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
- Sep 8, 2023
Blacktop BBQ
Blacktop BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 12th of 28 at the Primo BBQ Bash (2023). They are ranked #5050 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1462
peak 1462 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
Aug 6, 2021
latest Mar 23, 2024 · 2.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.35 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 641.46 (-5.12)
Walk rate
54%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±48.08
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.72 · weakest Brisket (161.11)
Road miles
511
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 🏅
won from 10 state-championship entries
Master avg
641.46 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | #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) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Blacktop BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,060 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1461
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,066 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,067 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1461
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.
⚔ Compare careers#5,039 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before Blacktop BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,059 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
Level with Blacktop BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,069 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 80% |
Repeat visits (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% | Mar 23, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
5 contests
Contests a season
3.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
13 of 13 contests
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
12 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
133
finished ahead 51 times, behind 243
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2)
20233 milestones
- Career-best overall score682.7772 Primo BBQ Bash
- 10th tracked contest Dragon Smoke BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 Dragon Smoke BBQ Competition
20214 milestones
- First tracked contest Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- First call Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.3716 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- Peak power rating (1497) Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.2 | Primo BBQ Bash | Sep 8, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.2 | Dragon Smoke BBQ Competition | Oct 13, 2023 |
| -9.7 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 1 | Mar 25, 2022 |
| -9 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 2 | Mar 26, 2022 |
| -5.3 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff | May 6, 2022 |
| -4.9 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) | Mar 25, 2023 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 81% | 93.3% | 93.1% |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60% | top 79% | 94.8% | 87.1% |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 92% | 92.3% | 87.8% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2024 | 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) |
| Mar 23, 2024 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Robert, MO | — | — | 13 (166.2516) | — | — |
| Mar 22, 2024 | 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) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Dragon Smoke BBQ Competition 🏅 Osage Beach, MO | 18 / 18 (514.2744) | 2 (179.4400) | — | 14 (162.8228) | 10 (172.0116) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Primo BBQ Bash 🏅 Poplar Bluff, MO | 12 / 28 (682.7772) | 10 (171.9772) | 13 (171.9772) | 12 (168.5256) | 14 (170.2972) |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 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) |
| Mar 24, 2023 | 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) |
| Mar 24, 2023 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (One Meat Ribs) St. Robert, MO | — | — | 3 (176.5600) | — | — |
| May 6, 2022 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Columbia, MO | 20 / 25 (664.4572) | 23 (162.8228) | 24 (161.6800) | 10 (170.2744) | 11 (169.6800) |
| May 6, 2022 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff - One Meat Ribs Columbia, MO | — | — | 14 (165.1084) | — | — |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 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) |
| Mar 25, 2022 | 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) |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ 🏅 Laurie, MO | 18 / 26 (667.3716) | 14 (168.0116) | 12 (170.2744) | 10 (171.9884) | 23 (157.0972) |