CHUCK'SWAGON BBQ

CHUCK'SWAGON BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 23 at the Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (2018). They are ranked #5828 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Chuck's Wagon BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,828

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1441

peak 1441 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013

latest Aug 24, 2018 · 5.3 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 79%

overall standings

Best overall

646.2744 / 720

Master · New Holland Summer Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

591.94 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 597.96 (-6.02)

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.0344

Pork Ribs · New Holland Summer Fest

Consistency

±24.48

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 153.24 · weakest Pork Ribs (144.56)

Road miles

14,796

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 2,474 mi

Schedule strength

29%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)

Master avg

597.96 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 63%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 63%

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.7 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.68 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 18% of the time against 18%.

Pork Ribs avg 144.56
Chicken avg 153.24
2 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BARN FIRE SMOKERS in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

7 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared chicken entries.

The long haul

14,796 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 14,796 miles across 12 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,474 miles to San Francisco BBQ Festival BBQ Competition.

12 mapped stops
furthest 2,474 mi

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL) every year from 2014 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 26th

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

BBQ CARTEL

#5,829 of the rated field

1441 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1441

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2022

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TEAM MEAT BBQ

#5,827 of the rated field

1441 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1441

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2021

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Smokin Carr BBQ

#5,832 of the rated field

1441 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1441

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 13, 2025

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Yankee Twang BBQ Co.

#5,823 of the rated field

1441 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1441

They turned up 12 years after CHUCK'SWAGON BBQ did, first appearing in 2025.

rated over 8 contests
last seen May 1, 2026

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DOUBLE DUN RANCH BBQ

#5,837 of the rated field

1441 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1441

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Apr 24, 2026

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Smoking Our Butts Off

#5,821 of the rated field

1441 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1441

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 Jun 26, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HAWG NATION BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
PEQUEA PULLERS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Fire Ants BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
WILBUR'S REVENGE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BETTER THAN BACON	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN GNOME BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
5-0 BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
WEEKEND SMOKERS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
WHITE DOG BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
WILLY'S Q SHACK	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
ENGINEERED SMOKE	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	2	1	171.4400	135.4056	153.24	top 69%
Pork Ribs	11	2	0	172.0344	110.5944	144.56	top 72%
Pork	9	0	0	157.1316	139.4284	149.25	top 81%
Brisket	9	0	0	163.9772	133.0288	150.43	top 62%

“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)	2	0	top 93%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 75%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
PA	7	top 75%
IA	1	top 100%
CA	1	top 87%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL)	5	26	0	top 74%	Aug 24, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 7 of 12 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 5 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 255 finished ahead 117 times, behind 388

Longest layoff 1.3 yrs May 10, 2013 → Aug 22, 2014

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

20182 milestones

Jun 15 10th tracked contest Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition
Aug 24 Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL)

20163 milestones

Aug 5 First call 2016 Clayton Rib Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES )
Aug 26 Career-best overall score646.2744 New Holland Summer Fest
Aug 26 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.0344 New Holland Summer Fest

20132 milestones

May 10 First tracked contest Green Lane Fire CO's
May 10 Peak power rating (1489) Green Lane Fire CO's

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.1	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 26, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.1	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition	Jun 15, 2018
-11.9	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 25, 2017
-11.2	Green Lane Fire CO's	May 10, 2013
-9.1	San Francisco BBQ Festival BBQ Competition	Oct 21, 2016
-9	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 22, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	3	33%	top 92%	81.6%	80.4%
2017	2	0%	top 97%	80.5%	80.5%
2016	3	67%	top 63%	89.8%	84.9%
2015	2	0%	top 68%	86.7%	86.3%
2014	1	0%	top 84%	82.7%	82.7%
2013	1	0%	top 84%	81%	81%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 24, 2018	New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL) New Holland, PA	59 / 71 (587.7712)	67 (141.0856)	64 (143.3600)	52 (150.7884)	45 (152.5372)
Jul 13, 2018	2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off Clayton, CA	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 15, 2018	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA	23 / 23 (569.8860)	10 (171.4400)	23 (110.5944)	22 (154.8228)	23 (133.0288)
Aug 25, 2017	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	67 / 69 (579.2456)	68 (141.6340)	60 (149.1316)	66 (146.8456)	65 (141.6344)
Jul 15, 2017	2017 Clayton BBQ Cook-off a KCBS (Competitor Series) event Sponsored by the CBCA Clayton, CA	—	12 (153.1772)	18 (116.3316)	—	—
Oct 21, 2016	San Francisco BBQ Festival BBQ Competition San Francisco, CA	33 / 38 (576.5256)	36 (135.4056)	33 (145.0972)	32 (145.1428)	21 (150.8800)
Aug 26, 2016	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	26 / 66 (646.2744)	52 (154.8800)	7 (172.0344)	48 (155.3828)	17 (163.9772)
Aug 5, 2016	2016 Clayton Rib Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES ) Clayton, CA	—	2 (169.7600)	6 (151.9888)	—	—
Aug 28, 2015	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	46 / 70 (624.5480)	44 (156.5828)	25 (162.8800)	69 (142.8456)	22 (162.2396)
May 8, 2015	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival Green Lane, PA	40 / 57 (618.7660)	37 (158.8456)	50 (144.5488)	28 (157.1316)	21 (158.2400)
Aug 22, 2014	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	59 / 70 (595.2224)	65 (146.2284)	56 (149.6456)	52 (150.8572)	52 (148.4912)
May 10, 2013	Green Lane Fire CO's Green Lane, PA	49 / 58 (583.4284)	27 (156.5712)	46 (144.5714)	52 (139.4284)	45 (142.8574)

CHUCK'SWAGON 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

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

The long haul

A standing appointment

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)