Disco Balls BBQ

Disco Balls BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 7th of 25 at the R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship (2013). They are ranked #4027 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,027

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1483

peak 1505 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 29, 2013

latest Jun 22, 2019 · 6.2 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

8% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

678.2854 / 720

Master · R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

645.04 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 642.05 (+2.99)

Walk rate

42%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5716

Pork · R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship

Consistency

±22.26

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.42 · weakest Brisket (154.49)

Road miles

1,086

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 122 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

642.05 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

678.2854 career-best overall

94.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.2854 at R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship — 94.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 26, 2013

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.92 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.

Brisket avg 154.49
Chicken avg 165.42
0 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WINGMAN BBQ SAUCE in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

2.2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship (Jun 22, 2019).

last seen Apr 28, 2017
back Jun 22, 2019

Chicken nemesis

9 of 11 shared chicken entries lost

BUTCHER BBQ ahead 82% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUTCHER BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 11 shared chicken entries.

An April team

Top 54% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 54% across 5 contests, versus top 64% the rest of the year.

5 April contests
top 64% the rest of the year

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Disco Balls BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

FIREBREATHERS BARBECUE

#4,016 of the rated field

1483 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1483

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Disco Balls BBQ)

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 8, 2015

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BULLETS AND BUTTS

#4,025 of the rated field

1483 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1500

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2017

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Team BS BBQ

#4,018 of the rated field

1483 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1483

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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SMOKIN DOPES BBQ

#4,012 of the rated field

1483 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1483

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Feb 2, 2018

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Bar Down BBQ

#4,037 of the rated field

1483 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1526

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen May 23, 2026

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HOG BUSTERS

#4,041 of the rated field

1482 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BUTCHER BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
SPICY SPITFIRE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
MOOCHEWSOOEY	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
IRON WHEEL COOKERS	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
CAVEMAN CUISINE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
GREAT PLAINS BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
WILDCATTERS Q CREW	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	2	0	0	169.7256	156	165.42	top 52%
Pork Ribs	12	3	1	1	175.4284	151.9200	164.92	top 45%
Pork	12	1	0	1	176.5716	145.0628	157.21	top 72%
Brisket	12	0	0	0	165.1316	138.2400	154.49	top 75%

“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)	6	0	top 59%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 68%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
OK	10	0	top 70%
KS	2	0	top 34%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Firelake BBQ Cook Off	2	23	0	top 68%	Mar 25, 2016
Firelake BBQ Cook-off	2	24	0	top 68%	Mar 28, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 4 contests

Contests a season 2 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OK 10 of 12 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 10 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 277 finished ahead 188 times, behind 354

Longest layoff 2.2 yrs Apr 28, 2017 → Jun 22, 2019

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

20191 milestone

Jun 22 Most recent contest Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship

20161 milestone

Apr 15 10th tracked contest Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ

20138 milestones

Mar 29 First tracked contest Firelake BBQ Cook-off
Mar 29 First call Firelake BBQ Cook-off
Apr 26 First category win (Pork Ribs) R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship
Apr 26 First overall top-10 R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship
Apr 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.2854 R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship
Apr 26 Career-best overall score678.2854 R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship
Apr 26 Career-best single call (Pork)176.5716 R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship
Apr 26 Peak power rating (1505) R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9	R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship	Apr 26, 2013
+8.1	Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off	Apr 28, 2017
+4.8	Firelake BBQ Cook Off	Mar 27, 2015
+2	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ	Apr 15, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.3	Firelake BBQ Cook Off	Mar 25, 2016
-9.1	9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	Apr 11, 2014
-7.5	Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship	Jun 22, 2019
-5.7	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest	Jun 27, 2014
-4.8	Firelake BBQ Cook-off	Mar 28, 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)
2019	1	0	0	100%	top 89%	87%	87%
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 41%	92.4%	92.4%
2016	2	0	0	0%	top 73%	90.4%	89.2%
2015	2	0	0	50%	top 54%	92.9%	91.5%
2014	4	0	0	0%	top 73%	91.6%	86.8%
2013	2	1	1	100%	top 46%	94.2%	91%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 22, 2019	Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship 🏅 Oklahoma City, OK	24 / 27 (626.2628)	25 (156)	5 (172.5828)	25 (146.2628)	24 (151.4172)
Apr 28, 2017	Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off Wellington, KS	13 / 32 (665.6344)	10 (168)	13 (166.2400)	21 (166.2628)	15 (165.1316)
Apr 15, 2016	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	35 / 63 (650.7312)	25 (168.5484)	28 (162.8456)	46 (157.6572)	35 (161.6800)
Mar 25, 2016	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	60 / 66 (633.5884)	40 (165.7256)	56 (158.8228)	61 (154.2172)	54 (154.8228)
Apr 17, 2015	10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	48 / 75 (648.9824)	29 (168.5256)	31 (166.8456)	38 (166.8456)	68 (146.7656)
Mar 27, 2015	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	23 / 52 (668.5828)	22 (169.7256)	7 (174.2856)	33 (163.4400)	36 (161.1316)
Jun 27, 2014	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK	28 / 37 (620.3884)	24 (162.2628)	24 (161.6684)	33 (145.0628)	28 (151.3944)
May 16, 2014	Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK	20 / 33 (659.3144)	18 (166.8228)	17 (166.2400)	18 (164)	21 (162.2516)
Apr 11, 2014	9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	53 / 64 (604.4112)	37 (163.4056)	42 (155.9200)	57 (146.8456)	58 (138.2400)
Mar 28, 2014	Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK	31 / 43 (616.9600)	17 (166.8344)	32 (151.9200)	38 (149.1200)	35 (149.0856)
Apr 26, 2013	R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship Arkansas City, KS	7 / 25 (678.2854)	20 (165.1426)	1 (175.4284)	3 (176.5716)	18 (161.1428)
Mar 29, 2013	Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK	24 / 38 (631.4280)	10 (164)	12 (166.2856)	36 (150.2856)	30 (150.8568)

Disco Balls 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 (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

An April team

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)