Frank's BBQ Trading Post

Frank's BBQ Trading Post is a competition barbecue team with 53 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Buskers, Brews & BBQ (2018). They are ranked #2923 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,923

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1507

peak 1552 · rated over 52 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 15, 2016

latest Jul 24, 2026 · 10.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#339

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

9% of 53 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

689.1316 / 720

Master · Miles City Cowtown Cookoff

Perfect 180s

Current form

654.15 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 655.93 (-1.78)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Brisket · Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 2)

Consistency

±27.46

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.07 · weakest Brisket (161.63)

Road miles

10,919

across 53 mapped stops · furthest 516 mi

Schedule strength

64%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1581)

Purse competed for

$274K

listed at 27 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 32 state-championship entries

Master avg

655.93 / 720

53 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (16 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Against the odds

9-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 91 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Buskers, Brews & BBQ (Jun 8, 2018) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 9-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, PARROTHEAD SMOKERS.

Giant slayer

31 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 31-team field at Buskers, Brews & BBQ.

Jun 8, 2018

They almost always walk

60% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 32 of 53 contests

A top-10 category call in 60% of their 53 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

689.1316 career-best overall

95.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.1316 at Miles City Cowtown Cookoff — 95.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 24, 2022

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

PROUD SOULS BARBECUE has finished one call ahead of Frank's BBQ Trading Post 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 1 Grand Championship

2018 was the year it came together: 9 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 41%.

9 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 41%

A tough matchup

32–2 behind in the head-to-head

Backdraft BBQ ahead in 94% of their meetings

Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 32 of their 34 shared contests.

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The weak link

−6.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.44 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 21% of the time against 28%.

Brisket avg 161.63
Chicken avg 168.07
11 calls in 53 entries

The drought

38 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Buskers, Brews & BBQ on Jun 8, 2018 — 38 contests and 8.3 years ago.

last GC Jun 8, 2018
8.3 years ago

A strong matchup

14–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 78% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE in 14 of their 18 shared contests.

The comeback

1.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Wild West BBQ Cook-Off (Apr 25, 2025).

last seen Jun 30, 2023
back Apr 25, 2025

Chicken nemesis

26 of 34 shared chicken entries lost

Backdraft BBQ ahead 76% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Backdraft BBQ has out-cooked them in 26 of 34 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A September team

Top 36% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 36% across 4 contests, versus top 58% the rest of the year.

4 September contests
top 58% the rest of the year

The long haul

10,919 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,919 miles across 53 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 516 miles to 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL).

53 mapped stops
furthest 516 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Wild West BBQ Cook-Off every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

8 visits in all
best finish 9th

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
2026 ↗	Master	#737 (146 pts)	#653 (241 pts)	#823 (171 pts)	#815 (126 pts)	#814 (131 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#725 (181 pts)	#592 (316 pts)	#791 (211 pts)	#789 (176 pts)	#796 (171 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1102 (100 pts)	#1092 (115 pts)	#900 (185 pts)	#1173 (90 pts)	#1296 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#339 (922 pts)	#241 (1,147 pts)	#247 (1,132 pts)	#261 (1,102 pts)	#431 (777 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Frank's BBQ Trading Post, each with one reason worth a look.

118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BURNIN' SANDS BBQ

#2,928 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1515

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Frank's BBQ Trading Post)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Frank's BBQ Trading Post has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 40 contests
last seen Mar 13, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

BLUE EYED BBQ

#2,942 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 83
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1526

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Frank's BBQ Trading Post)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 83 contests to 53.

rated over 82 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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At Ease

#2,935 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1507

4–3 in 7 shared contests (57% to Frank's BBQ Trading Post)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 27 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

NEW AMERICAN BBQ CREW

#2,929 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1526

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Frank's BBQ Trading Post)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Frank's BBQ Trading Post's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS

#2,930 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1527

42 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 10% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 42 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2025

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RUB WON OUT

#2,913 of the rated field

1508 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1541

Level with Frank's BBQ Trading Post on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2019

