END OF THE ROAD BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5045

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1461

peak 1501 · rated over 34 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-03

latest 2026-03-20

Best ToY finish

#703

Master 2021

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 34 contests

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

666.8456 / 720

Master · 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

631.39 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 638.41 (-7.02)

Walk rate

21%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Chicken · Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)

Consistency

±29.60

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.20 · weakest Brisket (157.71)

Road miles

428

mi across 34 mapped stops

Schedule strength

47%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)

Purse competed for

$213K

listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 14 state-championship entries

Master avg

638.41 / 720

34 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 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.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180s

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×1

High-water mark

666.8456 career-best overall

92.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 666.8456 at 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship — 92.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2020-03-13

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

DUSTY ROADS BBQ has finished one call ahead of END OF THE ROAD BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 43%.

4 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 43%

A tough matchup

24–1 behind in the head-to-head

SLAPS BBQ ahead in 96% of their meetings

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 24 of their 25 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.49 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 6%.

Brisket avg 157.71
Chicken avg 162.20
0 calls in 34 entries

A strong matchup

9–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CHILLIN AND GRILLIN CREW in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

22 of 25 shared chicken entries lost

SLAPS BBQ ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SLAPS BBQ has out-cooked them in 22 of 25 shared chicken entries.

A September team

Top 48% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 48% across 4 contests, versus top 62% the rest of the year.

4 September contests
top 62% the rest of the year

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

JERRY KING MIDLAND TX

#5058 of the rated field

1461 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1532

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to END OF THE ROAD BBQ)

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

rated over 27 contests
last seen 2018-03-23

⚔ Head-to-head

BAD NEWS BEER 'N' QUE

#5067 of the rated field

1461 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1461

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to END OF THE ROAD BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2018-05-18

⚔ Head-to-head

Rub You Long Time

#5062 of the rated field

1461 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1525

4–4 in 8 shared contests (50% to END OF THE ROAD BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than END OF THE ROAD BBQ has cooked, 18 to 34, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

AJAK BBQ

#5029 of the rated field

1461 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1461

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to END OF THE ROAD BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before END OF THE ROAD BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Onlyfansbbq

#5041 of the rated field

1461 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to END OF THE ROAD BBQ)

They turned up 8 years after END OF THE ROAD BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2025-04-25

⚔ Head-to-head

Big O BBQ

#5032 of the rated field

1461 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1461

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to END OF THE ROAD BBQ)

Level with END OF THE ROAD BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2022-09-09

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SLAPS BBQ	25	1	24	4%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	24	1	23	4%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	23	2	20	9%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	21	5	16	24%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	20	1	19	5%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
ROADKILL BBQ	18	6	12	33%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
The Boys in Que	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	34	2	1	2	180.0000 🔥	147.9428	162.20	top 62%
Pork Ribs	34	3	0	0	172.0000	141.6916	160.75	top 61%
Pork	34	4	0	0	172.0000	142.8344	161.98	top 60%
Brisket	34	0	0	0	170.2512	132.4800	157.71	top 63%

“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
MO	20	0	top 57%
KS	14	0	top 69%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 55%
Large (40+)	30	0	top 63%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition	3	17	top 55%	2022-06-03
Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)	3	20	top 53%	2021-06-04
*Racing for the BBQ	3	38	top 67%	2018-07-27
Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship	3	13	top 50%	2016-05-06

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 12.9 yrs 2013-05-03 → 2026-03-20

Busiest season 2019 4 contests

Contests a season 2.4 across 14 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 20 of 34 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 26 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 34 entries · 1 win · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 162.20 · weakest Brisket (157.71)

Walk rate 21% a top-10 call in 7 of 34 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 34 contests

Master average 638.41 out of 720 · 34 contests · 0 GCs

Perfect 180s 1 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 2,239 2,063–3,355 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 428 34 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1561 average field rating faced — tougher than 47% of rated contests

Purse competed for $213,336 listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 14 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2020-03-13 → 2021-03-19

