A BBQ TEAM - MO

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#4989

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1462

peak 1506 · rated over 32 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2017-04-07

latest 2025-11-05

Best ToY finish

#580

Master 2022

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 33 contests

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

682.7312 / 720

Master · 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

Perfect 180s

Current form

665.11 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 641.03 (+24.08)

Walk rate

24%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork · 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

Consistency

±42.95

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 163.63 · weakest Brisket (155.22)

Road miles

1,117

mi across 33 mapped stops · furthest 53 mi

Schedule strength

62%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)

Purse competed for

$334K

listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 21 state-championship entries

Master avg

641.03 / 720

32 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

682.7312 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.7312 at 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2024-09-20

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS has finished one call ahead of A BBQ TEAM - MO 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

20–0 behind in the head-to-head

SLAPS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 20 of their 20 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.41 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 3% of the time against 3%.

Brisket avg 155.22
Pork Ribs avg 163.63
1 calls in 31 entries

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Brewski and Barbeque in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (2021-09-16).

last seen 2019-10-25
back 2021-09-16

Pork Ribs nemesis

18 of 19 shared pork ribs entries lost

HIGH i QUE ahead 95% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HIGH i QUE has out-cooked them in 18 of 19 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Pine Tar BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 54% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 54% across 3 contests, versus top 68% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 68% the rest of the year

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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126 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Moolicious Intentions

#4974 of the rated field

1463 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

3–2 in 5 shared contests (60% to A BBQ TEAM - MO)

These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — A BBQ TEAM - MO ahead 3–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

WAUNAQUE

#5005 of the rated field

1462 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1504

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to A BBQ TEAM - MO)

They've been 1504 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2022-04-29

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PETE'S PIG PIT POSSE

#4980 of the rated field

1463 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1463

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to A BBQ TEAM - MO)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before A BBQ TEAM - MO's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 12 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Buckeye Barbeque

#5011 of the rated field

1462 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1462

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to A BBQ TEAM - MO)

Fewer contests behind them than A BBQ TEAM - MO has cooked, 12 to 33, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-06-12

⚔ Head-to-head

SOUTHSIDE BBQ

#4996 of the rated field

1462 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 33 contests, alongside a 24% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 32 contests
last seen 2022-04-29

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKE OF THE SHOALS

#4973 of the rated field

1463 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1540

No shared contest yet.

Level with A BBQ TEAM - MO on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 38 contests
last seen 2017-12-01

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SLAPS BBQ	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	19	0	19	0%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
Wabash BBQ	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
Fat&Dumb BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN ELVISES	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	32	3	0	0	176.5600	143.8856	163.40	top 59%
Pork Ribs	32	1	0	0	176.5716	147.3372	163.63	top 59%
Pork	33	5	1	2	178.8572	133.0744	163.43	top 57%
Brisket	31	1	0	0	172.5600	20.0000	155.22	top 67%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	21	0	top 68%
MO	11	0	top 66%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	10	0	top 57%
Large (40+)	22	0	top 72%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	290	top 62%	2023-09-27
Border War Barbeque	3	20	top 76%	2022-10-21
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	258	top 73%	2025-11-05
The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2	37	top 76%	2019-04-12
*Smoke On the Trails	2	51	top 81%	2018-09-28
*Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q	2	14	top 51%	2018-05-04

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 8.6 yrs 2017-04-07 → 2025-11-05

Busiest season 2019 7 contests

Contests a season 4.1 across 8 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 22 of 33 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 24 6 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork 33 entries · 1 win · 5 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 163.63 · weakest Brisket (155.22)

Walk rate 24% a top-10 call in 8 of 33 contests

Overall top-10 rate 3% 1 of 33 contests

Master average 641.03 out of 720 · 32 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,614 1,296–2,730 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,117 33 mapped stops · furthest 53 mi

Schedule strength 1578 average field rating faced — tougher than 62% of rated contests

Purse competed for $333,970 listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 21 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs 2019-10-25 → 2021-09-16

Power rating 1462 peak 1506 · #4989 of 6,413 rated

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

2017
Apr 7 First tracked contest The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
Apr 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.7888 The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
May 5 First call *Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q
May 5 Peak power rating (1506) *Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q
2018
May 4 First category win (Pork) *Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q
Jun 22 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
2019
Sep 20 First overall top-10 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
2022
Sep 16 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Oct 1 25th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES
2024
Sep 20 Career-best overall score682.7312 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
2025
Nov 5 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.4	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	2019-09-20
+10.2	Bernard BBQ Battle (Formerly Brew,Blues & Bar-B-Q)	2022-05-13
+6.8	36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	2024-09-20
+6.6	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	2019-06-21
+5.3	*Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q	2018-05-04

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.4	*East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	2018-08-24
-11.8	BBQ and Fly In on the River	2017-08-18
-9.3	Smoke in the Spring	2018-04-06
-8.8	*Smoke On the Trails	2017-09-29
-7.7	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2025-11-05

