High-water mark
677.0400
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 677.0400 at Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 28, 2017
POBOYS BBQ
POBOYS 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 12th of 29 at the Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off (2017). They are ranked #3534 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1492
peak 1492 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 20, 2013
latest Jun 9, 2017 · 3.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.82
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.25 · weakest Brisket (160.88)
Road miles
579
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 158 mi
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Master avg
653.47 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to POBOYS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,537 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to POBOYS BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team POBOYS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,515 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1493
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to POBOYS BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,550 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,513 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1493
They turned up 10 years after POBOYS BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#3,527 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1493
Level with POBOYS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,530 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Careers of much the same size, 6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.3316 | 152.5028 | 164.20 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 161.6800 | 166.25 | top 56% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 150.2400 | 162.13 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 150.8228 | 160.88 | top 66% |
“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 59% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 71% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AR
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
144
finished ahead 67 times, behind 113
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Sep 20, 2013 → Sep 16, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20175 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.7544 Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce
- Career-best overall score677.0400 Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1496) Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off
- Most recent contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival
- First call Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.5 | Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off | Apr 28, 2017 |
| +4.5 | Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce | Apr 1, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.7 | Smoke On the Water Arkansas State Barbecue Championship | Sep 16, 2016 |
| -5.4 | Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival | Sep 20, 2013 |
| -3.5 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest | Jun 9, 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 53% | 94% | 92.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 72% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2017 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 32 / 45 (649.0172) | 38 (158.2744) | 28 (163.9428) | 29 (164.5372) | 33 (162.2628) |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off Stuttgart, AR | 12 / 29 (677.0400) | 8 (173.1200) | 25 (161.6800) | 2 (176.5600) | 18 (165.6800) |
| Apr 1, 2017 | Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce Gravette, AR | 17 / 37 (666.7544) | 8 (174.3316) | 18 (166.2400) | 19 (166.2400) | 21 (159.9428) |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Smoke On the Water Arkansas State Barbecue Championship Pine Bluff, AR | 19 / 21 (628.9828) | 16 (162.7884) | 14 (165.1316) | 21 (150.2400) | 20 (150.8228) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival Tunica, MS | 38 / 53 (645.5656) | 51 (152.5028) | 8 (174.2628) | 52 (153.0856) | 23 (165.7144) |