High-water mark
693.7488
career-best overall
96.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 693.7488 at Smoke On the Trails — 96.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 28, 2018
NELSON FAMILY BARBEQUE
NELSON FAMILY BARBEQUE is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 5th of 68 at the Smoke On the Trails (2018). They are ranked #2683 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1514
peak 1519 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Oct 13, 2017
latest Jun 7, 2019 · 1.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
13% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
664.74 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 662.43 (+2.30)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.56
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.92 · weakest Pork (161.91)
Road miles
127
across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
65%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1582)
Purse competed for
$27K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
662.43 / 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 NELSON FAMILY BARBEQUE, each with one reason worth a look.
110 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,694 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1528
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to NELSON FAMILY BARBEQUE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team NELSON FAMILY BARBEQUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,671 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1516
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,685 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1514
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,703 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1513
They turned up 5 years after NELSON FAMILY BARBEQUE did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#2,688 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1513
Level with NELSON FAMILY BARBEQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,675 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 913 BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH i QUE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Fat&Dumb BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Wildhouse BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Whimpy's BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5944 | 162.8116 | 167.92 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 158.2744 | 164.92 | top 56% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 151.3600 | 161.91 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 159.3944 | 167.69 | top 40% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 55% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
4 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
8
a different one every time
Opponents faced
321
finished ahead 224 times, behind 240
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge
20185 milestones
- First call Hog Wild West BBQ Contest
- First overall top-10 Smoke On the Trails
- Career-best overall score693.7488 Smoke On the Trails
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7144 Smoke On the Trails
- Peak power rating (1519) Smoke On the Trails
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest 14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2976 14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.6 | Smoke On the Trails | Sep 28, 2018 |
| +4.9 | Hog Wild West BBQ Contest | Sep 7, 2018 |
| +1.3 | Smoke on the Bricks | May 31, 2019 |
| +1 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque | Sep 21, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.7 | Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge | Jun 7, 2019 |
| -3.1 | Grasshopper '19 | May 10, 2019 |
| -3.1 | 14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw | Oct 13, 2017 |
| -0.3 | 15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest | Oct 12, 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 64% | 91.8% | 91% |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 41% | 96.4% | 92.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 92% | 92% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2019 | Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 32 / 46 (650.7772) | 9 (173.1656) | 26 (166.8572) | 39 (151.3600) | 30 (159.3944) |
| May 31, 2019 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 25 / 49 (661.0060) | 27 (163.9772) | 18 (167.3944) | 25 (165.0972) | 20 (164.5372) |
| May 10, 2019 | Grasshopper '19 🏅 DeSoto, KS | 38 / 53 (654.8000) | 45 (162.8228) | 37 (162.8572) | 40 (163.4400) | 32 (165.6800) |
| Oct 12, 2018 | 15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest Desoto, KS | 45 / 69 (663.3488) | 24 (172.0228) | 48 (163.4060) | 54 (162.2400) | 43 (165.6800) |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS | 5 / 68 (693.7488) | 6 (176.5944) | 3 (177.7144) | 43 (162.2972) | 3 (177.1428) |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 51 / 107 (653.5660) | 62 (162.8116) | 76 (158.2744) | 56 (163.9428) | 29 (168.5372) |
| Sep 7, 2018 | Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS | 11 / 25 (659.9200) | 15 (166.2284) | 13 (163.9772) | 14 (162.3088) | 9 (167.4056) |
| Oct 13, 2017 | 14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw Desoto, KS | 41 / 55 (662.2976) | 43 (165.7144) | 49 (158.8688) | 42 (164.5944) | 14 (173.1200) |