A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
O.S.P. MEATHEADS
O.S.P. MEATHEADS is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2013. Their best overall finish is 16th of 34 at the Sunflower Barbecue (2013). They are ranked #3395 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1495
peak 1495 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2013
latest Oct 3, 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.77
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.87 · weakest Brisket (151.31)
Road miles
103
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 32 mi
Schedule strength
8%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1511)
Master avg
643.14 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to O.S.P. MEATHEADS, each with one reason worth a look.
119 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,399 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to O.S.P. MEATHEADS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team O.S.P. MEATHEADS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,400 of the rated field
- Contests
- 70
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1530
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to O.S.P. MEATHEADS)
They've been 1530 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,418 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,419 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1495
They turned up 6 years after O.S.P. MEATHEADS did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#3,408 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1516
Level with O.S.P. MEATHEADS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,422 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1495
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 158.8456 | 163.87 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5714 | 163.9428 | 167.87 | top 27% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 150.7884 | 160.10 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7140 | 146.8570 | 151.31 | top 73% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
More numbers
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
615
finished ahead 266 times, behind 405
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20137 milestones
- First tracked contest Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
- First call McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5712 McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5714 McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual
- Career-best overall score655.9990 Sunflower Barbecue
- Peak power rating (1498) Smokin' on Oak
- Most recent contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.7 | Smokin' on Oak | Aug 23, 2013 |
| +2.2 | Sunflower Barbecue | Jun 14, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.5 | Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off | May 3, 2013 |
| -2.8 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| -1.1 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual | May 31, 2013 |
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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 334 / 535 (629.5540) | 300 (159.9544) | 59 (169.6912) | 449 (150.7884) | 416 (149.1200) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS | 17 / 38 (638.1712) | 24 (158.8456) | 12 (163.9428) | 4 (167.9772) | 31 (147.4056) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Sunflower Barbecue Topeka, KS | 16 / 34 (655.9990) | 15 (165.7140) | 17 (164.5710) | 25 (160) | 9 (165.7140) |
| May 31, 2013 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual McLouth, KS | 21 / 37 (652.5712) | 6 (169.1428) | 2 (176.5714) | 25 (160) | 33 (146.8570) |
| May 3, 2013 | Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS | 23 / 33 (639.4286) | 15 (165.7142) | 12 (164.5716) | 20 (161.7142) | 29 (147.4286) |