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A Boy & His BBQ

A Boy & His BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 39 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Minnesota in May (2014), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #485 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#485
of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1680
peak 1702 · rated over 37 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

39
in the data

First seen

Feb 15, 2013
latest Nov 5, 2025 · 12.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#114
Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

2
3 reserve · wins it all 5% of the time

Category wins

8
20 podiums

Overall top-10s

18
46% of 39 contests

Best top-10 run

3
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 25%
overall standings

Best overall

696.0228 / 720

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

669.85 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 674.20 (-4.35)

Walk rate

79%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Consistency

±13.37
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs
avg 169.95 · weakest Pork (166.12)

Road miles

11,509
across 39 mapped stops · furthest 1,137 mi

Schedule strength

34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)

Purse competed for

$205K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

674.20 / 720
39 Master contests · 2 GCs

Storylines (19 found in their record)

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

Among the elite

#485 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 7% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1680 puts them #485 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 7% of the field.

  • rating 1680
  • peak 1702
  • 37 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.

  • Brisket ×1

Against the odds

28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 72 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Up In Smoke on the Square (Aug 23, 2013) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 28-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ.

Giant slayer

58 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 58-team field at Minnesota in May.

  • May 16, 2014

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Up In Smoke On The Square is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

  • 2 visits
  • best finish 1st
  • average top 5%

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Minnesota in May (May 16, 2014).

  • Pork Ribs 1st
  • Pork 1st
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They almost always walk

79% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 31 of 39 contests

A top-10 category call in 79% of their 39 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

696.0228 career-best overall

96.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 696.0228 at Minnesota in May — 96.7% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • May 16, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

TRUEBUD BBQ has finished one call ahead of A Boy & His BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

19–3 behind in the head-to-head

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 86% of their meetings

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 19 of their 22 shared contests.

The drought

17 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Minnesota in May on May 16, 2014 — 17 contests and 12.4 years ago.

  • last GC May 16, 2014
  • 12.4 years ago

A strong matchup

11–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 79% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Theslabs.com in 11 of their 14 shared contests.

Always the bridesmaid

3 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 3 times against 2 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

  • 2 Grand Championships
  • 39 contests

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 16% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 16% across 3 contests, versus top 25% the rest of the year.

  • 3 May contests
  • top 25% the rest of the year

The long haul

11,509 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 11,509 miles across 39 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,137 miles to Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship.

  • 39 mapped stops
  • furthest 1,137 mi

The metronome

±1.86% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.86% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 93.6% of a perfect score
  • 39 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2015 ↗ Master #691 (526 pts) #531 (736 pts) #579 (671 pts) #802 (461 pts) #861 (416 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #114 (1,943 pts) #179 (1,498 pts) #58 (1,998 pts) #186 (1,445 pts) #123 (1,798 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #136 (1,701 pts) #263 (1,081 pts) #128 (1,616 pts) #219 (1,221 pts) #110 (1,786 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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RUB MY RACK
#483 of the rated field
1680 power rating
Contests
143
GCs
8
Top-10s
32%
Peak
1775
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to A Boy & His BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

  • rated over 126 contests
  • last seen Sep 25, 2026
⚔ Head-to-head
Knockstone BBQ Team Austria
#484 of the rated field
1680 power rating
Contests
45
GCs
5
Top-10s
78%
Peak
1692

Careers of much the same size, 45 contests to 39, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 45 contests
  • last seen Oct 19, 2024
  • on a 6-contest top-10 run
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Blind Fox BBQ
#490 of the rated field
1679 ▼ 1 power rating
Contests
33
GCs
2
Top-10s
36%
Peak
1679
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to A Boy & His BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 32 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 32 contests
  • last seen Sep 18, 2026
⚔ Head-to-head
SUPER SWINE
#489 of the rated field
1679 ▼ 1 power rating
Contests
82
GCs
1
Top-10s
48%
Peak
1722
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to A Boy & His BBQ)

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 82 contests, alongside a 48% overall top-10 rate.

  • rated over 79 contests
  • last seen Aug 21, 2026
⚔ Head-to-head
SIN CIRCLE BBQ
#492 of the rated field
1678 ▼ 1 power rating
Contests
106
GCs
2
Top-10s
45%
Peak
1750
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to A Boy & His BBQ)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

  • rated over 101 contests
  • last seen Sep 4, 2026
⚔ Head-to-head
WOODWARD BARBEQUE
#486 of the rated field
1679 ▼ 1 power rating
Contests
116
GCs
2
Top-10s
43%
Peak
1747
11–6 in 17 shared contests (65% to A Boy & His BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before A Boy & His BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 113 contests
⚔ Head-to-head

