High-water mark
672.5832
career-best overall
93.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 672.5832 at Route 66 Smoke Out — 93.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 1, 2021
No Prep BBQ
No Prep 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 13th of 19 at the Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 2 (2021). They are ranked #3235 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
peak 1502 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jul 10, 2020
latest Jul 17, 2021 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.67
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 172.21 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.98)
Road miles
361
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 108 mi
Schedule strength
84%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1612)
Purse competed for
$27K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
663.89 / 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 No Prep BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
119 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,228 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1500
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,236 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2020.
⚔ Compare careers#3,227 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1507
Level with No Prep BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,219 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,232 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1500
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,247 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up From The Pits BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BBQ BUS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Rusty Pig BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 159.9428 | 166.61 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9428 | 155.3716 | 160.98 | top 83% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 156.5484 | 164.09 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 168.5600 | 172.21 | top 24% |
“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 68% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 61% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
102
finished ahead 66 times, behind 113
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20213 milestones
- Career-best overall score672.5832 Route 66 Smoke Out
- Peak power rating (1502) Route 66 Smoke Out
- Most recent contest Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 2
20204 milestones
- First tracked contest Harvest On the Fire At the Winery
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.8516 Harvest On the Fire At the Winery
- First call CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176 CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.1 | Route 66 Smoke Out | May 1, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.1 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 | Jul 18, 2020 |
| -2.5 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | Jul 10, 2020 |
| -1.6 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 2 | Jul 17, 2021 |
| -1.1 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | Jun 26, 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 | 100% | top 59% | 93.4% | 92.4% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 75% | 92.6% | 91.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2021 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 2 🏅 Eureka, IL | 13 / 19 (660.3884) | 7 (168.5372) | 15 (163.9428) | 15 (157.0856) | 7 (170.8228) |
| Jun 26, 2021 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 31 / 43 (663.9084) | 20 (170.8572) | 38 (163.9428) | 37 (156.5484) | 7 (172.5600) |
| May 1, 2021 | Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL | 16 / 44 (672.5832) | 29 (164) | 29 (160.0116) | 2 (175.4400) | 6 (173.1316) |
| Jul 18, 2020 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 🏅 Eureka, IL | 19 / 25 (666.7428) | 13 (169.7144) | 23 (161.6456) | 25 (159.3828) | 2 (176) |
| Jul 10, 2020 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL | 39 / 53 (655.8516) | 48 (159.9428) | 47 (155.3716) | 11 (171.9772) | 25 (168.5600) |