A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
LOVE 2 Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
LOVE 2 Q has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Fill 'er Up BBQ
Fill 'er Up BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 25th of 35 at the Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out (2018). They are ranked #4543 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1472
peak 1504 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Aug 1, 2013
latest Sep 14, 2018 · 5.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
630.89 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 635.38 (-4.49)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.65
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.32 · weakest Brisket (154.46)
Road miles
87
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
Master avg
635.38 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Fill 'er Up 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.
#4,523 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Fill 'er Up BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Fill 'er Up BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,555 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Fill 'er Up BBQ)
They've been 1509 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,526 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to Fill 'er Up BBQ)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 9 contests to 6.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,546 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
They turned up 10 years after Fill 'er Up BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#4,540 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1472
Level with Fill 'er Up BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,560 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB&J SMOKIN OLD MEN | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| HIDDEN BOOGER BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| No Butts About It | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Sublime BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SUZY | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Wigs BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PELLET ENVY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| STICKS-N-CHICKS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK ME PURPLE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.0228 | 152.0116 | 160.46 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.3088 | 154.8000 | 165.32 | top 42% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 147.9428 | 155.13 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 145.6800 | 154.46 | top 70% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 71% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
4 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
1,097
finished ahead 471 times, behind 1,393
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Oct 3, 2015 → Sep 14, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.8056 Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
- Career-best overall score657.8056 Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.0228 Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
- Peak power rating (1504) Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.7 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge | Aug 1, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.4 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge | Aug 1, 2014 |
| -7.5 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
| -6.9 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| -4.1 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
| -3.6 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 14, 2018 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 87.3% | 87% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 91.4% | 88.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2018 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 25 / 35 (651.9544) | 19 (166.2516) | 32 (158.8228) | 20 (163.4400) | 16 (163.4400) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 440 / 606 (632.5256) | 529 (152.5256) | 170 (168.5600) | 540 (150.8572) | 330 (160.5828) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 447 / 552 (624.4572) | 319 (163.4172) | 450 (154.8000) | 456 (154.2628) | 434 (151.9772) |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS | 59 / 70 (628.4800) | 59 (156.5256) | 12 (170.3088) | 60 (155.9656) | 65 (145.6800) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 398 / 535 (617.0516) | 428 (152.0116) | 62 (169.1544) | 478 (147.9428) | 430 (147.9428) |
| Aug 1, 2013 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS | 30 / 74 (657.8056) | 11 (172.0228) | 15 (170.2972) | 54 (158.3200) | 51 (157.1656) |