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

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 22 3 19 14% ⚔ compare
WOODWARD BARBEQUE 17 11 6 65% ⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 17 8 9 47% ⚔ compare
TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW 17 5 12 29% ⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 16 6 10 38% ⚔ compare
QUAU 16 5 11 31% ⚔ compare
Pig Skin BBQ 16 3 13 19% ⚔ compare
BIG T'Z Q CRU 16 3 13 19% ⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q 15 2 13 13% ⚔ compare
Theslabs.com 14 11 3 79% ⚔ compare
SPITFIRE 13 6 7 46% ⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED 13 3 10 23% ⚔ compare
SMOKERS PURGATORY 12 9 3 75% ⚔ compare
PITMASTERIQ BBQ 12 6 6 50% ⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN 12 4 8 33% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 39 14 0 4 178.2972 154.2972 168.43 top 35%
Pork Ribs 39 19 3 7 177.7372 157.0744 169.95 top 27%
Pork 39 9 1 4 175.4172 155.4284 166.12 top 43%
Brisket 39 21 4 5 180 🔥 146.2400 169.70 top 25%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)10top 44%
Medium (20–39)100top 32%
Large (40+)282top 22%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
MO100top 19%
IA80top 31%
IL61top 24%
KS40top 51%
MN41top 18%
AZ20top 15%
KY10top 46%
LA10top 28%
NV10top 13%
TN10top 2%
NE10top 13%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off 3 6 0 top 20% Sep 25, 2015
Up In Smoke On The Square 2 1 1 top 5% Aug 22, 2014
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 251 0 top 62% Nov 5, 2025
Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede 2 3 0 top 38% Aug 1, 2014
Up in Smoke BBQ Bash 2 3 0 top 13% Jul 25, 2014
Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew 2 10 0 top 35% Apr 26, 2014
Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash 2 2 0 top 15% Feb 16, 2013

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 16 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season 5.6 across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in MO 10 of 39 contests · 11 states in all
Contests visited 31 7 of them more than once
First title Aug 23, 2013 Up In Smoke on the Square
Opponents faced 2,368 finished ahead 3,801 times, behind 1,522
Longest layoff 6.9 yrs Oct 29, 2016 → Sep 27, 2023

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

20251 milestone
  1. Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20241 milestone
  1. First perfect 180 (Brisket) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20161 milestone
  1. Peak power rating (1702) 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20144 milestones
  1. First multi-meat day Minnesota in May
  2. Biggest field won (58 teams) Minnesota in May
  3. Career-best overall score696.0228 Minnesota in May
  4. 25th tracked contest Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
20139 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
  2. First call Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
  3. First overall top-10 Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
  4. First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8568 Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
  5. First category win (Brisket) Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
  6. First overall podium Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
  7. First Reserve Championship Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
  8. First Grand Championship Up In Smoke on the Square
  9. 10th tracked contest Up In Smoke on the Square

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+15.1Up In Smoke on the SquareAug 23, 2013
+14.6Chubby Hubby BBQ BashFeb 16, 2013
+12.9Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-OffSep 6, 2013
+11.5Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ ReliefApr 4, 2014
+11.4Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff ChallengeAug 31, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-9.7American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open ContestNov 5, 2025
-7.9Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)Aug 2, 2013
-6.5American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open ContestOct 30, 2024
-6.1American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open ContestSep 27, 2023
-3.8Lynch Livestock Pig StampedeAug 16, 2013

