Barton BBQ KS

Power ranking

#683

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1567

peak 1567 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

2021-09-16

latest 2026-04-10

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

698.2400 / 720

Master · Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Current form

681.40 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 677.33 (+4.07)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork Ribs · Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off

Consistency

±16.09

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 172.67 · weakest Chicken (166.67)

Road miles

6111

mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 947 mi

Schedule strength

58%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)

Purse competed for

$489K

listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 12 state-championship entries

Master avg

677.33 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

⚔️ A tough matchup

Sure Shot BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 12 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of JCs GOOD OL BOYS in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

🏕️ Happy hunting ground

Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 3 visits.

😤 Pork nemesis

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 6 of 9 shared pork entries.

Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)

WEEKEND BUM BBQ #694 · 1567 · KS HOG HAMMER BBQ #693 · 1567 · KS ShowMeMoSmoke #697 · 1567 · KS Cook the books #706 · 1566 · KS Shark Q #705 · 1566 · KS KC Meat Sweats #669 · 1570 · KS

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LA PASADITA	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
Sure Shot BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
Crossed Rifles BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
Smoke Show BBQ	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
BULLHORN BBQ	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
TINY E BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
LC BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
Kanned Heat	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
Team Chupacabra	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
Bushmaster BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
JCs GOOD OL BOYS	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	2	0	0	175.4056	158.2172	166.67	top 55%
Pork Ribs	15	2	1	1	180.0000 🔥	146.2400	170.09	top 38%
Pork	15	7	0	4	180.0000 🔥	160.0228	172.67	top 27%
Brisket	15	2	0	0	175.4056	160.5256	167.90	top 42%

“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	Avg finish
TX	7	top 24%
KS	7	top 45%
MT	1	top 86%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff	3	16	top 29%	2025-09-12
Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff	3	3	top 19%	2025-03-28
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	87	top 35%	2023-09-27
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest	2	65	top 56%	2023-09-27

The story so far

Busiest season: 2023 (5 contests)
Cooks mostly in KS (8 of 16 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (15 entries)
Average Master overall score: 677.33 / 720
3 perfect 180s on the books 🔥

Milestones

🚩 2021-09-16 — First tracked contest · American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
📣 2021-09-16 — First call · American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
🔥 2023-03-31 — First perfect 180 (Pork) · Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
⭐ 2023-03-31 — Career-best overall score (698.2400) · Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
📈 2026-04-10 — Peak power rating (1567) · Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.1	Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff	2023-03-31
+13.8	Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff	2024-04-05
+12.9	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	2022-09-29
+10.8	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest	2023-09-27
+10.3	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2024-10-30

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	Montana Pitmaster Classic	2023-08-25
-6.1	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST	2022-09-29
-5.4	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest	2024-10-30
-3.6	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	2021-09-16

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	1	100%	top 27%	95.9%	95.9%
2025	2	0	0	100%	top 30%	94.8%	93.9%
2024	4	1	0	75%	top 37%	96.1%	94.8%
2023	5	1	0	60%	top 40%	97%	93.5%
2022	3	0	0	0%	top 50%	95.3%	94%
2021	1	0	0	100%	top 44%	92.5%	92.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-04-10	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	11 / 41 (690.8000)	15 (169.1200)	1 (180.0000)	17 (167.9772)	15 (173.7028)
2025-09-12	Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX	16 / 92 (682.8228)	35 (168.5600)	22 (172.6172)	40 (168.5256)	6 (173.1200)
2025-03-28	Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	20 / 48 (669.0512)	30 (162.8228)	22 (166.8228)	3 (175.4400)	22 (163.9656)
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS	133 / 169 (675.2916)	167 (158.2172)	159 (162.8116)	4 (178.8572)	40 (175.4056)
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	90 / 444 (689.0512)	210 (169.7028)	62 (175.4172)	113 (173.1084)	137 (170.8228)
2024-09-13	Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX	27 / 67 (675.3596)	33 (167.9656)	36 (168.5600)	9 (174.8456)	35 (163.9884)
2024-04-05	Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	3 / 40 (691.9660)	9 (170.2744)	11 (172.5600)	3 (175.4172)	4 (173.7144)
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	215 / 487 (675.9084)	225 (169.1200)	289 (166.2628)	3 (180.0000)	356 (160.5256)
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS	65 / 211 (688.4568)	146 (168.5372)	26 (176.0000)	41 (175.4056)	132 (168.5140)
2023-09-08	Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX	29 / 99 (674.2284)	56 (165.0856)	49 (167.4400)	5 (177.7144)	49 (163.9884)
2023-08-25	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	38 / 44 (628.5372)	35 (161.1200)	43 (146.2400)	30 (160.0228)	30 (161.1544)
2023-03-31	Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	4 / 57 (698.2400)	8 (175.4056)	11 (174.8572)	3 (180.0000)	18 (167.9772)
2022-10-01	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS	204 / 249 (667.9312)	237 (162.8228)	111 (171.4056)	205 (165.7028)	144 (168.0000)
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	87 / 505 (686.1828)	258 (167.3944)	117 (172.5600)	85 (174.2628)	100 (171.9656)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	204 / 467 (666.1368)	270 (163.9656)	8 (177.7372)	296 (162.7884)	277 (161.6456)