Kickin' Back BBQ

Kickin' Back BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 27 at the Border War Barbecue (2013). They are ranked #5668 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,668

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1447

peak 1447 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 25, 2013

latest Oct 27, 2017 · 4 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 96%

overall standings

Best overall

621.0744 / 720

Master · Border War Barbecue

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

162.2972

Brisket · Border War Barbecue

Consistency

±24.07

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 153.34 · weakest Pork Ribs (142.61)

Road miles

across 5 mapped stops

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)

Master avg

583.09 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (2 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

SKUNK RIVER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SKUNK RIVER BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.7 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.74 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Pork Ribs avg 142.61
Chicken avg 153.34
0 calls in 5 entries

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The teams rated closest to Kickin' Back BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

County Line Barbeque

#5,659 of the rated field

1447 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1447

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jun 19, 2026

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Lazy J Barbecue

#5,679 of the rated field

1447 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1447

They turned up 6 years after Kickin' Back BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jan 22, 2026

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VxO BBQ & Grill

#5,681 of the rated field

1447 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1447

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2025

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Bringing the Flame to Your Game

#5,664 of the rated field

1447 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1447

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Nov 26, 2022

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SMOKIN ON THE WEEKENDS

#5,671 of the rated field

1447 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1447

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2020

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HILLSIDE SMOKE 'N QUE

#5,683 of the rated field

1446 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1446

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jun 8, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SKUNK RIVER BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	161.1200	146.2512	153.34	top 90%
Pork Ribs	5	157.2000	111.9088	142.61	top 93%
Pork	5	155.4172	122.7656	144.21	top 95%
Brisket	5	162.2972	129.0972	142.94	top 88%

“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)	3	0	top 95%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 97%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Border War Barbeque	2	38	0	top 98%	Oct 27, 2017
Border War BBQ	2	35	0	top 99%	Oct 23, 2015

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 5 of 5 contests

Contests visited 3 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 108 finished ahead 7 times, behind 175

Longest layoff 1 yrs Oct 21, 2016 → Oct 27, 2017

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

20171 milestone

Oct 27 Most recent contest Border War Barbeque

20134 milestones

Oct 25 First tracked contest Border War Barbecue
Oct 25 Career-best overall score621.0744 Border War Barbecue
Oct 25 Career-best single call (Brisket)162.2972 Border War Barbecue
Oct 25 Peak power rating (1490) Border War Barbecue

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.6	Border War BBQ	Oct 24, 2014
-11.9	Border War BBQ	Oct 23, 2015
-9.9	Border War Barbeque	Oct 21, 2016
-9.7	Border War Barbecue	Oct 25, 2013
-9	Border War Barbeque	Oct 27, 2017

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)
2017	1	0%	top 96%	77.2%	77.2%
2016	1	0%	top 100%	80.7%	80.7%
2015	1	0%	top 100%	77.8%	77.8%
2014	1	0%	top 98%	82.9%	82.9%
2013	1	0%	top 85%	86.3%	86.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 27, 2017	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	44 / 46 (555.8056)	45 (149.6800)	45 (111.9088)	44 (150.2512)	41 (143.9656)
Oct 21, 2016	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	38 / 38 (581.0856)	38 (146.2512)	37 (145.7372)	38 (144.0112)	36 (145.0860)
Oct 23, 2015	Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS	35 / 35 (560.4572)	35 (151.3944)	30 (157.2000)	35 (122.7656)	35 (129.0972)
Oct 24, 2014	Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS	40 / 41 (597.0284)	28 (161.1200)	36 (153.0856)	39 (148.5828)	41 (134.2400)
Oct 25, 2013	Border War Barbecue Osawatomie, KS	23 / 27 (621.0744)	23 (158.2628)	26 (145.0972)	23 (155.4172)	15 (162.2972)

Kickin' Back 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

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (2 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

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

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)

📉 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)