PB&J SMOKIN OLD MEN

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5781

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1442

peak 1504 · rated over 22 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-08-01

latest 2019-09-12

Best ToY finish

#1055

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 22 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

663.3140 / 720

Master · Racing for the BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

638.58 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 627.83 (+10.74)

Walk rate

14%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572

Pork Ribs · Racing for the BBQ

Consistency

±39.16

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 161.35 · weakest Brisket (156.29)

Road miles

1,326

mi across 22 mapped stops · furthest 539 mi

Schedule strength

29%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)

Purse competed for

$107K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

627.83 / 720

22 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

High-water mark

663.3140 career-best overall

92.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 663.3140 at Racing for the BBQ — 92.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-07-25

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 48%.

5 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 48%

A tough matchup

15–1 behind in the head-to-head

HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB ahead in 94% of their meetings

HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB has come out ahead in 15 of their 16 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.07 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 5%.

Brisket avg 156.29
Pork Ribs avg 161.35
2 calls in 21 entries

A strong matchup

8–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 73% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Brewski and Barbeque in 8 of their 11 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

15 of 15 shared pork ribs entries lost

Sublime BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Sublime BBQ has out-cooked them in 15 of 15 shared pork ribs entries.

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

SHOP BOYS BBQ

#5777 of the rated field

1442 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1442

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to PB&J SMOKIN OLD MEN)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PB&J SMOKIN OLD MEN has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2025-08-01

⚔ Head-to-head

On the Dotte Smokers

#5782 of the rated field

1442 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

3–2 in 5 shared contests (60% to PB&J SMOKIN OLD MEN)

They've been 1501 at their best, 59 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

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Nice Rack

#5776 of the rated field

1442 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1500

3–3 in 6 shared contests (50% to PB&J SMOKIN OLD MEN)

Fewer contests behind them than PB&J SMOKIN OLD MEN has cooked, 13 to 22, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

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Smoking Our Butts Off

#5774 of the rated field

1442 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1442

5–1 in 6 shared contests (83% to PB&J SMOKIN OLD MEN)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

Q-CHIPS

#5778 of the rated field

1442 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1442

4–1 in 5 shared contests (80% to PB&J SMOKIN OLD MEN)

Level with PB&J SMOKIN OLD MEN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2021-09-16

⚔ Head-to-head

FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC

#5775 of the rated field

1442 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1442

No shared contest yet.

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 10% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2020-01-17

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
Sublime BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
BROWNIES BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
Big Wigs BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
PARK AVENUE PORK	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
Brewski and Barbeque	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare
Hawg Wild	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
BIG BULLS BBQ BUNCH	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	22	0	0	166.8228	144.4916	159.43	top 63%
Pork Ribs	22	1	1	174.8572	146.2284	161.35	top 54%
Pork	22	0	0	168.5372	145.0628	157.87	top 67%
Brisket	21	2	0	172.0000	139.3484	156.29	top 63%

“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	Avg finish
KS	16	top 68%
MO	5	top 58%
CO	1	top 76%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 68%
Large (40+)	19	0	top 66%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	3	42	0	top 48%	2016-06-24

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6.1 yrs 2013-08-01 → 2019-09-12

Busiest season 2014 5 contests

Contests a season 3.1 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 16 of 22 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 20 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 22 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 161.35 · weakest Brisket (156.29)

Walk rate 14% a top-10 call in 3 of 22 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 22 contests

Master average 627.83 out of 720 · 22 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,846 1,243–3,056 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,326 22 mapped stops · furthest 539 mi

Schedule strength 1539 average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests

Purse competed for $106,850 listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 8 state-championship entries

Power rating 1442 peak 1504 · #5781 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Aug 1 First tracked contest Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
Aug 23 First call Smokin' on Oak
2014
Jun 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6460 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Jul 25 Career-best overall score663.3140 Racing for the BBQ
Jul 25 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8572 Racing for the BBQ
Jul 25 Peak power rating (1504) Racing for the BBQ
2015
Jun 26 10th tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
2019
Sep 12 Most recent contest 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.6	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	2014-06-27
+7.7	Racing for the BBQ	2014-07-25
+3.4	Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)	2019-05-31
+3.1	Battle of the Brisket	2013-09-13
+2.8	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	2017-06-23

