Compete BBQ Team KS
Rating
1629
peak 1629 · rated over 19 contests
Best runs
9
straight top-10s
Contests
23
in the data
First seen
2021-03-19
latest 2024-06-07
Best ToY finish
#155
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
3
3 reserve
Category wins
4
17 podiums
Overall top-10s
15
of 23 contests
Avg finish
top 29%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Current form
345.79 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 355.61 (-9.82)
Walk rate
87%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
9
best run (overall)
Best single call
180.0000 🔥
Consistency
±43.34
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.41 · weakest Brisket (165.87)
Road miles
2465
mi across 23 mapped stops · furthest 232 mi
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Purse competed for
$132K
listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
3 🏅
GCs in 11 state-championship entries
Master avg
665.97 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
355.61 / 360
16 Backyard contests · 3 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
HESSHOGS has finished one call ahead of Compete BBQ Team 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
BULL IN THE RING has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Swine-O-licious BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of CEO BBQ in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0116 points of the Grand Championship at Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition (2023-04-21).
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 9% across 4 contests, versus top 29% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
Familiar 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 | 180.0000 🔥 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 10 | 1 | top 27% |
| OK | 9 | 2 | top 30% |
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% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2023-06-09 |
| City of Springs BBQ Championship | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 39% | 2023-05-12 |
| Que' For a Cause | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 24% | 2023-08-04 |
| Smokin on the Route | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 13% | 2023-07-28 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (13 of 23 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (22 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest (2022-06-10)
- Wins it all in 13% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 665.97 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 355.61 / 360
- 4 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2021-03-19 — First tracked contest · Firelake BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Contest Ribs
- ⭐ 2021-03-19 — Career-best overall score (673.0400) · Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1
- 📣 2021-04-09 — First call · Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Airfield Flyin Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 🏆 2022-06-10 — First Grand Championship · Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- 🔥 2022-06-10 — First perfect 180 (Chicken) · Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- 📈 2024-06-07 — Peak power rating (1629) · Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.9 | Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) | 2023-03-31 |
| +14.9 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | 2022-06-10 |
| +13.6 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Airfield Flyin Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2021-04-09 |
| +13.5 | City of Springs BBQ Championship | 2023-05-12 |
| +12.7 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition | 2023-04-21 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.3 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 2023-08-12 |
| -3.8 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (Backyard) | 2022-04-29 |
| -3.6 | City Of Springs BBQ Championship | 2021-05-01 |
| -2.5 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 | 2021-03-19 |
| -0.1 | Sand Creek Summer Daze Saucy & Glazed BBQ Competition | 2021-07-09 |
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)
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% | 144.8% | 100.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-07 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 6 / 43 (342.8116) | 5 (175.4172) | 10 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | RTrowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (BACKYARD) Derby, KS | 3 / 14 (349.1200) | 2 (177.7144) | 8 (171.4056) | — | — |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Mayetta, KS | 20 / 29 (341.0972) | 3 (180.0000) | 28 (161.0972) | — | — |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-08-04 | Que' For a Cause Tahlequah, OK | 8 / 36 (348.5256) | 10 (174.2628) | 6 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-07-28 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 3 / 29 (347.3944) | 2 (176.5600) | 7 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 2 / 32 (348.0000) | 3 (174.8572) | 4 (173.1428) | — | — |
| 2023-05-12 | City of Springs BBQ Championship 🏅 Sulphur, OK | 1 / 16 (352.5828) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (172.5828) | — | — |
| 2023-04-21 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition 🏅 Derby, KS | 2 / 28 (357.7028) | 2 (180.0000) | 2 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2023-03-31 | Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) 🏅 Wagoner, OK | 1 / 29 (347.9656) | 1 (173.7028) | 2 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2022-07-29 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 3 / 19 (334.2172) | 4 (166.8112) | 3 (167.4060) | — | — |
| 2022-06-10 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 1 / 29 (352.5484) | 1 (180.0000) | 3 (172.5484) | — | — |
| 2022-04-29 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (Backyard) Derby, KS | 4 / 6 (341.6572) | 4 (167.3944) | 3 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2022-04-29 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin - One Meat Ribs Derby, KS | — | — | 10 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2021-11-12 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard Shawnee, OK | 17 / 33 (335.3716) | 9 (172.5600) | 24 (162.8116) | — | — |
| 2021-10-01 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Tahlequah, OK | 5 / 20 (521.1200) | 2 (176.5944) | 3 (176.5600) | 8 (167.9656) | — |
| 2021-07-09 | 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) |
| 2021-06-11 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 4 / 28 (340.5372) | 5 (167.4056) | 4 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2021-06-11 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest - One Meat Contest - Ribs Derby, KS | — | — | 10 (161.6800) | — | — |
| 2021-05-01 | City Of Springs BBQ Championship 🏅 Sulphur, OK | 10 / 14 (654.7316) | 11 (156.5260) | 12 (158.8228) | 3 (175.4056) | 8 (163.9772) |
| 2021-04-09 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Airfield Flyin Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Derby, KS | 2 / 13 (329.1084) | 5 (157.1084) | 1 (172.0000) | — | — |
| 2021-03-19 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 38 / 56 (673.0400) | 38 (169.1200) | 21 (170.2744) | 49 (162.8228) | 23 (170.8228) |
| 2021-03-19 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Contest Ribs Shawnee, OK | — | — | 21 (166.2628) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #155 (369 pts) | #151 (404 pts) | #203 (249 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #13 (1225 pts) | #46 (1015 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) |