ACE BBQ

ACE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 4th of 44 at the Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival (2016). They are ranked #2442 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,442

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1522

peak 1522 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 3, 2013

latest Sep 29, 2023 · 10.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1505

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

29% of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

685.7372 / 720

Master · Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

626.39 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 649.76 (-23.38)

Walk rate

59%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1544

Pork · Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest

Consistency

±44.83

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.82 · weakest Brisket (160.94)

Road miles

1,705

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 247 mi

Schedule strength

24%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)

Purse competed for

$40K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

649.76 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

Happy hunting ground

Top 19% average finish here

Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 8th
average top 19%

High-water mark

685.7372 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.7372 at Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 30, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Hillbilly Hoggers has finished one call ahead of ACE BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

11–1 behind in the head-to-head

FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead in 92% of their meetings

FIRE DANCER BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.89 points below their pork, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 41%.

Brisket avg 160.94
Pork avg 168.82
1 call in 17 entries

A strong matchup

6–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PORK AVENUE in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Downtown Jonesboro BarBQ Festival (Sep 23, 2022).

last seen Sep 27, 2019
back Sep 23, 2022

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A September team

Top 35% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 35% across 9 contests, versus top 51% the rest of the year.

9 September contests
top 51% the rest of the year

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2319 (65 pts)	#2061 (110 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1505 (155 pts)	#1960 (105 pts)	#2142 (70 pts)	#1406 (210 pts)	#1413 (185 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

SLADES BBQ

#2,428 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1523

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

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 22, 2017

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HAMMONDVILLE HAWG MAFIA

#2,426 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1526

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Apr 7, 2023

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BEAR'S-B-Q

#2,448 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1522

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before ACE BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 18 contests

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S&S Pit Crew

#2,449 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1535

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 25 contests to 17.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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LINCOLN CITY BBQ COMPANY

#2,434 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1522

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

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Triple Nines BBQ

#2,429 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1523

They turned up 9 years after ACE BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
FIRE DANCER BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
Smokin Through The Night	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
PORK AVENUE	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
Hillbilly Hoggers	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
KILLER HOGS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
KinFolks Smokin Butts	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
TOTALLY SMOKIN	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
C & J BACKYARD SMOKERS	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
BBQR'S DELIGHT	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
TRUMP MY RUMP BBQ CREW	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
DOWNHOMEQUE	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
LOTTA BULL BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
The Rack Pack	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	3	0	169.7600	146.8228	163.59	top 53%
Pork Ribs	17	6	1	175.4172	154.8000	166.04	top 44%
Pork	17	7	1	177.1544	156.5372	168.82	top 36%
Brisket	17	1	0	175.4056	148.5600	160.94	top 57%

“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)	5	0	top 54%
Large (40+)	12	0	top 50%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
AR	14	top 43%
MS	2	top 86%
MO	1	top 98%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL)	3	23	top 60%	Jun 12, 2015
Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	2	9	top 34%	Sep 29, 2023
Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	2	4	top 50%	Sep 29, 2017
Stand by Your Grill	2	37	top 86%	Aug 19, 2016
Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	2	8	top 19%	Sep 25, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 1.9 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AR 14 of 17 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 11 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 412 finished ahead 352 times, behind 350

Longest layoff 3 yrs Sep 27, 2019 → Sep 23, 2022

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

20232 milestones

Sep 29 Peak power rating (1522) Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
Sep 29 Most recent contest Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival

20161 milestone

Sep 30 Career-best overall score685.7372 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival

20151 milestone

Sep 25 10th tracked contest Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival

20135 milestones

May 3 First tracked contest Smokelawn
May 3 First call Smokelawn
May 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8570 Smokelawn
Sep 27 First overall top-10 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest
Sep 27 Career-best single call (Pork)177.1544 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.8	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	Sep 30, 2016
+12.2	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	Sep 26, 2014
+11.2	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest	Sep 27, 2013
+10.7	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	Sep 27, 2019
+10.3	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	Sep 25, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.1	6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff	Jul 12, 2013
-12.6	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	Sep 29, 2017
-10.4	Stand by Your Grill	Aug 19, 2016
-7.6	Stand By Your Grill	Aug 16, 2013
-1.6	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)	Jun 7, 2013

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0	100%	top 48%	92.4%	92.4%
2022	1	0	0%	top 48%	92.6%	92.6%
2019	1	1	100%	top 21%	93.3%	93.3%
2018	1	0	100%	top 42%	89.4%	89.4%
2017	1	0	100%	top 91%	67.2%	67.2%
2016	2	1	50%	top 51%	95.2%	92.3%
2015	2	1	50%	top 41%	94.2%	93%
2014	3	1	67%	top 46%	93.6%	91.4%
2013	5	1	40%	top 59%	94.5%	90.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 29, 2023	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR	12 / 25 (665.6000)	12 (168.5256)	9 (170.8916)	16 (165.0972)	16 (161.0856)
Sep 23, 2022	Downtown Jonesboro BarBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR	16 / 33 (666.7312)	23 (163.3944)	12 (169.7028)	13 (171.4172)	16 (162.2168)
Sep 27, 2019	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR	9 / 43 (671.8512)	10 (167.3712)	10 (168.5372)	9 (171.9656)	15 (163.9772)
Sep 28, 2018	Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	19 / 45 (643.8972)	9 (169.6800)	31 (154.8000)	9 (168.0116)	29 (151.4056)
Sep 29, 2017	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	30 / 33 (483.8512)	—	10 (165.6800)	12 (166.2284)	20 (151.9428)
Sep 30, 2016	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	4 / 44 (685.7372)	6 (169.7600)	3 (175.4172)	6 (174.2972)	20 (166.2628)
Aug 19, 2016	Stand by Your Grill Fulton, MS	37 / 40 (643.2116)	40 (150.7772)	24 (163.3944)	15 (168.5256)	31 (160.5144)
Sep 25, 2015	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	8 / 38 (678.2628)	16 (167.4400)	23 (161.1428)	4 (174.2744)	5 (175.4056)
Jun 12, 2015	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) Wynne, AR	30 / 49 (661.0744)	34 (164.5600)	32 (163.9772)	41 (162.2744)	17 (170.2628)
Sep 26, 2014	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	8 / 48 (673.6684)	17 (163.9544)	13 (166.2856)	8 (171.4400)	11 (171.9884)
Jun 13, 2014	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	30 / 49 (658.7656)	29 (164.5484)	28 (166.2860)	20 (169.6684)	37 (158.2628)
May 2, 2014	Smokelawn Hot Springs, AR	24 / 39 (642.1368)	27 (159.9884)	30 (158.2516)	9 (170.8456)	29 (153.0512)
Sep 27, 2013	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest Jonesboro, AR	10 / 48 (680.5028)	15 (168)	5 (173.7028)	2 (177.1544)	19 (161.6456)
Aug 16, 2013	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	49 / 62 (645.6228)	59 (156.5600)	47 (158.8344)	13 (170.8456)	44 (159.3828)
Jul 12, 2013	6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	41 / 42 (618.7656)	42 (146.8228)	19 (166.8456)	35 (156.5372)	42 (148.5600)
Jun 7, 2013	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) Wynne, AR	23 / 40 (675.4282)	16 (169.7142)	16 (169.7142)	18 (169.7142)	24 (166.2856)
May 3, 2013	Smokelawn Hot Springs, AR	17 / 41 (650.8570)	14 (166.2856)	8 (169.1428)	18 (161.7142)	32 (153.7144)

ACE 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 (8 found in their record)

Happy hunting ground

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

A September team

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)