Guts Smokehouse BBQ

Guts Smokehouse BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 71 at the New Holland Summer Fest (2013). They are ranked #2972 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,972

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1507

peak 1508 · rated over 6 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Aug 28, 2015 · 2.4 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

17% of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

662.8688 / 720

Master · New Holland Summer Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

633.20 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 629.38 (+3.82)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372

Chicken · New Holland Summer Fest

Consistency

±18.42

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.94 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.51)

Road miles

924

across 6 mapped stops · furthest 213 mi

Schedule strength

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1512)

Master avg

629.38 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

662.8688 career-best overall

92.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 662.8688 at New Holland Summer Fest — 92.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 23, 2013

A tough matchup

5–1 behind in the head-to-head

4:20 Q ahead in 83% of their meetings

4:20 Q has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.4 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.43 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 50%.

Pork Ribs avg 153.51
Chicken avg 160.94
0 calls in 6 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HIDDEN FIRE in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

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SHELLBACK BBQ

#2,982 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1506

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Guts Smokehouse BBQ)

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2021

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7.62 BBQ

#2,983 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 71%
Peak: 1523

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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Jack Wagon Smoking BBQ

#2,955 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1515

They turned up 12 years after Guts Smokehouse BBQ did, first appearing in 2025.

rated over 6 contests
last seen May 22, 2026

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Gladiator BBQ

#2,971 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1517

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen Aug 19, 2023

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SWEET CHICKEN

#2,981 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jul 23, 2016

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BARBECUE COMPANION

#2,985 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1511

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2015

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
4:20 Q	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	3	1	177.7372	143.9998	160.94	top 46%
Pork Ribs	6	0	0	159.4172	141.7142	153.51	top 60%
Pork	6	0	0	165.6912	149.7144	157.32	top 54%
Brisket	6	1	0	161.1426	152.5712	157.61	top 39%

“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)	3	0	top 59%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 41%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
VA	3	top 59%
PA	2	top 31%
MD	1	top 61%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
New Holland Summer Fest	2	3	0	top 31%	Aug 28, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 4 contests

Contests a season 2 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VA 3 of 6 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 5 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 233 finished ahead 175 times, behind 155

Longest layoff 1.3 yrs May 16, 2014 → Aug 28, 2015

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

20151 milestone

Aug 28 Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest

20141 milestone

May 16 Peak power rating (1508) Chesapeake Jubilee

20137 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
May 17 First call Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off
Aug 23 First overall top-10 New Holland Summer Fest
Aug 23 First overall podium New Holland Summer Fest
Aug 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8688 New Holland Summer Fest
Aug 23 Career-best overall score662.8688 New Holland Summer Fest
Aug 23 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7372 New Holland Summer Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.1	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 23, 2013
+6.2	Chesapeake Jubilee	May 16, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off	May 17, 2013
-4	BBQ, Bands & Brews	Jun 21, 2013
-3.5	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival	Apr 19, 2013
-1.3	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 28, 2015

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	1	0	0%	top 57%	87%	87%
2014	1	0	100%	top 34%	88.4%	88.4%
2013	4	1	50%	top 52%	92.1%	87.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 28, 2015	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	40 / 70 (626.7196)	54 (153.0740)	45 (154.8460)	17 (165.6912)	43 (153.1084)
May 16, 2014	Chesapeake Jubilee Chesapeake, VA	11 / 32 (636.4348)	6 (167.4172)	16 (157.0972)	19 (153.6460)	10 (158.2744)
Aug 23, 2013	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	3 / 71 (662.8688)	2 (177.7372)	30 (159.4172)	11 (164.5944)	16 (161.1200)
Jun 21, 2013	BBQ, Bands & Brews Palmyra, VA	17 / 25 (632.5716)	16 (160)	16 (156.0002)	21 (157.1428)	11 (159.4286)
May 17, 2013	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off Chesapeake, VA	25 / 34 (607.4284)	6 (163.4286)	30 (141.7142)	26 (149.7144)	20 (152.5712)
Apr 19, 2013	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD	65 / 106 (610.2854)	99 (143.9998)	56 (152)	69 (153.1430)	20 (161.1426)

Guts Smokehouse 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 (4 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

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)