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20251000 0% top 67% 92.4% 92.4%
20241000 100% top 57% 93.3% 93.3%
20231000 0% top 55% 93.1% 93.1%
20161000 0% top 25% 93% 93%
20155020 60% top 30% 95.6% 93.4%
201414183 86% top 20% 96.7% 94.2%
201316185 94% top 22% 96.5% 93.4%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Nov 5, 2025 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS 268 / 401 (665.5544) 285 (166.2400) 108 (173.1200) 369 (156.5144) 153 (169.6800)
Oct 30, 2024 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS 251 / 444 (671.9088) 401 (156.5372) 291 (166.2516) 214 (169.1200) 4 (180)
Sep 27, 2023 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS 267 / 487 (670.1484) 440 (155.9428) 54 (175.4172) 277 (166.8228) 110 (171.9656)
Oct 29, 2016 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS 141 / 557 (669.6800) 212 (166.8572) 225 (166.8456) 261 (165.1200) 92 (170.8572)
Oct 3, 2015 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO 125 / 606 (671.9432) 163 (169.1200) 439 (157.1432) 74 (172.5600) 56 (173.1200)
Sep 25, 2015 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL 6 / 55 (687.9776) 3 (176.5600) 8 (173.7260) 24 (167.4172) 13 (170.2744)
Aug 28, 2015 Back to Back to the Park BBQ Marshalltown, IA 7 / 16 (669.5772) 3 (172.5600) 6 (167.3944) 9 (167.3828) 10 (162.2400)
May 29, 2015 Smokin' in Steel Owatonna, MN 20 / 60 (665.6456) 7 (171.9772) 3 (172) 19 (166.3084) 43 (155.3600)
Apr 3, 2015 Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full) Pleasant Hill, MO 29 / 71 (667.8856) 47 (162.8228) 24 (166.2744) 13 (172.5600) 26 (166.2284)
Oct 2, 2014 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO 43 / 165 (679.9772) 49 (171.4516) 69 (169.1200) 57 (169.7028) 61 (169.7028)
Oct 2, 2014 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO 104 / 552 (673.1544) 61 (173.7144) 164 (168.5600) 362 (160) 82 (170.8800)
Sep 18, 2014 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL 17 / 57 (674.1600) 43 (162.2400) 9 (173.1200) 34 (163.3828) 4 (175.4172)
Aug 22, 2014 Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL 4 / 50 (675.3940) 25 (163.4056) 1 (177.1772) 2 (174.8572) 28 (159.9540)
Aug 1, 2014 Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede Waucoma, IA 3 / 21 (687.9544) 2 (178.2972) 4 (177.1544) 12 (165.6800) 6 (166.8228)
Jul 25, 2014 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA 3 / 52 (692.5144) 20 (170.8228) 5 (172.5716) 3 (174.8572) 7 (174.2628)
Jun 20, 2014 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Lexington, KY 13 / 28 (661.0400) 15 (167.4056) 13 (167.3944) 24 (158.2400) 7 (168)
May 30, 2014 Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN 8 / 67 (686.2060) 29 (168.5488) 4 (175.4056) 34 (165.6916) 4 (176.5600)
May 16, 2014 Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN 1 / 58 (696.0228) 7 (170.2628) 1 (177.7372) 1 (174.8800) 2 (173.1428)
Apr 26, 2014 Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew Boone, IA 10 / 39 (683.3832) 9 (174.2972) 20 (168.5488) 11 (169.7144) 12 (170.8228)
Apr 25, 2014 Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew Boone, IA 20 / 45 (667.4172) 6 (174.8800) 11 (167.9772) 34 (161.7028) 26 (162.8572)
Apr 4, 2014 Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO 3 / 75 (688.5600) 9 (174.2628) 2 (177.1544) 31 (165.1772) 8 (171.9656)
Mar 21, 2014 Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA 17 / 61 (675.3028) 18 (170.8228) 15 (169.6800) 52 (158.2400) 7 (176.5600)
Mar 14, 2014 NKC MO State Championship BBQ 🏅 N. Kansas City, MO 9 / 61 (657.6228) 4 (169.7144) 33 (158.2628) 34 (158.8228) 5 (170.8228)
Oct 31, 2013 Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV 11 / 85 (676.4912) 15 (172.5600) 13 (172) 52 (159.9656) 10 (171.9656)
Oct 25, 2013 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN 2 / 97 (691.4628) 32 (168) 7 (175.4400) 24 (168.5828) 1 (179.4400)
Oct 3, 2013 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO 45 / 535 (669.6340) 343 (157.6800) 8 (176.5600) 129 (166.8456) 78 (168.5484)
Sep 19, 2013 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL 14 / 76 (675.3372) 6 (173.7144) 19 (167.3828) 53 (158.2400) 5 (176)
Sep 6, 2013 Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off Blue Springs, MO 2 / 72 (694.8116) 18 (170.8344) 12 (170.8456) 5 (175.4172) 1 (177.7144)
Aug 31, 2013 Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE 4 / 32 (693.6568) 6 (174.8456) 2 (177.7144) 14 (167.9884) 5 (173.1084)
Aug 23, 2013 Up In Smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL 1 / 46 (689.6916) 20 (166.2744) 1 (177.7144) 10 (171.4172) 4 (174.2856)
Aug 16, 2013 Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede Waucoma, IA 13 / 21 (629.0856) 17 (154.2972) 6 (165.7028) 7 (162.8456) 19 (146.2400)
Aug 2, 2013 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Rockford, IL 23 / 30 (656.4000) 2 (173.7028) 28 (157.0744) 15 (167.3828) 24 (158.2400)
Jul 26, 2013 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA 14 / 66 (671.8856) 31 (166.2284) 8 (171.9772) 24 (166.2744) 17 (167.4056)
Jul 12, 2013 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN 7 / 29 (669.0512) 8 (169.1312) 17 (162.8116) 17 (162.8228) 1 (174.2856)
Apr 19, 2013 Smoke Over Veishea Ames, IA 10 / 36 (670.8568) 12 (168.5716) 3 (169.7140) 16 (164) 8 (168.5712)
Apr 5, 2013 Smokin' On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO 25 / 74 (658.8568) 23 (166.8572) 45 (159.4284) 31 (166.8570) 23 (165.7142)
Mar 15, 2013 NKC MO State BBQ Championship N. Kansas City, MO 12 / 79 (657.7142) 22 (163.4288) 10 (169.1428) 49 (155.4284) 9 (169.7142)
Feb 16, 2013 Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash Mesa, AZ 2 / 31 (686.8570) 8 (169.7142) 15 (165.7142) 3 (172.5714) 1 (178.8572)
Feb 15, 2013 Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash Mesa, AZ 7 / 29 (662.8568) 11 (164) 5 (170.8570) 9 (167.4284) 13 (160.5714)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

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