Power rating 1461 peak 1501 · #5045 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 3 First tracked contest Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship
May 3 First call Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship
May 3 Peak power rating (1501) Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship
2015
May 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.8856 Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship
2016
May 6 10th tracked contest Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship
2020
Mar 13 25th tracked contest 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
Mar 13 Career-best overall score666.8456 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
2021
Jun 4 First category win (Chicken) Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)
Jun 4 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)
2026
Mar 20 Most recent contest 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.1	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	2015-10-03
+7.4	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	2019-09-12
+6.9	Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)	2021-06-04
+6.8	Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)	2019-05-31
+6.4	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition (KWBBQ)	2016-06-03

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.6	8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship	2026-03-20
-10.6	6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship	2024-03-15
-9.5	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	2014-10-02
-9.2	5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship	2023-03-17
-8.9	Racing for the BBQ	2014-07-25

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	0%	top 97%	85.6%	85.6%
2025	1	0	0%	top 86%	90.5%	90.5%
2024	1	0	0%	top 95%	84.4%	84.4%
2023	1	0	0%	top 91%	86.4%	86.4%
2022	2	0	0%	top 65%	91.5%	89.6%
2021	3	1	33%	top 47%	92.3%	91.3%
2020	1	0	0%	top 53%	92.6%	92.6%
2019	4	0	25%	top 43%	92.5%	90.9%
2018	4	0	0%	top 62%	90.1%	89.1%
2017	3	0	0%	top 64%	90.5%	89.3%
2016	4	0	50%	top 62%	91.9%	89.9%
2015	3	0	33%	top 47%	91.7%	81.8%
2014	3	0	33%	top 80%	88.1%	86.9%
2013	3	0	33%	top 61%	89.8%	88.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-03-20	8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	66 / 68 (616.3428)	66 (152.5144)	62 (157.0856)	64 (157.1200)	65 (149.6228)
2025-03-21	7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	60 / 70 (651.8856)	61 (163.4172)	60 (162.2400)	52 (168.5828)	61 (157.6456)
2024-03-15	6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	55 / 58 (607.8172)	52 (157.1544)	45 (162.8344)	55 (155.3484)	58 (132.4800)
2023-03-17	5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	62 / 68 (622.1600)	42 (166.2972)	64 (154.2628)	63 (156.5256)	65 (145.0744)
2022-06-03	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition 🏅 Kansas City, MO	19 / 41 (658.7432)	25 (165.6800)	15 (167.3944)	29 (160.5372)	22 (165.1316)
2022-03-18	Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	60 / 71 (631.2804)	62 (154.8116)	55 (159.9544)	59 (160.5600)	56 (155.9544)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	146 / 467 (183.4284)	381 (156.5372)	123 (170.8228)	314 (160.5828)	359 (155.4284)
2021-06-04	Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO	20 / 55 (664.5604)	1 (180.0000)	24 (163.4516)	15 (170.3200)	43 (150.7888)
2021-03-19	3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	52 / 70 (649.6572)	61 (158.7884)	18 (172.0000)	33 (169.1772)	65 (149.6916)
2020-03-13	2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	36 / 68 (666.8456)	25 (169.1428)	44 (164.5944)	28 (169.7028)	39 (163.4056)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	100 / 468 (475.9540)	263 (163.9884)	109 (170.2744)	121 (170.2628)	303 (159.4172)
2019-05-31	Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO	21 / 56 (655.9428)	39 (155.4172)	9 (171.4172)	25 (164.5484)	21 (164.5600)
2019-04-05	VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits 🏅 Overland Park, KS	25 / 53 (665.6804)	21 (169.1200)	20 (167.9888)	25 (166.2744)	31 (162.2972)
2019-03-15	Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	43 / 64 (641.6112)	36 (164.5828)	14 (170.2628)	54 (154.8572)	57 (151.9084)
