A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Four Men and A Pig ahead in 100% of their meetings
Four Men and A Pig has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
I-35 BBQ
I-35 BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 24th of 49 at the Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out (2014). They are ranked #4241 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1478
peak 1478 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jul 11, 2014
latest Sep 16, 2022 · 8.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.95
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.41 · weakest Pork (155.96)
Road miles
170
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 34 mi
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)
Purse competed for
$5,950
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
636.26 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1612 (58 pts) | #1621 (58 pts) | #1238 (103 pts) | #1622 (58 pts) | #1284 (73 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to I-35 BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
143 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,229 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 careers#4,230 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1502
They turned up 5 years after I-35 BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#4,235 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before I-35 BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,252 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
Level with I-35 BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,251 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before I-35 BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,242 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 8 years before I-35 BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 177.1544 | 145.0972 | 163.41 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 143.4172 | 156.09 | top 72% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 150.2400 | 155.96 | top 87% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4288 | 151.3484 | 160.79 | top 59% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 77% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 71% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
157
finished ahead 52 times, behind 143
Longest layoff
4.2 yrs
Jul 6, 2018 → Sep 16, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
20147 milestones
- First tracked contest Johnson County Fair BBQ
- First call Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- First category win (Chicken) Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9316 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Career-best overall score659.9316 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1544 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Peak power rating (1496) Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.9 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 19, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.8 | Johnson County BBQ Challenge (JUDGES FULL) | Jul 6, 2018 |
| -5.8 | Johnson County Fair BBQ | Jul 11, 2014 |
| -5.7 | 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 16, 2022 |
| -2.6 | Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge | Jul 7, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 62% | 91.7% | 89.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2022 | 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 27 / 33 (643.3260) | 33 (145.0972) | 16 (168.5600) | 26 (162.2400) | 22 (167.4288) |
| Jul 6, 2018 | Johnson County BBQ Challenge (JUDGES FULL) Warrensburg, MO | 44 / 47 (613.0056) | 21 (168) | 46 (143.4172) | 45 (150.2400) | 38 (151.3484) |
| Jul 7, 2017 | Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge Warrensburg, MO | 26 / 35 (639.3484) | 19 (167.4056) | 30 (150.8228) | 25 (163.4400) | 23 (157.6800) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 24 / 49 (659.9316) | 1 (177.1544) | 14 (169.6800) | 47 (150.7772) | 23 (162.3200) |
| Jul 11, 2014 | Johnson County Fair BBQ Warrensburg, MO | 27 / 36 (625.6680) | 25 (159.3940) | 35 (147.9884) | 33 (153.1200) | 12 (165.1656) |