High-water mark
667.8972
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 667.8972 at Minnesota in May — 92.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 10, 2024
Uncle Stabby's BBQ
Uncle Stabby's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 24th of 32 at the Smokin in Steele (2024). They are ranked #5166 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1459
peak 1459 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Mar 29, 2024
latest May 9, 2025 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
658.51 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 659.79 (-1.28)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.83
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.46 · weakest Brisket (163.11)
Road miles
643
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 194 mi
Schedule strength
66%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)
Purse competed for
$64K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
659.79 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Uncle Stabby's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,184 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1459
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,167 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
They were already cooking in 2019, 5 years before Uncle Stabby's BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,179 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
They've been 1508 at their best, 49 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,158 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before Uncle Stabby's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,160 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1501
Level with Uncle Stabby's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,153 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Uncle Stabby's BBQ'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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| NECTAR OF THE HOGS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin G's BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Sugar Shack | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Steel Smoke BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Ash Kickin' BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Racks BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Dirty Little Pigs BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Phoenix BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PO PO PORK | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sensuous BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SIX BUTT BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| UGLY BABY BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 162.8228 | 167.40 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 151.9428 | 163.25 | top 74% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 159.9884 | 168.46 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1316 | 157.1316 | 163.11 | 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) | 3 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 80% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota in May | 2 | 48 | 0 | top 84% | May 9, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
6 contests
Contests a season
4
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
7 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
8 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
215
finished ahead 63 times, behind 337
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176 Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- Most recent contest Minnesota in May
20245 milestones
- First tracked contest Iowa State BBQ Championship
- First call Iowa State BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.1940 Iowa State BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1498) Iowa State BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score667.8972 Minnesota in May
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.7 | Minnesota in May | May 10, 2024 |
| -9.4 | Minnesota in May | May 9, 2025 |
| -8.8 | MN Masters BBQ | Aug 23, 2024 |
| -5.9 | Smokin in Steele | May 31, 2024 |
| -5.3 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | Jul 12, 2024 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 86% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 81% | 92.8% | 91.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 50 / 58 (659.8740) | 41 (167.4056) | 56 (162.2628) | 41 (169.1200) | 48 (161.0856) |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 7 (176) | — | — |
| Aug 23, 2024 | MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN | 25 / 27 (643.8400) | 20 (165.0856) | 27 (151.9428) | 20 (166.2628) | 22 (160.5488) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 28 / 34 (658.7544) | 31 (162.8228) | 29 (159.9772) | 10 (171.4172) | 23 (164.5372) |
| May 31, 2024 | Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 24 / 32 (662.1716) | 22 (167.9772) | 20 (166.2400) | 11 (170.8228) | 30 (157.1316) |
| May 10, 2024 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 48 / 58 (667.8972) | 51 (165.6684) | 57 (159.9544) | 19 (173.1428) | 27 (169.1316) |
| May 10, 2024 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 31 (165.1084) | — | — |
| Mar 29, 2024 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 30 / 42 (666.1940) | 6 (175.4172) | 28 (164.5484) | 38 (159.9884) | 27 (166.2400) |