High-water mark
676.4224
career-best overall
93.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 676.4224 at Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival — 93.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 5, 2020
Down A Few BBQ
Down A Few BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 32nd of 34 at the Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken (2020). They are ranked #4956 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1464
peak 1464 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Mar 6, 2020
latest May 14, 2021 · 1.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.86
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.37 · weakest Chicken (159.50)
Road miles
179
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 92 mi
Schedule strength
88%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1621)
Purse competed for
$65K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
643.74 / 720
5 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 Down A Few BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
144 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,944 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,970 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
They were already cooking in 2013, 7 years before Down A Few BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,962 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Level with Down A Few BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,951 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,933 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,971 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 150.8344 | 159.50 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 155.9200 | 160.54 | top 75% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 151.3600 | 162.37 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5140 | 158.2284 | 161.33 | top 82% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 88% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2020
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
159
finished ahead 26 times, behind 240
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF
20206 milestones
- First tracked contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1488) Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First call Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score676.4224 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival
- Career-best overall score676.4224 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7028 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.7 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 6, 2020 |
| -7.9 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken | Aug 14, 2020 |
| -6.9 | Practice for Cash | Sep 4, 2020 |
| -6.3 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF | May 14, 2021 |
| -3.6 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | Sep 5, 2020 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 88% | 88% |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 91% | 93.9% | 89.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2021 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 35 / 42 (633.5312) | 41 (150.8344) | 37 (155.9200) | 34 (162.2628) | 28 (164.5140) |
| Sep 5, 2020 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Augusta, GA | 44 / 54 (676.4224) | 53 (161.6456) | 6 (177.7028) | 19 (172.5600) | 44 (164.5140) |
| Sep 4, 2020 | Practice for Cash 🏅 Augusta, GA | 43 / 46 (631.2224) | 44 (157.6684) | 41 (155.9200) | 40 (159.4056) | 42 (158.2284) |
| Aug 14, 2020 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken 🏅 Aiken, SC | 32 / 34 (643.3484) | 30 (160.5256) | 32 (157.1544) | 22 (166.2628) | 30 (159.4056) |
| Mar 6, 2020 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 57 / 61 (634.1824) | 34 (166.8456) | 56 (155.9884) | 58 (151.3600) | 49 (159.9884) |