A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
LOVE 2 Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
LOVE 2 Q has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Junkyard BBQ
Junkyard BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 25th of 26 at the Laurie Hillbilly BBQ (2021). They are ranked #6160 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Junk Yard BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1424
peak 1424 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2013
latest Jun 12, 2026 · 12.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
512.43 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 547.04 (-34.61)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±141.25
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.51 · weakest Brisket (142.46)
Road miles
2,543
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 1,080 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)
Purse competed for
$22K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
547.04 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
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)
The teams rated closest to Junkyard BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
34 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,161 of the rated field
- Contests
- 29
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 3%
- Peak
- 1501
0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to Junkyard BBQ)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — MEL'S BBQ ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,158 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1424
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,156 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1424
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,157 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1424
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Junkyard BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,155 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1424
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#6,154 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1424
Level with Junkyard BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| END OF THE ROAD BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' SAUCED | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 149.6800 | 158.51 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1316 | 145.7256 | 152.64 | top 78% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9772 | 133.6000 | 151.23 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 126.2056 | 142.46 | top 84% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 99% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 89% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) | 2 | 50 | 0 | top 90% | Jun 4, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
2 contests
Contests a season
1.1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
6 of 8 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Brisket
8 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
1,186
finished ahead 224 times, behind 1,698
Longest layoff
4.9 yrs
Aug 6, 2021 → Jun 12, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- First call Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4056 Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest
20211 milestone
- Career-best overall score628.4228 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1491) 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.9 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
| -9.9 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
| -9.6 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | Jun 12, 2026 |
| -9.5 | Kelley Wilson BBQ | Jun 2, 2017 |
| -9.3 | Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) | Jun 4, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 103% | 24.4% | 24.4% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 87.3% | 84.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 80.2% | 80.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 82.4% | 82.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2026 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 37 / 36 (175.4056) | — | — | — | 3 (175.4056) |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ 🏅 Laurie, MO | 25 / 26 (628.4228) | 26 (154.8456) | 14 (169.1316) | 23 (159.9772) | 26 (144.4684) |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 50 / 55 (589.4744) | 15 (171.4172) | 47 (147.3600) | 54 (133.6000) | 53 (137.0972) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO | 54 / 61 (591.4056) | 55 (149.6800) | 48 (150.2972) | 42 (150.3428) | 55 (141.0856) |
| Sep 24, 2016 | Red White and Que Cresskill, NJ | 37 / 41 (577.4512) | 35 (151.9200) | 33 (149.1200) | 32 (150.2056) | 40 (126.2056) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 568 / 606 (593.6228) | 477 (156.5256) | 475 (154.8228) | 480 (154.8800) | 599 (127.3944) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 486 / 552 (612.5828) | 263 (165.2000) | 477 (152) | 497 (149.6800) | 504 (145.7028) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 432 / 535 (607.9652) | 295 (159.9656) | 459 (145.7256) | 285 (159.9540) | 478 (142.3200) |