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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1495
peak 1495 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-05-03
latest 2013-10-03
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
643.14
last 5 Master vs avg 643.14 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.77
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.87 · weakest Brisket (151.31)
Road miles
103
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 32 mi
Schedule strength
7%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1510)
Master avg
643.14 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The weak link
−16.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 16.56 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 151.31
- Pork Ribs avg 167.87
- 1 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of DUSTY ROADS BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
123 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3384 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1530
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#3399 of the rated field
- Contests
- 70
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1531
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to O.S.P. MEATHEADS)
They've been 1531 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#3388 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1496
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3406 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1495
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after O.S.P. MEATHEADS did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#3404 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Level with O.S.P. MEATHEADS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1495
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 55% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
The story so far (13 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.4 yrs
2013-05-03 → 2013-10-03
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Cooks most in
KS
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 167.87 · weakest Brisket (151.31)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
643.14
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
618
266–405 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
103
5 mapped stops · furthest 32 mi
Schedule strength
1510
average field rating faced — tougher than 7% of rated contests
Power rating
1495
peak 1495 · #3394 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- 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 | 2013-08-23 |
| +2.2 | Sunflower Barbecue | 2013-06-14 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.5 | Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off | 2013-05-03 |
| -2.9 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2013-10-03 |
| -1.1 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual | 2013-05-31 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60% | top 56% | 91.1% | 89.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-03 | 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) |
| 2013-08-23 | Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS | 17 / 38 (638.1712) | 24 (158.8456) | 12 (163.9428) | 4 (167.9772) | 31 (147.4056) |
| 2013-06-14 | Sunflower Barbecue Topeka, KS | 16 / 34 (655.9990) | 15 (165.7140) | 17 (164.5710) | 25 (160.0000) | 9 (165.7140) |
| 2013-05-31 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual McLouth, KS | 21 / 37 (652.5712) | 6 (169.1428) | 2 (176.5714) | 25 (160.0000) | 33 (146.8570) |
| 2013-05-03 | 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) |