Penny's Cut BBQ

Penny's Cut BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 10th of 24 at the Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) (2023). They are ranked #4922 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,922

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1464

peak 1464 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 15, 2021

latest Sep 7, 2024 · 2.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#336

Backyard 2024 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

9% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

337.0860 / 360

Backyard · Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD)

Perfect 180s

Current form

325.09 ▲

last 5 Backyard vs avg 309.56 (+15.53)

Walk rate

27%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5600

Chicken · Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)

Consistency

±47.29

spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.37 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.95)

Road miles

645

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 130 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)

Purse competed for

$54K

listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Backyard avg

309.56 / 360

11 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

337.0860 career-best overall

93.6% of a perfect 360

Their best day on record: 337.0860 at Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) — 93.6% of a perfect 360.

Backyard
Oct 15, 2023

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

Sensuous BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Sensuous BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Boo Boo Bus BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

Sensuous BBQ ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Sensuous BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 10 shared chicken entries.

Boom or bust

±13.14% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±13.14% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 86.0% of a perfect score
best 93.6%

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 ↗	Backyard	#336 (93 pts)	#330 (103 pts)	#343 (93 pts)	—	—
2023 ↗	Backyard	—	#136 (402 pts)	#149 (417 pts)	—	—

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Penny's Cut BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BB Barbecue and Pits

#4,920 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1464

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Mar 27, 2026

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CROSSROADS GRILLIN

#4,937 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1464

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

rated over 11 contests

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SMOKIN ARMADILLOS

#4,926 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jul 24, 2015

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225 MAFIA

#4,917 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1464

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Apr 3, 2026

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Ribs For Your Pleasure

#4,911 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

Level with Penny's Cut BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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Chasing Grand

#4,929 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1464

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2021.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 8, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DAWGS BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
Sensuous BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
FENDER BENDER BBQ	10	1	8	10%	⚔ compare
DAD BOD BARBEQUE	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Wrecking Crew BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Lucky Shoes BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
Porket About It	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
What’cha Got BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Marty Party BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
T Daddys BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Pittie Q	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Big Racks BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Furlongs Smoke & Seafood	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Squeeze My Slabs	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	1	0	0	172.5600	149.0744	162.37	top 71%
Pork Ribs	11	2	0	0	170.3200	153.6800	161.95	top 61%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 83%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 76%
Large (40+)	3	top 57%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
WI	8	0	top 67%
MN	3	0	top 84%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)	3	15	top 84%	Sep 7, 2024
Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD)	2	10	top 78%	Oct 15, 2023
Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	15	top 76%	Oct 15, 2022
Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	12	top 61%	Oct 14, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 5 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 8 of 11 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 6 4 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 11 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Opponents faced 137 finished ahead 118 times, behind 276

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

20241 milestone

Sep 7 Most recent contest Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)

20234 milestones

Jun 10 Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5600 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
Oct 15 First overall top-10 Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD)
Oct 15 10th tracked contest Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD)
Oct 15 Career-best overall score337.0860 Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD)

20221 milestone

Oct 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score331.4060 Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY)

20213 milestones

Oct 15 First tracked contest Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD)
Oct 15 Peak power rating (1496) Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD)
Oct 16 First call Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	Jun 10, 2023
+7.9	Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD)	Oct 15, 2023
+2.4	Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY)	Oct 14, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9	Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)	Sep 9, 2023
-8.8	Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)	Sep 10, 2022
-7.8	Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD)	Oct 13, 2023
-7.1	Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD)	Oct 16, 2021
-6.7	Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)	Sep 7, 2024

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0	0%	top 83%	88.2%	88.2%
2023	5	1	20%	top 69%	93.6%	81.6%
2022	3	0	33%	top 71%	92.4%	90.7%
2021	2	0	50%	top 73%	88.7%	88.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 7, 2024	Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN	15 / 18 (317.6572)	13 (163.9772)	15 (153.6800)	—	—
Oct 15, 2023	Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI	10 / 24 (337.0860)	14 (168.5372)	11 (168.5488)	—	—
Oct 13, 2023	Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	24 / 21 (323.9316)	22 (163.9544)	23 (159.9772)	—	—
Sep 9, 2023	Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN	26 / 30 (316.5028)	25 (157.6800)	24 (158.8228)	—	—
Jun 10, 2023	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	13 / 40 (330.2516)	5 (172.5600)	21 (157.6916)	—	—
Jun 9, 2023	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	30 / 43 (161.6916)	—	15 (161.6916)	—	—
Oct 15, 2022	Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI	15 / 20 (332.5372)	13 (166.8228)	12 (165.7144)	—	—
Oct 14, 2022	Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI	12 / 22 (331.4060)	14 (165.6916)	10 (165.7144)	—	—
Sep 10, 2022	Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN	25 / 30 (315.3256)	29 (153.6684)	20 (161.6572)	—	—
Oct 16, 2021	Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI	28 / 36 (319.3944)	35 (149.0744)	5 (170.3200)	—	—
Oct 15, 2021	Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI	27 / 40 (319.3716)	21 (161.6916)	32 (157.6800)	—	—

Penny's Cut BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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

Backyard avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Boom or bust

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)

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)