A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
CHUNKY BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
CHUNKY BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
GERTIE AND BABS SPICE AND PROVISION CO BBQ TEAM
GERTIE AND BABS SPICE AND PROVISION CO BBQ TEAM is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 35th of 35 at the Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 (2023). They are ranked #5542 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “GERTIE AND BABS SPICE AND PROVISION CO. BBQ TEAM”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1450
peak 1450 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Sep 16, 2021
latest Nov 5, 2025 · 4.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
611.45 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 608.17 (+3.28)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.14
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.29 · weakest Brisket (143.75)
Road miles
1,646
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 812 mi
Schedule strength
74%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1595)
Purse competed for
$298K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
608.17 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #938 (120 pts) | #1011 (120 pts) | #1118 (120 pts) | #989 (120 pts) | #989 (120 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to GERTIE AND BABS SPICE AND PROVISION CO BBQ TEAM, each with one reason worth a look.
117 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,551 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1450
0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to GERTIE AND BABS SPICE AND PROVISION CO BBQ TEAM)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — SOUTHINURMOUTH ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,566 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1450
0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to GERTIE AND BABS SPICE AND PROVISION CO BBQ 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#5,534 of the rated field
- Contests
- 31
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 3%
- Peak
- 1500
1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to GERTIE AND BABS SPICE AND PROVISION CO BBQ TEAM)
31 contests to 10: their number has had years to settle where GERTIE AND BABS SPICE AND PROVISION CO BBQ TEAM's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,549 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1450
They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before GERTIE AND BABS SPICE AND PROVISION CO BBQ TEAM's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,519 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Level with GERTIE AND BABS SPICE AND PROVISION CO BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,569 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Fewer contests behind them than GERTIE AND BABS SPICE AND PROVISION CO BBQ TEAM has cooked, 6 to 10, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHUNKY BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Fergolicious BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Wine & Swine | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| BonePileBBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Fatty Shack | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke & Beer BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK RADIO 810 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BUSHWHACKER COOKING CORP. | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Black & Veatch | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Hawg Wild | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| HI-TECH SMOKERS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Porch Smokers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Windustrial Pipe Dream Smoking Team | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 147.3716 | 159.29 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6800 | 140.4572 | 150.51 | top 92% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5712 | 148.5144 | 154.62 | top 89% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3600 | 123.3488 | 143.75 | top 94% |
“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 100% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 83% |
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 | 3 | 185 | 0 | top 75% | Sep 27, 2023 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 372 | 0 | top 95% | Nov 5, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
9 of 10 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,054
finished ahead 284 times, behind 2,062
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Sep 27, 2023 → Oct 30, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- 10th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
- Career-best overall score628.9716 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
20241 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.2628 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20212 milestones
- First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
- Peak power rating (1499) American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | Sep 29, 2022 |
| -10.9 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | May 5, 2023 |
| -10.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Oct 30, 2024 |
| -8.7 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Nov 5, 2025 |
| -8.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Sep 27, 2023 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 83.9% | 83.9% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 87.3% | 84.8% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 83.7% | 83.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 40% | 28% | 28% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 372 / 401 (628.9716) | 309 (163.9656) | 365 (157.0744) | 362 (158.2400) | 379 (149.6916) |
| 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 | 428 / 444 (603.7484) | 284 (166.2628) | 438 (140.4572) | 426 (149.0740) | 410 (147.9544) |
| 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 | 435 / 487 (628.3772) | 393 (160.5028) | 438 (155.4172) | 420 (157.0972) | 419 (155.3600) |
| May 5, 2023 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 35 / 35 (593.4404) | 33 (161.1316) | 35 (141.0400) | 35 (148.5144) | 35 (142.7544) |
| 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 | 485 / 505 (602.7200) | 497 (147.3716) | 475 (151.3944) | 383 (160.5712) | 478 (143.3828) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 185 / 467 (151.4400) | 386 (156.5028) | 370 (157.6800) | 399 (154.2512) | 459 (123.3488) |