A BBQ TEAM - MO

A BBQ TEAM - MO is a competition barbecue team with 37 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 6th of 25 at the Keystone Classic Cookoff (2026). They are ranked #4686 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “A BBQ Team - KS” and “A BBQ Team”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,686

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1469

peak 1506 · rated over 35 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 7, 2017

latest Oct 2, 2026 · 9.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#580

Master 2022 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

5% of 37 contests

Avg finish

top 67%

overall standings

Best overall

682.7428 / 720

Master · Keystone Classic Cookoff

Perfect 180s

Current form

660.16 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 643.05 (+17.11)

Walk rate

24%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork · Keystone Classic Cookoff

Consistency

±41.80

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.93 · weakest Brisket (156.06)

Road miles

2,131

across 37 mapped stops · furthest 963 mi

Schedule strength

61%

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

Purse competed for

$423K

listed at 17 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 23 state-championship entries

Master avg

643.05 / 720

35 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

682.7428 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.7428 at Keystone Classic Cookoff — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 2, 2026

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

21–0 behind in the head-to-head

SLAPS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 21 of their 21 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.87 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 3% of the time against 11%.

Brisket avg 156.06
Chicken avg 163.93
1 call in 34 entries

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HI-TECH SMOKERS 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 (Sep 16, 2021).

last seen Oct 25, 2019
back Sep 16, 2021

Chicken nemesis

19 of 19 shared chicken entries lost

AMERICAN FIRE BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, AMERICAN FIRE BBQ has out-cooked them in 19 of 19 shared chicken entries.

Show 2 more storylines

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 67% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 67% the rest of the year

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
2026 ↗	Master	#755 (151 pts)	#816 (166 pts)	#848 (171 pts)	#862 (121 pts)	#803 (146 pts)
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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to A BBQ TEAM - MO, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Outhouse BBQ

#4,671 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 3%
Peak: 1470

4–4 in 8 shared contests (50% to A BBQ TEAM - MO)

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.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Split Borders BBQ

#4,665 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1470

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

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 45 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 45 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

GEMINI BBQ

#4,707 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1469

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

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before A BBQ TEAM - MO's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 27 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Beer & Bones

#4,668 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1470

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

Fewer contests behind them than A BBQ TEAM - MO has cooked, 9 to 37, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

Smokin'101

#4,685 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

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

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 18, 2017

⚔ Head-to-head

MUTTLEY'S BBQ

#4,673 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to A BBQ TEAM - MO)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team A BBQ TEAM - MO has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2017

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SLAPS BBQ	21	0	21	0%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	19	0	19	0%	⚔ compare
Wabash BBQ	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN ELVISES	14	7	7	50%	⚔ compare
IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
Fat&Dumb BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	35	4	0	1	176.5600	143.8856	163.93	top 58%
Pork Ribs	35	1	0	0	176.5716	147.3372	163.80	top 60%
Pork	35	6	2	3	178.8572	133.0744	163.71	top 57%
Brisket	34	1	0	0	172.5600	20	156.06	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	12	0	top 55%
Large (40+)	23	0	top 73%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	22	top 69%
MO	12	top 66%
PA	1	top 24%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	4	290	top 68%	Sep 30, 2026
Border War Barbeque	3	20	top 76%	Oct 21, 2022
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	258	top 73%	Nov 5, 2025
The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2	37	top 76%	Apr 12, 2019
Smoke On the Trails	2	51	top 81%	Sep 28, 2018
Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q	2	14	top 51%	May 4, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 7 contests

Contests a season 4.1 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 24 of 37 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 26 6 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,727 finished ahead 1,372 times, behind 3,062

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs Oct 25, 2019 → Sep 16, 2021

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

20263 milestones

Oct 2 Career-best overall score682.7428 Keystone Classic Cookoff
Oct 2 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Keystone Classic Cookoff
Oct 2 Most recent contest Keystone Classic Cookoff

20221 milestone

Oct 1 25th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES

20191 milestone

Sep 20 First overall top-10 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

20182 milestones

May 4 First category win (Pork) Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q
Jun 22 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle

