A tough matchup
9–0
behind in the head-to-head
B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
Paw Paw's Chuckwagon
Paw Paw's Chuckwagon is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 128th of 467 at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (2021). They are ranked #4815 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “paw-paws chuckwagon”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1467
peak 1467 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2013
latest Nov 5, 2025 · 12.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
633.24 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 634.11 (-0.87)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.72
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.08 · weakest Brisket (153.16)
Road miles
27
across 9 mapped stops
Schedule strength
60%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)
Purse competed for
$335K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
634.11 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Paw Paw's Chuckwagon, each with one reason worth a look.
141 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,798 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Paw Paw's Chuckwagon)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Paw Paw's Chuckwagon has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,813 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Paw Paw's Chuckwagon)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 8 years before Paw Paw's Chuckwagon's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,819 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,797 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,809 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Level with Paw Paw's Chuckwagon on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,821 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1467
They turned up 10 years after Paw Paw's Chuckwagon did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke & Beer BBQ | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| FOUNTAIN CITY BARBEQUE | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| Heat's Neat | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| Brewski and Barbeque | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK RADIO 810 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Tractor Shed BBQ | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Moolicious Intentions | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| DIXIE MOON | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| HI-TECH SMOKERS | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Slow & Easy | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| On the Dotte Smokers | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Burn Rate! | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Hawg Wild | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Outhouse BBQ | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 152.5256 | 162.08 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 154.2972 | 158.53 | top 75% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.3200 | 150.7656 | 160.34 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 137.1428 | 153.16 | top 78% |
“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
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 | 2 | 292 | 0 | top 78% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 128 | 0 | top 55% | Sep 27, 2023 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
7 of 9 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
7
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,959
finished ahead 1,213 times, behind 3,058
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 16, 2021 → Sep 27, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Career-best overall score661.0968 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20182 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0516 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4056 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1499) 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.9 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
| -9.7 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 1, 2017 |
| -6.5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Sep 27, 2023 |
| -6.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Oct 30, 2024 |
| -2.7 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Nov 5, 2025 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 91.8% | 91.8% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 27% | 82.5% | 82.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 88% | 88% |
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 - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 292 / 401 (661.0968) | 353 (158.8684) | 262 (166.2856) | 219 (168.5600) | 211 (167.3828) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 369 / 444 (642.1596) | 257 (167.9656) | 376 (159.9884) | 424 (150.7656) | 296 (163.4400) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 407 / 487 (638.1484) | 306 (165.7028) | 425 (157.1084) | 444 (154.8000) | 353 (160.5372) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 128 / 467 (445.7484) | 414 (152.5256) | 357 (158.8228) | 387 (155.3944) | 441 (143.3144) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 417 / 468 (614.7200) | 374 (157.7028) | 401 (154.2972) | 422 (150.7656) | 394 (151.9544) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 306 / 467 (649.0516) | 38 (175.4056) | 366 (158.3088) | 305 (161.1200) | 378 (154.2172) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 368 / 407 (613.5424) | 351 (155.4056) | 335 (154.8228) | 322 (158.7884) | 375 (144.5256) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 363 / 606 (644.4228) | 334 (162.8684) | 445 (157.0972) | 170 (168.5256) | 414 (155.9316) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 303 / 535 (633.7484) | 235 (162.2856) | 244 (160) | 16 (174.3200) | 498 (137.1428) |