Movin' The Chains BBQ

Movin' The Chains BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 4th of 33 at the Pork-A-Palooza (2019). They are ranked #2294 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “MOVIN THE CHAINS BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,294

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1527

peak 1532 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 24, 2014

latest Oct 24, 2020 · 6 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

40% of 5 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 48%

overall standings

Best overall

694.2400 / 720

Master · Pork-A-Palooza

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Brisket · Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)

Consistency

±12.06

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 172.55 · weakest Brisket (165.91)

Road miles

803

across 5 mapped stops · furthest 610 mi

Schedule strength

90%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1626)

Purse competed for

$26K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

676.83 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

694.2400 career-best overall

96.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.2400 at Pork-A-Palooza — 96.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 19, 2019

A tough matchup

3–1 behind in the head-to-head

BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead in 75% of their meetings

BUFFALO'S BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.64 points below their pork, and turns into a call 60% of the time against 67%.

Brisket avg 165.91
Pork avg 172.55
3 calls in 5 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of EVIL MONKEY BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

3.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.5 years, then back at Pork-A-Palooza (Apr 19, 2019).

last seen Oct 9, 2015
back Apr 19, 2019

They cook the hard rooms

1626 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 90% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1626 power rating — a tougher draw than 90% of every rated contest in the data.

5 rated contests

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The teams rated closest to Movin' The Chains BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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#2,286 of the rated field

1528 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1528

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2026
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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Denim Dan the BBQ Man

#2,296 of the rated field

1527 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1527

They turned up 5 years after Movin' The Chains BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jan 22, 2026

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Texas Select BBQ

#2,301 of the rated field

1527 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1527

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 4 years before Movin' The Chains BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

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BBQ PROJECT

#2,287 of the rated field

1528 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1529

Level with Movin' The Chains BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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Smokin Gopher

#2,298 of the rated field

1527 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1529

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 7 contests, alongside a 29% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 7 contests
last seen May 30, 2025

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Heavy Smoke

#2,300 of the rated field

1527 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1527

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 3 years before Movin' The Chains BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	1	0	1	176.5600	166.2400	170.95	top 43%
Pork Ribs	5	1	0	0	176.5944	150.2516	166.38	top 52%
Pork	3	2	1	1	176.5600	164.5256	172.55	top 24%
Brisket	5	3	0	1	178.8572	154.2284	165.91	top 47%

“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 13%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 71%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
OK	4	0	top 43%
TN	1	0	top 66%

More numbers

Busiest season 2020 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OK 4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 5 a different one every time

Opponents faced 194 finished ahead 117 times, behind 153

Longest layoff 3.5 yrs Oct 9, 2015 → Apr 19, 2019

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

20201 milestone

Oct 24 Most recent contest Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2

20192 milestones

Apr 19 Career-best overall score694.2400 Pork-A-Palooza
Apr 19 Peak power rating (1532) Pork-A-Palooza

20152 milestones

Oct 9 First category win (Pork) Chillin and Grillin
Oct 9 First overall top-10 Chillin and Grillin

20144 milestones

Oct 24 First tracked contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
Oct 24 First call Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
Oct 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.8856 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
Oct 24 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.3	Pork-A-Palooza	Apr 19, 2019
+14.8	Chillin and Grillin	Oct 9, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-2.8	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2	Oct 24, 2020
-1.6	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1	Oct 23, 2020
-0.3	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	Oct 24, 2014

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2020	2	0	0	0%	top 73%	93.4%	93.3%
2019	1	1	0	100%	top 12%	96.4%	96.4%
2015	1	1	1	100%	top 14%	95.3%	95.3%
2014	1	0	0	100%	top 66%	91.7%	91.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 24, 2020	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK	44 / 58 (672.4572)	22 (174.2856)	41 (166.2516)	—	56 (156.5144)
Oct 23, 2020	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK	45 / 64 (671.3256)	35 (171.4056)	25 (170.8344)	—	59 (154.2284)
Apr 19, 2019	Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK	4 / 33 (694.2400)	3 (176.5600)	14 (167.9772)	4 (176.5600)	6 (173.1428)
Oct 9, 2015	Chillin and Grillin Sand Springs, OK	4 / 28 (686.2172)	15 (166.2400)	4 (176.5944)	1 (176.5600)	7 (166.8228)
Oct 24, 2014	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	61 / 92 (659.8856)	55 (166.2512)	88 (150.2516)	53 (164.5256)	2 (178.8572)

Movin' The Chains BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

They cook the hard rooms

Teams like this (closest power rating)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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)