The heartbreaker
0.0116
points from the title
Came within 0.0116 points of the Grand Championship at Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition (Apr 21, 2023).
Compete BBQ Team
Compete BBQ Team is a competition barbecue team with 23 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2024. They have won 3 Grand Championships, most recently at the City of Springs BBQ Championship (2023), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #667 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1647
peak 1647 · rated over 17 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
23
in the data
First seen
Mar 19, 2021
latest Jun 7, 2024 · 3.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
3
3 reserve · wins it all 13% of the time
Category wins
4
17 podiums
Overall top-10s
15
65% of 23 contests
Best top-10 run
9
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 29%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Current form
345.79 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 344.58 (+1.21)
Walk rate
87%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.48
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.41 · weakest Brisket (165.87)
Road miles
2,465
across 23 mapped stops · furthest 232 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Purse competed for
$132K
listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
3 🏅
won from 11 state-championship entries
Master avg
665.97 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
344.58 / 360
15 Backyard contests · 3 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
521.12 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 ↗ | Backyard | #155 (369 pts) | #151 (404 pts) | #203 (249 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #13 (1,225 pts) | #46 (1,015 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #58 (773 pts) | #50 (810 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #67 (575 pts) | #55 (675 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #572 (290 pts) | #564 (310 pts) | #409 (508 pts) | #485 (385 pts) | #585 (310 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Compete BBQ Team, each with one reason worth a look.
#666 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1648
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#663 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 48%
- Peak
- 1647
Careers of much the same size, 23 contests to 23, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#668 of the rated field
- Contests
- 39
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 31%
- Peak
- 1666
39 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 31% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#664 of the rated field
- Contests
- 49
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1651
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#665 of the rated field
- Contests
- 90
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1716
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before Compete BBQ Team's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#676 of the rated field
- Contests
- 55
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1660
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Compete BBQ Team)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Compete BBQ Team has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLLOW Q | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| CEO BBQ | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Hog Night Smokers | 9 | 7 | 1 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| MUNNY'S STOVE | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoked & Furious | 9 | 5 | 2 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| O' Town Que | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Curly Bird BBQ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| ALWAYS SAUCED | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BULL IN THE RING | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| SUPER SWINE | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Fine As* Swine BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 19 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 180 🔥 | 156.5260 | 172.41 | top 25% |
| Pork Ribs | 22 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 177.7028 | 158.8228 | 169.61 | top 38% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 162.8228 | 168.97 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 162.8000 | 165.87 | top 53% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 6 | 1 | top 33% |
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 2 | top 24% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 41% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 8% | Jun 9, 2023 |
| City of Springs BBQ Championship | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 39% | May 12, 2023 |
| Que' For a Cause | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 24% | Aug 4, 2023 |
| Smokin on the Route | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 13% | Jul 28, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
9 contests
Contests a season
5.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
13 of 23 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
14
4 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
22 entries · 1 win · 17 calls
First title
Jun 10, 2022
Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
Opponents faced
318
finished ahead 461 times, behind 143
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20242 milestones
- Peak power rating (1647) Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest
20224 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin - One Meat Ribs
- First Grand Championship Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- First state championship Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
20218 milestones
- First tracked contest Firelake BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Contest Ribs
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.0400 Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1
- Career-best overall score673.0400 Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1
- First call Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Airfield Flyin Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Airfield Flyin Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Airfield Flyin Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall podium Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Airfield Flyin Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First Reserve Championship Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Airfield Flyin Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17 | Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) | Mar 31, 2023 |
| +15.4 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | Jun 10, 2022 |
| +14.5 | City of Springs BBQ Championship | May 12, 2023 |
| +13 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition | Apr 21, 2023 |
| +12.9 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Airfield Flyin Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | Apr 9, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.1 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (Backyard) | Apr 29, 2022 |
| -1 | City Of Springs BBQ Championship | May 1, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 18% | 97% | 96.1% |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 88% | top 18% | 99.4% | 97% |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 29% | 97.9% | 95.2% |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 78% | top 43% | 96.5% | 93.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2024 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 6 / 43 (342.8116) | 5 (175.4172) | 10 (167.3944) | — | — |
| May 17, 2024 | RTrowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (BACKYARD) Derby, KS | 3 / 14 (349.1200) | 2 (177.7144) | 8 (171.4056) | — | — |
| Aug 12, 2023 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Mayetta, KS | 20 / 29 (341.0972) | 3 (180) | 28 (161.0972) | — | — |
| Aug 11, 2023 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Mayetta, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Que' For a Cause Tahlequah, OK | 8 / 36 (348.5256) | 10 (174.2628) | 6 (174.2628) | — | — |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 3 / 29 (347.3944) | 2 (176.5600) | 7 (170.8344) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 2 / 32 (348) | 3 (174.8572) | 4 (173.1428) | — | — |
| May 12, 2023 | City of Springs BBQ Championship 🏅 Sulphur, OK | 1 / 16 (352.5828) | 1 (180) | 4 (172.5828) | — | — |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition 🏅 Derby, KS | 2 / 28 (357.7028) | 2 (180) | 2 (177.7028) | — | — |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) 🏅 Wagoner, OK | 1 / 29 (347.9656) | 1 (173.7028) | 2 (174.2628) | — | — |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 3 / 19 (334.2172) | 4 (166.8112) | 3 (167.4060) | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 1 / 29 (352.5484) | 1 (180) | 3 (172.5484) | — | — |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (Backyard) Derby, KS | 4 / 6 (341.6572) | 4 (167.3944) | 3 (174.2628) | — | — |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin - One Meat Ribs Derby, KS | — | — | 10 (165.0972) | — | — |
| Nov 12, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard unrated Shawnee, OK | 17 / 33 (335.3716) | 9 (172.5600) | 24 (162.8116) | — | — |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Tahlequah, OK | 5 / 20 (521.1200) | 2 (176.5944) | 3 (176.5600) | 8 (167.9656) | — |
| Jul 9, 2021 | Sand Creek Summer Daze Saucy & Glazed BBQ Competition 🏅 Newton, KS | 11 / 21 (670.1256) | 8 (169.6800) | 9 (167.9772) | 12 (169.6684) | 13 (162.8000) |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 4 / 28 (340.5372) | 5 (167.4056) | 4 (173.1316) | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest - One Meat Contest - Ribs Derby, KS | — | — | 10 (161.6800) | — | — |
| May 1, 2021 | City Of Springs BBQ Championship 🏅 Sulphur, OK | 10 / 14 (654.7316) | 11 (156.5260) | 12 (158.8228) | 3 (175.4056) | 8 (163.9772) |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Airfield Flyin Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Derby, KS | 2 / 13 (329.1084) | 5 (157.1084) | 1 (172) | — | — |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 38 / 56 (673.0400) | 38 (169.1200) | 21 (170.2744) | 49 (162.8228) | 23 (170.8228) |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Contest Ribs Shawnee, OK | — | — | 21 (166.2628) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.