⚔ Compare careers

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Backdraft BBQ	34	2	32	6%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	33	22	11	67%	⚔ compare
Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	33	8	25	24%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	29	4	25	14%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	28	16	12	57%	⚔ compare
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	28	12	16	43%	⚔ compare
PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	26	4	22	15%	⚔ compare
UNCLE J'S	25	11	14	44%	⚔ compare
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	22	2	20	9%	⚔ compare
WILD HOGS BBQ	21	9	12	43%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ	21	8	13	38%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE	18	14	4	78%	⚔ compare
WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ	18	10	8	56%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	18	3	15	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	18	3	15	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	53	15	0	4	177.7372	154.7884	168.07	top 47%
Pork Ribs	52	11	0	2	174.9028	144.5144	163.91	top 55%
Pork	53	10	0	1	176.5944	147.9656	165.41	top 53%
Brisket	53	11	1	3	179.4400	142.2856	161.63	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)	40	1	top 60%
Large (40+)	13	0	top 52%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CO	35	1	top 56%
WY	8	0	top 68%
KS	5	0	top 44%
MT	2	0	top 53%
OK	2	0	top 85%
UT	1	0	top 50%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	8	9	0	top 59%	Apr 24, 2026
Buskers, Brews & BBQ	3	1	1	top 29%	Jun 7, 2019
Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2)	3	17	0	top 66%	Jun 4, 2022
National Western BBQ Throwdown	3	28	0	top 77%	Jan 11, 2019
Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off	2	20	0	top 87%	Jul 24, 2026
Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 2)	2	15	0	top 63%	Jul 30, 2022
Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2	2	15	0	top 65%	Oct 2, 2021
Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 1	2	14	0	top 69%	Oct 1, 2021
Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day	2	13	0	top 50%	Aug 13, 2021
Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest	2	5	0	top 34%	Jun 21, 2019
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	45	0	top 25%	Sep 15, 2018
LuLu's Brew & Que	2	13	0	top 75%	Apr 28, 2018
Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest	2	16	0	top 42%	Jul 21, 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	18	0	top 79%	Apr 14, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 10 contests

Contests a season 5.3 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 35 of 53 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 30 14 of them more than once

First title Jun 8, 2018 Buskers, Brews & BBQ

Opponents faced 964 finished ahead 1,213 times, behind 1,177

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs Jun 30, 2023 → Apr 25, 2025

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20261 milestone

Jul 24 Most recent contest Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off

20251 milestone

Jul 25 50th tracked contest Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off

20224 milestones

Apr 29 Peak power rating (1552) Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition
Jun 24 Career-best overall score689.1316 Miles City Cowtown Cookoff
Jul 30 First category win (Brisket) Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 2)
Jul 30 Career-best single call (Brisket)179.4400 Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 2)

20191 milestone

Jun 7 25th tracked contest Buskers, Brews & BBQ

20184 milestones

May 11 First overall top-10 Wild West BBQ Cook Off
Jun 8 First overall podium Buskers, Brews & BBQ
Jun 8 First Grand Championship Buskers, Brews & BBQ
Jun 8 Biggest field won (31 teams) Buskers, Brews & BBQ

20171 milestone

Jul 21 10th tracked contest Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest

