High-water mark
673.1204
career-best overall
93.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.1204 at Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge — 93.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 1, 2013
Disciples of Blues and BBQ
Disciples of Blues and BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 15th of 74 at the Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge (2013). They are ranked #6021 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1433
peak 1433 · rated over 15 contests
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
Jul 26, 2013
latest Nov 5, 2025 · 12.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.21 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 630.69 (+5.53)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.94
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.44 · weakest Chicken (151.57)
Road miles
1,627
across 15 mapped stops · furthest 300 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)
Purse competed for
$335K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
630.69 / 720
15 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Disciples of Blues and BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
64 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,013 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1433
3–4 in 7 shared contests (43% to Disciples of Blues and BBQ)
These two have cooked 7 of the same contests — On the Dotte Smokers ahead 4–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,020 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1433
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to Disciples of Blues and BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 24 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,025 of the rated field
- Contests
- 39
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1433
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Disciples of Blues and BBQ)
39 contests to 15: their number has had years to settle where Disciples of Blues and BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,016 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1433
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Disciples of Blues and BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,012 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1505
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#6,029 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theslabs.com | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| HIDDEN BOOGER BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| The Wicked Pig | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Rub You Long Time | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| ROADKILL BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKING JOE'S BARBERQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 62.4460 | 151.57 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8688 | 148.5372 | 160.44 | top 67% |
| Pork | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 143.3944 | 160.27 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 144.5256 | 158.40 | top 63% |
“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 | 3 | 401 | 0 | top 86% | Sep 27, 2023 |
| Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | 3 | 41 | 0 | top 89% | Jul 24, 2015 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 339 | 0 | top 83% | Nov 5, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
11 of 15 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
10
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,872
finished ahead 768 times, behind 3,145
Longest layoff
3.9 yrs
Oct 3, 2015 → Sep 12, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20191 milestone
- 10th tracked contest 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
20151 milestone
- Career-best single call (Brisket)171.9772 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
20141 milestone
- Peak power rating (1498) Sertoma 48 BBQ
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- First call Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.1204 Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
- Career-best overall score673.1204 Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge | Aug 1, 2013 |
| +3.5 | Sertoma 48 BBQ | May 9, 2014 |
| +2.3 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 27, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.1 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | Jul 26, 2013 |
| -11.5 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
| -9.4 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | Jul 24, 2015 |
| -8.5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
| -7.2 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | Jul 25, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 89% | 89% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 85.8% | 85.8% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 76% | 76% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 89.2% | 87.7% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 67% | 90.3% | 88.8% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 57% | 93.5% | 88.6% |
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 | 339 / 401 (646.6400) | 367 (157.6572) | 345 (160.5144) | 193 (170.2628) | 345 (158.2056) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 360 / 444 (646.1944) | 363 (161.1544) | 379 (159.9544) | 372 (159.3828) | 259 (165.7028) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 401 / 487 (640.5256) | 470 (148.0456) | 337 (163.9888) | 406 (158.2284) | 155 (170.2628) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 444 / 505 (630.1484) | 268 (166.8572) | 435 (157.1200) | 464 (153.0628) | 439 (153.1084) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 404 / 467 (617.5540) | 408 (153.0968) | 135 (170.2628) | 446 (143.3944) | 396 (150.8000) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 462 / 468 (547.5432) | 465 (62.4460) | 332 (160.5600) | 287 (162.8228) | 265 (161.7144) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 378 / 606 (642.1600) | 432 (158.8228) | 421 (158.8000) | 517 (152.5600) | 78 (171.9772) |
| Jul 24, 2015 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 49 / 54 (620.4000) | 54 (150.2400) | 40 (159.4172) | 36 (159.3944) | 44 (151.3484) |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS | 54 / 70 (634.7540) | 60 (155.4056) | 40 (163.9656) | 57 (156.5600) | 41 (158.8228) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 41 / 52 (633.0740) | 47 (155.4056) | 39 (159.4400) | 16 (168.5484) | 44 (149.6800) |
| May 9, 2014 | Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS | 24 / 54 (650.2060) | 8 (169.6800) | 44 (157.1432) | 27 (161.7028) | 26 (161.6800) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 51 / 114 (643.3140) | 46 (163.4056) | 37 (165.1544) | 57 (161.0856) | 71 (153.6684) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 46 / 68 (628.5144) | 45 (158.2628) | 54 (150.8688) | 16 (166.2856) | 50 (153.0972) |
| Aug 1, 2013 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS | 15 / 74 (673.1204) | 50 (161.1544) | 12 (170.8688) | 26 (169.6800) | 10 (171.4172) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 64 / 66 (606.1372) | 61 (151.9544) | 61 (148.5372) | 43 (161.1200) | 65 (144.5256) |