Their season
2023
their best year
2023 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 79%.
- 3 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 79%
A & A BBQ
A & A BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 13th of 20 at the Smoke By the River (2016). They are ranked #6182 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “A&A BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1422
peak 1422 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Apr 30, 2016
latest Jun 6, 2025 · 9.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
633.79 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 623.72 (+10.08)
Walk rate
27%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.82
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.01 · weakest Brisket (149.97)
Road miles
15,435
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 4,858 mi
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)
Purse competed for
$53K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
623.72 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1461 (54 pts) | #1494 (54 pts) | #1555 (54 pts) | #1474 (54 pts) | #1469 (54 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #900 (133 pts) | #1108 (113 pts) | #733 (268 pts) | #833 (173 pts) | #943 (138 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1065 (115 pts) | #1051 (120 pts) | #940 (175 pts) | #839 (185 pts) | #1139 (110 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1527 (56 pts) | #1532 (56 pts) | #1260 (71 pts) | #1193 (81 pts) | #1566 (51 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to A & A BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
36 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,183 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1422
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,188 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1508
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,186 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1422
Level with A & A BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#6,179 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1422
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,181 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1422
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before A & A BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,184 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1422
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOVE 2 Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7600 | 150.3084 | 159.01 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 137.1548 | 158.69 | top 72% |
| Pork | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 142.8000 | 156.35 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 134.2632 | 149.97 | top 88% |
“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) | 9 | 0 | top 88% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Blue BBQ Championship | 3 | 20 | 0 | top 89% | Jun 6, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 11 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
8
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
11 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
255
finished ahead 30 times, behind 286
Longest layoff
2.4 yrs
Oct 20, 2018 → Mar 26, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Big Blue BBQ Championship
20234 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6344 Big Blue BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score661.6344 Big Blue BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.4172 Big Blue BBQ Championship
- 10th tracked contest Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off
20163 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke By the River
- First call Smoke By the River
- Peak power rating (1496) Smoke By the River
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.3 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | Jun 2, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | Custer County Community Table/Miles City Cowtown Cook-off | Jun 17, 2016 |
| -11.7 | SMOKE IN SCHLIEREN | Oct 20, 2018 |
| -10.4 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | Mar 26, 2021 |
| -9.6 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | Jun 3, 2022 |
| -8.7 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | Jun 6, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 79% | 91.9% | 91.5% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 93% | 87% | 86.2% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 88.1% | 87.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 80% | 80% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 81% | 88.1% | 85.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2025 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 29 / 29 (610.1260) | 28 (161.1316) | 28 (154.2288) | 29 (142.8000) | 29 (151.9656) |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 26 / 30 (655.8400) | 29 (161.6456) | 21 (167.4172) | 27 (162.2400) | 22 (164.5372) |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | 27 (161.7028) | — | — |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 20 / 28 (661.6344) | 24 (161.1200) | 9 (171.4172) | 12 (170.8572) | 22 (158.2400) |
| Sep 9, 2022 | 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 33 / 37 (626.6972) | 32 (156.5372) | 15 (170.2744) | 37 (144.4912) | 31 (155.3944) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 24 / 25 (614.6748) | 23 (155.9544) | 22 (149.6804) | 10 (168.5372) | 25 (140.5028) |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ 🏅 Laurie, MO | 24 / 26 (634.1488) | 24 (159.3828) | 21 (162.2744) | 19 (167.4172) | 25 (145.0744) |
| Mar 26, 2021 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 44 / 46 (620.4344) | 46 (154.2172) | 35 (161.6800) | 45 (147.9428) | 40 (156.5944) |
| Oct 20, 2018 | SMOKE IN SCHLIEREN Goldschlagiplatz | 19 / 20 (575.9432) | 20 (150.3084) | 18 (145.1432) | 18 (146.2284) | 18 (134.2632) |
| Jun 17, 2016 | Custer County Community Table/Miles City Cowtown Cook-off Miles City, MT | 25 / 26 (603.3832) | 19 (160) | 24 (137.1548) | 21 (158.2628) | 24 (147.9656) |
| Apr 30, 2016 | Smoke By the River Brugg, Switzerland | 13 / 20 (634.2856) | 5 (169.7600) | 8 (164.6400) | 15 (154.7656) | 16 (145.1200) |