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B Team BBQ MO

B Team BBQ MO is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2025. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Holmes Drywall Supply BBQ Cook-off (INVITATIONAL ONLY GRILLING SERIES) (2018). They are ranked #4278 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,278
of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1477
peak 1477 · rated over 14 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

17
in the data

First seen

Jun 6, 2014
latest Nov 5, 2025 · 11.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1080
Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

2
0 reserve · wins it all 12% of the time

Category wins

3
10 podiums

Overall top-10s

6
35% of 17 contests

Best top-10 run

2
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 59%
overall standings

Best overall

689.6456 / 720
Master · Holmes Drywall Supply BBQ Cook-off (INVITATIONAL ONLY GRILLING SERIES)

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

658.75 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 650.47 (+8.28)

Walk rate

65%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028
Pork Ribs · Holmes Drywall Supply BBQ Cook-off (INVITATIONAL ONLY GRILLING SERIES)

Consistency

±22.08
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork
avg 165.27 · weakest Brisket (157.15)

Road miles

940
across 17 mapped stops · furthest 90 mi

Schedule strength

52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)

Purse competed for

$61K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

650.47 / 720
17 Master contests · 2 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

65% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 11 of 17 contests

A top-10 category call in 65% of their 17 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

Their season

2018 1 Grand Championship

2018 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 44%.

  • 4 contests
  • 2 overall top-10s
  • 2 category wins
  • average top 44%

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

SLAPS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.12 points below their pork, and turns into a call 35% of the time against 41%.

  • Brisket avg 157.15
  • Pork avg 165.27
  • 6 calls in 17 entries
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Pork nemesis

6 of 7 shared pork entries lost

SLAPS BBQ ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SLAPS BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared pork entries.

A big fish in small ponds

Top 39% average finish in small fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 39% finish in small fields against top 71% in large ones.

  • Small (<20 teams): top 39% (5)
  • Large (40+): top 71% (6)

An October team

Top 46% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 46% across 6 contests, versus top 59% the rest of the year.

  • 6 October contests
  • top 59% the rest of the year

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

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2018 ↗ Master #1954 (60 pts) #2012 (60 pts) #1996 (60 pts) #2030 (60 pts) #1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #1639 (139 pts) #1734 (134 pts) #1148 (294 pts) #1395 (204 pts) #1923 (119 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #1080 (294 pts) #1074 (324 pts) #919 (414 pts) #1273 (254 pts) #1163 (279 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #1936 (99 pts) #1975 (104 pts) #2048 (89 pts) #1275 (244 pts) #1979 (104 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #1140 (260 pts) #1219 (260 pts) #882 (415 pts) #1225 (260 pts) #1379 (210 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to B Team BBQ MO, each with one reason worth a look.

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

TOWNSHIP LINE BBQ
#4,283 of the rated field
1477 power rating
Contests
15
GCs
0
Top-10s
13%
Peak
1477

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 15 contests
  • last seen Oct 13, 2017
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OVER-THE-HILL BBQ
#4,281 of the rated field
1477 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1509

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before B Team BBQ MO's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 13 contests
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RUB THIS BBQ
#4,305 of the rated field
1477 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
0
Top-10s
8%
Peak
1513

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 12 contests
  • last seen Aug 4, 2017
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BSQ'S
#4,300 of the rated field
1477 power rating
Contests
17
GCs
0
Top-10s
12%
Peak
1477

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 12% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 17 contests
  • last seen Feb 21, 2025
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BUBBA'S BACKYARD BBQ
#4,285 of the rated field
1477 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1501

Level with B Team BBQ MO on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Feb 23, 2024
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Jurassic Pork
#4,265 of the rated field
1477 power rating
Contests
18
GCs
0
Top-10s
6%
Peak
1477

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 18 contests
  • last seen Sep 25, 2026
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
SLAPS BBQ 7 0 7 0% ⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ 7 0 7 0% ⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q 5 1 4 20% ⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ 5 0 5 0% ⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED 5 0 5 0% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 17 6 1 2 177.1428 142.8344 164.05 top 58%
Pork Ribs 17 8 1 3 177.7028 143.8972 164.00 top 52%
Pork 17 7 1 4 176 153.6568 165.27 top 52%
Brisket 17 6 0 1 170.2628 139.3256 157.15 top 68%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)52top 39%
Medium (20–39)60top 65%
Large (40+)60top 71%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
MO142top 53%
KS30top 88%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Smoking in the Golden Valley 3 7 0 top 62% Sep 28, 2018
Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff (Invitational Competitor's Series) 2 1 1 top 29% Oct 11, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 4 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season 2.8 across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in MO 14 of 17 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited 14 2 of them more than once
First title Oct 14, 2015 Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff 2015 (BACKYARD-INVITATIONAL)
Opponents faced 689 finished ahead 201 times, behind 661
Longest layoff 7 yrs Oct 26, 2018 → Nov 5, 2025

