The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Chubby Cheeks BBQ has finished one call ahead of Barr's BQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Barr's BQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1450
peak 1450 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2014-09-05
latest 2024-08-16
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
608.83 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 605.08 (+3.75)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±31.86
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 151.84 · weakest Chicken (150.06)
Road miles
231
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 58 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Purse competed for
$45K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
605.08 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Sochie's BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival (2021-08-20).
- last seen 2019-08-16
- back 2021-08-20
Pork Ribs nemesis
6 of 8
shared pork ribs entries lost
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ ahead 75% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared pork ribs entries.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
111 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5504 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5528 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5521 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
Level with Barr's BQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5524 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before Barr's BQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5531 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-head#5512 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Chubby Cheeks BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| PAPA'S PIT CREW | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WYOMING BS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 129.7716 | 150.06 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 138.8000 | 151.84 | top 75% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.3316 | 130.8456 | 151.79 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1772 | 133.6344 | 151.40 | top 68% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | 3 | 18 | 0 | top 84% | 2019-08-16 |
| Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 70% | 2022-08-19 |
| Best of the West BBQ Fest | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 88% | 2015-08-28 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
9.9 yrs
2014-09-05 → 2024-08-16
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.1
across 7 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WY
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
4
3 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 151.84 · weakest Chicken (150.06)
Walk rate
13%
a top-10 call in 1 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
605.08
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
120
43–171 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
231
8 mapped stops · furthest 58 mi
Schedule strength
1555
average field rating faced — tougher than 42% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$45,000
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 6 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2019-08-16 → 2021-08-20
Power rating
1450
peak 1450 · #5511 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Best of the West BBQ Fest
- Peak power rating (1488) Best of the West BBQ Fest
- 2015
- Career-best overall score635.3944 Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
- 2021
- First call Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival
- 2022
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.3316 Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival
- 2024
- Most recent contest Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.2 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | 2019-08-16 |
| -12 | Best of the West BBQ Fest | 2014-09-05 |
| -8 | Best of the West BBQ Fest | 2015-08-28 |
| -6.8 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | 2017-08-18 |
| -4.6 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival | 2024-08-16 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 87% | 87% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 78.5% | 78.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 81.9% | 81.9% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 88.2% | 86.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 76% | 76% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-16 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 23 / 29 (626.1712) | 24 (156.5256) | 19 (165.1428) | 25 (157.1428) | 25 (147.3600) |
| 2022-08-19 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 21 / 29 (634.2632) | 22 (158.2744) | 21 (157.6800) | 11 (170.3316) | 23 (147.9772) |
| 2021-08-20 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 20 / 30 (629.1200) | 26 (151.9656) | 28 (147.4172) | 19 (160.5600) | 10 (169.1772) |
| 2019-08-16 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 30 / 30 (564.9260) | 30 (137.6572) | 27 (142.2516) | 24 (151.3828) | 28 (133.6344) |
| 2017-08-18 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 23 / 28 (589.6800) | 27 (142.8572) | 24 (141.1200) | 23 (152.0000) | 19 (153.7028) |
| 2015-08-28 | Best of the West BBQ Fest Sheridan, WY | 21 / 25 (614.2740) | 19 (157.1084) | 15 (158.9144) | 24 (144.5828) | 18 (153.6684) |
| 2015-08-14 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 18 / 26 (635.3944) | 12 (166.2972) | 11 (163.4172) | 26 (147.4400) | 15 (158.2400) |
| 2014-09-05 | Best of the West BBQ Fest Sheridan, WY | 23 / 25 (546.8456) | 25 (129.7716) | 23 (138.8000) | 22 (130.8456) | 13 (147.4284) |