High-water mark
673.6460
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.6460 at Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 13, 2018
PETE'S BACK ALLEY BBQ
PETE'S BACK ALLEY BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 14th of 21 at the Fire N Up in the Flint Hills (2018). They are ranked #3360 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1496
peak 1501 · rated over 6 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jun 16, 2017
latest Jun 18, 2021 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.49 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 654.54 (+2.94)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.43
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.43 · weakest Brisket (162.74)
Road miles
719
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 223 mi
Schedule strength
52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)
Purse competed for
$4,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
654.54 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1200 (80 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #1856 (90 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #1725 (105 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1761 (101 pts) | #1798 (106 pts) | #1482 (151 pts) | #1540 (131 pts) | #1844 (91 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2072 (84 pts) | #2803 (59 pts) | #2137 (89 pts) | #2221 (69 pts) | #1730 (134 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to PETE'S BACK ALLEY BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,355 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1525
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to PETE'S BACK ALLEY BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PETE'S BACK ALLEY BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,357 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1511
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,361 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2017.
⚔ Compare careers#3,348 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1497
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before PETE'S BACK ALLEY BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,350 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1497
Level with PETE'S BACK ALLEY BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,372 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1501
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 8 years before PETE'S BACK ALLEY BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8916 | 155.3940 | 163.50 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5712 | 160.5144 | 163.87 | top 54% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 159.3484 | 164.43 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6916 | 158.2856 | 162.74 | top 54% |
“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 68% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 45% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life | 4 | 20 | 0 | top 68% | Jun 18, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
3 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
6 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
240
finished ahead 129 times, behind 183
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
Apr 6, 2020 → Jun 18, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life
20184 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.1084 Fire N Up in the Flint Hills
- Career-best overall score673.6460 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8916 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
- Peak power rating (1501) Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life (JUDGES FULL)
- First call Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life (JUDGES FULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.9 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | Jul 13, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life | Jun 15, 2018 |
| -2.8 | Fire N Up in the Flint Hills | Apr 21, 2018 |
| -2.6 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life | Jun 18, 2021 |
| -1.7 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life | Jun 14, 2019 |
| -0.6 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life (JUDGES FULL) | Jun 16, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 59% | 93.6% | 91.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 59% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2021 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 26 / 37 (654.1024) | 28 (165.1200) | 26 (161.6456) | 21 (168.5256) | 30 (158.8112) |
| Apr 6, 2020 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League unrated washington, MO | 65 / 109 (162.8800) | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 25 / 38 (655.9312) | 19 (166.2628) | 31 (160.5716) | 25 (163.9656) | 16 (165.1312) |
| Jul 13, 2018 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 15 / 48 (673.6460) | 5 (174.8916) | 23 (165.0972) | 33 (163.9656) | 11 (169.6916) |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life Kansas City, KS | 25 / 32 (646.6512) | 27 (155.9084) | 12 (166.8228) | 17 (163.9428) | 23 (159.9772) |
| Apr 21, 2018 | Fire N Up in the Flint Hills Council Grove, KS | 14 / 21 (657.1084) | 13 (163.4288) | 7 (168.5712) | 9 (166.8228) | 16 (158.2856) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life (JUDGES FULL) Kansas City, KS | 20 / 34 (639.8284) | 27 (155.3940) | 19 (160.5144) | 23 (159.3484) | 10 (164.5716) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.