COMING IN HOT STL

COMING IN HOT STL is a competition barbecue team with 24 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 29 at the WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (2022), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1478 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,478

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1566

peak 1583 · rated over 17 contests6 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 15, 2016

latest Sep 14, 2024 · 8.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#336

Master 2024 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

11 podiums

Overall top-10s

33% of 24 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 49%

overall standings

Best overall

698.2400 / 720

Master · 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Current form

682.86 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 677.46 (+5.40)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL

Consistency

±17.12

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.96 · weakest Brisket (167.40)

Road miles

2,966

across 24 mapped stops · furthest 455 mi

Schedule strength

85%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1614)

Purse competed for

$102K

listed at 14 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 14 state-championship entries

Master avg

677.46 / 720

23 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Perfect scores on the board

3 perfect 180s

3 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 3 different meats.

Chicken ×1
Pork ×1
Brisket ×1

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 16 of 24 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 24 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

698.2400 career-best overall

97.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 698.2400 at 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN — 97.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 24, 2024

Their season

2021 their best year

2021 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 39%.

3 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 39%

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TAILGATE GUYS BBQ in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

2.2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) (Jul 17, 2020).

last seen Apr 20, 2018
back Jul 17, 2020

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Chicken nemesis

11 of 16 shared chicken entries lost

TRIPLE H BBQ ahead 69% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, TRIPLE H BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 16 shared chicken entries.

They cook the hard rooms

1614 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 85% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1614 power rating — a tougher draw than 85% of every rated contest in the data.

17 rated contests

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Can Country Outlaw BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.38% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.38% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.1% of a perfect score
24 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2024 ↗	Master	#336 (644 pts)	#314 (749 pts)	#234 (1,014 pts)	#406 (534 pts)	#420 (519 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#567 (305 pts)	#461 (475 pts)	#466 (518 pts)	#561 (340 pts)	#441 (455 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#386 (583 pts)	#600 (338 pts)	#583 (398 pts)	#400 (588 pts)	#440 (523 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#424 (435 pts)	#466 (415 pts)	#321 (640 pts)	#756 (190 pts)	#585 (310 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#419 (260 pts)	#521 (205 pts)	#479 (240 pts)	#249 (510 pts)	#541 (195 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#1826 (100 pts)	#1825 (95 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1691 (125 pts)	#1384 (210 pts)	#2155 (85 pts)	#1937 (115 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to COMING IN HOT STL, each with one reason worth a look.

33 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

SmoQued On Main St

#1,475 of the rated field

1567 power rating

Contests: 52
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1573

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to COMING IN HOT STL)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team COMING IN HOT STL has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 51 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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E.O.D. WRECKINQ

#1,481 of the rated field

1566 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1576

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before COMING IN HOT STL's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 20 contests

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MUNCHEE'S SMOKEHOUSE

#1,476 of the rated field

1566 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1566

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen May 12, 2017

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PIGTAILERS BBQ

#1,474 of the rated field

1567 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1582

Careers of much the same size, 24 contests to 24, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 24 contests
last seen May 12, 2023

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THIS IS HOW WE QUE IT

#1,479 of the rated field

1566 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1596

29 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 17% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2022

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PORKY'S PIT CREW

#1,480 of the rated field

1566 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1571

Level with COMING IN HOT STL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 37 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2023

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
TRIPLE H BBQ	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
Heavy Smoke BBQ	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
JANKY LEG BBQ	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
Can Country Outlaw BBQ	14	8	6	57%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
Damn Fine Beef & Swine	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
SmokinGhost BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	23	6	0	3	180 🔥	158.2628	170.96	top 52%
Pork Ribs	24	10	1	3	178.8572	154.2516	170.15	top 44%
Pork	23	4	1	4	180 🔥	154.2400	168.86	top 54%
Brisket	23	4	1	1	180 🔥	152.6056	167.40	top 55%

“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)	12	0	top 48%
Large (40+)	11	0	top 51%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MO	13	top 43%
IL	4	top 56%
TN	2	top 44%
KS	2	top 59%
AL	2	top 73%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin on the Osage (Day 2)	4	4	top 51%	Jul 20, 2024
WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL)	3	2	top 28%	Apr 28, 2023
Smokin on the Osage (Day 2)	2	7	top 35%	Jul 18, 2020
Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest	2	12	top 46%	Apr 20, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2024 7 contests

Contests a season 3 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 14 of 24 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 16 4 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 24 entries · 1 win · 10 calls

Opponents faced 499 finished ahead 572 times, behind 621

Longest layoff 2.2 yrs Apr 20, 2018 → Jul 17, 2020

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20242 milestones

May 24 Career-best overall score698.2400 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN
Sep 14 Most recent contest Trekking for CDH

20226 milestones

Apr 22 First category win (Brisket) WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest
Apr 22 First overall podium WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest
Apr 22 First Reserve Championship WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest
Jul 22 First perfect 180 (Pork) Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)
Jul 22 10th tracked contest Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)
Jul 23 Peak power rating (1583) Smokin on the Osage (Day 2)

20201 milestone

Jul 17 First overall top-10 Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)

