42 BBQ

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

Power ranking

#2809

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1510

peak 1525 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2016-06-03

latest 2026-05-29

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

684.4800 / 720

Master · Big Blue BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

666.73 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 659.88 (+6.85)

Walk rate

77%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Brisket · Big Blue BBQ Championship

Consistency

±14.66

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.34 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.15)

Road miles

3,810

mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 1233 mi

Schedule strength

67%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)

Purse competed for

$58K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

659.88 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 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.

They almost always walk

77% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 10 of 13 contests

A top-10 category call in 77% of their 13 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

684.4800 career-best overall

95.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 684.4800 at Big Blue BBQ Championship — 95.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2024-05-31

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.2 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.19 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 64%.

Pork Ribs avg 162.15
Chicken avg 168.34
1 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of F.O.M.S.B. in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

2.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.7 years, then back at Big Blue BBQ Championship (2022-06-03).

last seen 2019-09-20
back 2022-06-03

Chicken nemesis

7 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

GETTIN' BASTED ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared chicken entries.

The long haul

3,810 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,810 miles across 13 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,233 miles to La Classique - L'Entrepot de Viandes.

13 mapped stops
furthest 1,233 mi

The metronome

±2.04% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.04% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.6% of a perfect score
13 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Big Blue BBQ Championship every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

8 visits in all
best finish 7th

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.

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

EAST LENEXA BBQ

#2815 of the rated field

1510 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1519

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to 42 BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team 42 BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2021-06-25

⚔ Head-to-head

HAZY BLUE BBQ

#2823 of the rated field

1510 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1532

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before 42 BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Piccolos BBQ

#2825 of the rated field

1510 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1535

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2021-06-19

⚔ Head-to-head

IT'S A LEAGUE GAME, SMOKEY

#2803 of the rated field

1511 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

Level with 42 BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2018-05-04

⚔ Head-to-head

SOGGY BOTTOM BBQ

#2817 of the rated field

1510 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2016-08-26

⚔ Head-to-head

SATISFIED HOGS

#2802 of the rated field

1511 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1521

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before 42 BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WHEN PIGS DIE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
LAZY BACON BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
F.O.M.S.B.	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
TEAM BREW & QUE	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Smokin Reefer BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Blind Squirrel BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Grate Expectations	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	7	2	176.5600	152.4912	168.34	top 39%
Pork Ribs	11	1	0	173.7372	151.3832	162.15	top 65%
Pork	11	2	0	173.1200	159.3828	165.73	top 54%
Brisket	11	3	1	177.7028	150.2172	163.65	top 56%

“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
KS	9	top 56%
QC	1	top 92%
NE	1	top 38%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	10	0	top 59%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 50%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Big Blue BBQ Championship	8	7	0	top 57%	2025-06-06

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 10 yrs 2016-06-03 → 2026-05-29

Busiest season 2017 3 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 9 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 9 of 13 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 4 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 11 entries · 0 wins · 7 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 168.34 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.15)

Walk rate 77% a top-10 call in 10 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 8% 1 of 13 contests

Master average 659.88 out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 175 138–176 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,810 13 mapped stops · furthest 1,233 mi

Schedule strength 1585 average field rating faced — tougher than 67% of rated contests

Purse competed for $58,300 listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 6 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2.7 yrs 2019-09-20 → 2022-06-03

Power rating 1510 peak 1525 · #2809 of 6,413 rated

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

2016
Mar 25 First tracked contest Hamond BBQ
Jun 3 First call Big Blue BBQ Championship
2017
Aug 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.8972 BBQ on the Bricks
2023
Jun 2 10th tracked contest Big Blue BBQ Championship
2024
May 31 First overall top-10 Big Blue BBQ Championship
May 31 Career-best overall score684.4800 Big Blue BBQ Championship
May 31 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7028 Big Blue BBQ Championship
May 31 Peak power rating (1525) Big Blue BBQ Championship
2026
May 29 Most recent contest La Classique - L'Entrepot de Viandes

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.2	Big Blue BBQ Championship	2024-05-31
+6.6	BBQ on the Bricks	2017-08-25
+3.9	*Big Blue BBQ Championship(TEAMS FULL)	2018-06-01
+2.8	Big Blue BBQ Championship	2022-06-03
+2.6	Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off	2019-09-20

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.8	La Classique - L'Entrepot de Viandes	2026-05-29
-3.1	Big Blue BBQ Championship	2025-06-06
-3.1	Big Blue BBQ Championship	2019-05-31
-2.5	*Big Blue BBQ Championship(TEAM FULL)	2017-06-02

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	0%	top 92%	88.5%	88.5%
2025	1	0	100%	top 72%	93.4%	93.4%
2024	1	1	100%	top 28%	95.1%	95.1%
2023	1	0	100%	top 57%	93.4%	93.4%
2022	1	0	100%	top 52%	92.7%	92.7%
2019	2	0	100%	top 61%	92.4%	91.8%
2018	1	0	100%	top 50%	90.7%	90.7%
2017	3	0	67%	top 53%	92.8%	90.7%
2016	2	0	50%	top 57%	89.4%	89.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-05-29	La Classique - L'Entrepot de Viandes Montreal, QC	22 / 24 (636.9596)	24 (152.4912)	16 (162.8000)	17 (162.8456)	19 (158.8228)
2025-06-06	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	21 / 29 (672.4688)	4 (176.5600)	23 (163.4060)	9 (173.1200)	27 (159.3828)
2024-05-31	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	7 / 25 (684.4800)	18 (165.0972)	11 (169.7028)	6 (171.9772)	2 (177.7028)
2023-06-02	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	16 / 28 (672.4344)	10 (171.9772)	18 (165.6916)	16 (168.5256)	15 (166.2400)
2022-06-03	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	13 / 25 (667.3144)	19 (161.6688)	4 (173.7372)	17 (162.2284)	9 (169.6800)
2019-09-20	Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Manhattan, KS	12 / 24 (665.6000)	4 (174.2744)	18 (165.6800)	19 (162.8228)	14 (162.8228)
2019-05-31	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	21 / 29 (655.8516)	4 (174.2628)	29 (151.3832)	22 (164.5256)	15 (165.6800)
2018-06-01	*Big Blue BBQ Championship(TEAMS FULL) Marysville, KS	21 / 42 (653.0284)	3 (174.8572)	32 (154.2400)	20 (164.5256)	30 (159.4056)
2017-08-25	BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE	13 / 34 (667.8972)	2 (174.2972)	11 (166.8228)	14 (165.1200)	19 (161.6572)
2017-06-02	*Big Blue BBQ Championship(TEAM FULL) Marysville, KS	24 / 35 (638.6512)	7 (171.4056)	28 (157.6456)	22 (159.3828)	28 (150.2172)
2017-03-24	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	—	—	—	—	—
2016-06-03	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	17 / 30 (643.9884)	21 (154.8572)	24 (152.5828)	11 (167.9656)	9 (168.5828)
2016-03-25	Hamond BBQ Hammond, LA	—	—	—	—	—

42 BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, 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 (10 found in this team's record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By state / province

By contest size

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

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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)