PPF BBQ

PPF BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 5th of 32 at The Buckeye BBQ Classic (2023). They are ranked #5502 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,502

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1451

peak 1451 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 29, 2020

latest May 17, 2024 · 4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#521

Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

6% of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 80%

overall standings

Best overall

685.6340 / 720

Master · The Buckeye BBQ Classic

Perfect 180s

Current form

669.84 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 655.09 (+14.75)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Pork Ribs · The Buckeye BBQ Classic

Consistency

±17.17

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 166.40 · weakest Pork (160.88)

Road miles

1,079

across 16 mapped stops · furthest 142 mi

Schedule strength

85%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1615)

Purse competed for

$92K

listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 16 state-championship entries

Master avg

655.09 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

685.6340 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.6340 at The Buckeye BBQ Classic — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 21, 2023

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

iBQ'n has finished one call ahead of PPF BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2023 their best year

2023 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 65%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10
2 category wins
average top 65%

A tough matchup

14–0 behind in the head-to-head

TIRE SMOKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

TIRE SMOKE BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.5 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.53 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 25%.

Pork avg 160.88
Pork Ribs avg 166.40
1 call in 15 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Team Money Muscle in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

11 of 14 shared pork ribs entries lost

TIRE SMOKE BBQ ahead 79% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, TIRE SMOKE BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 14 shared pork ribs entries.

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They cook the hard rooms

1615 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 85% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1615 power rating — a tougher draw than 85% of every rated contest in the data.

15 rated contests

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

SI2 BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

The metronome

±2.39% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.39% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.0% of a perfect score
16 contests

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 ↗	Master	#1000 (102 pts)	#1108 (97 pts)	#915 (154 pts)	#880 (142 pts)	#1116 (82 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#521 (355 pts)	#313 (730 pts)	#464 (520 pts)	#627 (280 pts)	#578 (305 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#634 (289 pts)	#610 (329 pts)	#480 (519 pts)	#585 (344 pts)	#468 (489 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#778 (175 pts)	#824 (175 pts)	#649 (265 pts)	#717 (210 pts)	#670 (245 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#655 (120 pts)	#696 (120 pts)	#701 (120 pts)	#706 (120 pts)	#681 (120 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PPF BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Secondhand Smoke

#5,513 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1451

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to PPF BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PPF BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 46 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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92 - BBQ

#5,511 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1510

They've been 1510 at their best, 59 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jul 19, 2024

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Big Alz BBQ

#5,494 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1451

Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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FAT BEAR BBQ

#5,499 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1451

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Apr 3, 2026

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THE BARON & HIS PITMASTERS

#5,508 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1504

They were already cooking in 2013, 7 years before PPF BBQ's first contest.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 23, 2023

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HELLO BBQ

#5,510 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1451

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before PPF BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
TIRE SMOKE BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOOSIERS	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
BBQ Maestros	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
iBQ'n	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
Shiggin aint easy	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
SI2 BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
BooyaQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Mac Attack BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	3	1	1	177.7028	152.5256	166.06	top 67%
Pork Ribs	16	4	1	1	178.8800	151.9428	166.40	top 60%
Pork	15	1	0	0	174.2628	135.9200	160.88	top 73%
Brisket	15	2	0	1	175.4056	150.8000	161.97	top 73%

“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)	11	0	top 76%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 90%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IN	13	top 85%
OH	1	top 16%
KY	1	top 78%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2	2	26	top 91%	Jun 18, 2022
Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1	2	38	top 86%	Jun 17, 2022
8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2)	2	24	top 81%	May 14, 2022
Big Blue Barbecue	2	30	top 96%	Aug 13, 2021

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 5 contests

Contests a season 3.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IN 14 of 16 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 11 4 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 16 entries · 1 win · 4 calls

Opponents faced 200 finished ahead 109 times, behind 458

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20241 milestone

May 17 Most recent contest Rockin' BBQ Warsaw

20234 milestones

May 19 First category win (Chicken) Rocking BBQ Warsaw
Jul 21 First overall top-10 The Buckeye BBQ Classic
Jul 21 Career-best overall score685.6340 The Buckeye BBQ Classic
Jul 21 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8800 The Buckeye BBQ Classic

