Blacktop BBQ

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

Power ranking

#5022

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1462

peak 1462 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2021-08-06

latest 2024-03-23

Best ToY finish

#547

Master 2023

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 82%

overall standings

Best overall

682.7772 / 720

Master · Primo BBQ Bash

Perfect 180s

Current form

636.35 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 641.46 (-5.12)

Walk rate

54%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Chicken · Dragon Smoke BBQ Competition

Consistency

±48.08

std dev of Master 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

Schedule strength

94%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1644)

Purse competed for

$76K

listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 10 state-championship entries

Master avg

641.46 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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

682.7772 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.7772 at Primo BBQ Bash — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2023-09-08

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

Heavy Smoke BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Heavy Smoke BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.61 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 30%.

Brisket avg 161.11
Chicken avg 168.72
1 calls in 10 entries

Chicken nemesis

6 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

Heavy Smoke BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Heavy Smoke BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared chicken entries.

They cook the hard rooms

1644 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 94% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1644 power rating — a tougher draw than 94% of every rated contest in the data.

10 rated contests

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.

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

I QUE & BREW

#5028 of the rated field

1461 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1461

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2016-10-14

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AJAK BBQ

#5029 of the rated field

1461 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1461

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before Blacktop BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse

#5009 of the rated field

1462 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1462

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2018-08-24

⚔ Head-to-head

GigaBite BBQ

#5019 of the rated field

1462 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1462

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2026-07-25

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CHERRY RED ROASTERS

#5012 of the rated field

1462 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before Blacktop BBQ's first contest.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2021-05-01

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Big O BBQ

#5032 of the rated field

1461 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1461

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2022-09-09

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Heavy Smoke BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Ambition Que	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Kermit's Ex	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Can Country Outlaw BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
JANKY LEG BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
WE WILL ROCK QUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	3	1	179.4400	155.9200	168.72	top 58%
Pork Ribs	12	1	1	176.5600	146.7656	164.58	top 72%
Pork	10	3	0	172.5600	146.2400	164.93	top 65%
Brisket	10	1	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%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2)	4	21	0	top 84%	2024-03-23

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.6 yrs 2021-08-06 → 2024-03-23

Busiest season 2023 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 13 of 13 contests

Contests visited 7 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 12 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 168.72 · weakest Brisket (161.11)

Walk rate 54% a top-10 call in 7 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 13 contests

Master average 641.46 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 133 51–243 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 511 13 mapped stops · furthest 127 mi

Schedule strength 1644 average field rating faced — tougher than 94% of rated contests

Purse competed for $76,100 listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 10 state-championship entries

Power rating 1462 peak 1462 · #5022 of 6,413 rated

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

2021
Aug 6 First tracked contest Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Aug 6 First call Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Aug 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.3716 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Aug 6 Peak power rating (1498) Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
2023
Sep 8 Career-best overall score682.7772 Primo BBQ Bash
Oct 13 10th tracked contest Dragon Smoke BBQ Competition
Oct 13 Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 Dragon Smoke BBQ Competition
2024
Mar 23 Most recent contest Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.2	Primo BBQ Bash	2023-09-08

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.2	Dragon Smoke BBQ Competition	2023-10-13
-9.7	Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 1	2022-03-25
-9	Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 2	2022-03-26
-5.3	Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff	2022-05-06
-4.9	Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2)	2023-03-25

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)
2024	3	67%	top 81%	93.3%	93.1%
2023	5	60%	top 79%	94.8%	87.1%
2022	4	25%	top 92%	92.3%	87.8%
2021	1	100%	top 69%	92.7%	92.7%

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)

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	#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)