THE BARBECUE DEPOT

THE BARBECUE DEPOT is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 7th of 16 at the Dirty South-KOD (2018). They are ranked #4253 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,253

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1478

peak 1502 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Dec 1, 2017

latest Jul 30, 2021 · 3.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#570

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

11% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 69%

overall standings

Best overall

681.6340 / 720

Master · The June Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

661.03

last 5 Master vs avg 661.32 (-0.29)

Walk rate

56%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

Consistency

±12.74

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.66 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.47)

Road miles

393

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 105 mi

Schedule strength

75%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1596)

Purse competed for

$19K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

661.32 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

681.6340 career-best overall

94.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.6340 at The June Contest — 94.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 19, 2020

A tough matchup

7–1 behind in the head-to-head

FYC BARBEQUE ahead in 88% of their meetings

FYC BARBEQUE has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Willingham's in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

6 of 8 shared pork entries lost

FYC BARBEQUE ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, FYC BARBEQUE has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.77% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.77% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.9% of a perfect score
9 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
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1131 (95 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#570 (165 pts)	#555 (185 pts)	#448 (260 pts)	#682 (125 pts)	#413 (285 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#878 (347 pts)	#930 (347 pts)	#893 (377 pts)	#556 (672 pts)	#916 (352 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to THE BARBECUE DEPOT, each with one reason worth a look.

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

JayHawgs BBQ

#4,276 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1477

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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THE RACK RUBBERS

#4,269 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1477

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before THE BARBECUE DEPOT's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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FLAVOR OF RUB BBQ CREW

#4,251 of the rated field

1478 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1508

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2016

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PIGSKIN Q CREW

#4,255 of the rated field

1478 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

Level with THE BARBECUE DEPOT on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 1, 2016

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SMOKE IT IF YA GOT IT

#4,263 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1477

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 Jan 16, 2026

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Key corner cookers

#4,240 of the rated field

1478 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1514

They've been 1514 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 7, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
FYC BARBEQUE	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
ATLANTA BBQ STORE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Angry Jack BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	2	0	0	173.1428	152.4684	164.67	top 72%
Pork Ribs	9	2	0	0	172.5600	153.0972	164.47	top 65%
Pork	9	3	1	2	178.8572	157.6572	167.66	top 51%
Brisket	9	2	0	0	172.5600	157.6340	164.53	top 59%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 44%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 77%
Large (40+)	3	top 64%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
GA	8	0	top 67%
AL	1	0	top 82%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	2	33	0	top 70%	Mar 1, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 4 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 8 of 9 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 263 finished ahead 108 times, behind 320

Longest layoff 1.3 yrs Mar 1, 2019 → Jun 19, 2020

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

20211 milestone

Jul 30 Most recent contest GBC Summer Showdown

20201 milestone

Jun 19 Career-best overall score681.6340 The June Contest

20184 milestones

Feb 16 First overall top-10 Dirty South-KOD
Mar 2 First category win (Pork) Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
Mar 2 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
Mar 2 Peak power rating (1502) Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

20173 milestones

Dec 1 First tracked contest Smokin up the Campground (GBC Qualifier)
Dec 1 First call Smokin up the Campground (GBC Qualifier)
Dec 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.9372 Smokin up the Campground (GBC Qualifier)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.7	Dirty South-KOD	Feb 16, 2018
+4.1	The June Contest	Jun 19, 2020
+1.6	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	Mar 2, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10	GBC Summer Showdown	Jul 30, 2021
-9.4	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	Mar 1, 2019
-7.6	Smokin up the Campground (GBC Qualifier)	Dec 1, 2017
-3.6	Smoke on the Falls	Apr 13, 2018
-3.4	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Competition	Apr 20, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0	0	0%	top 87%	90.4%	90.4%
2020	2	0	0	50%	top 54%	94.7%	94.1%
2019	1	0	0	0%	top 84%	89.5%	89.5%
2018	4	1	1	75%	top 64%	94.3%	92.1%
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 87%	90.1%	90.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 30, 2021	GBC Summer Showdown 🏅 Cumming, GA	34 / 39 (650.7084)	34 (162.8456)	33 (162.2400)	18 (167.9656)	35 (157.6572)
Jul 31, 2020	Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Cumming, GA	29 / 55 (673.1316)	33 (168.5944)	37 (164.5372)	33 (167.4400)	13 (172.5600)
Jun 19, 2020	The June Contest Cumming, GA	14 / 25 (681.6340)	10 (173.1428)	4 (172.5600)	22 (163.3828)	6 (172.5484)
Mar 1, 2019	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	52 / 62 (644.4456)	44 (165.1200)	57 (153.0972)	52 (158.8112)	25 (167.4172)
Apr 20, 2018	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Competition Cornelia, GA	19 / 26 (655.2340)	13 (170.2628)	10 (169.6800)	24 (157.6572)	20 (157.6340)
Apr 13, 2018	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	31 / 38 (656.9940)	36 (161.6572)	27 (164.5256)	19 (167.4056)	32 (163.4056)
Mar 2, 2018	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	33 / 59 (662.1140)	57 (152.4684)	18 (169.1084)	1 (178.8572)	38 (161.6800)
Feb 16, 2018	Dirty South-KOD Powder Springs, GA	7 / 16 (678.7084)	10 (167.3828)	14 (166.2400)	2 (175.4056)	6 (169.6800)
Dec 1, 2017	Smokin up the Campground (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	26 / 30 (648.9372)	27 (160.5144)	28 (158.2400)	6 (171.9772)	26 (158.2056)

THE BARBECUE DEPOT

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 (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)