20163 milestones

Apr 15 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 13 First call Wild West BBQ Cook Off
Jul 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2056 Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+19.4	Buskers, Brews & BBQ	Jun 8, 2018
+12.6	Miles City Cowtown Cookoff	Jun 24, 2022
+11.7	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 15, 2018
+11.4	Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest	Jun 21, 2019
+10.1	Wild West BBQ Cook Off	May 11, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.2	Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off	Jul 24, 2026
-11.6	LuLu's Brew & Que	Apr 28, 2018
-10.6	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown	Jun 3, 2016
-9.6	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	May 6, 2022
-9.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 14, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	3	0	0	0	67%	top 82%	90.4%	89.7%
2025	2	0	0	0	50%	top 63%	93.5%	92.6%
2023	1	0	0	0	100%	top 49%	93.9%	93.9%
2022	10	0	1	1	60%	top 62%	95.7%	92.3%
2021	5	0	0	0	80%	top 49%	93.5%	92.2%
2020	3	0	0	0	33%	top 70%	93.8%	91.9%
2019	9	0	2	0	78%	top 53%	93.9%	91.6%
2018	9	1	2	0	56%	top 41%	95.6%	89.9%
2017	6	0	0	0	33%	top 62%	92.9%	90.4%
2016	5	0	0	0	60%	top 71%	92%	88.8%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 24, 2026	Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Laramie, WY	31 / 32 (645.5196)	9 (174.2628)	32 (158.2056)	28 (159.9656)	31 (153.0856)
Jun 12, 2026	Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT	25 / 29 (641.0060)	19 (166.8228)	25 (161.7032)	24 (160.5372)	26 (151.9428)
Apr 24, 2026	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	17 / 27 (650.7088)	7 (171.9772)	12 (164.5716)	22 (158.2400)	20 (155.9200)
Jul 25, 2025	Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Laramie, WY	20 / 26 (660.4228)	18 (167.3828)	18 (164.5600)	11 (170.8228)	21 (157.6572)
Apr 25, 2025	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	15 / 30 (673.1084)	3 (176.0228)	11 (171.4172)	27 (160.5372)	16 (165.1312)
Jun 30, 2023	Art of Barbeque 🏅 Sterling, CO	17 / 35 (675.9544)	14 (170.2744)	5 (174.9028)	19 (167.9772)	28 (162.8000)
Aug 19, 2022	Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	18 / 29 (662.2056)	12 (171.4056)	23 (157.1200)	17 (164.5600)	9 (169.1200)
Aug 5, 2022	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO	26 / 35 (655.3372)	27 (162.8344)	17 (169.6800)	31 (156.5028)	18 (166.3200)
Jul 30, 2022	Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 2) 🏅 Dodge City, KS	15 / 25 (689.0860)	21 (166.2516)	11 (173.1200)	17 (170.2744)	1 (179.4400)
Jul 29, 2022	Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 1) 🏅 Dodge City, KS	17 / 26 (667.9088)	25 (158.8116)	5 (174.8688)	16 (167.3828)	14 (166.8456)
Jul 1, 2022	The Art of BBQ 🏅 Sterling, CO	18 / 28 (661.6344)	10 (171.9772)	3 (171.9772)	12 (169.6800)	25 (148)
Jun 24, 2022	Miles City Cowtown Cookoff 🏅 Miles City, MT	5 / 26 (689.1316)	2 (177.7372)	13 (168.5600)	9 (174.2628)	12 (168.5716)
Jun 4, 2022	Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) 🏅 Greeley, CO	28 / 34 (641.0060)	33 (154.8116)	5 (173.7144)	27 (161.7028)	33 (150.7772)
Jun 3, 2022	Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) 🏅 Greeley, CO	21 / 33 (657.0056)	15 (169.1200)	17 (163.9772)	32 (155.3600)	12 (168.5484)
May 6, 2022	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	27 / 33 (649.6688)	27 (163.9656)	18 (165.7372)	11 (169.1316)	31 (150.8344)
Apr 29, 2022	Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS	36 / 77 (674.1484)	24 (171.9772)	23 (172.5484)	34 (168.5372)	44 (161.0856)
Oct 2, 2021	Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2 Casper, WY	15 / 26 (673.0856)	4 (174.2856)	13 (168.5600)	12 (169.1316)	19 (161.1084)
Oct 1, 2021	Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 1 🏅 Casper, WY	14 / 27 (673.0628)	11 (173.1200)	23 (158.8116)	8 (169.7028)	9 (171.4284)
Aug 13, 2021	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO	13 / 42 (670.1828)	9 (172.5600)	33 (158.2400)	7 (170.2628)	10 (169.1200)
Jun 4, 2021	Greeley Blues Jam 🏅 Greeley, CO	17 / 33 (658.2516)	29 (155.3828)	17 (163.4172)	12 (169.1660)	7 (170.2856)
May 7, 2021	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	19 / 35 (645.5768)	17 (166.2400)	13 (165.7256)	30 (152.5256)	17 (161.0856)
Oct 3, 2020	Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 🏅 Casper, WY	30 / 41 (663.8628)	37 (162.8112)	29 (165.6800)	15 (171.9772)	30 (163.3944)
