A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 121st of 184 at the Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (2017). They are ranked #5086 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1461
peak 1461 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest Jun 23, 2017 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.45
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 158.03 · weakest Pork Ribs (142.28)
Road miles
4
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
5%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1507)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
607.15 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Ford Motor Company, each with one reason worth a look.
134 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,091 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1520
0–5 in 5 shared contests (0% to Ford Motor Company)
These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — Sloppy Seconds ahead 5–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,078 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1461
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,094 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
They turned up 9 years after Ford Motor Company did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#5,080 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
Level with Ford Motor Company on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,092 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,107 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Chips | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| All Fired Up | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Notorious P.I.G. | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Fire in the Hole | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| RAW DAWGIN BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| B&D BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| No Clue BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Slow Cookin' Cats | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoking Our Butts Off | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| The Drizzlers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Brewski and Barbeque | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Rubbed the Right Way | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BITE MY BUTT BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| KC BUTT-RUBBERS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Every Man A Smoker | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9884 | 145.0628 | 152.66 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1200 | 121.7142 | 142.28 | top 86% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5828 | 143.9998 | 154.18 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 147.3828 | 158.03 | top 46% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 4 | 121 | 0 | top 81% | Jun 24, 2016 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
332
finished ahead 201 times, behind 711
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Jun 21, 2013 → Jun 27, 2014
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20172 milestones
- Career-best overall score620.5492 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Brisket)168 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1487) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.5 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
| -9.3 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2016 |
| -9.2 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2015 |
| -4.2 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2014 |
| -3.1 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 84.2% | 84.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 80.9% | 80.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 121 / 184 (620.5492) | 143 (151.3944) | 146 (149.1316) | 128 (155.4516) | 46 (164.5716) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 154 / 183 (606.0912) | 174 (145.0628) | 115 (157.1200) | 134 (153.7028) | 138 (150.2056) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 151 / 183 (609.6916) | 109 (158.2856) | 181 (138.2744) | 145 (153.1544) | 76 (159.9772) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 121 / 184 (617.1084) | 100 (159.9884) | 161 (145.1544) | 44 (164.5828) | 137 (147.3828) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 169 / 183 (582.2852) | 151 (148.5712) | 181 (121.7142) | 162 (143.9998) | 25 (168) |