Chasin Chicken Barbeque

Chasin Chicken Barbeque is a competition barbecue team with 29 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 44 at the Route 66 Smoke Out (2021). They are ranked #1008 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,008

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1605

peak 1626 · rated over 28 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 12, 2018

latest Jul 27, 2024 · 5.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#145

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

31% of 29 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 40%

overall standings

Best overall

691.3484 / 720

Master · Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

673.03 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 674.15 (-1.11)

Walk rate

69%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork Ribs · WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest

Consistency

±11.11

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 169.69 · weakest Chicken (167.24)

Road miles

3,996

across 29 mapped stops · furthest 325 mi

Schedule strength

77%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1599)

Purse competed for

$155K

listed at 20 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 25 state-championship entries

Master avg

674.15 / 720

28 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

Happy hunting ground

Top 16% average finish here

Route 66 Smoke Out is their spot: an average finish in the top 16% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 16%

They almost always walk

69% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 20 of 29 contests

A top-10 category call in 69% of their 29 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

691.3484 career-best overall

96.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 691.3484 at Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off — 96.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 20, 2019

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Heavy Smoke BBQ has finished one call ahead of Chasin Chicken Barbeque 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A strong matchup

16–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Up From The Pits BBQ in 16 of their 18 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main (Jul 27, 2024).

last seen Jul 15, 2022
back Jul 27, 2024

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

One2BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A May team

Top 26% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 26% across 3 contests, versus top 40% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 40% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,996 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,996 miles across 29 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 325 miles to Covington TN's World's Oldest BBQ Cooking Contest.

29 mapped stops
furthest 325 mi

The metronome

±1.54% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.54% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.6% of a perfect score
29 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	#1038 (94 pts)	#950 (129 pts)	#1003 (124 pts)	#1029 (109 pts)	#1465 (59 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#493 (416 pts)	#556 (386 pts)	#406 (626 pts)	#477 (471 pts)	#527 (406 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#162 (1,120 pts)	#254 (805 pts)	#116 (1,365 pts)	#134 (1,235 pts)	#213 (920 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#145 (771 pts)	#196 (626 pts)	#139 (776 pts)	#198 (616 pts)	#102 (951 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#471 (700 pts)	#506 (680 pts)	#460 (745 pts)	#405 (835 pts)	#568 (595 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1846 (80 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1584 (125 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1425 (165 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Chasin Chicken Barbeque, each with one reason worth a look.

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

2 CASE BBQ

#1,005 of the rated field

1605 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1631

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Chasin Chicken Barbeque)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Chasin Chicken Barbeque has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 41 contests
last seen May 16, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

Cousin's Catering and BBQ

#1,011 of the rated field

1605 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1606

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 30 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2026

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Marty Party BBQ

#1,006 of the rated field

1605 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 59%
Peak: 1620

Careers of much the same size, 27 contests to 29, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2026

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Casual Smokers SC

#1,010 of the rated field

1605 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1605

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 35 contests, alongside a 23% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 31 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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Stewey Magoos BBQ

#1,007 of the rated field

1605 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1605

3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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1 Bite BBQ

#1,009 of the rated field

1605 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1608

Level with Chasin Chicken Barbeque on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 33 contests
last seen Oct 17, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Rusty Pig BBQ	23	11	12	48%	⚔ compare
SmokinGhost BBQ	22	10	12	45%	⚔ compare
Heavy Smoke BBQ	20	5	15	25%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	19	9	10	47%	⚔ compare
TRIPLE H BBQ	19	7	12	37%	⚔ compare
Up From The Pits BBQ	18	16	2	89%	⚔ compare
HEFTY LEFTY BBQ	18	9	9	50%	⚔ compare
JaBs BBQ	17	5	12	29%	⚔ compare
Carrol Lou's Smokehouse	16	9	7	56%	⚔ compare
MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
JANKY LEG BBQ	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
DB BBQ	14	10	4	71%	⚔ compare
Risky Brisket	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	13	13	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	28	6	0	0	175.4172	152.5028	167.24	top 54%
Pork Ribs	28	12	1	2	178.8572	156.5028	169.19	top 36%
Pork	28	14	0	2	177.1544	159.3484	169.69	top 38%
Brisket	28	9	0	2	177.7028	156.5600	168.03	top 43%

