BAYOU STYLE BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2580

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1517

peak 1531 · rated over 14 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-10

latest 2021-09-16

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 48%

overall standings

Best overall

686.8570 / 720

Master · Sertoma 48 BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

655.20 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 656.05 (-0.85)

Walk rate

21%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4628

Chicken · 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)

Consistency

±11.25

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.66 · weakest Brisket (159.14)

Road miles

283

mi across 14 mapped stops

Schedule strength

44%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)

Purse competed for

$134K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

656.05 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

686.8570 career-best overall

95.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.8570 at Sertoma 48 BBQ — 95.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-05-10

A tough matchup

11–3 behind in the head-to-head

Four Men and A Pig ahead in 79% of their meetings

Four Men and A Pig has come out ahead in 11 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.52 points below their pork, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 14%.

Brisket avg 159.14
Pork avg 166.66
1 calls in 14 entries

A strong matchup

8–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Smoke & Beer BBQ in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (2021-09-16).

last seen 2019-09-12
back 2021-09-16

Announced themselves early

4th at their very first contest

Finished 4 of 49 at their very first tracked contest, Sertoma 48 BBQ (2013-05-10).

2013-05-10
49-team field

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.56% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.56% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.1% of a perfect score
14 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Sertoma 48 BBQ every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 4th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

93 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

All Fired Up and Kicking Ash MO

#2584 of the rated field

1517 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1528

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BAYOU STYLE BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BAYOU STYLE BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

JCs GOOD OL BOYS

#2583 of the rated field

1517 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1519

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BAYOU STYLE BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL)

#2574 of the rated field

1517 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1556

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BAYOU STYLE BBQ)

Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2022-06-03

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN MAX BBQ

#2588 of the rated field

1517 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1531

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BAYOU STYLE BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 6 years before BAYOU STYLE BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

For the Love of Que

#2585 of the rated field

1517 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1522

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BAYOU STYLE BBQ)

Level with BAYOU STYLE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2017-09-29

⚔ Head-to-head

Texas Chrome Hero's Foundation

#2567 of the rated field

1517 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1524

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BAYOU STYLE BBQ)

They turned up 8 years after BAYOU STYLE BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2026-04-10

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Four Men and A Pig	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN	13	9	4	69%	⚔ compare
99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
Big Wigs BBQ	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
OLD STYLE BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
Outhouse BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Smoke & Beer BBQ	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	2	0	175.4628	153.6916	166.36	top 44%
Pork Ribs	14	1	1	171.9772	154.2516	163.89	top 50%
Pork	14	2	0	175.4400	156.5260	166.66	top 38%
Brisket	14	1	1	173.7142	143.8972	159.14	top 58%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	11	0	top 50%
MO	3	0	top 41%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 61%
Large (40+)	13	0	top 47%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sertoma 48 BBQ	6	4	0	top 46%	2019-04-26

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 8.4 yrs 2013-05-10 → 2021-09-16

Busiest season 2019 2 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 8 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 11 of 14 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 14 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 166.66 · weakest Brisket (159.14)

Walk rate 21% a top-10 call in 3 of 14 contests

Overall top-10 rate 7% 1 of 14 contests

Master average 656.05 out of 720 · 14 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,893 2,008–2,303 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 283 14 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1557 average field rating faced — tougher than 44% of rated contests

Purse competed for $134,135 listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 3 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2019-09-12 → 2021-09-16

Power rating 1517 peak 1531 · #2580 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
May 10 First tracked contest Sertoma 48 BBQ
May 10 First call Sertoma 48 BBQ
May 10 First overall top-10 Sertoma 48 BBQ
May 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score686.8570 Sertoma 48 BBQ
May 10 Career-best overall score686.8570 Sertoma 48 BBQ
2016
Oct 29 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4628 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)
2018
May 4 10th tracked contest *Sertoma 48 BBQ
Sep 15 Peak power rating (1531) 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
2021
Sep 16 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.1	Sertoma 48 BBQ	2013-05-10
+6.8	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	2014-10-02
+6.5	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	2013-10-03
+6.5	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)	2016-10-29
+6.3	*Sertoma 48 BBQ	2018-05-04

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.3	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	2021-09-16
-6.1	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	2015-10-03
-4.5	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	2019-09-12
-2.6	Sertoma 48 BBQ	2014-05-09
-1.9	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2017-09-01

Category scores over time

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0	0%	top 73%	89.3%	89.3%
2019	2	0	50%	top 58%	91%	90.8%
2018	2	0	50%	top 43%	92.2%	92.1%
2017	2	0	0%	top 58%	90.4%	90.3%
2016	2	0	0%	top 48%	92.1%	91.6%
2015	1	0	0%	top 61%	89.4%	89.4%
2014	2	0	0%	top 46%	92.3%	90.8%
2013	2	1	50%	top 20%	95.4%	92.9%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	339 / 467 (642.6628)	316 (161.6800)	178 (168.5256)	138 (168.5600)	439 (143.8972)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	260 / 468 (655.3828)	424 (153.6916)	282 (163.4056)	30 (174.8800)	240 (163.4056)
2019-04-26	Sertoma 48 BBQ 🏅 Lawrence, KS	23 / 38 (652.4232)	6 (172.5600)	31 (158.8000)	32 (156.5260)	18 (164.5372)
2018-09-15	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	230 / 467 (661.5884)	332 (161.6568)	95 (171.9772)	155 (168.5600)	315 (159.3944)
2018-05-04	*Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	15 / 41 (663.9544)	17 (166.8800)	20 (165.0972)	9 (168.0344)	21 (163.9428)
2017-09-01	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	256 / 407 (650.8000)	151 (169.1544)	231 (163.9656)	139 (168.5828)	354 (149.0972)
2017-05-05	*Sertoma 48 BBQ(JUDGESFULL) Lawrence, KS	23 / 44 (649.0512)	22 (166.2856)	36 (157.6572)	29 (161.1656)	16 (163.9428)
2016-10-29	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS	205 / 557 (662.8572)	23 (175.4628)	456 (154.2516)	217 (166.8800)	191 (166.2628)
2016-05-06	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	25 / 42 (656.4344)	22 (167.4172)	24 (165.6800)	35 (160.5372)	24 (162.8000)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	367 / 606 (643.4056)	193 (167.9656)	301 (163.4400)	418 (159.4628)	464 (152.5372)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	178 / 552 (664.5256)	344 (162.2856)	143 (169.1428)	27 (175.4400)	355 (157.6572)
2014-05-09	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	32 / 54 (643.4056)	22 (166.3428)	24 (162.8344)	13 (167.4628)	50 (146.7656)
2013-10-03	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	165 / 535 (651.4172)	135 (166.8456)	272 (158.8916)	165 (165.6800)	239 (160.0000)
2013-05-10	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	4 / 49 (686.8570)	10 (170.8570)	3 (170.8572)	5 (171.4286)	3 (173.7142)

BAYOU STYLE BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in this team's record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Announced themselves early

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

A standing appointment

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By state / province

By contest size

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Category scores over time

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)