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	2	0	0	50%	top 74%	92.3%	90.8%
2024	3	0	0	33%	top 59%	94.8%	93.4%
2023	2	0	0	0%	top 66%	92.2%	91.6%
2022	5	0	0	40%	top 59%	94%	92.5%
2021	2	0	0	0%	top 64%	92.4%	91.7%
2019	7	1	0	14%	top 64%	93.7%	89.9%
2018	6	0	1	17%	top 79%	92.8%	84.1%
2017	6	0	0	33%	top 69%	92.1%	86.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-11-05	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	354 / 401 (642.6516)	178 (170.8460)	368 (156.5144)	376 (154.7884)	323 (160.5028)
2025-09-19	37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	18 / 30 (664.4000)	27 (158.2288)	21 (164.5256)	6 (175.4056)	23 (166.2400)
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	258 / 444 (670.7544)	268 (167.3828)	276 (167.3828)	320 (163.4288)	78 (172.5600)
2024-09-20	36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	14 / 32 (682.7312)	6 (176.5600)	17 (167.3828)	9 (173.7028)	20 (165.0856)
2024-04-26	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	33 / 44 (665.0056)	18 (172.5600)	40 (161.6800)	22 (169.1084)	35 (161.6572)
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	303 / 487 (663.8972)	143 (172.5600)	240 (169.1200)	257 (167.4172)	423 (154.8000)
2023-04-21	Smokin in the Creek BBQ 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	36 / 51 (654.6856)	49 (145.6572)	26 (167.3828)	20 (169.6800)	18 (171.9656)
2022-10-21	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	20 / 30 (665.5772)	27 (158.2400)	23 (165.0856)	12 (171.9772)	13 (170.2744)
2022-10-01	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	307 / 505 (659.9544)	416 (159.3944)	26 (176.5716)	382 (160.6056)	293 (163.3828)
2022-09-16	34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	23 / 33 (661.5888)	26 (158.2516)	21 (163.9772)	3 (178.8572)	26 (160.5028)
2022-05-13	Bernard BBQ Battle (Formerly Brew,Blues & Bar-B-Q) 🏅 Lansing, KS	11 / 28 (676.4800)	6 (174.2972)	14 (168.5372)	14 (167.3828)	11 (166.2628)
2021-10-22	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	20 / 30 (665.5772)	15 (170.2744)	17 (167.9772)	22 (163.3828)	20 (163.9428)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	290 / 467 (654.1944)	175 (168.5372)	395 (154.8572)	108 (170.2628)	297 (160.5372)
2019-10-25	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	41 / 44 (634.0568)	40 (159.3484)	31 (163.9656)	39 (158.2172)	40 (152.5256)
2019-09-20	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	10 / 31 (674.7544)	18 (165.6800)	10 (168.5716)	6 (173.1200)	16 (167.3828)
2019-06-21	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	72 / 183 (649.1200)	83 (161.6916)	46 (167.4628)	78 (163.9772)	113 (155.9884)
2019-05-03	Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q 🏅 Lansing, KS	33 / 37 (633.0284)	26 (161.6800)	29 (160.5140)	34 (156.5372)	32 (154.2972)
2019-04-12	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	55 / 104 (664.4224)	61 (166.2628)	34 (168.5600)	48 (167.3828)	66 (162.2168)
2019-04-12	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake 🏅 Smithville, MO	37 / 54 (643.1540)	17 (169.6800)	50 (150.1828)	28 (166.2284)	37 (157.0628)
2019-03-15	Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	48 / 64 (634.6400)	54 (151.3944)	42 (159.3716)	14 (170.8228)	54 (153.0512)
2018-09-28	*Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	51 / 68 (646.1484)	65 (156.5716)	41 (165.6684)	47 (161.1200)	41 (162.7884)
2018-08-24	*East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	67 / 67 (477.0632)	48 (156.5144)	33 (163.9888)	50 (156.5600)	—
2018-06-22	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS	139 / 185 (613.6460)	48 (163.9772)	48 (165.7140)	182 (133.0744)	134 (150.8804)
2018-05-04	*Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	14 / 29 (668.4800)	22 (163.9312)	15 (166.8800)	1 (176.5716)	18 (161.0972)
2018-04-13	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	43 / 51 (635.2456)	25 (166.8228)	35 (162.2516)	47 (152.5372)	42 (153.6340)
2018-04-06	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	96 / 103 (593.4516)	101 (150.2288)	95 (147.3372)	100 (146.7656)	93 (149.1200)
2017-09-29	*Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	56 / 64 (608.8340)	60 (143.8856)	45 (158.8000)	33 (166.2284)	63 (139.9200)
2017-08-18	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	65 / 65 (511.3256)	47 (163.3828)	19 (167.9772)	47 (159.9656)	65 (20.0000)
2017-06-23	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	89 / 184 (635.9428)	62 (162.2856)	109 (158.2628)	114 (157.1200)	87 (158.2744)
2017-05-19	22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO	44 / 59 (646.1716)	6 (174.2628)	50 (158.2400)	33 (164.5716)	54 (149.0972)
2017-05-05	*Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	16 / 30 (653.0856)	14 (167.9656)	12 (166.8800)	28 (151.9772)	9 (166.2628)
2017-04-07	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	26 / 54 (662.7888)	15 (170.2972)	34 (164.5372)	29 (167.4172)	29 (160.5372)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025 ↗	Master	#794 (150 pts)	#1008 (115 pts)	#964 (135 pts)	#691 (230 pts)	#904 (125 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#672 (232 pts)	#589 (327 pts)	#785 (217 pts)	#644 (277 pts)	#766 (202 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#938 (120 pts)	#1011 (120 pts)	#1118 (120 pts)	#903 (145 pts)	#899 (155 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#580 (331 pts)	#597 (341 pts)	#685 (311 pts)	#438 (521 pts)	#573 (356 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#862 (140 pts)	#851 (165 pts)	#908 (155 pts)	#924 (130 pts)	#892 (140 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#897 (311 pts)	#930 (311 pts)	#956 (311 pts)	#862 (361 pts)	#1016 (281 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1266 (180 pts)	#1319 (180 pts)	#1354 (180 pts)	#942 (339 pts)	#1486 (149 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1541 (160 pts)	#1161 (285 pts)	#1506 (180 pts)	#1937 (115 pts)	#1409 (200 pts)