20172 milestones

Apr 21 First call Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest
Apr 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.1944 Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest

20161 milestone

Apr 15 First tracked contest Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18.9	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest	Apr 22, 2022
+17.6	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest	Apr 23, 2021
+15.2	Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge	Mar 26, 2021
+14.6	Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)	Jul 17, 2020
+13.5	Smokin on the Osage (Day 2)	Jul 23, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.9	A Celebration of Our Heroes	Sep 3, 2021
-10.8	Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)	Jul 19, 2024
-9.5	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	Apr 15, 2016
-7.4	Smokin on the Osage (Day 2)	Jul 20, 2024
-3.4	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL)	Apr 28, 2023

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	7	2	1	57%	top 54%	97%	95.1%
2023	4	0	0	50%	top 62%	96.8%	94.1%
2022	5	3	2	80%	top 41%	96%	94.7%
2021	3	2	0	100%	top 39%	95.5%	93.7%
2020	2	1	0	100%	top 35%	95.7%	95.6%
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 63%	90.3%	90.3%
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 30%	93.6%	93.6%
2016	1	0	0	0%	top 91%	86%	86%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 14, 2024	Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL	19 / 35 (687.3372)	14 (174.2628)	1 (177.7144)	23 (169.6800)	31 (165.6800)
Aug 17, 2024	Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL	14 / 27 (679.3144)	3 (177.7028)	18 (167.3944)	22 (168.5372)	21 (165.6800)
Jul 27, 2024	Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL	10 / 34 (686.7772)	14 (174.2628)	5 (174.2744)	17 (168.5256)	15 (169.7144)
Jul 20, 2024	Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO	26 / 33 (683.3028)	22 (171.9772)	20 (174.2628)	28 (167.3828)	19 (169.6800)
Jul 19, 2024	Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO	28 / 37 (677.5884)	17 (174.2744)	16 (172.5600)	33 (165.0856)	28 (165.6684)
May 25, 2024	6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN	64 / 81 (681.6116)	47 (173.1200)	77 (163.9544)	58 (170.8344)	35 (173.7028)
May 24, 2024	6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN	10 / 118 (698.2400)	99 (167.9772)	4 (177.7028)	13 (177.1544)	23 (175.4056)
Aug 12, 2023	5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Mayetta, KS	24 / 62 (697.0744)	29 (175.4172)	54 (169.6916)	34 (171.9656)	4 (180)
Aug 11, 2023	5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Mayetta, KS	71 / 90 (671.8628)	84 (162.8000)	14 (176.5600)	53 (169.6800)	77 (162.8228)
Apr 28, 2023	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Washington, MO	25 / 37 (664.4800)	26 (166.8228)	26 (162.8572)	17 (169.1200)	24 (165.6800)
Apr 28, 2023	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (ONE MEAT RIBS) (JUDGING FULL) Washington, MO	—	—	6 (167.9772)	—	—
Nov 12, 2022	4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Gadsden, AL	37 / 61 (685.6000)	3 (180)	45 (169.6800)	59 (163.9428)	34 (171.9772)
Nov 11, 2022	4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Gadsden, AL	77 / 91 (663.2340)	76 (165.6800)	23 (173.1200)	60 (167.3712)	83 (157.0628)
Jul 23, 2022	Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO	4 / 26 (691.3712)	16 (169.6800)	9 (171.9884)	3 (176)	7 (173.7028)
Jul 22, 2022	Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO	10 / 28 (684.4684)	21 (166.2284)	9 (172.0116)	1 (180)	18 (166.2284)
Apr 22, 2022	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest 🏅 Washington, MO	2 / 29 (685.0284)	6 (174.2744)	11 (167.3828)	19 (165.6684)	1 (177.7028)
Sep 3, 2021	A Celebration of Our Heroes 🏅 Madison, IL	18 / 20 (656.4116)	18 (162.8000)	10 (167.9772)	20 (159.3944)	10 (166.2400)
Apr 23, 2021	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest 🏅 Washington, MO	4 / 45 (680.4800)	17 (170.8572)	2 (177.7144)	26 (163.9428)	11 (167.9656)
Mar 26, 2021	Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge 🏅 St. Roberts, MO	9 / 52 (687.3140)	3 (178.2972)	2 (178.8572)	31 (168.5140)	44 (161.6456)
Jul 18, 2020	Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO	14 / 31 (689.0856)	21 (170.2512)	18 (170.8344)	2 (177.7028)	14 (170.2972)
Jul 17, 2020	Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO	7 / 29 (687.3828)	10 (176.5828)	8 (172.5600)	2 (174.2744)	19 (163.9656)
Apr 20, 2018	Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO	25 / 40 (650.1028)	30 (161.6572)	29 (157.0744)	17 (165.1084)	18 (166.2628)
Apr 21, 2017	Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO	12 / 40 (674.1944)	4 (178.8572)	20 (165.1200)	14 (169.6800)	27 (160.5372)
Apr 15, 2016	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	48 / 53 (619.3600)	42 (158.2628)	42 (154.2516)	43 (154.2400)	41 (152.6056)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

COMING IN HOT STL

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

They almost always walk

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)