Their season
2021
their best year
2021 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 82%.
- 3 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 82%
BBQ ODYSSEY
BBQ ODYSSEY is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 30 at the Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival (2021). They are ranked #5848 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1441
peak 1441 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Apr 26, 2019
latest Aug 20, 2021 · 2.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
617.01 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 607.76 (+9.25)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.91
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 153.02 · weakest Brisket (149.10)
Road miles
1,578
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 353 mi
Schedule strength
69%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)
Purse competed for
$60K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
607.76 / 720
7 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 | #720 (195 pts) | #795 (185 pts) | #725 (225 pts) | #818 (170 pts) | #732 (215 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1276 (176 pts) | #1336 (176 pts) | #1323 (176 pts) | #1299 (181 pts) | #1317 (176 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BBQ ODYSSEY, each with one reason worth a look.
90 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,845 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1441
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,840 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1441
Level with BBQ ODYSSEY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,841 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,838 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before BBQ ODYSSEY's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,859 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,837 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before BBQ ODYSSEY's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNT TREES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Pigtamer BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 145.6800 | 152.86 | top 91% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2516 | 141.0856 | 152.78 | top 87% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 145.6572 | 153.02 | top 87% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2628 | 135.9428 | 149.10 | top 87% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 90% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 94% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original SD BBQ Championship | 2 | 36 | 0 | top 92% | Jun 4, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SD
4 of 7 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
147
finished ahead 20 times, behind 228
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20212 milestones
- Career-best overall score627.2684 Original SD BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival
20201 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.2744 Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest
20192 milestones
- First tracked contest LuLu's Brew & Que
- Peak power rating (1487) LuLu's Brew & Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.6 | LuLu's Brew & Que | Apr 26, 2019 |
| -11.6 | Original SD BBQ Championship | May 31, 2019 |
| -10.3 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ | Aug 23, 2019 |
| -9.2 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest | Aug 21, 2020 |
| -6.5 | Original SD BBQ Championship | Jun 4, 2021 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 87.1% | 86.8% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 82.9% | 82.9% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 85.3% | 82.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2021 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 22 / 30 (623.8288) | 24 (154.2400) | 20 (158.8344) | 24 (153.6572) | 20 (157.0972) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Miles City Cowtown Cook Off 🏅 Miles City, MT | 22 / 25 (622.7660) | 22 (158.2856) | 18 (162.2516) | 25 (145.6572) | 20 (156.5716) |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD | 42 / 49 (627.2684) | 46 (150.2056) | 41 (155.9772) | 36 (162.8228) | 38 (158.2628) |
| Aug 21, 2020 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 43 / 43 (597.0056) | 34 (166.2744) | 43 (141.0856) | 37 (153.7028) | 43 (135.9428) |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ 🏅 Hill City, SD | 31 / 31 (614.1604) | 31 (147.3828) | 30 (154.2516) | 24 (159.9772) | 29 (152.5488) |
| May 31, 2019 | Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD | 36 / 37 (593.4972) | 36 (147.9656) | 34 (150.8000) | 35 (149.0744) | 35 (145.6572) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | LuLu's Brew & Que 🏅 Brighton, CO | 39 / 40 (575.7944) | 39 (145.6800) | 38 (146.2288) | 40 (146.2628) | 39 (137.6228) |