Happy hunting ground
Top 17%
average finish here
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 12th
- average top 17%
Bourbon Barrel Smokers
Bourbon Barrel Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 12th of 159 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2025). They are ranked #1804 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1548
peak 1548 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Sep 24, 2021
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
674.23 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 672.02 (+2.22)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.52
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.42 · weakest Pork (166.37)
Road miles
17
across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)
Purse competed for
$64K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
672.02 / 720
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1065 (60 pts) | #1141 (60 pts) | #1145 (80 pts) | #991 (100 pts) | #1086 (65 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #683 (205 pts) | #743 (215 pts) | #964 (135 pts) | #935 (120 pts) | #680 (225 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1296 (65 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1145 (105 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Bourbon Barrel Smokers, each with one reason worth a look.
65 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,809 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 75%
- Peak
- 1547
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,799 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1552
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,797 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 78%
- Peak
- 1560
Level with Bourbon Barrel Smokers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,794 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 78%
- Peak
- 1548
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Bourbon Barrel Smokers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,806 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1547
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,792 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1548
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Bourbon Barrel Smokers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC Rib doctor | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| This is Nice | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Velvet Swine | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| Stewey Magoos BBQ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Hoggy Style BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| POWER I BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Fork BBQ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Shell Rock Smokers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| MAD MUTT'S BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Jurassic Pork | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokers Anonymous | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SMF | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Overland Pig Committee | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.1428 | 162.2400 | 169.42 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 155.9544 | 168.83 | top 37% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1656 | 160.0116 | 166.37 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 159.9656 | 167.40 | top 33% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Great Grillers | 4 | 21 | 0 | top 41% | Sep 25, 2026 |
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 17% | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 32% | Sep 23, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
3
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
338
finished ahead 555 times, behind 219
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Peak power rating (1548) Shawnee Great Grillers
- Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers
20252 milestones
- Career-best overall score694.2740 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1428 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20213 milestones
- First tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY)
- First call Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.3716 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2025 |
| +8.1 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2024 |
| +7.6 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 23, 2022 |
| +6.2 | Shawnee Great Grillers | Sep 26, 2025 |
| +5.3 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) | Sep 24, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 40% | 93.5% | 93.5% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 19% | 96.4% | 95.4% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 39% | 93% | 92% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 41% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 29% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 36% | 92.7% | 92.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 26 / 65 (673.0856) | 49 (162.2400) | 21 (170.2628) | 17 (173.1656) | 24 (167.4172) |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 21 / 67 (678.8688) | 28 (168.0116) | 25 (169.7144) | 36 (165.7372) | 7 (175.4056) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 12 / 159 (694.2740) | 8 (177.1428) | 22 (174.8456) | 30 (172.0228) | 39 (170.2628) |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 38 / 73 (655.2572) | 47 (163.3828) | 24 (169.1200) | 51 (161.0972) | 40 (161.6572) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 44 / 172 (669.6796) | 43 (169.7028) | 56 (167.9656) | 24 (172.0456) | 93 (159.9656) |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 30 / 73 (666.2056) | 16 (174.2856) | 39 (166.2284) | 51 (160.0116) | 31 (165.6800) |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 25 / 87 (671.3944) | 49 (164) | 8 (176.5600) | 52 (162.2972) | 20 (168.5372) |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 31 / 86 (667.3716) | 8 (176.5600) | 74 (155.9544) | 50 (164.5944) | 18 (170.2628) |