“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)	2	top 33%
Medium (20–39)	15	top 48%
Large (40+)	11	top 30%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IL	21	top 42%
MO	3	top 25%
IN	2	top 44%
TN	1	top 38%
IA	1	top 35%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Route 66 Smoke Out	2	3	0	top 16%	May 6, 2022
Covid-Que Relief (Day 2)	2	22	0	top 44%	Jun 20, 2020

More numbers

Busiest season 2021 8 contests

Contests a season 4.1 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 22 of 29 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 26 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 490 finished ahead 676 times, behind 462

Longest layoff 2 yrs Jul 15, 2022 → Jul 27, 2024

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

20241 milestone

Jul 27 Most recent contest Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main

20222 milestones

May 6 25th tracked contest Route 66 Smoke Out
May 6 Peak power rating (1626) Route 66 Smoke Out

20213 milestones

Apr 23 First category win (Pork Ribs) WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest
Apr 23 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest
May 1 First overall podium Route 66 Smoke Out

20201 milestone

Jun 19 10th tracked contest Covid-Que Relief (Day 1)

20192 milestones

Sep 20 First overall top-10 Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off
Sep 20 Career-best overall score691.3484 Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off

20182 milestones

Oct 12 First call CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ
Oct 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.2684 CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ

20171 milestone

Jun 2 First tracked contest Up In smoke on the Square

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.6	Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off	Sep 20, 2019
+15.4	Central Illinois Bragging Rights (CIBR-BBQ)	Oct 11, 2019
+13.6	Harvest On the Fire At the Winery	Jul 10, 2020
+13.3	Route 66 Smoke Out	May 1, 2021
+12.3	Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge	Sep 11, 2020

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown	Jul 15, 2022
-10.4	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One)	Jun 24, 2022
-9.4	CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2	Jul 18, 2020
-9	A Celebration of Our Heroes	Sep 3, 2021
-6.8	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1	Jul 16, 2021

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	1	0	0	0%	top 53%	94.4%	94.4%
2022	4	1	0	75%	top 53%	94.8%	93.2%
2021	8	3	1	100%	top 37%	95.5%	94%
2020	7	3	0	43%	top 38%	95.9%	93.9%
2019	7	2	0	71%	top 35%	96%	93.3%
2018	1	0	0	100%	top 47%	91.6%	91.6%
2017	1	0	0	0%	—	—	—

