Far Beyond BBQ

Far Beyond BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 27th of 27 at the Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ (2026). They are ranked #6278 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,278

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1414

peak 1414 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 16, 2014

latest Apr 17, 2026 · 11.9 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 87%

overall standings

Best overall

647.9548 / 720

Master · 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open

Perfect 180s

Current form

622.92 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 621.23 (+1.68)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

168.5600

Pork Ribs · American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST

Consistency

±15.66

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 157.33 · weakest Brisket (151.81)

Road miles

224

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 100 mi

Schedule strength

50%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

Purse competed for

$78K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

621.23 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

Sons of a Brisket ahead in 100% of their meetings

Sons of a Brisket has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.52 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 151.81
Chicken avg 157.33
0 calls in 11 entries

The comeback

4.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4.5 years, then back at 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship (Mar 20, 2026).

last seen Sep 16, 2021
back Mar 20, 2026

Chicken nemesis

8 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

Sons of a Brisket ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Sons of a Brisket has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±2.18% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.18% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 86.3% of a perfect score
11 contests

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The teams rated closest to Far Beyond BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

BULLS SMOKIN BBQ

#6,276 of the rated field

1414 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1414

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Mar 27, 2026

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Brew-N-Que

#6,277 of the rated field

1414 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1414

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Far Beyond BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

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HIDDEN BOOGER BBQ

#6,281 of the rated field

1414 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1414

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Far Beyond BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Far Beyond BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Just Smoke It! BBQ

#6,272 of the rated field

1415 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1415

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 30, 2025

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MADMIKE'S SMOKIN' HAWGS BBQ

#6,283 of the rated field

1414 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1414

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 2, 2018

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Too Hot to Handle

#6,284 of the rated field

1413 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1413

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Sons of a Brisket	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN PHATTY'S	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Go Pig or Go Home	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
END OF THE ROAD BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
ROADKILL BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
THUMP & STRUM BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
GRILLAS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
DUSTY ROADS BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	167.9888	145.1200	157.33	top 81%
Pork Ribs	11	168.5600	148.5028	156.96	top 78%
Pork	11	165.0856	146.8228	155.13	top 83%
Brisket	11	166.8916	135.9428	151.81	top 78%

“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 97%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 85%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	8	0	top 85%
KS	3	0	top 93%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Racing for the BBQ	3	43	0	top 82%	Jul 27, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2026 2 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 8 of 11 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 9 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,113 finished ahead 344 times, behind 1,184

Longest layoff 4.5 yrs Sep 16, 2021 → Mar 20, 2026

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

20262 milestones

Mar 20 10th tracked contest 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
Apr 17 Most recent contest Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ

20211 milestone

Sep 16 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168.5600 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST

20151 milestone

Oct 3 Career-best overall score647.9548 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open

20142 milestones

May 16 First tracked contest Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
May 16 Peak power rating (1487) Platte City BBQ Cook-Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+1.3	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	Oct 3, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.7	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	May 16, 2014
-12.6	20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	May 15, 2015
-11	22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort	May 19, 2017
-10.6	Racing for the BBQ	Jul 29, 2016
-9.3	23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort	May 18, 2018

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	0%	top 95%	88.3%	88.1%
2021	1	0%	top 89%	85.1%	85.1%
2018	2	0%	top 80%	87.8%	85.6%
2017	2	0%	top 91%	87.4%	86.6%
2016	1	0%	top 96%	85.8%	85.8%
2015	2	0%	top 76%	90%	86.1%
2014	1	0%	top 92%	85.3%	85.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 17, 2026	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	27 / 27 (632.9944)	23 (167.9888)	23 (163.3828)	27 (154.8228)	27 (146.8000)
Mar 20, 2026	8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	61 / 68 (635.8168)	68 (150.2516)	41 (166.8340)	56 (165.0856)	62 (153.6456)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	416 / 467 (612.4228)	362 (158.8116)	168 (168.5600)	426 (149.1084)	450 (135.9428)
Jul 27, 2018	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	43 / 66 (632.4344)	25 (165.6800)	49 (152.4800)	53 (147.3828)	17 (166.8916)
May 18, 2018	23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO	35 / 37 (600.9144)	31 (155.4172)	37 (148.5028)	31 (153.0628)	33 (143.9316)
Jul 28, 2017	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	46 / 54 (629.0288)	41 (162.8688)	49 (148.5260)	48 (153.6684)	34 (163.9656)
May 19, 2017	22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO	57 / 59 (618.7196)	49 (158.2628)	54 (155.4056)	59 (148.5256)	46 (156.5256)
Jul 29, 2016	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	52 / 54 (617.5548)	47 (158.8344)	49 (153.1316)	41 (161.6800)	51 (143.9088)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	342 / 606 (647.9548)	435 (158.8116)	386 (160.5944)	305 (163.9772)	245 (164.5716)
May 15, 2015	20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	49 / 51 (591.4056)	49 (145.1200)	37 (158.3200)	50 (146.8228)	50 (141.1428)
May 16, 2014	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	46 / 50 (614.3200)	49 (148.5944)	46 (150.8340)	30 (162.3088)	43 (152.5828)

Far Beyond BBQ

At a glance (the record 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 (5 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

The metronome

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

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)