Oct 2, 2020	Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 1 🏅 Casper, WY	35 / 41 (646.7540)	28 (166.8112)	38 (154.2628)	27 (167.9772)	36 (157.7028)
Jun 19, 2020	Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Riverdale, UT	16 / 32 (675.3828)	24 (166.2856)	17 (167.9656)	6 (174.2744)	16 (166.8572)
Oct 18, 2019	Meat Scream BBQ Competition 🏅 Westminster, CO	11 / 46 (676)	12 (170.8572)	3 (172.5828)	13 (169.6800)	24 (162.8800)
Sep 13, 2019	Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY	12 / 28 (657.0056)	3 (173.7028)	15 (162.8344)	15 (162.2400)	16 (158.2284)
Aug 9, 2019	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO	21 / 30 (650.1484)	23 (162.7768)	6 (172.5600)	17 (162.8344)	26 (151.9772)
Jun 21, 2019	Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest 🏅 Leadville, CO	5 / 26 (665.1316)	4 (170.2628)	5 (167.4860)	5 (168.5600)	11 (158.8228)
Jun 7, 2019	Buskers, Brews & BBQ 🏅 Aurora, CO	16 / 38 (669.0852)	5 (173.7256)	11 (172.5828)	27 (159.9428)	16 (162.8340)
May 10, 2019	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	9 / 28 (669.0400)	11 (166.8572)	9 (168.5256)	2 (175.4172)	18 (158.2400)
Mar 23, 2019	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK	55 / 62 (650.8000)	41 (167.4400)	42 (165.7028)	53 (162.2628)	58 (155.3944)
Mar 22, 2019	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK	60 / 74 (643.3596)	69 (156.5828)	70 (150.8228)	6 (175.4400)	56 (160.5140)
Jan 11, 2019	National Western BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Denver, CO	28 / 38 (653.0856)	17 (169.7144)	26 (161.7028)	35 (154.8228)	12 (166.8456)
Oct 19, 2018	Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival Westminster, CO	13 / 48 (672.0228)	23 (166.8800)	7 (169.7256)	4 (176.5944)	28 (158.8228)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	105 / 467 (677.1312)	67 (173.7028)	314 (161.7028)	150 (168.5600)	59 (173.1656)
Sep 14, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	45 / 164 (688.5372)	73 (172.0228)	107 (167.3944)	16 (176.5600)	65 (172.5600)
Jun 22, 2018	2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest Leadville, CO	15 / 31 (649.0400)	10 (167.3828)	26 (147.4632)	9 (169.6684)	14 (164.5256)
Jun 15, 2018	25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	20 / 62 (663.3028)	21 (166.2512)	7 (171.9772)	13 (170.2628)	36 (154.8116)
Jun 8, 2018	Buskers, Brews & BBQ Aurora, CO	1 / 31 (686.8456)	8 (171.4056)	5 (173.7028)	6 (170.8800)	2 (170.8572)
May 11, 2018	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	9 / 26 (658.9832)	2 (175.4744)	18 (162.2972)	19 (157.2116)	8 (164)
Apr 28, 2018	LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO	39 / 40 (493.6340)	15 (169.1084)	—	22 (164.5600)	24 (159.9656)
Jan 5, 2018	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	30 / 39 (638.2628)	12 (169.6800)	29 (159.4172)	18 (166.8800)	36 (142.2856)
Sep 29, 2017	LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO	13 / 25 (661.6800)	4 (176.5600)	19 (160.5600)	20 (157.6800)	8 (166.8800)
Jul 21, 2017	Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	16 / 46 (669.1084)	16 (169.1200)	21 (165.1200)	19 (169.1428)	18 (165.7256)
Jun 9, 2017	Buskers, Brews & BBQ Aurora, CO	11 / 26 (662.2516)	15 (165.6800)	14 (163.3828)	15 (160.5944)	3 (172.5944)
May 12, 2017	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	22 / 31 (650.7768)	13 (171.4284)	29 (148.4800)	25 (162.8456)	15 (168.0228)
Apr 14, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO	28 / 30 (623.9544)	22 (160.6056)	29 (150.8116)	16 (164.0228)	26 (148.5144)
Jan 6, 2017	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	31 / 38 (637.0744)	32 (154.7884)	33 (152.5716)	11 (169.1428)	19 (160.5716)
Jul 22, 2016	Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	17 / 35 (662.2056)	21 (165.1200)	25 (161.6800)	23 (165.1084)	7 (170.2972)
Jun 24, 2016	Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO	23 / 33 (637.0400)	18 (165.7144)	27 (154.8116)	29 (147.9656)	6 (168.5484)
Jun 3, 2016	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	27 / 30 (619.9428)	19 (164.6056)	28 (144.5144)	27 (152.5256)	13 (158.2972)
May 13, 2016	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	27 / 33 (641.0856)	4 (172.5828)	18 (162.8344)	22 (161.1084)	33 (144.5600)
Apr 15, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO	18 / 28 (637.6460)	16 (164.5828)	13 (160.5944)	11 (163.9544)	24 (148.5144)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Frank's BBQ Trading Post

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (16 found in their record)

Against the odds

Giant slayer

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)