They almost always walk
60%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 15 of 25 contests
A top-10 category call in 60% of their 25 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
PAPA'S BARBQ
PAPA'S BARBQ is a competition barbecue team with 25 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 4th of 17 at the Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue (2018). They are ranked #2777 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Papa's Bar B-Q”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1512
peak 1519 · rated over 25 contests
Contests
25
in the data
First seen
Feb 23, 2018
latest Sep 20, 2019 · 1.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
12% of 25 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
659.07 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 656.43 (+2.63)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.08
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.59 · weakest Chicken (161.81)
Road miles
3,489
across 25 mapped stops · furthest 306 mi
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1586)
Purse competed for
$149K
listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 15 state-championship entries
Master avg
656.43 / 720
25 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 PAPA'S BARBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
123 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,774 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1522
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to PAPA'S BARBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PAPA'S BARBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,750 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1514
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 26 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,754 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 12%
- Peak
- 1522
Careers of much the same size, 25 contests to 25, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,747 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1512
22 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 27% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#2,753 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1512
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before PAPA'S BARBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,762 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1549
Level with PAPA'S BARBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrol Lou's Smokehouse | 22 | 2 | 20 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BBQ BUS | 16 | 3 | 13 | 19% | ⚔ compare |
| One2BBQ | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | 13 | 10 | 3 | 77% | ⚔ compare |
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE FREAKS | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| CHANNABILLY BBQ | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| Rusty Pig BBQ | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE U | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| iBQ'n | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| QUAU | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 147.9312 | 161.81 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 151.9432 | 164.20 | top 53% |
| Pork | 25 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 176 | 152.4684 | 165.59 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 177.7028 | 153.6800 | 164.84 | top 51% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 12 | 0 | top 63% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effingham -Jam | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 56% | Jul 26, 2019 |
| Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 65% | Jul 19, 2019 |
| Hog Capital Challenge | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 46% | Jun 14, 2019 |
| Up In Smoke on the Square | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 55% | May 31, 2019 |
| Route 66 Smoke Out | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 61% | May 3, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
15 contests
Contests a season
12.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
16 of 25 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
20
5 of them more than once
Opponents faced
851
finished ahead 459 times, behind 926
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- Peak power rating (1519) Effingham -Jam
- 25th tracked contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off
- Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off
20188 milestones
- First tracked contest Polar Bear BBQ Challenge
- First call CCS Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3140 Route 66 Smoke Out
- First category win (Brisket) Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue
- First overall top-10 Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue
- Career-best overall score679.3256 Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue
- Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7028 Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue
- 10th tracked contest CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.4 | Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue | Jun 8, 2018 |
| +11.5 | CCSFest | Apr 5, 2019 |
| +10 | Blues,Brews & Barbecue | Jun 7, 2019 |
| +8.1 | Effingham -Jam | Jul 26, 2019 |
| +6 | Up In Smoke on the Square | May 31, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.4 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
| -6.8 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | Jul 19, 2019 |
| -5.4 | Up In smoke on the Square ( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES) | Jun 1, 2018 |
| -4.7 | CCS Fest | Apr 6, 2018 |
| -4.2 | EffingHam-Jam | Jul 27, 2018 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60% | top 54% | 94% | 91.7% |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 60% | top 63% | 94.4% | 90.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2019 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 31 / 54 (661.5084) | 34 (162.7884) | 28 (166.2516) | 23 (168.5256) | 31 (163.9428) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 323 / 468 (643.8512) | 369 (158.2628) | 112 (170.2628) | 384 (154.7884) | 282 (160.5372) |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Effingham -Jam 🏅 Effingham, IL | 9 / 26 (670.1828) | 11 (167.9772) | 14 (165.7028) | 10 (169.1200) | 11 (167.3828) |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Peoria, IL | 25 / 40 (655.8284) | 35 (155.9544) | 21 (163.3828) | 24 (164.5256) | 9 (171.9656) |
| Jun 28, 2019 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland 🏅 Joliet, IL | 25 / 42 (663.9544) | 18 (170.8456) | 16 (167.9888) | 27 (162.8344) | 32 (162.2856) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Ribs on the River 🏅 Louisiana, MO | 15 / 26 (671.2568) | 19 (165.0856) | 12 (168.5256) | 13 (170.2628) | 13 (167.3828) |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Hog Capital Challenge 🏅 Kewanee, IL | 12 / 25 (655.8396) | 22 (156.4912) | 15 (163.3944) | 7 (170.8228) | 11 (165.1312) |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Blues,Brews & Barbecue 🏅 Beardstown, IL | 5 / 25 (668.4800) | 13 (163.9428) | 6 (167.4172) | 6 (169.6800) | 4 (167.4400) |
| May 31, 2019 | Up In Smoke on the Square 🏅 Lincoln, IL | 11 / 36 (669.0972) | 10 (170.8344) | 11 (167.4172) | 3 (172.5828) | 30 (158.2628) |
| May 17, 2019 | Sunset Hill Kansas City Barbecue Competition 🏅 Valparaiso, IN | 14 / 20 (642.6860) | 10 (163.9428) | 20 (151.9432) | 13 (165.1200) | 12 (161.6800) |
| May 10, 2019 | Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 21 / 42 (657.5884) | 40 (153.0972) | 4 (174.2744) | 7 (169.1200) | 27 (161.0968) |
| May 3, 2019 | Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL | 21 / 33 (647.2800) | 13 (166.2400) | 26 (155.9544) | 22 (163.3944) | 18 (161.6912) |
| Apr 5, 2019 | CCSFest 🏅 Indianapois, IN | 12 / 40 (677.0288) | 22 (167.3828) | 3 (175.4172) | 20 (166.8344) | 18 (167.3944) |
| Mar 22, 2019 | PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition 🏅 Franklin, IN | 23 / 29 (659.2916) | 26 (154.7656) | 27 (162.8116) | 6 (176) | 20 (165.7144) |
| Mar 8, 2019 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Nashville, TN | 49 / 67 (656.4000) | 54 (161.6800) | 48 (162.8116) | 26 (170.2628) | 55 (161.6456) |
| Oct 12, 2018 | CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL | 23 / 45 (654.7200) | 21 (166.8228) | 33 (156.5144) | 23 (163.4056) | 12 (167.9772) |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL | 45 / 59 (643.2572) | 46 (162.2400) | 43 (161.1316) | 55 (152.4684) | 31 (167.4172) |
| Jul 27, 2018 | EffingHam-Jam Effingham, IL | 23 / 30 (652.4456) | 22 (158.8688) | 4 (173.1428) | 27 (157.6340) | 20 (162.8000) |
| Jul 20, 2018 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL | 29 / 43 (653.6112) | 16 (169.6684) | 30 (159.4172) | 35 (157.0856) | 17 (167.4400) |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Hog Capital Challenge Kewanee, IL | 11 / 25 (659.2912) | 20 (159.3484) | 17 (159.4172) | 1 (174.2628) | 11 (166.2628) |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue Beardstown, IL | 4 / 17 (679.3256) | 4 (170.8228) | 9 (159.3944) | 7 (171.4056) | 1 (177.7028) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Up In smoke on the Square ( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES) Lincoln, IL | 32 / 40 (626.5824) | 40 (147.9312) | 31 (154.2172) | 28 (158.2056) | 9 (166.2284) |
| May 4, 2018 | Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL | 22 / 38 (655.3140) | 37 (151.4056) | 30 (160.5256) | 12 (170.2628) | 3 (173.1200) |
| Apr 6, 2018 | CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN | 38 / 49 (642.1368) | 39 (158.2400) | 8 (171.4172) | 36 (158.7996) | 44 (153.6800) |
| Feb 23, 2018 | Polar Bear BBQ Challenge Kingdom City, MO | 23 / 29 (643.8744) | 26 (160.5028) | 14 (166.2744) | 20 (162.2516) | 24 (154.8456) |