The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE has finished one call ahead of Scott's BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Scott's BBQ
Scott's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 12th of 33 at the New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) (2025). They are ranked #5155 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1459
peak 1502 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Sep 12, 2014
latest May 2, 2025 · 10.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±69.64
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.56 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.10)
Road miles
1,488
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1,067 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
Purse competed for
$35K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
586.99 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
298.81 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Scott's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
125 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,158 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1459
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,142 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1505
They've been 1505 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,143 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1460
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before Scott's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,170 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Level with Scott's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,163 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
They turned up 8 years after Scott's BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#5,151 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BOGGS HOG BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| POPPA Q-BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1544 | 142.8116 | 156.56 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 142.2400 | 150.10 | top 74% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.4172 | 139.8972 | 154.70 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 135.9776 | 153.11 | top 79% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 66% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 90% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 3 | 12 | 0 | top 60% | May 2, 2025 |
| New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2 | 53 | 0 | top 90% | Jul 13, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NJ
6 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
177
finished ahead 65 times, behind 264
Longest layoff
8.8 yrs
Sep 12, 2014 → Jul 14, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
20146 milestones
- First tracked contest Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest
- First call Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6344 Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest
- Career-best overall score657.6344 Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.4172 Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest
- Peak power rating (1502) Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.7 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | May 2, 2025 |
| +2 | Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest | Sep 12, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 14, 2023 |
| -12.5 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | Oct 20, 2023 |
| -9.6 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | Apr 20, 2024 |
| -8.6 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 13, 2024 |
| -3 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | Apr 19, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 36% | 81.4% | 81.4% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 87.4% | 85.5% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 81% | 72.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2025 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 12 / 33 (293.0744) | 13 (142.8116) | 12 (150.2628) | — | — |
| Jul 13, 2024 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 53 / 62 (608.4228) | 54 (151.9656) | 57 (150.8344) | 52 (151.9656) | 48 (153.6572) |
| Apr 20, 2024 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 24 / 27 (629.0632) | 25 (161.1204) | 26 (149.1200) | 25 (153.6800) | 17 (165.1428) |
| Apr 19, 2024 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 16 / 29 (304.5372) | 15 (158.2972) | 16 (146.2400) | — | — |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 34 / 34 (456.5600) | 31 (151.4172) | 32 (148.5828) | 31 (156.5600) | — |
| Jul 14, 2023 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 61 / 64 (583.2692) | 29 (165.1544) | 61 (142.2400) | 64 (139.8972) | 61 (135.9776) |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS | 14 / 29 (657.6344) | 13 (165.1200) | 15 (163.4400) | 3 (171.4172) | 23 (157.6572) |