They almost always walk
80%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 8 of 10 contests
A top-10 category call in 80% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
STAR CITY BBQ
STAR CITY BBQ 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 29 at the GOBS Que (2019). They are ranked #1572 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1560
peak 1560 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
May 18, 2018
latest Jun 4, 2021 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
40% of 10 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
679.68 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 667.14 (+12.54)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.18
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.86 · weakest Brisket (164.03)
Road miles
687
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 206 mi
Schedule strength
85%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1615)
Purse competed for
$72K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
667.14 / 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 | #902 (125 pts) | #795 (185 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #826 (165 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #769 (95 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #490 (235 pts) | #542 (185 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #530 (623 pts) | #657 (523 pts) | #372 (878 pts) | #572 (608 pts) | #714 (468 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to STAR CITY BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
39 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,579 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1559
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,580 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1559
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,581 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1564
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 5 years before STAR CITY BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,577 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1559
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before STAR CITY BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#1,575 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 86%
- Peak
- 1559
4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careers#1,569 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1560
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 13 contests, alongside a 23% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| FAIRWAY SMOKERS | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| ELWOOD BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM CRAWFORD | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM BREW & QUE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| HELPING U BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SMACKIN' BUTTS BBQ, NE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Bohica BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 157.7032 | 168.29 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 178.8800 | 146.2516 | 166.05 | top 44% |
| Pork | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 147.9428 | 168.86 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1084 | 157.6912 | 164.03 | top 58% |
“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) | 6 | 0 | top 39% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 49% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
5 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NE
7 of 10 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
9
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
10 entries · 1 win · 6 calls
Opponents faced
191
finished ahead 201 times, behind 138
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Sep 20, 2019 → Oct 2, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20213 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Big Blue BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1560) Big Blue BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Big Blue BBQ Championship
20195 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
- First overall top-10 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.3484 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8800 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score686.2056 Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge
20182 milestones
- First tracked contest 7th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
- First call Seward County Fair Rib Rally (COMPETITORS SERIES)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.8 | 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | May 28, 2021 |
| +11.9 | 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | May 31, 2019 |
| +11.8 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest | Oct 2, 2020 |
| +11 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge | Aug 31, 2019 |
| +10.7 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | Jun 4, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.6 | 7th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | May 18, 2018 |
| -6.7 | Q for a Cause | Apr 26, 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 29% | 94.6% | 94.6% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 27% | 94% | 94% |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 80% | top 40% | 95.3% | 93% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 93% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2021 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 9 / 28 (681.0168) | 7 (173.7028) | 23 (165.0856) | 2 (175.4056) | 15 (166.8228) |
| May 28, 2021 | 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE | 12 / 46 (680.5256) | 5 (175.4172) | 34 (162.2628) | 7 (174.2856) | 25 (168.5600) |
| Oct 2, 2020 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 18 / 66 (676.5024) | 29 (169.6684) | 3 (173.7372) | 5 (175.4056) | 55 (157.6912) |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 12 / 34 (674.1596) | 25 (162.8228) | 5 (171.9884) | 10 (173.1084) | 18 (166.2400) |
| Aug 31, 2019 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 8 / 28 (686.2056) | 14 (168.5372) | 8 (172) | 4 (176.5600) | 10 (169.1084) |
| Aug 9, 2019 | GOBS Que 🏅 Arlington, NE | 7 / 29 (671.8968) | 11 (167.9656) | 4 (172.5600) | 13 (167.9884) | 13 (163.3828) |
| May 31, 2019 | 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE | 10 / 39 (679.3484) | 12 (170.2628) | 1 (178.8800) | 17 (166.8228) | 22 (163.3828) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Q for a Cause 🏅 Papillion, NE | 28 / 32 (637.5772) | 15 (168.5600) | 32 (146.2516) | 29 (162.2512) | 25 (160.5144) |
| Aug 11, 2018 | Seward County Fair Rib Rally (COMPETITORS SERIES) Seward, NE | — | — | 2 (166.8800) | — | — |
| May 18, 2018 | 7th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 39 / 42 (617.0520) | 37 (157.7032) | 38 (150.8460) | 39 (147.9428) | 26 (160.5600) |