The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Zillas Bbq has finished one call ahead of GPAs PUB 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
GPAs PUB
GPAs PUB is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 11th of 16 at the Smoke on the Ohio (2021). They are ranked #5212 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Gpa's Pub”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1458
peak 1458 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 10, 2021
latest Sep 11, 2026 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.57
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.43 · weakest Brisket (153.18)
Road miles
2
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Purse competed for
$43K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
629.31 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to GPAs PUB, 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.
#5,213 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before GPAs PUB's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,224 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,201 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before GPAs PUB's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,217 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
Level with GPAs PUB on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,208 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before GPAs PUB's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,204 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 11 years before GPAs PUB'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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Smokers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PoCo Porkers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TEMPTATION STATION | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 151.9540 | 158.59 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 152.5028 | 157.11 | top 79% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 154.2284 | 160.43 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8000 | 142.1944 | 153.18 | top 86% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 91% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Ohio | 5 | 11 | 0 | top 86% | Sep 11, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
57
finished ahead 15 times, behind 102
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 10, 2021 → Sep 8, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Ohio
20215 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Ohio
- First call Smoke on the Ohio
- Career-best overall score641.5308 Smoke on the Ohio
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.7028 Smoke on the Ohio
- Peak power rating (1496) Smoke on the Ohio
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Smoke on the Ohio | Sep 8, 2023 |
| -9.6 | Smoke on the Ohio | Sep 11, 2026 |
| -8.8 | Smoke on the Ohio | Sep 12, 2025 |
| -7.6 | Smoke on the Ohio | Sep 13, 2024 |
| -4.2 | Smoke on the Ohio | Sep 10, 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 96% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 87% | 87% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 69% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN | 25 / 26 (629.5312) | 26 (151.9540) | 26 (152.5028) | 24 (162.2744) | 22 (162.8000) |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN | 24 / 27 (622.1032) | 23 (157.6688) | 22 (160.5600) | 20 (161.6800) | 27 (142.1944) |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN | 24 / 28 (627.2684) | 26 (157.6800) | 23 (154.8344) | 12 (167.4056) | 26 (147.3484) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN | 23 / 25 (626.1028) | 24 (155.9316) | 22 (154.8228) | 21 (156.5484) | 19 (158.8000) |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN | 11 / 16 (641.5308) | 5 (169.7028) | 7 (162.8228) | 13 (154.2284) | 12 (154.7768) |