On the rise
+27
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 27 points across 9 contests since Mar 20, 2026 — from 1479 up to 1506.
- 9 contests since Mar 20, 2026
- now 1506
A&R Barbeque
A&R Barbeque is a competition barbecue team with 18 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 8th of 38 at the Bands & BBQ at the Point (2026). They are ranked #2990 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “A & R Barbeque”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1506
peak 1506 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
18
in the data
First seen
Jun 6, 2025
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 1.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
6% of 18 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
682.07 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 676.93 (+5.14)
Walk rate
44%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.46
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.48 · weakest Pork (166.93)
Road miles
2,128
across 18 mapped stops · furthest 280 mi
Schedule strength
81%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1605)
Purse competed for
$102K
listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 11 state-championship entries
Master avg
676.93 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to A&R Barbeque, each with one reason worth a look.
114 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,003 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 12%
- Peak
- 1531
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to A&R Barbeque)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team A&R Barbeque has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,999 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1506
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to A&R Barbeque)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 22 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,977 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1516
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before A&R Barbeque's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,988 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1520
Fewer contests behind them than A&R Barbeque has cooked, 12 to 18, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#2,976 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1519
They were already cooking in 2013, 12 years before A&R Barbeque's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,998 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1524
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 15% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiggin aint easy | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| WE WILL ROCK QUE | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| DB BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Cotton BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| BooyaQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Take It Easy BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Maestros | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Bleacher Bums BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Wicked Pig BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Rigby Roo’s BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| OnlyCans Competition BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.1428 | 157.0972 | 169.20 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 177.7028 | 163.3944 | 171.48 | top 46% |
| Pork | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 157.0744 | 166.93 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 163.9656 | 169.43 | top 55% |
“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) | 8 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 52% |
Repeat visits (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% | Aug 15, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
15 contests
Contests a season
9
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
6 of 18 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
9
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
16 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls
Opponents faced
353
finished ahead 216 times, behind 420
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20266 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
- Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7028 City of Madison BBQ Party (formerly Madison Ribberfest)
- First overall top-10 Bands & BBQ at the Point
- Career-best overall score691.3828 Bands & BBQ at the Point
- Peak power rating (1506) Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
- Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
20253 milestones
- First tracked contest Hoosier BBQ Classic (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- First call Hoosier BBQ Classic (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.9600 Hoosier BBQ Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.2 | All American BBQ Throwdown | Jul 31, 2026 |
| +10.1 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Sep 11, 2026 |
| +8.7 | City of Madison BBQ Party (formerly Madison Ribberfest) | Aug 21, 2026 |
| +7.9 | Smoke in the Mitten | May 1, 2026 |
| +4.5 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | Sep 25, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.7 | Hoosier BBQ Classic | Jun 6, 2025 |
| -8.2 | Smoke N for the Kids | Aug 16, 2025 |
| -7.6 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) | Aug 15, 2026 |
| -4.7 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) | Aug 14, 2026 |
| -4 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 20, 2026 |
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 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40% | top 54% | 96% | 94.5% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 36 / 71 (687.9200) | 33 (173.7028) | 34 (171.9772) | 52 (168.5256) | 25 (173.7144) |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 8 / 38 (691.3828) | 6 (176) | 13 (172) | 8 (176) | 21 (167.3828) |
| Aug 21, 2026 | City of Madison BBQ Party (formerly Madison Ribberfest) 🏅 Madison, IN | 14 / 39 (680.4684) | 19 (167.4056) | 21 (169.1200) | 23 (166.2400) | 3 (177.7028) |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 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) |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 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) |
| Jul 31, 2026 | All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 16 / 45 (686.7888) | 5 (177.1428) | 10 (174.8688) | 35 (162.8116) | 13 (171.9656) |
| Jul 31, 2026 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 12 (171.4056) | — | — |
| May 15, 2026 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 22 / 35 (674.7428) | 34 (162.8000) | 3 (177.7028) | 23 (166.2744) | 24 (167.9656) |
| May 15, 2026 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Warsaw, IN | — | 12 (170.8572) | — | — | — |
| May 15, 2026 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 25 (167.4288) | — | — |
| May 1, 2026 | Smoke in the Mitten 🏅 Westland, MI | 15 / 34 (677.0284) | 16 (169.6800) | 2 (176.5600) | 20 (166.8228) | 23 (163.9656) |
| May 1, 2026 | Smoke in the Mitten (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 3 (176.5716) | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 88 / 125 (673.6456) | 97 (166.8112) | 81 (167.3944) | 43 (173.7372) | 89 (165.7028) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 35 (171.4288) | — | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 70 (163.3944) | — | — |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 28 / 32 (670.6856) | 28 (165.0972) | 19 (171.9656) | 28 (165.0856) | 23 (168.5372) |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Hoosier BBQ Classic 🏅 Franklin, IN | 27 / 30 (652.9600) | 29 (157.0972) | 20 (165.6684) | 30 (157.0744) | 9 (173.1200) |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Hoosier BBQ Classic (ONE MEAT RIBS) Franklin, IN | — | — | 6 (176) | — | — |