PB&J SMOKIN OLD MEN

PB&J SMOKIN OLD MEN is a competition barbecue team with 24 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 11th of 58 at the Racing For The BBQ (2013). They are ranked #5794 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “PB&J SMOKIN' OLD MEN” and “P.B.&J Smokin Old Men”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,794

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1443

peak 1511 · rated over 24 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 26, 2013

latest Sep 12, 2019 · 6.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1055

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 24 contests

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

670.1600 / 720

Master · Racing For The BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

638.58 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 629.10 (+9.48)

Walk rate

17%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572

Pork Ribs · Racing for the BBQ

Consistency

±38.54

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 161.50 · weakest Brisket (156.73)

Road miles

1,363

across 24 mapped stops · furthest 539 mi

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)

Purse competed for

$107K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

629.10 / 720

24 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

670.1600 career-best overall

93.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.1600 at Racing For The BBQ — 93.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 26, 2013

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

16–0 behind in the head-to-head

Sublime BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Sublime BBQ has come out ahead in 16 of their 16 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.77 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 4%.

Brisket avg 156.73
Pork Ribs avg 161.50
3 calls in 23 entries

A strong matchup

9–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Brewski and Barbeque in 9 of their 12 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

15 of 16 shared pork ribs entries lost

Sublime BBQ ahead 94% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Sublime BBQ has out-cooked them in 15 of 16 shared pork ribs entries.

A July team

Top 36% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 36% across 3 contests, versus top 64% the rest of the year.

3 July contests
top 64% the rest of the year

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
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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PB&J SMOKIN OLD MEN, each with one reason worth a look.

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

CAN'T STOP THE SMOKE

#5,783 of the rated field

1443 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to PB&J SMOKIN OLD MEN)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — PB&J SMOKIN OLD MEN ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Oct 29, 2016

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN MAN GAME DAY BBQ

#5,791 of the rated field

1443 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1443

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to PB&J SMOKIN OLD MEN)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

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ARKANSAW HOG SAUCE

#5,792 of the rated field

1443 power rating

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

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to PB&J SMOKIN OLD MEN)

Fewer contests behind them than PB&J SMOKIN OLD MEN has cooked, 10 to 24, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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MUDDY BUTTS BBQ

#5,780 of the rated field

1443 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1443

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

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before PB&J SMOKIN OLD MEN's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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KIRBBQ

#5,798 of the rated field

1443 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1443

24 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 4% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Nov 8, 2024

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Black Crown Barbeque

#5,797 of the rated field

1443 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1443

They turned up 8 years after PB&J SMOKIN OLD MEN did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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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	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
Sublime BBQ	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
PARK AVENUE PORK	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
Big Wigs BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
Brewski and Barbeque	12	9	3	75%	⚔ compare
OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
BROWNIES BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
Hawg Wild	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BULLS BBQ BUNCH	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	24	0	0	0	166.8228	144.4916	159.52	top 63%
Pork Ribs	24	1	0	1	174.8572	146.2284	161.50	top 53%
Pork	24	0	0	0	168.5372	145.0628	157.88	top 67%
Brisket	23	3	1	1	174.2628	139.3484	156.73	top 61%

“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)	3	0	top 68%
Large (40+)	21	0	top 64%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	16	top 68%
MO	7	top 55%
CO	1	top 76%

Repeat visits (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%	Jun 24, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 5 contests

Contests a season 3.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 16 of 24 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 22 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 2,016 finished ahead 1,434 times, behind 3,454

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

20191 milestone

Sep 12 Most recent contest 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST

20142 milestones

Jul 25 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8572 Racing for the BBQ
Oct 2 10th tracked contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

20136 milestones

Jul 26 First tracked contest Racing For The BBQ
Jul 26 First call Racing For The BBQ
Jul 26 First category win (Brisket) Racing For The BBQ
Jul 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.1600 Racing For The BBQ
Jul 26 Career-best overall score670.1600 Racing For The BBQ
Jul 26 Peak power rating (1511) Racing For The BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.1	Racing For The BBQ	Jul 26, 2013
+9.5	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 27, 2014
+7.6	Racing for the BBQ	Jul 25, 2014
+3.3	Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)	May 31, 2019
+2.6	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	Jun 23, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.5	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle	Jun 22, 2018
-11.5	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge	Aug 1, 2013
-11.3	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	Oct 3, 2015
-8.8	9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge	Apr 21, 2017
-6.9	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 3, 2013

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	4	0	25%	top 68%	90.1%	88.4%
2018	3	0	0%	top 84%	89.7%	80.5%
2017	2	0	0%	top 69%	88.4%	87.4%
2016	2	0	0%	top 70%	87.4%	87.2%
2015	3	0	0%	top 70%	89.9%	86.8%
2014	5	0	20%	top 48%	92.1%	90.3%
2013	5	1	40%	top 59%	93.1%	88.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 12, 2019	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)
Jun 21, 2019	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)
Jun 7, 2019	Buskers, Brews & BBQ 🏅 Aurora, CO	29 / 38 (631.2460)	24 (161.0972)	22 (166.8572)	30 (154.7772)	35 (148.5144)
May 31, 2019	Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO	29 / 56 (648.4344)	48 (153.0972)	24 (163.3828)	34 (159.9544)	10 (172)
Sep 15, 2018	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)
Jun 22, 2018	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS	181 / 185 (459.8856)	83 (160.5828)	167 (146.7772)	139 (152.5256)	—
Apr 20, 2018	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)
Jun 23, 2017	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)
Apr 21, 2017	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)
Oct 29, 2016	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)
Jun 24, 2016	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)
Oct 3, 2015	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)
Jun 26, 2015	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)
Apr 17, 2015	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)
Oct 2, 2014	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)
Aug 1, 2014	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	51 / 70 (637.5424)	39 (164.5944)	50 (159.3484)	64 (154.7884)	42 (158.8112)
Jul 25, 2014	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	17 / 54 (663.3140)	25 (166.8228)	3 (174.8572)	28 (165.1428)	38 (156.4912)
Jul 3, 2014	Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest Liberty, MO	18 / 31 (648.4340)	22 (163.4056)	22 (159.9772)	19 (162.7884)	12 (162.2628)
Jun 27, 2014	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)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	402 / 535 (615.9312)	321 (158.8228)	306 (157.7144)	441 (150.8800)	426 (148.5140)
Sep 13, 2013	Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS	24 / 53 (646.7084)	24 (163.9772)	19 (165.1316)	29 (160.5028)	30 (157.0968)
Aug 23, 2013	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	26 / 38 (611.8396)	29 (153.1428)	27 (146.2284)	35 (145.0628)	7 (167.4056)
Aug 1, 2013	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	63 / 74 (628.9708)	47 (162.8456)	46 (161.6800)	63 (154.1940)	66 (150.2512)
Jul 26, 2013	Racing For The BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	11 / 58 (670.1600)	40 (162.2400)	17 (168.5372)	26 (165.1200)	1 (174.2628)

PB&J SMOKIN OLD MEN

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 (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

A July team

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)