BBQ Boys MO
Rating
1480
peak 1480 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2023-03-24
latest 2025-03-14
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
295.49
last 3 Backyard vs avg 295.49 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.81
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.54 · weakest Chicken (147.16)
Road miles
497
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 497 mi
Schedule strength
56%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Purse competed for
$17K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
295.49 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Smoke This Drink That BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.1944 | 141.6116 | 147.16 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3600 | 141.6456 | 148.33 | top 77% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 168.5372 | 168.54 | top 27% |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 3 | 0 | top 81% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 97% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 97% | 2024-03-22 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (4 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 295.49 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-03-24 — First tracked contest · American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off
- 📈 2023-03-24 — Peak power rating (1486) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- ⭐ 2025-03-14 — Career-best overall score (309.5544) · Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off | 2024-03-22 |
| +1.3 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2025-03-14 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 2023-03-24 |
| -12.3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 2024-03-22 |
Category scores over time
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 45% | 86% | 86% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 78.7% | 78.7% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 81.6% | 81.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 45 / 100 (309.5544) | 47 (150.1944) | 41 (159.3600) | 27 (168.5372) | — |
| 2024-03-22 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 30 / 31 (283.2572) | 30 (141.6116) | 30 (141.6456) | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | 5 / 10 (175.4172) | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-03-24 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 36 / 37 (293.6688) | 34 (149.6800) | 35 (143.9888) | — | — |
| 2023-03-24 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | — | — | — | — | — |