High-water mark
683.3144
career-best overall
94.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 683.3144 at Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship — 94.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2026-03-20
Bourbon Barrel Barbecue
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1454
peak 1454 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2024-07-27
latest 2026-03-20
Best ToY finish
#732
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
671.30
last 5 Master vs avg 671.39 (-0.09)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.38
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.84 · weakest Brisket (164.70)
Road miles
813
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 263 mi
Schedule strength
80%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1604)
Purse competed for
$64K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
671.39 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (8 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.
Their season
2026
their best year
2026 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 53%.
- 3 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 53%
A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
1Bite Stand ahead in 100% of their meetings
1Bite Stand has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.1
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.15 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 164.70
- Chicken avg 169.84
- 0 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Wicked Pig BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
7 of 8
shared chicken entries lost
Mulkey's BBQ ahead 88% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Mulkey's BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared chicken entries.
They cook the hard rooms
1604
average field rating faced
A tougher draw than 80% of rated fields
The fields they enter average a 1604 power rating — a tougher draw than 80% of every rated contest in the data.
- 7 rated contests
The metronome
±0.89%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±0.89% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 93.2% of a perfect score
- 10 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.
112 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5362 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5365 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2014, 10 years before Bourbon Barrel Barbecue's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#5367 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1505 at their best, 51 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5374 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Bourbon Barrel Barbecue's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5359 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
Level with Bourbon Barrel Barbecue on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5366 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Bourbon Barrel Barbecue's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bite Stand | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Eleven Thirteen Q | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Mulkey's BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Take It Easy BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Stooges Barbeque | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Two Pigs And A Smoker | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bumpy Pickle BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Rudes BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 164.5600 | 169.84 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 163.9544 | 169.75 | top 55% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 157.0856 | 167.97 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 157.6688 | 164.70 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL | 5 | 0 | top 87% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 64% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 87% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 64% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2 | 66 | 0 | top 64% | 2026-03-20 |
| Smoke N for the Kids | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 84% | 2025-08-16 |
| Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 2 | 26 | 0 | top 84% | 2025-07-26 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.6 yrs
2024-07-27 → 2026-03-20
Busiest season
2025
4 contests
Contests a season
3.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TN
5 of 10 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
3 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
9 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 169.84 · weakest Brisket (164.70)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 10 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 10 contests
Master average
671.39
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
301
107–488 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
813
10 mapped stops · furthest 263 mi
Schedule strength
1604
average field rating faced — tougher than 80% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$64,300
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 7 state-championship entries
Power rating
1454
peak 1454 · #5369 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2024
- First tracked contest Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.0516 Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main
- Peak power rating (1494) Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main
- 2026
- 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score683.3144 Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2744 Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.1 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2026-03-20 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | Trekking for CDH | 2024-09-14 |
| -10 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 2025-07-26 |
| -7.7 | Smoke N for the Kids | 2025-08-16 |
| -6.6 | Smoke N for the Kids | 2024-08-17 |
| -6.4 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 2024-07-27 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 53% | 94.9% | 94.9% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 93.5% | 93.2% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 93.5% | 92.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 66 / 125 (683.3144) | 56 (173.1200) | 65 (169.6800) | 37 (174.2744) | 88 (166.2400) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 46 (167.9656) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 23 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 29 / 32 (669.5772) | 23 (169.6800) | 28 (163.9544) | 27 (166.8228) | 22 (169.1200) |
| 2025-07-26 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 29 / 32 (673.0056) | 25 (171.4056) | 30 (165.0972) | 15 (173.7028) | 27 (162.8000) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 75 / 100 (670.7200) | 66 (170.2628) | 68 (168.5256) | 52 (170.8228) | 85 (161.1088) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 17 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 35 / 35 (659.8976) | 32 (164.5600) | 15 (172.5716) | 32 (165.0972) | 34 (157.6688) |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 21 / 27 (670.1944) | 16 (171.4400) | 11 (170.8344) | 26 (157.0856) | 11 (170.8344) |
| 2024-07-27 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 26 / 34 (673.0516) | 22 (170.2972) | 21 (169.6800) | 19 (167.9772) | 27 (165.0972) |
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) | #852 (130 pts) | #970 (60 pts) | #950 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #751 (174 pts) | #802 (184 pts) | #682 (274 pts) | #697 (224 pts) | #755 (189 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #732 (191 pts) | #733 (231 pts) | #655 (311 pts) | #764 (201 pts) | #690 (241 pts) |