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

20251 milestone
  1. Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20184 milestones
  1. Peak power rating (1492) Smoking in the Golden Valley
  2. First multi-meat day Holmes Drywall Supply BBQ Cook-off (INVITATIONAL ONLY GRILLING SERIES)
  3. Career-best overall score689.6456 Holmes Drywall Supply BBQ Cook-off (INVITATIONAL ONLY GRILLING SERIES)
  4. Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7028 Holmes Drywall Supply BBQ Cook-off (INVITATIONAL ONLY GRILLING SERIES)
20171 milestone
  1. 10th tracked contest Smoking in the Golden Valley
20154 milestones
  1. First category win (Chicken) Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff 2015 (BACKYARD-INVITATIONAL)
  2. First overall top-10 Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff 2015 (BACKYARD-INVITATIONAL)
  3. First overall podium Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff 2015 (BACKYARD-INVITATIONAL)
  4. First Grand Championship Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff 2015 (BACKYARD-INVITATIONAL)
20143 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
  2. First call Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
  3. First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.8000 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+10.9Smoking in the Golden ValleySep 28, 2018
+8.6Jesse James Barbeque Cook OutSep 19, 2014
+7.3Hott Butts BBQ ContestJun 3, 2016
+5.5Holmes Drywall Supply, Inc (BACKYARD ONLY INVITE ONLY)Oct 11, 2017
+1.9The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville LakeApr 13, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-11.9Keepers of the Fire BBQ ContestJun 6, 2014
-10.8Johnson County Fair BBQJul 11, 2014
-10Smoking in the Golden ValleySep 29, 2017
-9.4American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open ContestNov 5, 2025
-5.2Border War BarbequeOct 26, 2018

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20251000 0% top 92% 88% 88%
20184122 75% top 44% 95.8% 92.4%
20173010 67% top 72% 94% 91.2%
20164020 75% top 58% 92.1% 89.7%
20152111 100% top 41% 93% 91.1%
20143000 33% top 72% 93.2% 87.8%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Nov 5, 2025 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS 367 / 401 (633.6228) 307 (164) 349 (159.3828) 342 (161.1428) 383 (149.0972)
Oct 26, 2018 Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS 45 / 56 (645.5772) 33 (166.8344) 46 (162.2400) 50 (157.6916) 42 (158.8112)
Oct 2, 2018 Holmes Drywall Supply BBQ Cook-off (INVITATIONAL ONLY GRILLING SERIES) unrated Kansas City, MO 1 / 8 (689.6456) 3 (169.1316) 1 (177.7028) 1 (175.4056) 3 (167.4056)
Sep 28, 2018 Smoking in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO 7 / 25 (663.8628) 18 (157.6800) 12 (163.9544) 5 (171.9656) 7 (170.2628)
Apr 13, 2018 The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO 29 / 51 (661.0400) 6 (173.7144) 15 (170.8572) 44 (156.5028) 32 (159.9656)
Oct 20, 2017 2017 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q Independence, MO 18 / 25 (669.7028) 21 (166.8572) 4 (173.7372) 9 (173.7028) 22 (155.4056)
Oct 11, 2017 Holmes Drywall Supply, Inc (BACKYARD ONLY INVITE ONLY) Kansas City, MO 4 / 8 (677.0744) 4 (172.5828) 5 (163.9544) 2 (176) 5 (164.5372)
Sep 29, 2017 Smoking in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO 27 / 29 (623.2684) 23 (158.8344) 17 (165.1200) 22 (159.9884) 29 (139.3256)
Oct 11, 2016 Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff (Invitational Competitor's Series) unrated Kansas City, MO 5 / 10 (633.5080) 5 (161.6800) 8 (153.6112) 7 (153.6568) 5 (164.5600)
Sep 23, 2016 Smoking in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO 14 / 22 (652) 16 (160.5600) 3 (173.7028) 13 (165.1544) 17 (152.5828)
Jun 3, 2016 Hott Butts BBQ Contest Boonville, MO 9 / 22 (663.3600) 5 (168.5256) 9 (167.4172) 17 (160.0228) 9 (167.3944)
Apr 8, 2016 The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO 40 / 53 (635.9316) 44 (159.3828) 46 (155.3944) 31 (162.8456) 35 (158.3088)
Oct 14, 2015 Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff 2015 (BACKYARD-INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, MO 1 / 12 (669.6796) 1 (177.1428) 4 (168.0228) 3 (170.2628) 8 (154.2512)
Sep 25, 2015 Burg Fest BBQ Contest Warrensburg, MO 14 / 19 (642.8460) 13 (161.1200) 16 (153.7260) 2 (174.8800) 13 (153.1200)
Sep 19, 2014 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO 15 / 49 (670.8000) 15 (172) 3 (175.4172) 22 (166.3200) 33 (157.0628)
Jul 11, 2014 Johnson County Fair BBQ Warrensburg, MO 33 / 36 (609.6224) 36 (142.8344) 19 (159.9312) 26 (156.5712) 28 (150.2856)
Jun 6, 2014 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS 50 / 54 (616.4572) 47 (155.9772) 52 (143.8972) 18 (167.4628) 48 (149.1200)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

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

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