High-water mark
679.3372
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.3372 at 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 15, 2018
PAT BBQ
PAT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 36 at the NYC BBQ Cookoff (2018), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #2347 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1525
peak 1525 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Apr 6, 2018
latest Jun 8, 2019 · 1.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
3
43% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
628.95 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 610.77 (+18.18)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±85.03
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.83 · weakest Pork (140.85)
Road miles
3,472
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1,198 mi
Schedule strength
57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)
Master avg
610.77 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #605 (561 pts) | #601 (616 pts) | #602 (606 pts) | #918 (350 pts) | #680 (536 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to PAT BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
82 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,342 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1529
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to PAT BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PAT BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,341 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1543
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,350 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1525
Level with PAT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,360 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1526
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,353 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1525
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before PAT BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,335 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1525
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before PAT BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALLY BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Prime BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 152.5256 | 166.83 | top 36% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 155.3600 | 162.35 | top 49% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 20 | 140.85 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 137.1428 | 160.87 | top 44% |
“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 50% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 35% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
5 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MA
2 of 7 contests · 4 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
563
finished ahead 463 times, behind 166
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20192 milestones
- Peak power rating (1525) Quebec City International BBQ & Music Fest
- Most recent contest Quebec City International BBQ & Music Fest
20188 milestones
- First tracked contest NYC BBQ Cookoff
- First call NYC BBQ Cookoff
- First overall top-10 NYC BBQ Cookoff
- First overall podium NYC BBQ Cookoff
- First Reserve Championship NYC BBQ Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.1712 NYC BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best overall score679.3372 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7028 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.1 | NYC BBQ Cookoff | Apr 6, 2018 |
| +13.1 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 15, 2018 |
| +13 | Quebec City International BBQ & Music Fest | Jun 8, 2019 |
| +7.2 | Back to BAYsics Primitive Contest-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES ( DAY 2) | Oct 13, 2018 |
| +1.5 | Capital BBQ Festival | May 25, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -16.4 | Quebec City International BBQ & Music Festival | Jun 1, 2018 |
| -11.5 | Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 32% | 90.6% | 90.3% |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60% | top 55% | 94.4% | 82.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2019 | Quebec City International BBQ & Music Fest Quebec | 3 / 24 (652.5596) | 3 (170.2856) | 8 (156.5828) | 5 (165.7600) | 8 (159.9312) |
| May 25, 2019 | Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON | 22 / 43 (648.4800) | 11 (167.4284) | 31 (155.3600) | 22 (160.0116) | 13 (165.6800) |
| Oct 13, 2018 | Back to BAYsics Primitive Contest-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES ( DAY 2) Monson, MA | 9 / 18 (677.6456) | 10 (168.5372) | 10 (169.7028) | 10 (170.2628) | 7 (169.1428) |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Monson, MA | 26 / 26 (486.7428) | 21 (161.0972) | 14 (165.1200) | — | 19 (160.5256) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 89 / 467 (679.3372) | 10 (177.7028) | 286 (163.4060) | 140 (169.1200) | 131 (169.1084) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Quebec City International BBQ & Music Festival Quebec City | 22 / 22 (468.4800) | 13 (152.5256) | 12 (158.8116) | 22 (20) | 20 (137.1428) |
| Apr 6, 2018 | NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 2 / 36 (662.1712) | 5 (170.2628) | 4 (167.4400) | 15 (159.9428) | 6 (164.5256) |