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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1564
peak 1564 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2017-06-02
latest 2021-06-25
Best ToY finish
#586
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 9 contests
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
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Consistency
±14.50
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.23 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.41)
Road miles
121
mi across 9 mapped stops
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Purse competed for
$51K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
669.39 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (10 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
They almost always walk
89%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 8 of 9 contests
A top-10 category call in 89% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
690.7884
career-best overall
95.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 690.7884 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship — 95.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2021-06-25
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SLAPS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−7.8
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.83 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 67%.
- Pork Ribs avg 163.41
- Chicken avg 171.23
- 1 calls in 9 entries
A strong matchup
5–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (2021-06-25).
- last seen 2019-06-21
- back 2021-06-25
Chicken nemesis
4 of 5
shared chicken entries lost
913 BBQ ahead 80% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, 913 BBQ has out-cooked them in 4 of 5 shared chicken entries.
A June team
Top 10%
average finish in June
Something about June: average finish in the top 10% across 4 contests, versus top 31% the rest of the year.
- 4 June contests
- top 31% the rest of the year
The metronome
±2.01%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.01% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 93.0% of a perfect score
- 9 contests
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
41 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1494 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1564
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1496 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 70%
- Peak
- 1564
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1497 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1564
No shared contest yet.
Level with Oak Park Boys BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#1495 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 64%
- Peak
- 1578
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1502 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 45%
- Peak
- 1564
No shared contest yet.
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#1505 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 86%
- Peak
- 1568
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 7 | 0 | top 33% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 23% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 17% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2021-06-25 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.1 yrs
2017-06-02 → 2021-06-25
Busiest season
2019
5 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
7 of 9 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
8
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 2 wins · 6 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 171.23 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.41)
Walk rate
89%
a top-10 call in 8 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
33%
3 of 9 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests — and still running
Master average
669.39
out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
422
668–136 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
121
9 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1544
average field rating faced — tougher than 33% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$50,850
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 6 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2019-06-21 → 2021-06-25
Power rating
1564
peak 1564 · #1499 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- 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
- 2019
- First overall top-10 Qlathe BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)
- 2021
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.9 | Qlathe BBQ Championship | 2019-03-15 |
| +13.8 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2019-06-21 |
| +13.7 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2021-06-25 |
| +12.1 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | 2018-06-22 |
| +11.8 | *Kelley Wilson BBQ | 2017-06-02 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7 | *Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q | 2018-05-04 |
| -6.7 | Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q | 2019-05-03 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-25 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 5 / 145 (690.7884) | 10 (173.7028) | 31 (170.2628) | 9 (176.0000) | 22 (170.8228) |
| 2019-06-21 | 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) |
| 2019-05-31 | Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 16 / 56 (669.0400) | 1 (179.4400) | 40 (155.3600) | 24 (164.5600) | 14 (169.6800) |
| 2019-05-03 | Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q 🏅 Lansing, KS | 29 / 37 (646.8000) | 5 (176.0000) | 35 (148.5716) | 32 (159.4056) | 21 (162.8228) |
| 2019-04-05 | 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) |
| 2019-03-15 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 7 / 64 (685.7260) | 9 (173.1772) | 2 (178.8572) | 34 (162.2516) | 11 (171.4400) |
| 2018-06-22 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 24 / 185 (662.2172) | 102 (158.2284) | 90 (160.5600) | 3 (176.5944) | 31 (166.8344) |
| 2018-05-04 | *Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS | 23 / 29 (648.4228) | 24 (161.6572) | 25 (157.6800) | 16 (168.0000) | 19 (161.0856) |
| 2017-06-02 | *Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO | 11 / 61 (670.1940) | 1 (177.7028) | 21 (165.1428) | 23 (164.5256) | 18 (162.8228) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — 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) |