Lb Town KC BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#6155

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1421

peak 1421 · rated over 17 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-09-04

latest 2026-06-26

Best ToY finish

#1182

Master 2024

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 80%

overall standings

Best overall

664.5832 / 720

Master · 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)

Perfect 180s

Current form

633.57 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 628.77 (+4.80)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7600

Pork Ribs · 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)

Consistency

±21.03

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.48 · weakest Brisket (152.23)

Road miles

426

mi across 21 mapped stops · furthest 72 mi

Schedule strength

62%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)

Purse competed for

$356K

listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

628.77 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines (6 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

664.5832 career-best overall

92.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 664.5832 at 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) — 92.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-10-29

A tough matchup

15–0 behind in the head-to-head

AMERICAN FIRE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

AMERICAN FIRE BBQ has come out ahead in 15 of their 15 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.25 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 152.23
Chicken avg 160.48
0 calls in 18 entries

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ATTITUDES OF SMOKE in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2026-06-26).

last seen 2024-10-30
back 2026-06-26

Chicken nemesis

15 of 15 shared chicken entries lost

Sons of a Brisket ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Sons of a Brisket has out-cooked them in 15 of 15 shared chicken entries.

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

Smokin Engineers

#6159 of the rated field

1420 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1420

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Lb Town KC BBQ)

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

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

Jonesy's Smoke Rangers

#6160 of the rated field

1420 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1420

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Lb Town KC BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

East Coast BBQ

#6152 of the rated field

1421 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1421

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Lb Town KC BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 19 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Thin Blue BBQ

#6153 of the rated field

1421 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1421

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2026-07-31

⚔ Head-to-head

Mil-Town BBQ

#6157 of the rated field

1421 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1421

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2025-08-22

⚔ Head-to-head

R U Rdy 4 BBQ

#6158 of the rated field

1421 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1421

No shared contest yet.

Level with Lb Town KC BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2022-04-29

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
ROADKILL BBQ	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
ABS of SQUEAL	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	170.2628	141.0628	160.48	top 69%
Pork Ribs	18	173.7600	137.0744	158.45	top 70%
Pork	18	167.9772	147.4400	157.87	top 78%
Brisket	18	169.6800	135.9200	152.23	top 77%

“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	12	0	top 74%
MO	6	0	top 92%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 93%
Large (40+)	16	0	top 78%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	330	0	top 79%	2023-09-27
Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	2	48	0	top 87%	2017-03-31

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 10.8 yrs 2015-09-04 → 2026-06-26

Busiest season 2023 3 contests

Contests a season 1.9 across 11 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 15 of 21 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 15 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 18 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 160.48 · weakest Brisket (152.23)

Walk rate 0% a top-10 call in 0 of 21 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 21 contests

Master average 628.77 out of 720 · 17 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 2,110 1,250–3,741 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 426 21 mapped stops · furthest 72 mi

Schedule strength 1577 average field rating faced — tougher than 62% of rated contests

Purse competed for $356,385 listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 8 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs 2024-10-30 → 2026-06-26

Power rating 1421 peak 1421 · #6155 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
Sep 4 First tracked contest Smokin in the Golden Valley
Sep 4 Peak power rating (1490) Smokin in the Golden Valley
2016
Oct 29 First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.5832 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)
Oct 29 Career-best overall score664.5832 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)
Oct 29 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7600 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)
2019
Mar 15 10th tracked contest Qlathe BBQ Championship
2026
Jun 26 Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.3	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)	2016-10-29
+5.4	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2017-09-01
+1.2	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	2022-09-29

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.9	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	2015-10-03
-9.9	Smokin in the Golden Valley	2015-09-04
-9.8	*Smokin On Big Creek	2018-03-23
-8.7	*Smoke On the Trails	2018-09-28
-8.5	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	2021-09-16

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0%	top 75%	88.5%	88.5%
2024	2	0%	top 90%	86.7%	86.7%
2023	3	0%	top 89%	89.3%	89.3%
2022	2	0%	top 65%	91%	91%
2021	1	0%	top 91%	84.4%	84.4%
2020	1	0%	top 82%	87.8%	87.8%
2019	2	0%	top 82%	88.1%	87.2%
2018	3	0%	top 84%	90%	86.3%
2017	2	0%	top 64%	92.2%	89.4%
2016	2	0%	top 63%	92.3%	88.9%
2015	2	0%	top 92%	84.7%	83.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-06-26	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	117 / 157 (636.9604)	95 (162.2516)	124 (157.6572)	115 (158.8344)	105 (158.2172)
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	400 / 444 (624.3776)	374 (160.5144)	355 (162.2628)	302 (164.5488)	436 (137.0516)
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	388 / 487 (643.2572)	199 (170.2628)	469 (149.0400)	248 (167.9772)	413 (155.9772)
2023-06-09	Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Kansas City, MO	43 / 44 (633.4972)	26 (169.6800)	44 (157.0628)	44 (158.8000)	43 (147.9544)
2022-10-01	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	330 / 505 (655.4172)	382 (161.7144)	138 (171.4400)	404 (159.3828)	296 (162.8800)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	424 / 467 (607.8176)	356 (158.8344)	461 (137.0744)	383 (155.9428)	353 (155.9660)
2020-03-13	2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	56 / 68 (631.8520)	45 (164.0232)	31 (169.1316)	58 (160.5256)	68 (138.1716)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	405 / 468 (620.9832)	407 (155.3828)	411 (153.6572)	371 (156.0116)	356 (155.9316)
2019-03-15	Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	49 / 64 (634.1488)	44 (160.5144)	39 (159.9772)	59 (150.2744)	36 (163.3828)
2018-09-28	*Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	61 / 68 (622.6172)	54 (162.2744)	55 (158.8116)	52 (157.0972)	64 (144.4340)
2018-09-15	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	312 / 467 (647.8284)	180 (168.5488)	263 (165.0856)	360 (157.6684)	350 (156.5256)
2018-03-23	*Smokin On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO	37 / 39 (594.0344)	37 (147.3600)	33 (154.2628)	34 (154.8228)	39 (137.5888)
2017-09-01	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	189 / 407 (663.9540)	171 (168.0228)	134 (168.5828)	332 (157.6684)	118 (169.6800)
2017-03-31	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Pleasant Hill, MO	48 / 59 (622.6968)	22 (167.9656)	35 (162.2856)	46 (156.5256)	56 (135.9200)
2016-10-29	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS	189 / 557 (664.5832)	376 (159.9888)	40 (173.7600)	219 (166.8572)	248 (163.9772)
2016-04-01	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	66 / 72 (615.8628)	50 (161.6800)	62 (149.6916)	64 (153.6684)	63 (150.8228)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	570 / 606 (593.0060)	590 (141.0628)	551 (147.3944)	566 (147.4400)	396 (157.1088)
2015-09-04	Smokin in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO	28 / 31 (609.6228)	30 (148.5028)	25 (154.8800)	24 (157.6684)	25 (148.5716)

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 ↗	Master	#1182 (60 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#1317 (60 pts)	#1231 (60 pts)	#1204 (60 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1319 (60 pts)	#1432 (60 pts)	#1287 (60 pts)	#1296 (60 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1309 (60 pts)	#1341 (60 pts)	#1404 (60 pts)	#1348 (60 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1598 (120 pts)	#1614 (120 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2178 (75 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)