Skinny's BBQ

Skinny's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 5th of 66 at the Firelake BBQ Cook Off (2016). They are ranked #2014 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,014

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1538

peak 1538 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 3, 2013

latest Sep 16, 2016 · 3.4 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

17% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

693.7256 / 720

Master · Firelake BBQ Cook Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

669.65 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 650.88 (+18.76)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Pork · Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival

Consistency

±40.61

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.37 · weakest Brisket (152.32)

Road miles

2,059

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 576 mi

Schedule strength

61%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)

Master avg

650.88 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

On the rise

+30 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 30 points across 6 contests since Sep 18, 2015 — from 1508 up to 1538.

6 contests since Sep 18, 2015
now 1538

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 12 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 12 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

693.7256 career-best overall

96.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.7256 at Firelake BBQ Cook Off — 96.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 25, 2016

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 30%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 30%

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

OKIEQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

OKIEQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−16.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 16.05 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 33% of the time against 33%.

Brisket avg 152.32
Chicken avg 168.37
4 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DIVINE SWINE in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

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Chicken nemesis

7 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

OKIEQ ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, OKIEQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 9 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

MOOCHEWSOOEY has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 41% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 41% across 3 contests, versus top 50% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 50% the rest of the year

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Skinny's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

CARNIVORE CARTEL

#2,026 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1538

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Skinny's BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Skinny's BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Aug 31, 2018

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SOMETHING BORROWED SOMETHING BLUE BBQ

#2,017 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1538

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2015

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Single Barrel BBQ

#2,022 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1538

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 3, 2019

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Grinders BBQ

#2,023 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1538

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2026

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MANNY'S BBQ

#2,010 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1538

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 29, 2016

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DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ

#2,024 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1544

Level with Skinny's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 22, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MOOCHEWSOOEY	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
OKIEQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SPICY SPITFIRE	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Rise N Swine	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Bonemaker Outdoors	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
TNK BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BC'S	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	4	0	1	177.7028	154.2744	168.37	top 40%
Pork Ribs	12	4	0	0	176.5600	151.9200	164.41	top 46%
Pork	12	4	1	1	177.7028	154.1940	165.78	top 47%
Brisket	12	4	0	1	176.0228	20	152.32	top 50%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 47%
Medium (20–39)	6	top 59%
Large (40+)	5	top 41%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
OK	9	top 48%
KS	1	top 52%
AR	1	top 64%
CO	1	top 50%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival	2	16	0	top 54%	Oct 23, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 7 contests

Contests a season 3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OK 9 of 12 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 11 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 332 finished ahead 286 times, behind 226

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs May 3, 2013 → Oct 24, 2014

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

20165 milestones

Mar 25 10th tracked contest Firelake BBQ Cook Off
Mar 25 Career-best overall score693.7256 Firelake BBQ Cook Off
May 6 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7028 Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
May 6 Peak power rating (1538) Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
Sep 16 Most recent contest Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off

20152 milestones

Jul 31 First category win (Pork) Smokin on Route 66
Jul 31 First overall top-10 Smokin on Route 66

20142 milestones

Oct 24 First call Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
Oct 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1712 Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival

20131 milestone

May 3 First tracked contest Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.8	Firelake BBQ Cook Off	Mar 25, 2016
+8.7	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival	May 6, 2016
+6.7	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff	Sep 18, 2015
+6.5	Smokin on Route 66	Jul 31, 2015
+4.4	Rock'N Western Rendezvous	May 30, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.2	Morris Twister Days BBQ Competition	Apr 24, 2015
-0.6	Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival	May 3, 2013
-0.3	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off	Sep 16, 2016

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	3	1	0	67%	top 30%	96.4%	93.7%
2015	7	1	1	71%	top 59%	92.8%	89.1%
2014	1	0	0	100%	top 47%	90.9%	90.9%
2013	1	0	0	0%	top 51%	89.4%	89.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 16, 2016	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	25 / 43 (655.3368)	13 (170.2856)	31 (162.2972)	31 (159.9312)	24 (162.8228)
May 6, 2016	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	19 / 83 (674.7312)	27 (167.9656)	18 (169.7028)	4 (177.7028)	33 (159.3600)
Mar 25, 2016	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	5 / 66 (693.7256)	31 (168.0228)	4 (176.5600)	17 (173.1200)	5 (176.0228)
Oct 23, 2015	Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Fort Gibson, OK	16 / 26 (659.9084)	13 (170.2628)	13 (166.8572)	19 (157.6800)	15 (165.1084)
Oct 16, 2015	Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS	13 / 25 (664.5256)	12 (168.5600)	10 (166.2628)	18 (165.1200)	10 (164.5828)
Sep 18, 2015	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff Ponca City, OK	13 / 32 (661.0628)	3 (175.4516)	11 (167.3944)	23 (155.9540)	17 (162.2628)
Jul 31, 2015	Smokin on Route 66 Miami, OK	8 / 17 (668.5144)	10 (164.5372)	6 (166.8228)	1 (176.5944)	10 (160.5600)
Jul 10, 2015	14th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	28 / 44 (654.8116)	23 (165.7144)	15 (167.4172)	37 (158.2400)	24 (163.4400)
May 30, 2015	Rock'N Western Rendezvous Loveland, CO	19 / 38 (658.1596)	5 (173.7028)	33 (151.9200)	10 (170.8456)	25 (161.6912)
Apr 24, 2015	Morris Twister Days BBQ Competition Morris, OK	31 / 31 (522.2284)	4 (177.7028)	25 (154.2628)	8 (170.2628)	31 (20)
Oct 24, 2014	Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Fort Gibson, OK	16 / 34 (654.1712)	29 (154.2744)	6 (170.2628)	27 (154.1940)	2 (175.4400)
May 3, 2013	Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival Bixby, OK	45 / 88 (643.4284)	35 (164.0002)	65 (153.1428)	15 (169.7144)	56 (156.5710)

Skinny's BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

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

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

On the rise

They almost always walk

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

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 — 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)