Blacktop BBQ MO
Rating
1450
peak 1450
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2021-08-06
latest 2024-03-23
Best ToY finish
#547
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.35 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 641.46 (-5.12)
Walk rate
54%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±48.08
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.72 · weakest Brisket (161.11)
Road miles
511
mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 127 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Heavy Smoke BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 179.4400 | 155.9200 | 168.72 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 146.7656 | 164.58 | top 72% |
| Pork | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 146.2400 | 164.93 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0116 | 149.6572 | 161.11 | top 78% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 80% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (13 of 13 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (12 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 641.46
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 671.8628 | 670.15 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 682.7772 | 627.46 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 664.4572 | 632.37 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 667.3716 | 667.37 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-23 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) St. Robert, MO | 31 / 34 (671.8628) | 9 (177.7028) | 34 (162.8000) | 33 (165.0856) | 28 (166.2744) |
| 2024-03-23 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Robert, MO | — | — | 13 (166.2516) | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) St. Robert, MO | 25 / 35 (668.4456) | 16 (171.9656) | 20 (169.1200) | 7 (172.5600) | 33 (154.8000) |
| 2023-10-13 | Dragon Smoke BBQ Competition Osage Beach, MO | 18 / 18 (514.2744) | 2 (179.4400) | — | 14 (162.8228) | 10 (172.0116) |
| 2023-09-08 | Primo BBQ Bash Poplar Bluff, MO | 12 / 28 (682.7772) | 10 (171.9772) | 13 (171.9772) | 12 (168.5256) | 14 (170.2972) |
| 2023-03-25 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) St. Robert, MO | 23 / 25 (644.3772) | 18 (169.1428) | 23 (161.6572) | 23 (161.6572) | 23 (151.9200) |
| 2023-03-24 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) St. Robert, MO | 21 / 26 (668.4228) | 17 (167.9656) | 20 (165.0972) | 14 (169.6800) | 21 (165.6800) |
| 2023-03-24 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (One Meat Ribs) St. Robert, MO | — | — | 3 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2022-05-06 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff Columbia, MO | 20 / 25 (664.4572) | 23 (162.8228) | 24 (161.6800) | 10 (170.2744) | 11 (169.6800) |
| 2022-05-06 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff - One Meat Ribs Columbia, MO | — | — | 14 (165.1084) | — | — |
| 2022-03-26 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 2 St. Robert, MO | 38 / 39 (630.0688) | 33 (162.2516) | 36 (157.6572) | 35 (160.5028) | 38 (149.6572) |
| 2022-03-25 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 1 St. Robert, MO | 37 / 38 (602.5828) | 37 (155.9200) | 38 (146.7656) | 37 (146.2400) | 35 (153.6572) |
| 2021-08-06 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 18 / 26 (667.3716) | 14 (168.0116) | 12 (170.2744) | 10 (171.9884) | 23 (157.0972) |
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 | #931 (119 pts) | #695 (249 pts) | #732 (249 pts) | #724 (224 pts) | #972 (119 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #547 (327 pts) | #411 (547 pts) | #501 (469 pts) | #521 (382 pts) | #533 (357 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #781 (195 pts) | #868 (180 pts) | #719 (278 pts) | #725 (245 pts) | #727 (240 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1125 (86 pts) | #1104 (106 pts) | #1084 (116 pts) | #938 (126 pts) | #1241 (61 pts) |