High-water mark
690.7656
career-best overall
95.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 690.7656 at Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition — 95.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 11, 2025
Off the Chain BBQ
Off the Chain BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 16th of 31 at the Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition (2025). They are ranked #4708 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1469
peak 1469 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2013
latest Apr 11, 2025 · 11.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±30.26
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.32 · weakest Brisket (159.39)
Road miles
713
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 343 mi
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)
Purse competed for
$70K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
649.14 / 720
5 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 Off the Chain BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
150 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,691 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Off the Chain BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Off the Chain BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,716 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Off the Chain BBQ)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 8 years before Off the Chain BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,731 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,710 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Level with Off the Chain BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,728 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before Off the Chain BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,699 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 5 years before Off the Chain BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 154.2856 | 164.32 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 150.2854 | 162.26 | top 72% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 150.8572 | 163.17 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 141.7144 | 159.39 | top 72% |
“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 71% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 86% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
2 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
259
finished ahead 61 times, behind 230
Longest layoff
6.1 yrs
May 3, 2013 → May 31, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- Career-best overall score690.7656 Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5600 Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition
20192 milestones
- First call Smokin' Bike Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4000 Smokin' Bike Fest
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge
- Peak power rating (1484) Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.3 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition | Apr 11, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.6 | Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge | May 3, 2013 |
| -10.4 | Poosa-Q | Jun 14, 2019 |
| -7.4 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | Nov 18, 2022 |
| -3.9 | Smokin' Bike Fest | May 31, 2019 |
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 | 100% | top 52% | 95.9% | 95.9% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 78% | 91.7% | 90.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 82.9% | 82.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2025 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 16 / 31 (690.7656) | 16 (173.7028) | 7 (176.5600) | 11 (175.4172) | 23 (165.0856) |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 45 / 57 (651.3260) | 49 (159.4172) | 33 (165.1316) | 31 (166.2400) | 46 (160.5372) |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Poosa-Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 45 / 48 (646.0684) | 21 (169.1200) | 45 (158.2172) | 44 (158.8000) | 44 (159.9312) |
| May 31, 2019 | Smokin' Bike Fest 🏅 Peachtree City, GA | 19 / 31 (660.4000) | 18 (165.0856) | 26 (161.0972) | 17 (164.5372) | 5 (169.6800) |
| May 3, 2013 | Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge Brandon, MS | 31 / 31 (597.1426) | 28 (154.2856) | 31 (150.2854) | 31 (150.8572) | 30 (141.7144) |