Homeostasis BBQ

Homeostasis 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 14th of 39 at the Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival (2017). They are ranked #3064 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,064

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1504

peak 1504 · rated over 6 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 18, 2013

latest Jun 29, 2018 · 4.7 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

671.8628 / 720

Master · Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

661.95 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 659.32 (+2.63)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Pork Ribs · PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival

Consistency

±11.06

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.78 · weakest Brisket (160.25)

Road miles

across 6 mapped stops · furthest 53 mi

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

659.32 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

671.8628 career-best overall

93.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 671.8628 at Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival — 93.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 16, 2015

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM ahead in 100% of their meetings

SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.53 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 33%.

Brisket avg 160.25
Pork Ribs avg 167.78
1 call in 6 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CROW CREEK BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival every year from 2014 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 14th

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

Porkchop Mafia

#3,079 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2019

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BARBEQUE N BUDS

#3,066 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1514

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 6 contests
last seen May 10, 2019

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River City Smoque

#3,073 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1505

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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BAMBOO WARRIORS

#3,078 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1504

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Nov 18, 2022

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Doss Hogs Barbeque

#3,055 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1519

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Nov 20, 2020

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BBQ BARONS

#3,061 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1506

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 7, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HISTORIC BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BARK BROTHERS BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
FOOMANCHOO BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Smitty's Real Pit BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BRUTUS AND COMPANY	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
270 SMOKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	1	0	175.4056	156	165.22	top 56%
Pork Ribs	6	2	1	175.4172	162.2400	167.78	top 41%
Pork	6	0	0	168.5256	162.2972	166.07	top 54%
Brisket	6	1	0	170.8344	151.3828	160.25	top 64%

“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.

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	4	14	0	top 50%	Oct 20, 2017

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OH 6 of 6 contests

Contests visited 3 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 118 finished ahead 99 times, behind 111

Longest layoff 1 yrs Oct 14, 2016 → Oct 20, 2017

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

20183 milestones

Jun 29 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4172 PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival
Jun 29 Peak power rating (1504) PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival
Jun 29 Most recent contest PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival

20152 milestones

Oct 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.8628 Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival
Oct 16 Career-best overall score671.8628 Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival

20141 milestone

Oct 17 First call Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival

20131 milestone

Oct 18 First tracked contest Ohio Smoke Meat Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.9	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	Oct 20, 2017
+4.2	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	Oct 16, 2015
+1	PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival	Jun 29, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.2	Ohio Smoke Meat Festival	Oct 18, 2013
-1.7	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	Oct 14, 2016
-1.4	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	Oct 17, 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	1	100%	top 58%	93%	93%
2017	1	100%	top 36%	92.8%	92.8%
2016	1	0%	top 62%	90.9%	90.9%
2015	1	100%	top 44%	93.3%	93.3%
2014	1	100%	top 58%	89.7%	89.7%
2013	1	0%	top 69%	89.7%	89.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 29, 2018	PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Hilliard, OH	19 / 33 (669.6344)	24 (161.6800)	2 (175.4172)	17 (166.8572)	21 (165.6800)
Oct 20, 2017	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	14 / 39 (668.4572)	13 (170.2628)	29 (162.2400)	19 (165.1200)	9 (170.8344)
Oct 14, 2016	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	23 / 37 (654.1716)	18 (168.5600)	14 (168.5372)	21 (165.6800)	32 (151.3944)
Oct 16, 2015	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	16 / 36 (671.8628)	7 (175.4056)	23 (162.8000)	20 (168.5256)	19 (165.1316)
Oct 17, 2014	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	21 / 36 (645.6456)	26 (159.4056)	5 (172.5600)	26 (162.2972)	32 (151.3828)
Oct 18, 2013	Ohio Smoke Meat Festival Nelsonville, OH	24 / 35 (646.1600)	32 (156)	17 (165.1088)	13 (167.9656)	24 (157.0856)

Homeostasis 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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

A standing appointment

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

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)