High-water mark
663.3260
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.3260 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 21, 2024
Parrothead BBQ
Parrothead BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 58th of 172 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2024). They are ranked #4191 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Parrot Head BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
peak 1479 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest Jun 21, 2024 · 11 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
641.17 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 630.42 (+10.75)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.20
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.78 · weakest Brisket (155.91)
Road miles
16
across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
10%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1514)
Purse competed for
$58K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
630.42 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Parrothead 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.
#4,206 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
3–2 in 5 shared contests (60% to Parrothead BBQ)
These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — Parrothead BBQ ahead 3–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,197 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Parrothead BBQ)
They've been 1518 at their best, 39 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,212 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before Parrothead BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,198 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,169 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Level with Parrothead BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,173 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1502
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Fired Up | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| The Drizzlers | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Nice Rack | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Hot to Handle | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Five Guys and a Grill | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Can't Beat Our Meat | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| Every Man A Smoker | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Engineers | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Grill on Grill Action | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Natural Born Grillers | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| No Clue BBQ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Slow Cookin' Cats | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| THE LICKS | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Beware of the Hog BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 151.3484 | 157.62 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 144.5256 | 156.12 | top 65% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 147.4172 | 160.78 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 137.1430 | 155.91 | top 54% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 4 | 122 | 0 | top 75% | Jun 24, 2016 |
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 3 | 58 | 0 | top 51% | Jun 21, 2024 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
479
finished ahead 507 times, behind 866
Longest layoff
5 yrs
Jun 24, 2016 → Jun 25, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20242 milestones
- Career-best overall score663.3260 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20231 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5600 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20221 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6916 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1491) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.5 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2024 |
| +4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2023 |
| +1.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.4 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
| -8.4 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2014 |
| -6.4 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2016 |
| -5.6 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 25, 2021 |
| -4.1 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2015 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 34% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 44% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 53% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 85.3% | 85.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 84% | 84% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 58 / 172 (663.3260) | 123 (157.7032) | 86 (163.3828) | 41 (170.2628) | 16 (171.9772) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 74 / 167 (655.9428) | 106 (160.5484) | 100 (161.1316) | 30 (172.5600) | 79 (161.7028) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 87 / 164 (649.6916) | 19 (172.5484) | 138 (153.1544) | 120 (158.8572) | 50 (165.1316) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 107 / 145 (622.7428) | 130 (151.9428) | 138 (144.5256) | 70 (162.2972) | 56 (163.9772) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 136 / 183 (614.1484) | 144 (151.3484) | 158 (146.2400) | 95 (159.9884) | 98 (156.5716) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 122 / 183 (623.8512) | 91 (160.0116) | 142 (152.5028) | 85 (160.5600) | 127 (150.7768) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 144 / 184 (609.0856) | 150 (151.9884) | 22 (169.7028) | 153 (147.4172) | 166 (139.9772) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 146 / 183 (604.5714) | 119 (154.8572) | 94 (158.2856) | 122 (154.2856) | 169 (137.1430) |