High-water mark
698.2400
career-best overall
97.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 698.2400 at La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown — 97.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 3, 2025
A & W BBQ COMPANY
A & W BBQ COMPANY is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 27 at the Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest (2021). They are ranked #2168 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1532
peak 1532 · rated over 14 contests
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2019
latest Oct 3, 2025 · 6.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
27% of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
688.37 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 662.44 (+25.93)
Walk rate
47%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±48.04
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.37 · weakest Pork (167.90)
Road miles
1,882
across 15 mapped stops · furthest 226 mi
Schedule strength
75%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1595)
Purse competed for
$133K
listed at 14 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 14 state-championship entries
Master avg
662.44 / 720
14 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #424 (472 pts) | #510 (427 pts) | #383 (664 pts) | #550 (332 pts) | #444 (482 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1119 (74 pts) | #1499 (59 pts) | #988 (129 pts) | #1478 (59 pts) | #911 (124 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #387 (499 pts) | #374 (539 pts) | #518 (384 pts) | #480 (389 pts) | #426 (464 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #794 (95 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #761 (391 pts) | #799 (411 pts) | #743 (446 pts) | #719 (461 pts) | #777 (416 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to A & W BBQ COMPANY, each with one reason worth a look.
78 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,172 of the rated field
- Contests
- 46
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1546
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to A & W BBQ COMPANY)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team A & W BBQ COMPANY has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,163 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1538
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before A & W BBQ COMPANY's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,159 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1544
Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,167 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1537
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 13 contests, alongside a 23% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,170 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1549
Level with A & W BBQ COMPANY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,171 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1539
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Rusty Pig BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Boots BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Eleven Thirteen Q | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 149.6344 | 169.37 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 178.8572 | 161.0972 | 168.78 | top 49% |
| Pork | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 177.1544 | 155.3828 | 167.90 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 159.3712 | 168.59 | top 43% |
“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) | 11 | 0 | top 51% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 59% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 73% | Jul 26, 2025 |
| Smoke in the Spring | 2 | 37 | 0 | top 69% | Apr 9, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
8 of 15 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
12
2 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
15 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Opponents faced
449
finished ahead 269 times, behind 403
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
Sep 3, 2021 → Jul 27, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20254 milestones
- Career-best overall score698.2400 La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown
- Peak power rating (1532) La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown
- Most recent contest La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown
20241 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main
20211 milestone
- First overall podium Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
20194 milestones
- First tracked contest 38th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.8628 38th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff
- First call Ribs on the River
- First overall top-10 Ribs on the River
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.9 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown | Oct 3, 2025 |
| +15.8 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Aug 20, 2021 |
| +11.6 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off | Jul 11, 2025 |
| +9.5 | 39th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off | May 1, 2021 |
| +8.9 | Smoke in the Spring | Oct 30, 2020 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.2 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 9, 2021 |
| -9.7 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | Jul 26, 2025 |
| -8.5 | Blues,Brews & Barbecue | Jun 7, 2019 |
| -5.8 | A Celebration of Our Heroes | Sep 3, 2021 |
| -5.1 | Anchor City Cook off | Oct 11, 2019 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60% | top 39% | 97% | 96% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 93.9% | 93.9% |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 57% | 94.3% | 87.4% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 40% | 94.1% | 94.1% |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 63% | 94.5% | 91.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2025 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown 🏅 La Belle, MO | 6 / 39 (698.2400) | 31 (169.1200) | 4 (178.8572) | 13 (174.8456) | 7 (175.4172) |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 22 / 56 (694.2284) | 33 (172) | 8 (177.7028) | 34 (170.2628) | 16 (174.2628) |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 26 / 32 (678.1600) | 22 (171.9656) | 18 (173.1200) | 23 (170.2628) | 26 (162.8116) |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 7 / 36 (695.3828) | 3 (177.7144) | 19 (173.1084) | 20 (170.2972) | 8 (174.2628) |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | 12 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Jul 27, 2024 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 22 / 34 (675.8628) | 27 (169.6684) | 11 (171.4172) | 25 (162.8000) | 12 (171.9772) |
| Sep 3, 2021 | A Celebration of Our Heroes 🏅 Madison, IL | 16 / 20 (660.4456) | 14 (168.5372) | 17 (162.8572) | 11 (169.6800) | 19 (159.3712) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest 🏅 Cape Girardeau, MO | 3 / 27 (678.8228) | 2 (176.0116) | 11 (166.8228) | 9 (168.5828) | 7 (167.4056) |
| May 1, 2021 | 39th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO | 12 / 32 (678.1712) | 11 (170.8228) | 13 (168.5372) | 21 (163.9656) | 3 (174.8456) |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 104 / 105 (499.9772) | 48 (170.2744) | 79 (163.9772) | 67 (165.7256) | — |
| Oct 30, 2020 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 37 / 93 (677.6228) | 32 (171.4172) | 72 (161.0972) | 30 (171.4056) | 18 (173.7028) |
| Oct 11, 2019 | Anchor City Cook off 🏅 Centralia, MO | 18 / 25 (666.1712) | 5 (172.5600) | 20 (163.9772) | 17 (166.2284) | 19 (163.4056) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Ribs on the River 🏅 Louisiana, MO | 9 / 26 (680.5944) | 15 (166.8572) | 9 (169.7144) | 3 (177.1544) | 15 (166.8684) |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Blues,Brews & Barbecue 🏅 Beardstown, IL | 19 / 25 (630.6628) | 24 (149.6344) | 11 (162.2400) | 20 (155.3828) | 11 (163.4056) |
| May 3, 2019 | 38th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Kennett, MO | 17 / 25 (659.8628) | 19 (164.5372) | 12 (167.4172) | 21 (163.9428) | 12 (163.9656) |