The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
No Butts About It has finished one call ahead of J Adams Rib 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
J Adams Rib
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1461
peak 1461 · rated over 14 contests ⓘ
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
2013-04-19
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#1309
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
631.79 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 630.89 (+0.90)
Walk rate
7%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.52
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.10 · weakest Brisket (154.88)
Road miles
27
mi across 14 mapped stops
Schedule strength
10%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1515)
Purse competed for
$85K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 11 state-championship entries
Master avg
630.89 / 720
14 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (8 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
13–0
behind in the head-to-head
B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.22 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 7%.
- Brisket avg 154.88
- Pork avg 161.10
- 0 calls in 14 entries
A strong matchup
12–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 92% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of No Clue BBQ in 12 of their 13 shared contests.
The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (2021-06-25).
- last seen 2018-06-22
- back 2021-06-25
Pork nemesis
11 of 12
shared pork entries lost
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead 92% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has out-cooked them in 11 of 12 shared pork entries.
The metronome
±2.02%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.02% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 87.6% of a perfect score
- 14 contests
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.
- 5 visits in all
- best finish 61st
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.
121 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5073 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1508
3–4 in 7 shared contests (43% to J Adams Rib)
These two have cooked 7 of the same contests — Men of Erin ahead 4–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#5055 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
4–1 in 5 shared contests (80% to J Adams Rib)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before J Adams Rib's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5069 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5075 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5077 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-head#5064 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Clue BBQ | 13 | 12 | 1 | 92% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| The Drizzlers | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Hot to Handle | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Slow Cookin' Cats | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Engineers | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Rib doctor | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Nice Rack | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| B&D BBQ | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| Beware of the Hog BBQ | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| Every Man A Smoker | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| Grill on Grill Action | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| Animal House BBQ | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Can't Beat Our Meat | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 145.7144 | 159.25 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9544 | 136.0344 | 155.66 | top 67% |
| Pork | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 146.2628 | 161.10 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 139.4284 | 154.88 | 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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 5 | 61 | 0 | top 69% | 2026-06-26 |
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 4 | 48 | 0 | top 47% | 2016-06-24 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
13.2 yrs
2013-04-19 → 2026-06-26
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 12 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
14 of 14 contests
Contests visited
7
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
14 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 161.10 · weakest Brisket (154.88)
Walk rate
7%
a top-10 call in 1 of 14 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 14 contests
Master average
630.89
out of 720 · 14 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
656
839–1,351 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
27
14 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1515
average field rating faced — tougher than 10% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$84,925
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 11 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2018-06-22 → 2021-06-25
Power rating
1461
peak 1461 · #5076 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)
- First call 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)
- 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.1544 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1544 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- 2016
- Peak power rating (1499) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- 2022
- 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- 2023
- Career-best overall score649.5888 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- 2026
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.6 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2015-06-26 |
| +4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2021-06-25 |
| +1 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2016-06-24 |
| +0.9 | VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) | 2014-04-25 |
| +0.7 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2023-06-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2026-06-26 |
| -10.7 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2017-06-23 |
| -8.7 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2024-06-21 |
| -8.3 | 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL) | 2013-04-19 |
| -6.2 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2025-06-27 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 42% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 84.1% | 84.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 26% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 89.8% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 64% | 87.4% | 86% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 144 / 157 (614.8228) | 152 (145.7144) | 89 (163.4628) | 156 (146.2628) | 99 (159.3828) |
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 119 / 159 (636.5144) | 72 (166.8228) | 108 (161.1316) | 114 (160.0228) | 137 (148.5372) |
| 2024-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 141 / 172 (621.6116) | 96 (161.6684) | 131 (155.4060) | 123 (157.7372) | 153 (146.8000) |
| 2023-06-23 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 87 / 167 (649.5888) | 102 (161.0972) | 81 (163.9544) | 79 (165.7028) | 102 (158.8344) |
| 2022-06-24 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 117 / 164 (636.4228) | 135 (154.7772) | 128 (154.7656) | 82 (165.1428) | 78 (161.7372) |
| 2021-06-25 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 61 / 145 (649.5884) | 30 (167.9656) | 74 (161.7028) | 91 (159.9428) | 73 (159.9772) |
| 2018-06-22 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 106 / 185 (628.4920) | 107 (157.6916) | 141 (153.6688) | 91 (159.4172) | 88 (157.7144) |
| 2017-06-23 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 156 / 184 (605.1888) | 105 (156.5600) | 177 (136.0344) | 52 (165.2116) | 143 (147.3828) |
| 2016-06-24 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 89 / 183 (634.2516) | 50 (164.5944) | 147 (150.8344) | 71 (162.2628) | 99 (156.5600) |
| 2015-06-26 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 48 / 183 (649.1544) | 102 (158.8684) | 117 (155.9888) | 80 (161.1428) | 11 (173.1544) |
| 2014-06-27 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 112 / 184 (622.1824) | 91 (161.1312) | 108 (156.0116) | 131 (151.9540) | 108 (153.0856) |
| 2014-04-25 | VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Overland Park, KS | 34 / 65 (646.8916) | 43 (161.7144) | 37 (158.8800) | 26 (165.7028) | 30 (160.5944) |
| 2013-06-21 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 95 / 183 (629.1426) | 64 (162.2856) | 63 (162.2858) | 43 (165.1428) | 164 (139.4284) |
| 2013-04-19 | 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL) Overland Park, KS | 56 / 73 (608.5718) | 66 (148.5712) | 65 (145.1432) | 7 (169.7144) | 61 (145.1430) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #1699 (130 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1589 (150 pts) | #1666 (150 pts) | #1653 (150 pts) | #1668 (150 pts) | #1664 (150 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1471 (150 pts) | #1551 (150 pts) | #1571 (150 pts) | #1154 (255 pts) | #1506 (150 pts) |