PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ

PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 23 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 9th of 49 at the Smoke on the Bricks (2019). They are ranked #3866 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,866

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1486

peak 1529 · rated over 22 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 27, 2017

latest Sep 27, 2023 · 5.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#499

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

9% of 23 contests

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

684.4684 / 720

Master · 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

636.25 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 651.56 (-15.31)

Walk rate

30%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Pork · Grasshopper '19

Consistency

±22.47

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.59 · weakest Chicken (162.41)

Road miles

856

across 23 mapped stops · furthest 60 mi

Schedule strength

76%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1598)

Purse competed for

$252K

listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 15 state-championship entries

Master avg

651.56 / 720

22 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

684.4684 career-best overall

95.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 684.4684 at 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship — 95.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 13, 2020

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 8 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 48%.

8 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 48%

A tough matchup

20–0 behind in the head-to-head

HIGH i QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings

HIGH i QUE has come out ahead in 20 of their 20 shared contests.

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Lb Town KC BBQ in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

15 of 20 shared pork entries lost

HIGH i QUE ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HIGH i QUE has out-cooked them in 15 of 20 shared pork entries.

A May team

Top 41% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 41% across 3 contests, versus top 63% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 63% 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
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1319 (60 pts)	#1432 (60 pts)	#1287 (60 pts)	#1296 (60 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1309 (60 pts)	#1341 (60 pts)	#1404 (60 pts)	#1348 (60 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#778 (175 pts)	#795 (185 pts)	#809 (190 pts)	#804 (175 pts)	#813 (175 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#499 (201 pts)	#663 (131 pts)	#520 (216 pts)	#665 (131 pts)	#465 (251 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#785 (375 pts)	#861 (360 pts)	#851 (370 pts)	#654 (510 pts)	#854 (365 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#754 (434 pts)	#846 (394 pts)	#834 (419 pts)	#568 (659 pts)	#719 (499 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Smoke Show BBQ

#3,888 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1485

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 39 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

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KANSAS CITY PETERBILT

#3,875 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1516

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ)

They've been 1516 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2023

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UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS

#3,891 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1506

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 23, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Apr 1, 2022

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QUEFELLAS BBQ

#3,845 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1486

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 10% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Apr 19, 2024

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TJOPPIE DOPPIE BBQ TEAM

#3,854 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1530

Level with PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 18 contests
last seen May 22, 2026

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Good Ol Boys BBQ

#3,864 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1486

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 27 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HIGH i QUE	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
Fat&Dumb BBQ	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
MAD MUTT'S BBQ	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
BULL CREEK BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
A BBQ TEAM - MO	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	22	1	0	174.8688	154.2056	162.41	top 69%
Pork Ribs	22	1	0	172.5600	143.9428	162.65	top 62%
Pork	22	5	1	177.1428	142.2400	163.59	top 55%
Brisket	22	3	0	174.2628	134.7544	162.91	top 55%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 47%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 81%
Large (40+)	18	top 61%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	20	0	top 64%
MO	2	0	top 56%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Border War Barbeque	4	26	top 81%	Oct 22, 2021
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	382	top 84%	Sep 27, 2023
East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	2	41	top 74%	Aug 23, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 8 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 21 of 23 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 16 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,292 finished ahead 922 times, behind 1,987

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

20231 milestone

Sep 27 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

20202 milestones

Mar 13 Career-best overall score684.4684 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
Mar 13 Peak power rating (1529) 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship

20192 milestones

May 10 10th tracked contest Grasshopper '19
May 10 Career-best single call (Pork)177.1428 Grasshopper '19

20181 milestone

Sep 7 First overall top-10 Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days

20173 milestones

Oct 27 First tracked contest Border War Barbeque
Oct 27 First call Border War Barbeque
Oct 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5144 Border War Barbeque

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.7	2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship	Mar 13, 2020
+12.3	Smoke on the Bricks	May 31, 2019
+10.1	Qlathe BBQ Championship	Mar 15, 2019
+8	Grasshopper '19	May 10, 2019
+7.7	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	Sep 12, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.9	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	Sep 16, 2021
-9	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	Aug 24, 2018
-8.7	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 6, 2018
-7.5	Border War Barbeque	Oct 25, 2019
-7.3	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	Sep 29, 2022

