BBQ Bravado

BBQ Bravado is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 9th of 28 at the Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off (2019). They are ranked #3484 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,484

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1494

peak 1506 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 21, 2018

latest Sep 16, 2022 · 4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#739

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

11% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

671.3484 / 720

Master · Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

660.22 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 655.68 (+4.55)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2628

Pork · Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off

Consistency

±11.62

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 166.01 · weakest Chicken (161.24)

Road miles

748

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 94 mi

Schedule strength

75%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1595)

Purse competed for

$83K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

655.68 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

671.3484 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 671.3484 at Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 20, 2019

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.8 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.77 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 33%.

Chicken avg 161.24
Pork Ribs avg 166.01
1 call in 9 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TRIANGLE S BAR B Q in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Beats, Brews, & BBQ (Jun 11, 2021).

last seen Sep 20, 2019
back Jun 11, 2021

Pork Ribs nemesis

8 of 8 shared pork ribs entries lost

Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared pork ribs entries.

A September team

Top 52% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 52% across 4 contests, versus top 64% the rest of the year.

4 September contests
top 64% the rest of the year

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The metronome

±1.61% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.61% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.1% 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
2022 ↗	Master	#778 (199 pts)	#852 (189 pts)	#819 (229 pts)	#606 (329 pts)	#705 (259 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#739 (185 pts)	#673 (245 pts)	#704 (235 pts)	#855 (155 pts)	#767 (190 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1012 (258 pts)	#1175 (218 pts)	#844 (373 pts)	#1203 (213 pts)	#928 (323 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

BAD TO THE BONE TOO

#3,488 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1517

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before BBQ Bravado's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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SOUTH COAST BBQ

#3,476 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

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 Oct 2, 2014

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Jessie Raes BBQ

#3,502 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1528

They've been 1528 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Nov 21, 2025

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3 Master Basters

#3,478 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before BBQ Bravado's first contest.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 23, 2023

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BIG SLAB BBQ

#3,489 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

Level with BBQ Bravado on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2019

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ZIP'S Q

#3,469 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1494

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 5, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HOLLOW Q	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BURNIN' SANDS BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN DAN	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	1	0	169.7256	146.8000	161.24	top 70%
Pork Ribs	9	3	1	172	158.2856	166.01	top 50%
Pork	9	2	0	174.2628	152	165.30	top 55%
Brisket	9	1	0	171.4056	151.9200	163.13	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)	7	0	top 61%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 73%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
OK	7	0	top 61%
KS	1	0	top 79%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off	2	15	0	top 58%	Sep 16, 2022
Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off	2	9	0	top 45%	Sep 20, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 3 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OK 7 of 9 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 7 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 203 finished ahead 115 times, behind 235

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Sep 20, 2019 → Jun 11, 2021

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

20222 milestones

Sep 16 Career-best single call (Pork)174.2628 Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
Sep 16 Most recent contest Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off

20194 milestones

Sep 20 First overall top-10 Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off
Sep 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3484 Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off
Sep 20 Career-best overall score671.3484 Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off
Sep 20 Peak power rating (1506) Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off

20182 milestones

Sep 21 First tracked contest Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off
Sep 21 First call Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.3	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off	Sep 20, 2019
+3.3	Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off	Sep 16, 2022
+1.6	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off	Sep 21, 2018
+1.4	Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off	Sep 10, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.9	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest	Jun 10, 2022
-4.6	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1	Mar 22, 2019
-3.1	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival	May 6, 2022
-2.7	Beats, Brews, & BBQ	Jun 11, 2021
-1.6	Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival	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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	3	0	33%	top 68%	92.8%	91.2%
2021	2	0	50%	top 66%	92.7%	92.4%
2019	3	1	33%	top 60%	93.2%	90.4%
2018	1	0	100%	top 59%	89.9%	89.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 16, 2022	Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK	22 / 39 (668.4572)	23 (166.8572)	27 (162.8000)	6 (174.2628)	26 (164.5372)
Jun 10, 2022	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	23 / 29 (654.7196)	29 (157.0740)	15 (167.4400)	17 (165.6800)	17 (164.5256)
May 6, 2022	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival 🏅 Bixby, OK	26 / 38 (646.7656)	24 (164.5600)	24 (163.3828)	32 (152)	16 (166.8228)
Sep 10, 2021	Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK	15 / 25 (667.3368)	7 (169.7256)	10 (172)	19 (160.5256)	15 (165.0856)
Jun 11, 2021	Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK	18 / 25 (663.8396)	17 (166.2628)	13 (168.5600)	20 (165.0740)	17 (163.9428)
Sep 20, 2019	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK	9 / 28 (671.3484)	16 (164.5600)	2 (172)	19 (163.3828)	4 (171.4056)
May 3, 2019	Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival 🏅	36 / 56 (639.7712)	49 (151.3488)	30 (162.8112)	23 (167.4056)	36 (158.2056)
Mar 22, 2019	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK	61 / 74 (641.5656)	53 (163.9772)	61 (158.2856)	36 (167.3828)	66 (151.9200)
Sep 21, 2018	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	17 / 29 (647.2800)	28 (146.8000)	10 (166.8344)	6 (171.9656)	16 (161.6800)

BBQ Bravado

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 (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

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)