A&R Barbeque IN
Rating
1479
peak 1479 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
2025-06-06
latest 2026-08-15
Best ToY finish
#321
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
677.83 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 673.30 (+4.52)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.72
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.59 · weakest Pork (165.68)
Road miles
1639
mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 300 mi
Schedule strength
91%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1599)
Purse competed for
$71K
listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
673.30 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
DB BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Get Your Grill On in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
😤 Pork Ribs nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, WE WILL ROCK QUE has out-cooked them in 8 of 11 shared pork ribs entries.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IN first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Shiggin aint easy | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| WE WILL ROCK QUE | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Take It Easy BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Cotton BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.1428 | 157.0972 | 168.25 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 177.7028 | 163.3944 | 171.59 | top 46% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7372 | 157.0744 | 165.68 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 163.9656 | 168.11 | top 63% |
“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
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL | 3 | 0 | top 83% |
| MI | 2 | 0 | top 40% |
| IN | 2 | 0 | top 76% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 53% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) | 3 | 20 | 0 | top 83% | 2026-08-15 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (12 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IN (5 of 15 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (13 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 673.30 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2025-06-06 — First tracked contest · Hoosier BBQ Classic (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- 📣 2025-06-06 — First call · Hoosier BBQ Classic (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- ⭐ 2026-07-31 — Career-best overall score (686.7888) · All American BBQ Throwdown
- 📈 2026-07-31 — Peak power rating (1492) · All American BBQ Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.7 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 2026-07-31 |
| +7 | Smoke in the Mitten | 2026-05-01 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.4 | Hoosier BBQ Classic | 2025-06-06 |
| -8.4 | Smoke N for the Kids | 2025-08-16 |
| -7.6 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) | 2026-08-15 |
| -4.7 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) | 2026-08-14 |
| -4.4 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2026-03-20 |
Category scores over time
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 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 62% | 95.4% | 94% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 89% | 93.2% | 91.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) 🏅 Troy, IL | 27 / 32 (683.3144) | 13 (175.4056) | 24 (170.8344) | 29 (168.5372) | 26 (168.5372) |
| 2026-08-14 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) 🏅 Troy, IL | 20 / 26 (667.2568) | 23 (166.2284) | 14 (170.8228) | 24 (165.1084) | 23 (165.0972) |
| 2026-07-31 | All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 16 / 45 (686.7888) | 5 (177.1428) | 10 (174.8688) | 35 (162.8116) | 13 (171.9656) |
| 2026-07-31 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 12 (171.4056) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 22 / 35 (674.7428) | 34 (162.8000) | 3 (177.7028) | 23 (166.2744) | 24 (167.9656) |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Warsaw, IN | — | 12 (170.8572) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 25 (167.4288) | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten 🏅 Westland, MI | 15 / 34 (677.0284) | 16 (169.6800) | 2 (176.5600) | 20 (166.8228) | 23 (163.9656) |
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 3 (176.5716) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 88 / 125 (673.6456) | 97 (166.8112) | 81 (167.3944) | 43 (173.7372) | 89 (165.7028) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 35 (171.4288) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 70 (163.3944) | — | — |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 28 / 32 (670.6856) | 28 (165.0972) | 19 (171.9656) | 28 (165.0856) | 23 (168.5372) |
| 2025-06-06 | Hoosier BBQ Classic 🏅 Franklin, IN | 27 / 30 (652.9600) | 29 (157.0972) | 20 (165.6684) | 30 (157.0744) | 9 (173.1200) |
| 2025-06-06 | Hoosier BBQ Classic (ONE MEAT RIBS) Franklin, IN | — | — | 6 (176.0000) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | — | #293 (60 pts) | #299 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #321 (482 pts) | #220 (762 pts) | #86 (1322 pts) | #403 (387 pts) | #374 (432 pts) |