A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
HOWE ABOUT THAT BBQ
HOWE ABOUT THAT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 29th of 36 at the Up In Smoke on the Square (2019). They are ranked #5264 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1457
peak 1457 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
May 5, 2017
latest Oct 11, 2019 · 2.4 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 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.86 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 635.30 (+1.56)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.46
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 159.87 · weakest Chicken (157.04)
Road miles
502
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 356 mi
Schedule strength
58%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)
Purse competed for
$21K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
635.30 / 720
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1226 (180 pts) | #1295 (180 pts) | #1188 (215 pts) | #1108 (240 pts) | #1277 (180 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #1418 (165 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #1768 (125 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to HOWE ABOUT THAT BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,266 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to HOWE ABOUT THAT BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team HOWE ABOUT THAT BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,251 of the rated field
- Contests
- 96
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1457
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to HOWE ABOUT THAT BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 96 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,284 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,278 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
Level with HOWE ABOUT THAT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,256 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,252 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1457
3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 143.3828 | 157.04 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 153.1432 | 159.58 | top 69% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2512 | 147.9428 | 159.87 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 147.9200 | 158.81 | top 69% |
“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 84% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 78% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke On the Trails | 2 | 34 | 0 | top 65% | Sep 28, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
3 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
290
finished ahead 75 times, behind 289
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Central Illinois Bragging Rights (CIBR-BBQ)
20182 milestones
- First call Smoke On the Trails
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176 Smoke On the Trails
20174 milestones
- First tracked contest Sertoma 48 BBQ (JUDGESFULL)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.1548 Smoke On the Trails
- Career-best overall score653.1548 Smoke On the Trails
- Peak power rating (1492) Smoke On the Trails
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.4 | Smoke On the Trails | Sep 29, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.9 | Sertoma 48 BBQ (JUDGESFULL) | May 5, 2017 |
| -10 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | Jul 19, 2019 |
| -7.7 | Up In Smoke on the Square | May 31, 2019 |
| -7.3 | Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character | May 3, 2019 |
| -5.4 | 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 89.6% | 88.2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 76% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 90.7% | 87.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2019 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights (CIBR-BBQ) 🏅 Arthur, IL | 35 / 43 (636.3424) | 43 (145.6112) | 36 (155.9544) | 15 (170.2512) | 28 (164.5256) |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Peoria, IL | 35 / 40 (627.2912) | 39 (143.3828) | 16 (165.1428) | 35 (151.3484) | 14 (167.4172) |
| May 31, 2019 | Up In Smoke on the Square 🏅 Lincoln, IL | 29 / 36 (645.0056) | 30 (159.4172) | 18 (164.5716) | 23 (162.7884) | 31 (158.2284) |
| May 3, 2019 | Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character 🏅 St. Joseph, MO | 34 / 39 (630.1260) | 35 (153.6800) | 27 (160.5372) | 31 (159.9544) | 32 (155.9544) |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS | 52 / 68 (645.5312) | 7 (176) | 54 (159.9428) | 46 (161.6684) | 62 (147.9200) |
| Sep 29, 2017 | Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS | 34 / 64 (653.1548) | 12 (172.0572) | 53 (153.1432) | 36 (165.1200) | 34 (162.8344) |
| May 5, 2017 | Sertoma 48 BBQ (JUDGESFULL) Lawrence, KS | 40 / 44 (609.6456) | 42 (149.1428) | 35 (157.7372) | 41 (147.9428) | 30 (154.8228) |