Happy hunting ground
Top 4%
average finish here
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 4% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 5th
- average top 4%
Oak Park Boys BBQ
Oak Park Boys BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 5th of 145 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (2021). They are ranked #1501 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1564
peak 1564 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Jun 2, 2017
latest Jun 25, 2021 · 4.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
33% of 9 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
671.59 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 669.39 (+2.20)
Walk rate
89%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.50
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.23 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.41)
Road miles
121
across 9 mapped stops
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Purse competed for
$51K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
669.39 / 720
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #739 (185 pts) | #920 (135 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #885 (145 pts) | #1193 (75 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #586 (560 pts) | #382 (850 pts) | #678 (500 pts) | #693 (480 pts) | #726 (460 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1489 (129 pts) | #1713 (119 pts) | #1758 (114 pts) | #953 (334 pts) | #1506 (144 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Oak Park Boys BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
35 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,498 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1564
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,499 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1564
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,496 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1564
Level with Oak Park Boys BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,505 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1563
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,502 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 45%
- Peak
- 1564
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before Oak Park Boys BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,504 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 86%
- Peak
- 1568
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fat&Dumb BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH i QUE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| B&D BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| POWER I BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| A BBQ TEAM - MO | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 179.4400 | 158.2284 | 171.23 | top 24% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 148.5716 | 163.41 | top 48% |
| Pork | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176.5944 | 159.4056 | 168.50 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 159.9544 | 166.25 | top 34% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 17% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 4% | Jun 25, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
5 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
7 of 9 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
8
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
421
finished ahead 668 times, behind 136
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 21, 2019 → Jun 25, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20213 milestones
- Career-best overall score690.7884 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1564) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20192 milestones
- First overall top-10 Qlathe BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)
20174 milestones
- First tracked contest Kelley Wilson BBQ
- First call Kelley Wilson BBQ
- First category win (Chicken) Kelley Wilson BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.1940 Kelley Wilson BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.9 | Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 15, 2019 |
| +13.7 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2019 |
| +13.7 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 25, 2021 |
| +12.1 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | Jun 22, 2018 |
| +11.8 | Kelley Wilson BBQ | Jun 2, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7 | Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q | May 4, 2018 |
| -6.7 | Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q | May 3, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 3% | 95.9% | 95.9% |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 33% | 95.2% | 93.1% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 46% | 92% | 91% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 18% | 93.1% | 93.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 5 / 145 (690.7884) | 10 (173.7028) | 31 (170.2628) | 9 (176) | 22 (170.8228) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 8 / 183 (682.2856) | 47 (166.3200) | 28 (170.2628) | 7 (174.8800) | 22 (170.8228) |
| May 31, 2019 | Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 16 / 56 (669.0400) | 1 (179.4400) | 40 (155.3600) | 24 (164.5600) | 14 (169.6800) |
| May 3, 2019 | Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q 🏅 Lansing, KS | 29 / 37 (646.8000) | 5 (176) | 35 (148.5716) | 32 (159.4056) | 21 (162.8228) |
| Apr 5, 2019 | VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits 🏅 Overland Park, KS | 22 / 53 (669.0516) | 6 (174.8688) | 30 (163.9656) | 11 (170.2628) | 36 (159.9544) |
| Mar 15, 2019 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 7 / 64 (685.7260) | 9 (173.1772) | 2 (178.8572) | 34 (162.2516) | 11 (171.4400) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 24 / 185 (662.2172) | 102 (158.2284) | 90 (160.5600) | 3 (176.5944) | 31 (166.8344) |
| May 4, 2018 | Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS | 23 / 29 (648.4228) | 24 (161.6572) | 25 (157.6800) | 16 (168) | 19 (161.0856) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO | 11 / 61 (670.1940) | 1 (177.7028) | 21 (165.1428) | 23 (164.5256) | 18 (162.8228) |