High-water mark
694.8344
career-best overall
96.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 694.8344 at Smoke on the Trails — 96.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 11, 2020
Scooter's BBQ
Scooter's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 18 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 4th of 43 at the Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship (2021). They are ranked #1288 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SCOOTERS BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1580
peak 1580 · rated over 14 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
18
in the data
First seen
Aug 23, 2019
latest Aug 16, 2024 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
22% of 18 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
677.30 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 673.13 (+4.17)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.61
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.26 · weakest Brisket (167.44)
Road miles
5,178
across 18 mapped stops · furthest 609 mi
Schedule strength
74%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1594)
Purse competed for
$336K
listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 16 state-championship entries
Master avg
673.13 / 720
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #683 (255 pts) | #827 (200 pts) | #893 (185 pts) | #725 (245 pts) | #550 (380 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #465 (390 pts) | #545 (335 pts) | #579 (325 pts) | #455 (415 pts) | #446 (440 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #461 (230 pts) | #580 (175 pts) | #365 (350 pts) | #553 (180 pts) | #503 (225 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1042 (245 pts) | #1115 (235 pts) | #914 (335 pts) | #1167 (225 pts) | #1100 (245 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Scooter's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
50 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,279 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1581
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Scooter's BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Scooter's BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,282 of the rated field
- Contests
- 30
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1600
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Scooter's BBQ)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before Scooter's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,292 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1587
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Scooter's BBQ)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 28 contests to 18.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,283 of the rated field
- Contests
- 49
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1590
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to Scooter's BBQ)
49 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 14% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,281 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 46%
- Peak
- 1581
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,286 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 56%
- Peak
- 1581
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Scooter's BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA PASADITA | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| TEXAS OIL DUST | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoking OCD | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Rio Valley Meat BBQ | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| Chingon BBQ | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 162.2400 | 169.26 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 174.8456 | 158.2400 | 168.21 | top 44% |
| Pork | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 179.4400 | 159.9312 | 168.23 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 178.8572 | 151.3256 | 167.44 | top 45% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 16 | 0 | top 45% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2 | 87 | 0 | top 23% | Sep 29, 2022 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 2 | 142 | 0 | top 77% | Sep 29, 2022 |
| Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 23% | Aug 20, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
5 contests
Contests a season
3.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
8 of 18 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
14
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,085
finished ahead 1,266 times, behind 1,260
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
Oct 1, 2022 → Aug 16, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20242 milestones
- Peak power rating (1580) Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships
- Most recent contest Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships
20212 milestones
- 10th tracked contest SLV Beat the Heat BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST
20201 milestone
- Career-best overall score694.8344 Smoke on the Trails
20194 milestones
- First tracked contest Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- First call Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.3712 Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- First overall top-10 Viking Grillfestivalen
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15 | Smoke on the Trails | Sep 11, 2020 |
| +14.7 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship | Aug 20, 2021 |
| +13.8 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 | Sep 19, 2020 |
| +11 | 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | Aug 7, 2020 |
| +9.6 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships | Aug 19, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.3 | SLV Beat the Heat BBQ | Aug 6, 2021 |
| -3.1 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
| -0.8 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 | Sep 18, 2020 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 34% | 94.7% | 94.7% |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25% | top 41% | 94.8% | 94.1% |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 48% | 94.8% | 91.8% |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75% | top 36% | 96.5% | 94.8% |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40% | top 58% | 94% | 92.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2024 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 14 / 41 (681.6228) | 20 (168.5600) | 10 (171.9772) | 25 (163.3828) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 136 / 505 (680.5260) | 43 (176.5716) | 404 (159.9772) | 56 (175.4400) | 178 (168.5372) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS | 194 / 249 (670.7540) | 215 (164.5484) | 44 (174.8456) | 237 (160.5372) | 103 (170.8228) |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 10 / 59 (682.2284) | 21 (167.9656) | 24 (167.4172) | 12 (170.8228) | 2 (176.0228) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 87 / 467 (487.3712) | 312 (162.2400) | 144 (169.7028) | 113 (169.7028) | 40 (174.2628) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 142 / 185 (671.3484) | 144 (166.8228) | 108 (169.7028) | 4 (179.4400) | 180 (155.3828) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 4 / 43 (682.8456) | 8 (170.2972) | 9 (169.6800) | 20 (164.0112) | 2 (178.8572) |
| Aug 6, 2021 | SLV Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 37 / 42 (640.9368) | 30 (164.5828) | 30 (165.0972) | 36 (159.9312) | 36 (151.3256) |
| Sep 19, 2020 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 15 / 56 (687.3484) | 4 (177.7028) | 36 (167.9656) | 17 (173.1200) | 33 (168.5600) |
| Sep 18, 2020 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 40 / 56 (670.2056) | 34 (168.5600) | 52 (158.2400) | 37 (168.5600) | 12 (174.8456) |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 7 / 48 (694.8344) | 11 (174.8572) | 10 (173.7144) | 13 (172) | 12 (174.2628) |
| Aug 7, 2020 | 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK | 16 / 54 (676.4684) | 25 (167.9656) | 10 (171.9772) | — | 17 (168.5600) |
| Nov 1, 2019 | Viking Grillfestivalen 🏅 Waco, TX | 9 / 15 (676.4800) | 10 (166.8344) | 3 (173.7028) | 12 (165.6800) | 9 (170.2628) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 242 / 468 (658.7544) | 89 (171.9656) | 124 (169.7144) | 322 (161.0972) | 350 (155.9772) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 127 / 135 (654.7428) | 125 (162.2628) | 119 (161.0972) | 101 (166.8572) | 119 (164.5256) |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Bedford, TX | 26 / 58 (674.8000) | 24 (170.8228) | 15 (170.2744) | 27 (169.7028) | 34 (164) |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 23 / 62 (663.3712) | 4 (174.8456) | 26 (164.5372) | 9 (171.4056) | 41 (152.5828) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.