56%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 56%

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

HIGH i QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings

HIGH i QUE has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.91 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 8%.

Brisket avg 157.25
Pork avg 162.16
0 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

6–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUNN UP BBQ in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

8 of 9 shared pork entries lost

HIGH i QUE ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HIGH i QUE has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±2.27% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.27% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.1% of a perfect score
12 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
2021 ↗	Master	#917 (120 pts)	#978 (120 pts)	#1023 (120 pts)	#943 (125 pts)	#957 (120 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#845 (85 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#830 (80 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1226 (180 pts)	#1170 (220 pts)	#1285 (180 pts)	#993 (290 pts)	#1227 (195 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1392 (180 pts)	#1363 (215 pts)	#1246 (255 pts)	#1442 (190 pts)	#1538 (175 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BUBBA AND THE BOYS BARBEQUE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Pig in a Poke

#4,623 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1522

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to BUBBA AND THE BOYS BARBEQUE)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BUBBA AND THE BOYS BARBEQUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Mar 19, 2021

⚔ Head-to-head

SWEET & SASSY

#4,637 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1470

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen May 1, 2021

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HOT ROD HOGS

#4,638 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1470

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before BUBBA AND THE BOYS BARBEQUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

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Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ

#4,635 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1470

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen May 28, 2016

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SMOKE RIDER

#4,644 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1470

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2017.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 14, 2021

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HANGING BELLIES BBQ

#4,631 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1504

Level with BUBBA AND THE BOYS BARBEQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 25, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HIGH i QUE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
DUNN UP BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
LIL' SUMPIN BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
3 PIGS SMOKIN	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
A BBQ TEAM - MO	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
PORKERSTARS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Pine Tar BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
2 DRUNK 2 QUE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Big Al and the Boys	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Wildhouse BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	0	169.1428	151.9772	160.69	top 66%
Pork Ribs	12	0	171.4516	142.2172	161.11	top 59%
Pork	12	1	171.9888	150.2284	162.16	top 63%
Brisket	12	0	169.6916	141.1088	157.25	top 65%

“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 88%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 66%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Trails	3	25	top 68%	Sep 27, 2019
East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	3	47	top 78%	Aug 23, 2019
Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q	2	24	top 88%	May 4, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 3 contests

Contests a season 2.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 12 of 12 contests

Contests visited 7 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 355 finished ahead 209 times, behind 444

Longest layoff 1.4 yrs Mar 13, 2020 → Aug 20, 2021

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

20213 milestones

Sep 10 Career-best overall score661.5776 Smoke on the Trails
Sep 10 Career-best single call (Pork)171.9888 Smoke on the Trails
Sep 10 Most recent contest Smoke on the Trails

20201 milestone

Mar 13 10th tracked contest 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship

20192 milestones

Mar 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.5032 Qlathe BBQ Championship
Sep 27 First call Smoke on the Trails

20172 milestones

May 5 First tracked contest Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q
May 5 Peak power rating (1493) Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.2	Qlathe BBQ Championship	Mar 15, 2019
+5.2	Smoke on the Trails	Sep 27, 2019
+1.9	Smoke on the Trails	Sep 10, 2021
+1.3	2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship	Mar 13, 2020

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q	May 4, 2018
-8.3	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	Aug 25, 2017
-6.8	Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q	May 5, 2017
-5.6	Smoke On the Trails	Sep 29, 2017
-4.8	Smoke On the Trails	Sep 28, 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)
2021	2	0%	top 61%	91.9%	91.3%
2020	1	0%	top 62%	91.8%	91.8%
2019	3	33%	top 56%	91.7%	90.3%
2018	3	0%	top 83%	89.1%	86.7%
2017	3	0%	top 80%	88.3%	87.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 10, 2021	Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	31 / 53 (661.5776)	35 (161.0972)	31 (165.1088)	24 (171.9888)	32 (163.3828)
Aug 20, 2021	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	29 / 46 (653.5884)	25 (166.8688)	32 (159.3712)	26 (167.3712)	28 (159.9772)
Mar 13, 2020	2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	42 / 68 (661.0288)	64 (154.2400)	20 (171.4172)	39 (165.6800)	21 (169.6916)
Sep 27, 2019	Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	25 / 53 (651.8512)	20 (167.9540)	43 (154.7884)	8 (170.8344)	29 (158.2744)
Aug 23, 2019	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS	51 / 66 (638.1140)	28 (167.9656)	63 (142.2172)	22 (169.7028)	45 (158.2284)
Mar 15, 2019	Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	27 / 64 (660.5032)	22 (169.1428)	33 (162.2976)	42 (159.3828)	22 (169.6800)
Sep 28, 2018	Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	53 / 68 (641.5660)	55 (161.6916)	23 (171.4172)	64 (153.0856)	54 (155.3716)
Aug 24, 2018	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	49 / 67 (624.5028)	46 (156.5712)	34 (163.9656)	32 (162.8572)	61 (141.1088)
May 4, 2018	Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	28 / 29 (607.2452)	28 (155.4056)	29 (147.9312)	26 (157.0856)	26 (146.8228)
Sep 29, 2017	Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	50 / 64 (635.9312)	52 (151.9772)	17 (171.4516)	50 (157.1428)	51 (155.3596)
Aug 25, 2017	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	47 / 57 (628.4228)	44 (152.5372)	30 (162.2400)	56 (150.2284)	25 (163.4172)
May 5, 2017	Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	24 / 30 (630.1828)	17 (162.8572)	17 (161.1200)	22 (160.5256)	26 (145.6800)

BUBBA AND THE BOYS BARBEQUE

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 (6 found in their record)

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

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)