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.3	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle	2018-06-22
-11.9	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	2015-10-03
-11	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge	2013-08-01
-8.7	9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge	2017-04-21
-6.7	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	2019-09-12

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	4	25%	top 68%	90.1%	88.4%
2018	3	0%	top 84%	89.7%	80.5%
2017	2	0%	top 69%	88.4%	87.4%
2016	2	0%	top 70%	87.4%	87.2%
2015	3	0%	top 70%	89.9%	86.8%
2014	5	20%	top 48%	92.1%	90.3%
2013	3	33%	top 66%	89.8%	87.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	375 / 468 (632.4460)	457 (144.4916)	312 (161.7028)	204 (166.8344)	302 (159.4172)
2019-06-21	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	114 / 183 (635.2228)	78 (162.2400)	127 (154.8228)	43 (168.5372)	152 (149.6228)
2019-06-07	Buskers, Brews & BBQ 🏅 Aurora, CO	29 / 38 (631.2460)	24 (161.0972)	22 (166.8572)	30 (154.7772)	35 (148.5144)
2019-05-31	Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO	29 / 56 (648.4344)	48 (153.0972)	24 (163.3828)	34 (159.9544)	10 (172.0000)
2018-09-15	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	325 / 467 (645.5428)	298 (163.3828)	296 (162.8456)	355 (158.2172)	292 (161.0972)
2018-06-22	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS	181 / 185 (459.8856)	83 (160.5828)	167 (146.7772)	139 (152.5256)	—
2018-04-20	10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	39 / 46 (633.5656)	42 (153.1200)	35 (159.3944)	35 (157.6456)	26 (163.4056)
2017-06-23	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	87 / 184 (636.4912)	129 (154.2628)	78 (161.1656)	116 (157.0856)	50 (163.9772)
2017-04-21	9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	58 / 64 (622.6512)	46 (161.0972)	31 (163.4056)	57 (154.7884)	62 (143.3600)
2016-10-29	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS	434 / 557 (629.6000)	417 (157.6800)	271 (165.1428)	441 (157.0856)	474 (149.6916)
2016-06-24	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	112 / 183 (625.6572)	61 (162.8572)	70 (162.2972)	139 (152.5256)	142 (147.9772)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	563 / 606 (599.1772)	549 (150.2288)	368 (161.6688)	565 (147.9312)	573 (139.3484)
2015-06-26	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	109 / 183 (628.4228)	86 (160.5600)	59 (163.9772)	72 (162.8228)	166 (141.0628)
2015-04-17	VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	27 / 47 (647.3256)	24 (165.1312)	29 (161.1200)	27 (160.5372)	31 (160.5372)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	310 / 552 (650.2404)	419 (158.2744)	110 (170.2972)	346 (161.0972)	309 (160.5716)
2014-08-01	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	51 / 70 (637.5424)	39 (164.5944)	50 (159.3484)	64 (154.7884)	42 (158.8112)
2014-07-25	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	17 / 54 (663.3140)	25 (166.8228)	3 (174.8572)	28 (165.1428)	38 (156.4912)
2014-07-03	Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest Liberty, MO	18 / 31 (648.4340)	22 (163.4056)	22 (159.9772)	19 (162.7884)	12 (162.2628)
2014-06-27	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	42 / 184 (649.6460)	60 (164.5372)	98 (157.7144)	88 (158.2744)	19 (169.1200)
2013-09-13	Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS	24 / 53 (646.7084)	24 (163.9772)	19 (165.1316)	29 (160.5028)	30 (157.0968)
2013-08-23	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	26 / 38 (611.8396)	29 (153.1428)	27 (146.2284)	35 (145.0628)	7 (167.4056)
2013-08-01	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	63 / 74 (628.9708)	47 (162.8456)	46 (161.6800)	63 (154.1940)	66 (150.2512)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1055 (240 pts)	#1080 (245 pts)	#1076 (260 pts)	#1108 (240 pts)	#939 (315 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1212 (218 pts)	#1271 (218 pts)	#1215 (243 pts)	#1279 (213 pts)	#961 (318 pts)