A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
THE BBQ BUS ahead in 100% of their meetings
THE BBQ BUS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Chunky Monkey BBQ
Chunky Monkey BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 16th of 22 at the Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (). They are ranked #5398 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1454
peak 1454 · rated over 6 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jul 19, 2019
latest Oct 22, 2021 · 2.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
618.72 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 617.57 (+1.15)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.97
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.96 · weakest Brisket (151.21)
Road miles
857
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 654 mi
Schedule strength
69%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)
Purse competed for
$39K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
617.57 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Chunky Monkey BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
124 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,388 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1454
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,395 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#5,376 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 5 years before Chunky Monkey BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,405 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1454
Level with Chunky Monkey BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,378 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,399 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE BBQ BUS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8112 | 143.9428 | 154.65 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 137.6572 | 154.90 | top 77% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 150.2628 | 157.96 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2284 | 145.0856 | 151.21 | top 90% |
“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 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 81% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 83% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
3 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
4 of 8 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
8 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
195
finished ahead 40 times, behind 216
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20222 milestones
- First call BBQ, BLESSINGS & THE VFW (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- Most recent contest BBQ, BLESSINGS & THE VFW (ONE MEAT RIBS)
20193 milestones
- Peak power rating (1493) Downtown BBQ Showdown
- Career-best overall score642.7196 Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168.5600 Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
—1 milestone
- First tracked contest Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | Honor-Q | Sep 10, 2021 |
| -9.3 | Route 66 Smoke Out | May 1, 2021 |
| -8.9 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | Jul 10, 2020 |
| -7.5 | Downtown BBQ Showdown | Jul 19, 2019 |
| -6.4 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | Oct 22, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 87.9% | 84.9% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 89.3% | 87.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2022 | BBQ, BLESSINGS & THE VFW (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oconomowoc, WI | — | — | 4 (166.8572) | — | — |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 36 / 44 (632.9944) | 42 (151.3484) | 35 (158.8460) | 22 (167.3828) | 34 (155.4172) |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Honor-Q 🏅 Yorkville, IL | 17 / 17 (606.1140) | 17 (143.9428) | 16 (153.6800) | 17 (150.2628) | 15 (158.2284) |
| May 1, 2021 | Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL | 40 / 44 (595.3256) | 41 (149.0740) | 42 (137.6572) | 40 (156.5600) | 39 (152.0344) |
| Jul 10, 2020 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL | 50 / 53 (616.4456) | 47 (160) | 48 (154.2972) | 49 (152.4912) | 51 (149.6572) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest 🏅 Cape Girardeau, MO | 29 / 45 (642.7196) | 21 (166.8112) | 16 (168.5600) | 31 (162.2628) | 43 (145.0856) |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Hattiesburg, MS | 25 / 28 (611.8172) | 27 (153.6572) | 25 (152.5144) | 24 (158.8228) | 26 (146.8228) |
| — | Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) unrated Yorkville, IL | 16 / 22 (638.2516) | 15 (157.7260) | 20 (146.8228) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.