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	0%	top 78%	89.7%	89.7%
2022	2	0	0%	top 84%	88.4%	88.4%
2021	3	0	0%	top 85%	89.4%	87.9%
2020	2	0	50%	top 54%	95.1%	93.5%
2019	8	1	38%	top 48%	94.4%	92.3%
2018	6	1	33%	top 68%	93.6%	88.9%
2017	1	0	100%	top 70%	90.1%	90.1%

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	382 / 487 (645.6684)	410 (158.8344)	459 (151.9312)	192 (169.7256)	277 (165.1772)
Oct 1, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	425 / 505 (636.4116)	397 (161.0856)	480 (150.8000)	430 (157.0972)	196 (167.4288)
Oct 22, 2021	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	26 / 30 (643.8860)	23 (165.1544)	22 (165.1088)	26 (160.5372)	28 (153.0856)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	411 / 467 (614.7316)	259 (164.5716)	228 (166.8228)	427 (148.5828)	453 (134.7544)
Mar 19, 2021	3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	57 / 70 (640.5488)	44 (166.2744)	37 (167.4744)	69 (142.2400)	39 (164.5600)
Jul 24, 2020	Farm Stock Smoke Off 🏅 Lane, KS	19 / 21 (662.1828)	20 (163.9772)	13 (169.1200)	20 (163.4172)	17 (165.6684)
Mar 13, 2020	2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	12 / 68 (684.4684)	33 (167.3828)	15 (172.5600)	27 (170.2628)	7 (174.2628)
Oct 25, 2019	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	38 / 44 (640.4112)	42 (156.5028)	41 (157.1200)	36 (158.8228)	28 (167.9656)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	86 / 468 (679.3716)	226 (165.6916)	70 (172.5600)	106 (170.8572)	116 (170.2628)
Aug 23, 2019	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS	41 / 66 (646.7200)	58 (154.2056)	23 (169.1200)	31 (167.9656)	51 (155.4288)
Jul 26, 2019	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	34 / 41 (646.1944)	39 (155.9772)	27 (164.5372)	26 (163.9772)	31 (161.7028)
May 31, 2019	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	9 / 49 (677.6228)	21 (165.7144)	25 (163.9428)	6 (173.7028)	4 (174.2628)
May 10, 2019	Grasshopper '19 🏅 DeSoto, KS	21 / 53 (679.9084)	36 (168.5256)	36 (163.9772)	4 (177.1428)	24 (170.2628)
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	48 / 104 (667.8628)	48 (167.4056)	27 (170.2744)	28 (169.6800)	71 (160.5028)
Mar 15, 2019	Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	17 / 64 (678.8112)	42 (161.7028)	11 (172.5600)	8 (173.7028)	14 (170.8456)
Oct 26, 2018	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	46 / 56 (643.8516)	54 (155.3944)	48 (161.6800)	48 (158.8000)	30 (167.9772)
Sep 28, 2018	Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	27 / 68 (673.6800)	26 (169.7028)	37 (166.8228)	14 (171.4172)	32 (165.7372)
Sep 7, 2018	Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days Butler, MO	9 / 19 (664.5256)	15 (159.4172)	10 (166.3200)	3 (171.9656)	6 (166.8228)
Aug 24, 2018	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	58 / 67 (607.2340)	33 (160.5256)	64 (143.9428)	63 (145.6684)	41 (157.0972)
May 18, 2018	23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO	24 / 37 (643.8632)	33 (154.8000)	29 (157.7032)	9 (169.7144)	17 (161.6456)
Apr 6, 2018	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	92 / 103 (607.7600)	95 (155.3600)	93 (149.0400)	99 (148.5256)	82 (154.8344)
Oct 27, 2017	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	32 / 46 (648.5144)	10 (174.8688)	42 (154.8112)	30 (165.1200)	35 (153.7144)

PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH 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 (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

A May 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)