High-water mark
679.8856
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.8856 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 23, 2023
NAISMITH BBQ
NAISMITH BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 24th of 167 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2023). They are ranked #3426 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1495
peak 1510 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Sep 1, 2017
latest Sep 27, 2023 · 6.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
651.68 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 652.56 (-0.87)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.57
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 166.75 · weakest Pork (158.66)
Road miles
19
across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)
Purse competed for
$219K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
652.56 / 720
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1310 (185 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to NAISMITH BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
123 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,425 of the rated field
- Contests
- 34
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1522
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to NAISMITH BBQ)
These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,436 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1519
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before NAISMITH BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,417 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1495
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,413 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Level with NAISMITH BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,431 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,416 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1495
They turned up 7 years after NAISMITH BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Me Tender BBQ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Hawg Wild | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| PARK AVENUE PORK | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Brothers Different Mothers | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNT FINGER BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH i QUE | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ATTITUDES OF SMOKE | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke & Beer BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 145.1428 | 161.78 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 155.3944 | 165.36 | top 52% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5484 | 150.2628 | 158.66 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.7144 | 160.5372 | 166.75 | top 41% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 3 | 284 | 0 | top 69% | Sep 27, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,398
finished ahead 951 times, behind 2,009
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 12, 2019 → Sep 16, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20232 milestones
- Career-best overall score679.8856 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20182 milestones
- First call 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7144 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20173 milestones
- First tracked contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.1828 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Peak power rating (1510) 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.9 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2023 |
| +9.9 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 1, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.9 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
| -6.1 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 15, 2018 |
| -5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
| -4.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | Sep 29, 2022 |
| -3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Sep 27, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 43% | 94.4% | 92.6% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 78% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 29% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 344 / 487 (654.1948) | 438 (156.5028) | 186 (170.8344) | 362 (161.1316) | 267 (165.7260) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 24 / 167 (679.8856) | 12 (173.7028) | 26 (171.9772) | 93 (163.9428) | 26 (170.2628) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 382 / 505 (646.2172) | 311 (165.1200) | 321 (164.5828) | 445 (155.9772) | 348 (160.5372) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 284 / 467 (654.7884) | 199 (167.4400) | 264 (165.0856) | 326 (160.0228) | 267 (162.2400) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 398 / 468 (623.3372) | 414 (154.2856) | 385 (155.3944) | 424 (150.2628) | 243 (163.3944) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 364 / 467 (635.2800) | 457 (145.1428) | 322 (161.6572) | 425 (150.7656) | 5 (177.7144) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 119 / 407 (674.1828) | 134 (170.2628) | 149 (167.9772) | 143 (168.5484) | 155 (167.3944) |