Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
93.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.2400 at 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open — 93.1% of a perfect 720.
B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.07 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
Ahead in 78% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Smoke & Beer BBQ in 7 of their 9 shared contests.
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (2021-09-16).
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 9 shared pork ribs entries.
Their overall swings ±20.83% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
Something about October: average finish in the top 42% across 4 contests, versus top 66% the rest of the year.
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.
156 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
These two have cooked 6 of the same contests — Butts & Guts ahead 5–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-headTheir last contest in the data was back in 2016, 7 years before CONSIDER IT Q'D's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFewer contests behind them than CONSIDER IT Q'D has cooked, 6 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-headThey've been 1501 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head16 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-headThey turned up 6 years after CONSIDER IT Q'D did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke & Beer BBQ | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| Brewski and Barbeque | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| DUSTY ROADS BBQ | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| On the Dotte Smokers | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork & Boots | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Bare Bones BBQ Team | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| HI-TECH SMOKERS | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Tractor Shed BBQ | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG GUNS BBQ | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Casual Smokers | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN ELVISES | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK RADIO 810 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Moolicious Intentions | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Outhouse BBQ | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 147.9772 | 160.83 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1316 | 149.6688 | 161.75 | top 59% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 142.7312 | 161.17 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 142.7544 | 157.68 | top 62% |
“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.
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 3 | 446 | 0 | top 96% | 2023-09-27 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.8 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2013-10-03 |
| +4.6 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) | 2016-10-29 |
| +4.2 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | 2015-10-03 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.4 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 2021-09-16 |
| -10.5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2022-09-29 |
| -8.8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2023-09-27 |
| -8.1 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2018-09-15 |
| -4.5 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 2019-09-12 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 83.9% | 83.9% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 23.3% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 44% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 24% | 93.1% | 93.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 89% | 89% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 32% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 446 / 487 (624.4232) | 467 (148.5716) | 379 (161.6684) | 393 (159.3828) | 422 (154.8004) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 483 / 505 (603.7256) | 409 (159.9544) | 443 (156.5256) | 487 (144.4912) | 483 (142.7544) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 465 / 467 (167.4172) | — | 204 (167.4172) | — | — |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 280 / 468 (652.4224) | 68 (173.1084) | 233 (165.6912) | 313 (161.7028) | 395 (151.9200) |
| 2018-09-15 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 392 / 467 (625.4972) | 158 (169.7028) | 430 (149.6688) | 451 (142.7312) | 247 (163.3944) |
| 2016-10-29 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 245 / 557 (658.7656) | 405 (158.2628) | 280 (165.0856) | 61 (173.1200) | 283 (162.2972) |
| 2015-10-03 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 144 / 606 (670.2400) | 430 (158.8228) | 252 (165.7028) | 42 (174.2744) | 87 (171.4400) |
| 2014-10-02 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 368 / 552 (640.4916) | 132 (170.2628) | 443 (154.8344) | 197 (166.8572) | 483 (148.5372) |
| 2013-10-03 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 172 / 535 (650.2288) | 478 (147.9772) | 65 (169.1316) | 132 (166.8344) | 106 (166.2856) |