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1st and 10 BBQ

1st and 10 BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 29 at the Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" (2023). They are ranked #4478 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,478
of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1473
peak 1473 · rated over 12 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

15
in the data

First seen

Apr 25, 2014
latest Sep 13, 2024 · 10.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1220
Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

0
0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0
0% of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 69%
overall standings

Best overall

670.7772 / 720
Master · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

657.60 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 650.15 (+7.44)

Walk rate

7%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2744
Pork Ribs · Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life"

Consistency

±13.28
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 166.00 · weakest Brisket (157.73)

Road miles

127
across 15 mapped stops

Schedule strength

62%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)

Purse competed for

$262K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

650.15 / 720
12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

HIGH i QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings

HIGH i QUE has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.27 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

  • Brisket avg 157.73
  • Chicken avg 166.00
  • 0 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Hawg Wild in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

11 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

HIGH i QUE ahead 92% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HIGH i QUE has out-cooked them in 11 of 12 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.78% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.78% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 90.2% of a perfect score
  • 15 contests

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

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2023 ↗ Master #1220 (69 pts) #1101 (114 pts) #953 (169 pts) #1596 (54 pts) #1211 (79 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to 1st and 10 BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Muddy River Smokers
#4,476 of the rated field
1473 power rating
Contests
10
GCs
0
Top-10s
10%
Peak
1509
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to 1st and 10 BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team 1st and 10 BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

  • rated over 10 contests
  • last seen Nov 5, 2025
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Silence of the Hams BBQ
#4,471 of the rated field
1473 power rating
Contests
7
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1473
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to 1st and 10 BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than 1st and 10 BBQ has cooked, 7 to 15, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

  • rated over 7 contests
  • last seen Oct 30, 2024
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Bovine Swine and Dine
#4,483 of the rated field
1473 power rating
Contests
5
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1473
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to 1st and 10 BBQ)

They turned up 6 years after 1st and 10 BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.

  • rated over 5 contests
  • last seen Mar 17, 2023
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BIRDMAN'S BBQ
#4,489 of the rated field
1473 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1504

They've been 1504 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

  • rated over 12 contests
  • last seen Mar 15, 2024
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MEATATARIAN'S
#4,457 of the rated field
1474 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
8%
Peak
1474

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Mar 25, 2023
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BIG AL'S GHETTO HOGS
#4,490 of the rated field
1473 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1473

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before 1st and 10 BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 13 contests
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
HIGH i QUE 12 0 12 0% ⚔ compare
913 BBQ 11 1 10 9% ⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ 11 0 11 0% ⚔ compare
IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ 10 3 7 30% ⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS 10 2 8 20% ⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q 10 0 10 0% ⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED 10 0 10 0% ⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ 9 1 8 11% ⚔ compare
Lucky D's BBQ 8 3 5 38% ⚔ compare
Theslabs.com 8 2 6 25% ⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 8 1 7 13% ⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare
BULL CREEK BBQ 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare
3 PIGS SMOKIN 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 13 0 0 0 173.1316 157.6800 166.00 top 54%
Pork Ribs 13 1 0 0 174.2744 149.1088 163.88 top 59%
Pork 13 0 0 0 172.5944 148.5256 162.18 top 64%
Brisket 13 0 0 0 169.7260 147.4172 157.73 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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)20top 88%
Large (40+)110top 66%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
KS120top 67%
MO10top 100%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 231 0 top 64% Sep 27, 2023

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 4 contests
Contests a season 1.5 across 10 seasons in the data
Most contests held in KS 14 of 15 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited 11 1 of them more than once
Opponents faced 1,398 finished ahead 1,082 times, behind 2,065
Longest layoff 2 yrs Sep 12, 2019 → Sep 16, 2021

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

20241 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES)
20232 milestones
  1. First call Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life"
  2. Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2744 Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life"
20222 milestones
  1. Career-best overall score670.7772 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
  2. 10th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES
20161 milestone
  1. First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.9544 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge
20142 milestones
  1. First tracked contest VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)
  2. Peak power rating (1495) VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+5.9American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTESTSep 29, 2022
+5.839th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)Sep 15, 2018
+18th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ ChallengeApr 22, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-11VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ ChallengeApr 17, 2015
-6.7American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTESTSep 16, 2021
-5.540th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTESTSep 12, 2019
-5VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)Apr 25, 2014
-2.85th Annual Qlathe BBQ ChampionshipMar 17, 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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20241000 0% top 100% 89.7% 89.7%
20234000 25% top 74% 92.2% 91.5%
20222000 0% top 46% 93.2% 93.2%
20211000 0% top 75% 89% 89%
20192000 0% top 67% 89.8% 89.4%
20181000 0% top 44% 92.4% 92.4%
20171000 0% top 64% 90.2% 90.2%
20161000 0% top 58% 90.5% 90.5%
20151000 0% top 91% 86.3% 86.3%
20141000 0% top 69% 88.7% 88.7%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Sep 13, 2024 Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Weston, MO 38 / 38 (645.5312) 34 (164.5600) 31 (165.1084) 30 (166.2400) 38 (149.6228)
Sep 27, 2023 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS — — — — —
Sep 27, 2023 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS 353 / 487 (651.8744) 121 (173.1316) 378 (161.6688) 335 (163.4056) 431 (153.6684)
Jun 16, 2023 Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" 🏅 Kansas City, KS 22 / 29 (660.4800) 13 (172) 6 (174.2744) 28 (148.5256) 20 (165.6800)
Mar 17, 2023 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS 50 / 68 (663.8628) 32 (170.2628) 47 (165.6800) 62 (159.3828) 36 (168.5372)
Oct 1, 2022 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS — — — — —
Sep 29, 2022 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS 231 / 505 (670.7772) 128 (171.9772) 288 (166.2400) 123 (172) 342 (160.5600)
Sep 16, 2021 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS 348 / 467 (640.9828) 286 (163.3944) 351 (159.9428) 340 (159.3712) 321 (158.2744)
Sep 12, 2019 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS 310 / 468 (646.7544) 196 (167.4172) 139 (169.1084) 382 (154.8344) 364 (155.3944)
Apr 5, 2019 VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits 🏅 Overland Park, KS 36 / 53 (641.0516) 29 (166.8228) 40 (159.4056) 29 (165.7028) 49 (149.1204)
Sep 15, 2018 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS 205 / 467 (665.1088) 330 (161.6800) 239 (165.6800) 160 (168.0228) 112 (169.7260)
Sep 1, 2017 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS 260 / 407 (649.6000) 267 (162.2516) 248 (162.8456) 323 (158.7884) 176 (165.7144)
Apr 22, 2016 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS 35 / 60 (651.9544) 48 (159.3828) 11 (172.5600) 12 (172.5944) 54 (147.4172)
Apr 17, 2015 VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS 43 / 47 (621.0632) 35 (157.6800) 45 (149.1088) 35 (155.9656) 35 (158.3088)
Apr 25, 2014 VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Overland Park, KS 45 / 65 (638.2972) 16 (167.4628) 39 (158.8572) 34 (163.4628) 56 (148.5144)

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

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

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