A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Maple St. BBQ
Maple St. BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 29th of 31 at the SJV Winter Rub (2023). They are ranked #5585 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1449
peak 1449 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
May 31, 2019
latest Jan 27, 2023 · 3.7 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 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
621.93 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 620.43 (+1.51)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.14
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.64 · weakest Brisket (152.91)
Road miles
901
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 263 mi
Schedule strength
70%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)
Purse competed for
$49K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
620.43 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1582 (56 pts) | #1610 (56 pts) | #1427 (61 pts) | #1184 (86 pts) | #1589 (56 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #994 (135 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #914 (165 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #793 (200 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #1736 (110 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Maple St. BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
116 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,582 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,581 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Maple St. BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,577 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
Level with Maple St. BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,574 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
They've been 1502 at their best, 53 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,596 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1449
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,587 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Maple St. BBQ'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 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BnB BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNT TREES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SIN CIRCLE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RICHIE Z's | 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 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 142.8000 | 158.64 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 145.0856 | 153.93 | top 81% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8688 | 135.9084 | 157.68 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4060 | 145.0856 | 152.91 | top 84% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 93% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 90% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original SD BBQ Championship | 3 | 33 | 0 | top 84% | Jun 3, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SD
6 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
7 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
148
finished ahead 24 times, behind 216
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Jul 19, 2019 → Aug 21, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest SJV Winter Rub
20223 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6344 Original SD BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score653.6344 Original SD BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.8688 Original SD BBQ Championship
20211 milestone
20192 milestones
- First tracked contest Original SD BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1490) Original SD BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | Cookin On Kampeska | Jul 19, 2019 |
| -10.3 | Original SD BBQ Championship | May 31, 2019 |
| -9.2 | SJV Winter Rub | Jan 27, 2023 |
| -8.8 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest | Aug 21, 2020 |
| -8.3 | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 87% | 87% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 72% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 90% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 85.1% | 84.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2023 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 29 / 31 (626.7316) | 30 (151.9084) | 24 (161.0972) | 19 (165.1772) | 29 (148.5488) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD | 33 / 46 (653.6344) | 10 (173.7028) | 46 (145.0856) | 7 (174.8688) | 36 (159.9772) |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD | 44 / 49 (618.6744) | 47 (142.8000) | 40 (155.9772) | 44 (156.4912) | 29 (163.4060) |
| Jun 4, 2021 | The Original SD BBQ Championships - One Meat Standalone Ribs Contest Huron, SD | — | — | 9 (170.2972) | — | — |
| Aug 21, 2020 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 42 / 43 (612.5260) | 42 (157.1888) | 41 (145.1316) | 35 (157.6800) | 38 (152.5256) |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Cookin On Kampeska 🏅 Watertown, SD | 40 / 40 (598.1024) | 15 (170.2856) | 39 (146.8228) | 40 (135.9084) | 39 (145.0856) |
| May 31, 2019 | Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD | 34 / 37 (612.8908) | 31 (155.9428) | 31 (153.0856) | 30 (155.9428) | 33 (147.9196) |