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 27, 2024	Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL	18 / 34 (679.9088)	11 (175.4172)	12 (170.8572)	15 (170.8344)	31 (162.8000)
Jul 15, 2022	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL	17 / 25 (664.4800)	22 (157.6572)	4 (172.0344)	18 (166.2400)	12 (168.5484)
Jul 8, 2022	Harvest on Fire at the Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL	13 / 28 (682.7888)	10 (174.2744)	4 (174.2628)	10 (171.9772)	22 (162.2744)
Jun 24, 2022	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) 🏅 Belvidere, IL	27 / 36 (658.1028)	34 (158.8116)	36 (156.5028)	11 (171.9656)	11 (170.8228)
May 6, 2022	Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL	8 / 33 (679.8856)	10 (173.1200)	7 (169.1200)	11 (171.4172)	18 (166.2284)
Sep 10, 2021	Honor-Q 🏅 Yorkville, IL	5 / 17 (687.9432)	10 (167.4060)	7 (170.2744)	7 (172.5600)	3 (177.7028)
Sep 3, 2021	A Celebration of Our Heroes 🏅 Madison, IL	15 / 20 (667.9200)	19 (161.6800)	13 (166.8344)	5 (173.1200)	9 (166.2856)
Jul 17, 2021	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 2 🏅 Eureka, IL	7 / 19 (679.8628)	15 (161.6572)	4 (175.4172)	5 (173.1200)	8 (169.6684)
Jul 16, 2021	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 🏅 Eureka, IL	13 / 25 (668.5028)	22 (160.5600)	13 (168.5256)	6 (173.1544)	12 (166.2628)
Jul 9, 2021	Harvest On the Fire At the Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL	12 / 38 (675.3600)	30 (163.9428)	5 (171.4744)	5 (172.5600)	19 (167.3828)
Jun 4, 2021	Covington TN's World's Oldest BBQ Cooking Contest 🏅 Covington, TN	13 / 34 (681.6456)	12 (173.1200)	16 (167.9772)	6 (174.2628)	17 (166.2856)
May 1, 2021	Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL	3 / 44 (682.7772)	14 (170.2744)	3 (174.2628)	7 (171.4172)	23 (166.8228)
Apr 23, 2021	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest 🏅 Washington, MO	13 / 45 (670.2056)	8 (173.1200)	1 (178.8572)	34 (161.6684)	40 (156.5600)
Oct 2, 2020	Ottumwa Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	23 / 66 (672.4572)	40 (165.7144)	17 (168.5372)	18 (170.8228)	29 (167.3828)
Sep 11, 2020	Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge 🏅 St. Roberts, MO	4 / 26 (690.2284)	14 (170.8344)	4 (176.6172)	9 (171.9656)	10 (170.8112)
Jul 18, 2020	CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 🏅 Eureka, IL	21 / 25 (665.0632)	16 (169.6684)	15 (167.4060)	22 (160.5488)	12 (167.4400)
Jul 17, 2020	CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 🏅 Eureka, IL	8 / 30 (677.6800)	7 (172.5716)	12 (168.5828)	26 (160.5256)	2 (176)
Jul 10, 2020	Harvest On the Fire At the Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL	9 / 53 (683.9088)	29 (167.3944)	10 (170.2744)	10 (171.9772)	5 (174.2628)
Jun 20, 2020	Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN	22 / 63 (676.5028)	20 (171.4056)	35 (165.1316)	24 (169.6800)	20 (170.2856)
Jun 19, 2020	Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN	37 / 69 (666.8228)	62 (160.0116)	35 (165.1200)	24 (170.2628)	12 (171.4284)
Oct 11, 2019	Central Illinois Bragging Rights (CIBR-BBQ) 🏅 Arthur, IL	5 / 43 (690.2172)	23 (169.6800)	12 (168.5256)	2 (177.1544)	6 (174.8572)
Sep 20, 2019	Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL	6 / 54 (691.3484)	8 (174.2628)	6 (176.5600)	27 (166.8228)	8 (173.7028)
Jul 19, 2019	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Peoria, IL	13 / 40 (670.7312)	14 (169.1200)	32 (158.2400)	2 (177.1428)	18 (166.2284)
Jun 28, 2019	BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland 🏅 Joliet, IL	21 / 42 (666.1368)	40 (152.5028)	6 (173.1200)	7 (173.1200)	21 (167.3940)
Jun 7, 2019	Blues,Brews & Barbecue 🏅 Beardstown, IL	15 / 25 (642.0228)	14 (162.8000)	15 (160.5144)	15 (161.6456)	15 (157.0628)
May 31, 2019	Up In Smoke on the Square 🏅 Lincoln, IL	17 / 36 (664.4340)	11 (170.2972)	16 (166.2628)	22 (162.7884)	19 (165.0856)
Apr 26, 2019	BBQ, Bikes and Blues 🏅 Washington, MO	12 / 39 (679.8740)	14 (170.8228)	11 (169.6800)	6 (173.1084)	22 (166.2628)
Oct 12, 2018	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL	21 / 45 (659.2684)	26 (164.5716)	12 (166.2400)	30 (159.3484)	7 (169.1084)
Jun 2, 2017	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	—	—	—	—	—

Chasin Chicken Barbeque

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 (10 found in their record)

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A strong matchup

The comeback

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

The long haul

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)