BUILDERS BBQ

BUILDERS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 12th of 44 at the Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest (2018). They are ranked #3595 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,595

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1491

peak 1526 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 17, 2018

latest Mar 24, 2023 · 4.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#519

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

685.1316 / 720

Master · Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off

Perfect 180s

Current form

648.76 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 661.11 (-12.35)

Walk rate

36%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Pork · Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge

Consistency

±15.40

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 169.42 · weakest Chicken (163.66)

Road miles

1,083

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 161 mi

Schedule strength

86%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1618)

Purse competed for

$111K

listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 10 state-championship entries

Master avg

661.11 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

685.1316 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.1316 at Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 28, 2020

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Ambition Que has finished one call ahead of BUILDERS BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 32%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 32%

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.8 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.76 points below their pork, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 23%.

Chicken avg 163.66
Pork avg 169.42
1 call in 13 entries

Pork nemesis

8 of 11 shared pork entries lost

GETTIN' BASTED ahead 73% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 8 of 11 shared pork entries.

They cook the hard rooms

1618 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 86% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1618 power rating — a tougher draw than 86% of every rated contest in the data.

13 rated contests

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

TAILGATE GUYS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 45% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 45% across 3 contests, versus top 63% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 63% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.14% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.14% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.8% of a perfect score
14 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
2023 ↗	Master	#1248 (61 pts)	#1299 (66 pts)	#1049 (141 pts)	#1282 (61 pts)	#1271 (66 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#986 (120 pts)	#1051 (120 pts)	#1090 (125 pts)	#854 (180 pts)	#882 (170 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#988 (117 pts)	#1045 (117 pts)	#1081 (117 pts)	#482 (387 pts)	#1020 (117 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#519 (186 pts)	#431 (271 pts)	#612 (166 pts)	#493 (226 pts)	#656 (131 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1113 (220 pts)	#1276 (185 pts)	#858 (365 pts)	#1184 (220 pts)	#1111 (240 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1138 (233 pts)	#1312 (183 pts)	#1119 (258 pts)	#1196 (233 pts)	#1327 (183 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BUILDERS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

FLAMIN' M&M

#3,610 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BUILDERS BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BUILDERS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 29, 2021

⚔ Head-to-head

FREDDY RAY'S BBQ

#3,614 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1491

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BUILDERS BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than BUILDERS BBQ has cooked, 8 to 14, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2022

⚔ Head-to-head

Slaughter House BBQ

#3,607 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1491

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BUILDERS BBQ)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2018.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jul 24, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN

#3,581 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1547

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to BUILDERS BBQ)

They've been 1547 at their best, 56 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 42 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2022

⚔ Head-to-head

TAILGATE GUYS BBQ

#3,606 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 67
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1540

5–1 in 6 shared contests (83% to BUILDERS BBQ)

67 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 9% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 67 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Q/TANG CLAN

#3,602 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before BUILDERS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

⚔ Compare careers

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GETTIN' BASTED	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
Heavy Smoke BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
WOOD HOOK BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Fergolicious BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	1	0	175.4400	152.5372	163.66	top 68%
Pork Ribs	14	1	1	174.8572	147.3600	164.18	top 61%
Pork	13	3	1	177.7028	158.7884	169.42	top 45%
Brisket	13	1	0	169.7256	154.8000	163.97	top 64%

“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)	9	0	top 73%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 41%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	11	0	top 69%
KS	2	0	top 33%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge	2	18	0	top 70%	Mar 26, 2021
Anchor City Cook off	2	14	0	top 51%	Oct 11, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 3 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 12 of 14 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 11 2 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 14 entries · 0 wins · 1 call

Opponents faced 796 finished ahead 656 times, behind 655

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

20231 milestone

Mar 24 Most recent contest Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1)

20212 milestones

Mar 26 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7028 Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge
Mar 27 10th tracked contest Mother Road BBQ Competition

20201 milestone

Aug 28 Career-best overall score685.1316 Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off

20184 milestones

Aug 17 First tracked contest Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Aug 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.0516 Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Oct 12 First call Anchor City Cook Off
Oct 12 Peak power rating (1526) Anchor City Cook Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.5	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 15, 2018
+9.6	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	Aug 17, 2018
+8	Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off	Aug 28, 2020
+4.6	Anchor City Cook Off	Oct 12, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.7	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	Aug 2, 2019
-8.7	Mother Road BBQ Competition	Mar 27, 2021
-5.4	Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1)	Mar 24, 2023
-5.3	Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 2	Mar 26, 2022
-3.9	Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 1	Mar 25, 2022

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	2	0%	top 88%	88.8%	88.8%
2022	2	0%	top 82%	90.4%	90.2%
2021	2	100%	top 82%	92.7%	90.6%
2020	2	50%	top 58%	95.2%	94.1%
2019	3	33%	top 65%	93.9%	91.6%
2018	3	33%	top 32%	94%	93.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 24, 2023	Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 St. Robert, MO	23 / 26 (639.2000)	22 (162.2400)	23 (157.6572)	23 (158.7884)	22 (160.5144)
Mar 24, 2023	Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (One Meat Ribs) St. Robert, MO	—	—	18 (165.6800)	—	—
Mar 26, 2022	Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 2 🏅 St. Robert, MO	33 / 39 (650.6284)	39 (153.0744)	24 (167.3828)	32 (162.7884)	24 (167.3828)
Mar 25, 2022	Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 1 🏅 St. Robert, MO	30 / 38 (648.9712)	38 (153.6228)	31 (154.8000)	13 (170.8228)	16 (169.7256)
Mar 27, 2021	Mother Road BBQ Competition 🏅 Waynesville, MO	30 / 32 (637.6232)	31 (152.5372)	32 (147.3600)	8 (175.4516)	27 (162.2744)
Mar 26, 2021	Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge 🏅 St. Roberts, MO	37 / 52 (667.3712)	46 (162.2628)	46 (158.8572)	3 (177.7028)	27 (168.5484)
Sep 11, 2020	Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge 🏅 St. Roberts, MO	18 / 26 (670.1484)	8 (174.2972)	22 (162.2400)	12 (170.8228)	24 (162.7884)
Aug 28, 2020	Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off 🏅 Nevada, MO	17 / 37 (685.1316)	12 (174.2972)	17 (170.2972)	15 (173.1200)	22 (167.4172)
Oct 11, 2019	Anchor City Cook off 🏅 Centralia, MO	14 / 25 (675.9088)	21 (165.0972)	2 (174.8572)	14 (166.8344)	10 (169.1200)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	204 / 468 (663.8744)	357 (159.3828)	47 (174.2744)	25 (175.4172)	373 (154.8000)
Aug 2, 2019	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ 🏅 Laurie, MO	29 / 30 (639.8400)	26 (163.9772)	29 (157.6916)	29 (162.2400)	29 (155.9312)
Oct 12, 2018	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	15 / 33 (665.5888)	22 (162.2516)	11 (170.8228)	10 (171.9772)	22 (160.5372)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	108 / 467 (677.1088)	34 (175.4400)	199 (167.4288)	142 (169.1200)	202 (165.1200)
Aug 17, 2018	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	12 / 44 (673.0516)	15 (169.1200)	11 (169.1200)	17 (167.3944)	15 (167.4172)

BUILDERS BBQ

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 (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

Pork nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

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)