20221 milestone

Sep 9 10th tracked contest Bands & BBQ at the Point

20211 milestone

Jun 19 First call Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2

20203 milestones

May 29 First tracked contest Rockin BBQ
May 29 Peak power rating (1491) Rockin BBQ
Aug 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4340 Big Blue Barbecue

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.8	The Buckeye BBQ Classic	Jul 21, 2023
+7.3	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw	May 17, 2024
+1.3	Hoosier BBQ Classic #1	Jun 9, 2023
+0.3	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1)	May 13, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.6	Big Blue Barbecue	Aug 13, 2021
-9.4	Rockin BBQ	May 29, 2020
-9.4	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2)	May 14, 2022
-8.1	Big Blue Barbecue	Aug 14, 2020
-6.7	Bands & BBQ at the Point	Sep 9, 2022

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	2	0	0	50%	top 50%	94.5%	94.5%
2023	4	1	2	75%	top 65%	95.2%	92.7%
2022	5	0	0	40%	top 86%	92.9%	90.5%
2021	3	0	0	33%	top 90%	92%	89.9%
2020	2	0	0	0%	top 93%	90.6%	88.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 17, 2024	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw 🏅 Warsaw, IN	16 / 32 (680.4340)	17 (172.5484)	24 (163.9544)	9 (174.2628)	20 (169.6684)
May 17, 2024	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Warsaw, IN	—	—	18 (169.7256)	—	—
Jul 21, 2023	The Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH	5 / 32 (685.6340)	4 (176)	1 (178.8800)	27 (159.9312)	10 (170.8228)
Jun 10, 2023	Hoosier BBQ Classic #2 🏅 Franklin, IN	25 / 28 (668.4916)	21 (166.2516)	15 (169.6916)	15 (170.2856)	27 (162.2628)
Jun 9, 2023	Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 🏅 Franklin, IN	27 / 38 (661.5884)	7 (175.4172)	23 (167.9656)	25 (164.5256)	38 (153.6800)
May 19, 2023	Rocking BBQ Warsaw 🏅 Warsaw, IN	30 / 35 (653.0284)	1 (177.7028)	24 (165.6800)	30 (158.8456)	31 (150.8000)
Sep 9, 2022	Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	25 / 32 (648.9944)	19 (167.4172)	7 (174.2972)	28 (153.6456)	29 (153.6344)
Jun 18, 2022	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 🏅 Franklin, IN	26 / 27 (656.9948)	25 (161.6688)	23 (162.8116)	12 (169.7144)	22 (162.8000)
Jun 17, 2022	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN	38 / 42 (651.7940)	34 (165.0972)	31 (163.3828)	39 (160.4912)	33 (162.8228)
May 14, 2022	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 Warsaw, IN	24 / 25 (632.3660)	21 (167.3944)	15 (168.5372)	25 (135.9200)	21 (160.5144)
May 13, 2022	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Warsaw, IN	24 / 36 (668.9596)	28 (166.2284)	10 (170.2628)	33 (157.0628)	3 (175.4056)
Aug 13, 2021	Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN	30 / 30 (627.1884)	29 (154.8000)	22 (165.6800)	28 (153.6456)	30 (153.0628)
Jun 19, 2021	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 🏅 Franklin, IN	32 / 37 (662.7428)	35 (162.8112)	10 (171.9772)	18 (169.7372)	34 (158.2172)
Jun 18, 2021	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN	42 / 51 (652.3540)	44 (160.4912)	47 (158.2172)	41 (160.5256)	11 (173.1200)
Aug 14, 2020	Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN	46 / 50 (652.4340)	38 (164.5600)	44 (159.4056)	33 (166.8228)	41 (161.6456)
May 29, 2020	Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	62 / 66 (623.3024)	64 (152.5256)	63 (151.9428)	47 (157.7140)	49 (161.1200)

PPF BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)