HOUSE'S BAR-B-QUE

HOUSE'S BAR-B-QUE is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 7th of 51 at the Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) (2019). They are ranked #1815 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,815

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1547

peak 1551 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 27, 2018

latest Apr 9, 2021 · 2.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#842

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

10% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 43%

overall standings

Best overall

685.6572 / 720

Master · East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

665.97 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 667.51 (-1.54)

Walk rate

70%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Chicken · Smoke in the Spring

Consistency

±13.68

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.86 · weakest Brisket (164.42)

Road miles

233

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 53 mi

Schedule strength

74%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1594)

Purse competed for

$24K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

667.51 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

They almost always walk

70% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 7 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 70% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

685.6572 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.6572 at East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 23, 2019

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Fat&Dumb BBQ has finished one call ahead of HOUSE'S BAR-B-QUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 32%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 32%

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

SLAPS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.44 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.

Brisket avg 164.42
Chicken avg 169.86
0 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

6–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Wildhouse BBQ in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

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Chicken nemesis

6 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

HIGH i QUE ahead 60% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HIGH i QUE has out-cooked them in 6 of 10 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.92% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.92% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.9% of a perfect score
10 contests

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	#869 (325 pts)	#737 (460 pts)	#950 (315 pts)	#580 (590 pts)	#917 (325 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#842 (377 pts)	#859 (387 pts)	#570 (662 pts)	#715 (507 pts)	#884 (367 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to HOUSE'S BAR-B-QUE, each with one reason worth a look.

71 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Smokin' Love BBQ

#1,814 of the rated field

1547 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 70%
Peak: 1547

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2024
on a 5-contest top-10 run

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Whiskey, Wine, and a Little Swine

#1,809 of the rated field

1547 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1547

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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BO'S BODACIOUS BBQ

#1,821 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1546

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before HOUSE'S BAR-B-QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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Florida Boy's BBQ

#1,817 of the rated field

1547 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1547

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 25% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2025

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SOOIE Q

#1,816 of the rated field

1547 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1547

They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before HOUSE'S BAR-B-QUE's first contest.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 7, 2016

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IOWA OUTLAWS BBQ

#1,807 of the rated field

1547 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1547

Level with HOUSE'S BAR-B-QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 17, 2014

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HIGH i QUE	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Wildhouse BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
DUNN UP BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
Pork Pullers	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
BLACK EYE BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Fat&Dumb BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BIG AL AND THE BOYS BARBECUE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	6	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
KC Meat Sweats	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	2	1	177.7144	163.9656	169.86	top 40%
Pork Ribs	10	2	0	176.5600	157.1772	167.99	top 42%
Pork	10	3	2	177.7144	146.2056	165.24	top 47%
Brisket	10	0	0	172.5944	153.6340	164.42	top 52%

“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 89%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 38%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Border War Barbeque	2	22	top 48%	Oct 25, 2019
Smoke on the Trails	2	18	top 34%	Sep 27, 2019
East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	2	11	top 23%	Aug 23, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 10 of 10 contests

Contests visited 7 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 353 finished ahead 349 times, behind 272

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs Oct 25, 2019 → Apr 9, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20213 milestones

Apr 9 10th tracked contest Smoke in the Spring
Apr 9 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7144 Smoke in the Spring
Apr 9 Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring

20193 milestones

Aug 23 Career-best overall score685.6572 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
Oct 11 First overall top-10 Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)
Oct 25 Peak power rating (1551) Border War Barbeque

20183 milestones

Jul 27 First tracked contest Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ
Jul 27 First call Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ
Aug 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.2172 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.3	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	Aug 23, 2019
+10.6	Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)	Oct 11, 2019
+10.4	Smoke On the Trails	Sep 28, 2018
+9.8	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	Aug 24, 2018
+7.2	Border War Barbeque	Oct 26, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.3	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ	Jul 27, 2018
-4.4	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 9, 2021

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0	100%	top 61%	93.4%	93.4%
2019	4	1	75%	top 32%	95.2%	93.5%
2018	5	0	60%	top 48%	94.8%	92.9%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 9, 2021	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	64 / 105 (672.5256)	6 (177.7144)	73 (165.1084)	81 (162.8456)	64 (166.8572)
Oct 25, 2019	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	25 / 44 (666.2060)	21 (169.1428)	27 (165.1316)	2 (177.7144)	39 (154.2172)
Oct 11, 2019	Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 DeSoto, KS	7 / 51 (170.8228)	25 (168.5256)	17 (170.2744)	46 (153.6684)	42 (155.9200)
Sep 27, 2019	Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	22 / 53 (657.0856)	2 (176.5600)	37 (157.1772)	34 (158.8228)	19 (164.5256)
Aug 23, 2019	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS	11 / 66 (685.6572)	34 (166.8228)	18 (170.8228)	4 (175.4172)	14 (172.5944)
Oct 26, 2018	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	22 / 56 (682.2288)	25 (169.1200)	4 (176.5600)	28 (166.2860)	20 (170.2628)
Oct 12, 2018	15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest Desoto, KS	39 / 69 (673.6456)	54 (163.9656)	38 (165.7144)	17 (172.5600)	27 (171.4056)
Sep 28, 2018	Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	18 / 68 (680.4800)	24 (170.8228)	45 (162.8460)	3 (176)	15 (170.8112)
Aug 24, 2018	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	19 / 67 (666.2172)	16 (167.3828)	11 (172.0116)	31 (162.8572)	25 (163.9656)
Jul 27, 2018	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	24 / 27 (642.6512)	16 (168.5372)	4 (174.2744)	27 (146.2056)	25 (153.6340)

HOUSE'S BAR-B-QUE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)