High-water mark
692.5144
career-best overall
96.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 692.5144 at Smoke on the Trails — 96.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 10, 2021
Aggravation BBQ
Aggravation BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 5th of 19 at the Smokin on The Harbor (2021). They are ranked #1880 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1544
peak 1545 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Sep 11, 2020
latest Apr 11, 2025 · 4.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
22% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
680.82 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 673.87 (+6.95)
Walk rate
44%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.23
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.07 · weakest Pork (166.25)
Road miles
453
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 113 mi
Schedule strength
65%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1582)
Purse competed for
$120K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 9 state-championship entries
Master avg
673.87 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Aggravation BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
67 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,877 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 55%
- Peak
- 1553
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,885 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1548
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 9 years before Aggravation BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,894 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1547
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,882 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1549
Level with Aggravation BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,875 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1544
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 8 contests, alongside a 38% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,870 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1544
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 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Meat Sweats | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Shark Q | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH i QUE | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| MAD MUTT'S BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCK N BLUES BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Barking Dog BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| ShowMeMoSmoke | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 PIGS SMOKIN | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5716 | 148.5828 | 167.98 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 177.7372 | 157.6456 | 170.07 | top 38% |
| Pork | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2972 | 159.9312 | 166.25 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 161.1084 | 169.56 | top 35% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 26% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 44% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Spring | 4 | 50 | 0 | top 64% | Apr 11, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
8 of 9 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
489
finished ahead 503 times, behind 364
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
Jun 23, 2023 → Apr 11, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring
20231 milestone
- Peak power rating (1545) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20214 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Smokin on The Harbor
- First overall top-10 Smokin on The Harbor
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7372 Smokin on The Harbor
- Career-best overall score692.5144 Smoke on the Trails
20203 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Trails
- First call Smoke on the Trails
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score683.3028 Smoke on the Trails
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2022 |
| +12.3 | Smokin on The Harbor | Aug 20, 2021 |
| +10.1 | Smoke on the Trails | Sep 10, 2021 |
| +7.7 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2023 |
| +6.9 | Smoke on the Trails | Sep 11, 2020 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.9 | Smoke in the Spring | Oct 30, 2020 |
| -3.9 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 9, 2021 |
| -1 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 11, 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 54% | 94.4% | 94.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 23% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 29% | 95.3% | 94.5% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67% | top 40% | 96.2% | 93.3% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 61% | 94.9% | 93% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2025 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 50 / 92 (679.8628) | 14 (176.5600) | 73 (166.2400) | 68 (166.2400) | 38 (170.8228) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 39 / 167 (671.3140) | 50 (167.9656) | 31 (171.4056) | 102 (162.8000) | 29 (169.1428) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 8 / 164 (686.2400) | 26 (171.4056) | 62 (165.6916) | 14 (174.2972) | 7 (174.8456) |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 50 / 94 (674.1712) | 51 (169.1084) | 27 (172) | 80 (159.9312) | 20 (173.1316) |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 15 / 53 (692.5144) | 8 (176.5716) | 6 (176.5600) | 37 (163.9656) | 7 (175.4172) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Smokin on The Harbor 🏅 Warsaw, MO | 5 / 19 (656.5712) | 15 (148.5828) | 1 (177.7372) | 6 (169.1428) | 8 (161.1084) |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 70 / 105 (665.5540) | 90 (160.4912) | 69 (165.6916) | 42 (170.8456) | 59 (168.5256) |
| Oct 30, 2020 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 75 / 93 (655.2800) | 42 (170.2744) | 83 (157.6456) | 68 (165.1084) | 68 (162.2516) |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 20 / 48 (683.3028) | 22 (170.8344) | 2 (177.7028) | 35 (163.9428) | 20 (170.8228) |