20174 milestones

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14	Keystone Classic Cookoff	Oct 2, 2026
+11.4	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Sep 20, 2019
+10.2	Bernard BBQ Battle (Formerly Brew,Blues & Bar-B-Q)	May 13, 2022
+6.8	36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Sep 20, 2024
+6.6	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	Jun 21, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.3	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	Aug 24, 2018
-11.8	BBQ and Fly In on the River	Aug 18, 2017
-9.2	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 6, 2018
-8.8	Smoke On the Trails	Sep 29, 2017
-7.7	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Nov 5, 2025

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

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	4	1	1	25%	top 59%	94.8%	92.3%
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
Oct 2, 2026	Keystone Classic Cookoff 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	6 / 25 (682.7428)	3 (175.4172)	17 (165.0856)	1 (178.8572)	14 (163.3828)
Sep 30, 2026	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 30, 2026	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS	312 / 360 (648.3540)	292 (163.9428)	292 (164.5256)	346 (151.9084)	197 (167.9772)
Sep 18, 2026	38th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	17 / 26 (662.6512)	14 (169.6684)	13 (167.3828)	23 (162.8000)	18 (162.8000)
Nov 5, 2025	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)
Sep 19, 2025	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)
Oct 30, 2024	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)
Sep 20, 2024	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)
Apr 26, 2024	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)
Sep 27, 2023	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)
Apr 21, 2023	Smokin in the Creek BBQ 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	36 / 51 (654.6856)	49 (145.6572)	26 (167.3828)	20 (169.6800)	18 (171.9656)
Oct 21, 2022	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	20 / 30 (665.5772)	27 (158.2400)	23 (165.0856)	12 (171.9772)	13 (170.2744)
Oct 1, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 29, 2022	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)
Sep 16, 2022	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)
May 13, 2022	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)
Oct 22, 2021	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	20 / 30 (665.5772)	15 (170.2744)	17 (167.9772)	22 (163.3828)	20 (163.9428)
Sep 16, 2021	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)
Oct 25, 2019	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	41 / 44 (634.0568)	40 (159.3484)	31 (163.9656)	39 (158.2172)	40 (152.5256)
Sep 20, 2019	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	10 / 31 (674.7544)	18 (165.6800)	10 (168.5716)	6 (173.1200)	16 (167.3828)
Jun 21, 2019	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)
May 3, 2019	Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q 🏅 Lansing, KS	33 / 37 (633.0284)	26 (161.6800)	29 (160.5140)	34 (156.5372)	32 (154.2972)
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	55 / 104 (664.4224)	61 (166.2628)	34 (168.5600)	48 (167.3828)	66 (162.2168)
Apr 12, 2019	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)
Mar 15, 2019	Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	48 / 64 (634.6400)	54 (151.3944)	42 (159.3716)	14 (170.8228)	54 (153.0512)
Sep 28, 2018	Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	51 / 68 (646.1484)	65 (156.5716)	41 (165.6684)	47 (161.1200)	41 (162.7884)
Aug 24, 2018	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	67 / 67 (477.0632)	48 (156.5144)	33 (163.9888)	50 (156.5600)	—
Jun 22, 2018	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS	139 / 185 (613.6460)	48 (163.9772)	48 (165.7140)	182 (133.0744)	134 (150.8804)
May 4, 2018	Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	14 / 29 (668.4800)	22 (163.9312)	15 (166.8800)	1 (176.5716)	18 (161.0972)
Apr 13, 2018	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)
Apr 6, 2018	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	96 / 103 (593.4516)	101 (150.2288)	95 (147.3372)	100 (146.7656)	93 (149.1200)
Sep 29, 2017	Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	56 / 64 (608.8340)	60 (143.8856)	45 (158.8000)	33 (166.2284)	63 (139.9200)
Aug 18, 2017	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)
Jun 23, 2017	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)
May 19, 2017	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)
May 5, 2017	Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	16 / 30 (653.0856)	14 (167.9656)	12 (166.8800)	28 (151.9772)	9 (166.2628)
Apr 7, 2017	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)

A BBQ TEAM - MO

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

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