2018-10-05	*Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	27 / 56 (649.0172)	39 (158.8572)	46 (155.9316)	15 (172.0000)	27 (162.2284)
2018-09-15	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	318 / 467 (646.2172)	255 (165.1316)	388 (155.9656)	363 (157.6572)	166 (167.4628)
2018-07-27	*Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	39 / 66 (633.5772)	11 (170.3200)	34 (162.2400)	43 (157.6572)	52 (143.3600)
2018-06-01	*Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO	34 / 48 (636.3084)	29 (160.5144)	32 (161.0972)	37 (156.4912)	31 (158.2056)
2017-09-01	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	286 / 407 (642.7316)	346 (155.9428)	368 (150.8116)	151 (168.0116)	146 (167.9656)
2017-07-28	*Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	38 / 54 (651.3944)	32 (165.7144)	33 (165.1772)	50 (151.9544)	20 (168.5484)
2017-06-02	*Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO	32 / 61 (635.3144)	39 (157.0744)	12 (170.2628)	59 (142.8344)	13 (165.1428)
2016-10-29	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS	483 / 557 (618.1032)	434 (156.5488)	451 (154.8228)	481 (153.6688)	437 (153.0628)
2016-07-29	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	39 / 54 (655.3140)	2 (178.8572)	53 (145.0972)	43 (161.1084)	17 (170.2512)
2016-06-03	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition (KWBBQ) Kansas City, MO	17 / 45 (661.6688)	15 (168.0000)	14 (167.4172)	14 (167.4288)	24 (158.8228)
2016-05-06	Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship Grandview, MO	13 / 25 (653.1544)	17 (159.4400)	5 (171.4288)	10 (166.8684)	18 (155.4172)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	65 / 606 (494.7772)	318 (163.4172)	348 (162.2628)	224 (166.2744)	211 (166.2400)
2015-05-29	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition Kansas City, MO	35 / 43 (611.2000)	38 (147.9428)	36 (151.3372)	34 (155.3828)	30 (156.5372)
2015-05-01	Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship Grandview, MO	16 / 32 (659.8856)	24 (160.5256)	18 (162.8228)	8 (170.8572)	16 (165.6800)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	489 / 552 (611.8288)	329 (162.8344)	510 (148.5372)	463 (153.6800)	499 (146.7772)
2014-07-25	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	45 / 54 (634.1368)	47 (159.4056)	53 (147.9428)	34 (161.7144)	24 (165.0740)
2014-05-02	Truman Heritage Festival (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Grandview, MO	19 / 28 (631.8860)	23 (155.3600)	10 (162.2972)	7 (168.5600)	28 (145.6688)
2013-10-03	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	326 / 535 (631.2796)	243 (162.2284)	491 (141.6916)	207 (163.4056)	159 (163.9540)
2013-07-26	Racing For The BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	42 / 58 (642.1712)	34 (163.3828)	47 (158.8684)	43 (158.2400)	38 (161.6800)
2013-05-03	Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship Grandview, MO	15 / 31 (646.2856)	12 (165.7140)	20 (154.8572)	5 (169.1430)	15 (156.5714)

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)	#1010 (60 pts)	#1051 (60 pts)	#970 (60 pts)	#950 (60 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#1148 (60 pts)	#1221 (60 pts)	#1293 (60 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1182 (60 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#1317 (60 pts)	#1231 (60 pts)	#1204 (60 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1319 (60 pts)	#1432 (60 pts)	#1287 (60 pts)	#1296 (60 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#909 (150 pts)	#1051 (120 pts)	#960 (170 pts)	#1046 (120 pts)	#969 (135 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#703 (205 pts)	#477 (405 pts)	#741 (220 pts)	#681 (230 pts)	#782 (180 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1802 (120 pts)	#1822 (120 pts)	#1799 (120 pts)	#1678 (145 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1317 (210 pts)	#1442 (200 pts)	#1156 (290 pts)	#1322 (240 pts)	#1686 (150 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1487 (162 pts)	#1767 (122 pts)	#1637 (152 pts)	#1399 (212 pts)	#1550 (162 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1545 (158 pts)	#1807 (138 pts)	#1431 (203 pts)	#1320 (233 pts)	#1823 (133 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1807 (106 pts)	#1797 (121 pts)	#2013 (81 pts)	#1413 (181 pts)	#1860 (106 pts)