A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
913 BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
KC Windustrial Pipe Dream Smoking Team
KC Windustrial Pipe Dream Smoking Team is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 319th of 360 at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2026). They are ranked #5575 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1450
peak 1450 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Sep 16, 2021
latest Sep 30, 2026 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
627.14 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 627.74 (-0.60)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.16
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.03 · weakest Brisket (150.70)
Road miles
44
across 11 mapped stops
Schedule strength
72%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1591)
Purse competed for
$362K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
627.74 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to KC Windustrial Pipe Dream Smoking Team, each with one reason worth a look.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,590 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to KC Windustrial Pipe Dream Smoking Team)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team KC Windustrial Pipe Dream Smoking Team has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,570 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1450
0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to KC Windustrial Pipe Dream Smoking Team)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 22 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,556 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1450
Fewer contests behind them than KC Windustrial Pipe Dream Smoking Team has cooked, 6 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#5,573 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before KC Windustrial Pipe Dream Smoking Team's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,569 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Level with KC Windustrial Pipe Dream Smoking Team on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,587 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
Fewer contests behind them than KC Windustrial Pipe Dream Smoking Team has cooked, 6 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke & Beer BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK RADIO 810 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| ATTITUDES OF SMOKE | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Hawg Wild | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Porch Smokers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| GERTIE AND BABS SPICE AND PROVISION CO BBQ TEAM | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Splitlog Smokers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Butts & Guts | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Heat's Neat | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Black & Veatch | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Rocks Famous BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| HI-TECH SMOKERS | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Tractor Shed BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Rub On It BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| HIDDEN BOOGER BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 150.8456 | 161.03 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 150.7656 | 157.39 | top 85% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 145.6684 | 158.63 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9660 | 139.3600 | 150.70 | top 86% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 4 | 319 | 0 | top 90% | Sep 30, 2026 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 329 | 0 | top 87% | Nov 5, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
11 of 11 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,120
finished ahead 252 times, behind 2,405
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Sep 27, 2023 → Oct 30, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- 10th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
20253 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.0912 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best overall score650.0912 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5600 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20212 milestones
- First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
- Peak power rating (1491) American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | Sep 29, 2022 |
| -10.4 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Sep 27, 2023 |
| -8.7 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
| -8.5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Oct 30, 2024 |
| -6.9 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Sep 30, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 319 / 360 (645.5544) | 308 (162.2628) | 277 (165.6800) | 339 (153.6456) | 261 (163.9660) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 329 / 401 (650.0912) | 143 (172.5600) | 380 (153.0628) | 336 (161.6684) | 298 (162.8000) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 405 / 444 (622.0800) | 252 (168.5256) | 307 (165.1428) | 427 (148.5372) | 434 (139.8744) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 468 / 487 (610.6740) | 460 (150.8456) | 465 (150.7656) | 200 (169.7028) | 476 (139.3600) |
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 480 / 505 (607.2916) | 400 (160.5600) | 433 (157.1316) | 484 (145.6684) | 476 (143.9316) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 374 / 467 (630.7660) | 426 (151.4172) | 416 (152.5372) | 70 (172.5600) | 371 (154.2516) |