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Papa Bears KC Barbecue KS

Power ranking

#2957
of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1386
peak 1386

Contests

12
in the data

First seen

2021-09-10
latest 2025-11-05

Best ToY finish

#957
Master 2025

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

0
0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0
of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 95%
overall standings

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

622.25 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 512.89 (+109.36)

Walk rate

0%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.7144

Consistency

±189.52
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs
avg 157.49 · weakest Brisket (147.00)

Road miles

551
mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 204 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

⚔️ A tough matchup

LOVE 2 Q has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of Pig Riggin BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 11 0 0 0 160.5144 141.6572 152.59 top 91%
Pork Ribs 11 0 0 0 169.7144 148.5144 157.49 top 81%
Pork 9 0 0 0 169.7028 147.9428 155.65 top 87%
Brisket 9 0 0 0 168.5256 132.5028 147.00 top 90%

“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

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
KS70top 93%
MO40top 96%
AR10top 96%

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)10top 100%
Medium (20–39)30top 95%
Large (40+)80top 94%

The story so far

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

Category scores over time

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

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

Season by season

SeasonContestsGCsCategory winsBest overallAvg overall
2025200 625.4972 618.08
2024200 632.4916 629.89
2023300 615.3256 509.24
2022400 615.4060 382.93
2021100 599.3144 599.31

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2025-11-05 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS 374 / 401 (625.4972) 346 (160.5144) 389 (148.5144) 394 (147.9428) 190 (168.5256)
2025-03-14 University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest Fayetteville, AR 27 / 28 (610.6628) 28 (145.0512) 25 (161.7144) 26 (158.8228) 28 (145.0744)
2024-10-30 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS 387 / 444 (632.4916) 427 (149.7372) 208 (169.7144) 194 (169.7028) 426 (143.3372)
2024-04-26 Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest Sugar Creek, MO 41 / 44 (627.2800) 38 (159.9544) 41 (152.5372) 42 (155.4056) 36 (159.3828)
2023-09-27 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS 463 / 487 (615.3256) 439 (155.9772) 457 (151.9656) 451 (153.1084) 427 (154.2744)
2023-04-21 Smokin in the Creek BBQ Sugar Creek, MO 49 / 51 (609.5884) 45 (152.5600) 29 (165.7028) 51 (149.0856) 51 (142.2400)
2023-03-17 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS 68 / 68 (302.8004) 67 (147.3716) 62 (155.4288)
2022-09-29 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS 484 / 505 (603.2460) 414 (159.4056) 454 (155.3944) 451 (154.8000) 495 (133.6460)
2022-06-17 Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" Kansas City, KS 27 / 29 (615.4060) 28 (150.2744) 14 (164.5828) 27 (156.5716) 28 (143.9772)
2022-03-25 American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO 24 / 25 (293.0516) 25 (141.6572) 24 (151.3944)
2022-03-25 American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO 11 / 11 (20.0000)
2021-09-10 Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS 47 / 53 (599.3144) 40 (155.9772) 45 (155.4516) 42 (155.3828) 52 (132.5028)

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

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2025 ↗ Master #957 (113 pts) #1026 (113 pts) #1102 (113 pts) #1002 (113 pts) #993 (113 pts)

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