On the rise
+25
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 25 points across 6 contests since 2025-05-16 — from 1509 up to 1534.
- 6 contests since 2025-05-16
- now 1534
Broke Boys BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1534
peak 1539 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2025-05-16
latest 2026-04-03
Best ToY finish
#311
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
683.93
last 5 Master vs avg 683.93 (+0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.71
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.98 · weakest Brisket (168.21)
Road miles
799
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 201 mi
Schedule strength
88%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1621)
Purse competed for
$105K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
683.93 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
340.54 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (6 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
694.2056
career-best overall
96.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 694.2056 at Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) — 96.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2025-10-31
A tough matchup
5–1
behind in the head-to-head
TEAM CRAWFORD ahead in 83% of their meetings
TEAM CRAWFORD has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
A strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
They cook the hard rooms
1621
average field rating faced
A tougher draw than 88% of rated fields
The fields they enter average a 1621 power rating — a tougher draw than 88% of every rated contest in the data.
- 6 rated contests
The metronome
±0.86%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±0.86% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 94.9% of a perfect score
- 8 contests
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.
71 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2101 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1534
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Broke Boys BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Broke Boys BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2098 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1534
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Broke Boys BBQ)
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2103 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1534
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2018, 7 years before Broke Boys BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#2091 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1534
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 12 years before Broke Boys BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2095 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1547
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 22% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#2102 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1537
No shared contest yet.
Level with Broke Boys BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM CRAWFORD | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| MACHETE BOYS BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 169.1200 | 171.22 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 165.7028 | 171.08 | top 41% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 170.8228 | 171.98 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 161.0856 | 168.21 | top 53% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA | 2 | 0 | top 54% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 48% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 31% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 39% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 38% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 50% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 48% | 2025-11-01 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.9 yrs
2025-05-16 → 2026-04-03
Busiest season
2025
7 contests
Contests a season
4
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IA
2 of 8 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
7 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 171.98 · weakest Brisket (168.21)
Walk rate
25%
a top-10 call in 2 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
683.93
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Backyard average
340.54
out of 360 · 1 contest · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
516
420–265 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
799
8 mapped stops · furthest 201 mi
Schedule strength
1621
average field rating faced — tougher than 88% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$105,235
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 6 state-championship entries
Power rating
1534
peak 1539 · #2097 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2025
- First tracked contest King of the Corn
- First call King of the Corn
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score684.5028 King of the Corn
- Career-best overall score694.2056 Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4172 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Peak power rating (1539) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- 2026
- Most recent contest Iowa State BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.7 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) | 2025-10-31 |
| +9.1 | King of the Corn | 2025-05-16 |
| +8.5 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2025-06-13 |
| +8.3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2025-11-05 |
| +0.8 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) | 2025-11-01 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.5 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2026-04-03 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29% | top 40% | 96.4% | 95.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 30 / 42 (673.6344) | 13 (174.2744) | 26 (166.8572) | 17 (171.4172) | 36 (161.0856) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 124 / 401 (686.2172) | 204 (170.2744) | 57 (175.4172) | 173 (170.8456) | 155 (169.6800) |
| 2025-11-01 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 33 / 50 (681.0856) | 35 (169.6800) | 21 (173.1200) | 26 (172.5600) | 38 (165.7256) |
| 2025-10-31 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 16 / 53 (694.2056) | 24 (173.1200) | 17 (174.2628) | 21 (174.2744) | 25 (172.5484) |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 22 (165.7028) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 14 / 36 (340.5372) | 20 (169.1200) | 9 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 12 / 33 (684.5028) | 20 (170.8688) | 17 (170.8112) | 14 (170.8228) | 6 (172.0000) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #927 (60 pts) | #815 (120 pts) | #1051 (60 pts) | #869 (100 pts) | #950 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #311 (115 pts) | #343 (85 pts) | #215 (220 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #519 (348 pts) | #663 (268 pts) | #523 (413 pts) | #576 (313 pts) | #531 (353 pts) |