A tough matchup
12–0
behind in the head-to-head
Casual Smokers ahead in 100% of their meetings
Casual Smokers has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.
FOUNTAIN CITY BARBEQUE
FOUNTAIN CITY BARBEQUE is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 27th of 30 at the 37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out (2025). They are ranked #6308 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1407
peak 1407 · rated over 12 contests
Contests
13
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 13 contests
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
633.18 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 615.90 (+17.27)
Walk rate
8%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.80
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.81 · weakest Brisket (151.57)
Road miles
272
across 13 mapped stops · furthest 96 mi
Schedule strength
57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)
Purse competed for
$341K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
615.90 / 720
12 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 | #942 (115 pts) | #921 (130 pts) | #1001 (125 pts) | #994 (115 pts) | #977 (115 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to FOUNTAIN CITY BARBEQUE, each with one reason worth a look.
#6,306 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1407
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,309 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1406
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 8 years before FOUNTAIN CITY BARBEQUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,307 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1407
Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,318 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1406
4–4 in 8 shared contests (50% to FOUNTAIN CITY BARBEQUE)
These two have cooked 8 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,310 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1406
0–4 in 4 shared contests (0% to FOUNTAIN CITY BARBEQUE)
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,305 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1407
They turned up 6 years after FOUNTAIN CITY BARBEQUE did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casual Smokers | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN ELVISES | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK RADIO 810 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| Brewski and Barbeque | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke & Beer BBQ | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| Tractor Shed BBQ | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| On the Dotte Smokers | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Heat's Neat | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| HI-TECH SMOKERS | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| Hawg Wild | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| Moolicious Intentions | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| Outhouse BBQ | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| DIXIE MOON | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 145.6572 | 156.81 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8000 | 133.6800 | 153.59 | top 85% |
| Pork | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 138.8228 | 154.69 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 136.5600 | 151.57 | top 83% |
“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 90% |
| Large (40+) | 11 | 0 | top 89% |
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 | 333 | 0 | top 88% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 373 | 0 | top 84% | Sep 27, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 11 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
8 of 13 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
10
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
2,205
finished ahead 557 times, behind 4,848
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 16, 2021 → Sep 27, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20254 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.3772 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best overall score648.3772 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.9772 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20231 milestone
- 10th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20181 milestone
- First call Taste of the Ozarks (BACKYARD ONLY)
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1488) 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.2 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| -11.6 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
| -10.2 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
| -9 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
| -8.8 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
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 87% | 90.1% | 89.9% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 90% | 90% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 89% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 82.5% | 82.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 81% | 81% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 81.3% | 81.3% |
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 | 333 / 401 (648.3772) | 153 (171.9772) | 332 (161.6456) | 363 (158.2400) | 359 (156.5144) |
| Sep 19, 2025 | 37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 27 / 30 (646.1372) | 22 (165.0972) | 23 (162.8000) | 28 (158.8456) | 27 (159.3944) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 416 / 444 (615.2456) | 429 (149.6572) | 391 (158.2284) | 319 (163.4400) | 423 (143.9200) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 373 / 487 (647.8628) | 283 (166.8456) | 418 (157.6800) | 355 (161.6800) | 342 (161.6572) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 423 / 467 (608.2740) | 440 (147.9200) | 434 (150.7656) | 434 (147.3484) | 266 (162.2400) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 430 / 468 (606.7884) | 334 (160.5600) | 433 (149.1312) | 429 (149.1428) | 423 (147.9544) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 416 / 467 (614.8004) | 414 (154.8800) | 381 (157.1088) | 290 (161.7144) | 445 (141.0972) |
| Aug 4, 2018 | Taste of the Ozarks (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, MO | — | 8 (162.8800) | 16 (156.5944) | — | — |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 341 / 407 (624.4684) | 300 (160.0228) | 291 (159.4056) | 380 (149.6800) | 316 (155.3600) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 529 / 557 (594.1028) | 501 (150.2172) | 552 (133.6800) | 446 (157.0856) | 434 (153.1200) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 583 / 606 (583.2228) | 577 (145.6572) | 575 (143.3600) | 590 (138.8228) | 423 (155.3828) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 471 / 552 (616.5484) | 459 (154.8456) | 412 (156.5944) | 376 (159.4512) | 506 (145.6572) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 489 / 535 (585.0284) | 480 (147.9656) | 434 (149.6800) | 447 (150.8228) | 501 (136.5600) |