Low Rent Bbq

Low Rent 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 14th of 28 at the Puckaway Pigfest (2023). They are ranked #5375 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,375

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1454

peak 1454 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 6, 2013

latest Sep 8, 2023 · 10 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1662

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

671.9432 / 720

Master · Puckaway Pigfest

Perfect 180s

Current form

650.28 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 614.51 (+35.77)

Walk rate

35%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.3200

Chicken · Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1

Consistency

±78.20

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.17 · weakest Brisket (154.40)

Road miles

986

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 104 mi

Schedule strength

41%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

Purse competed for

$45K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

614.51 / 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.

High-water mark

671.9432 career-best overall

93.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 671.9432 at Puckaway Pigfest — 93.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 9, 2022

A tough matchup

14–0 behind in the head-to-head

BIG "E" BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BIG "E" BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.76 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 13%.

Brisket avg 154.40
Chicken avg 162.17
1 call in 16 entries

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Puckaway Pigfest (Sep 10, 2021).

last seen Sep 6, 2019
back Sep 10, 2021

Chicken nemesis

11 of 14 shared chicken entries lost

BIG "E" BBQ ahead 79% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BIG "E" BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 14 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS has landed one call behind them 4 times.

Boom or bust

±10.86% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±10.86% 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.

averages 85.3% of a perfect score
best 93.3%

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A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Puckaway Pigfest every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 17th

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1953 (61 pts)	#1921 (76 pts)	#1930 (76 pts)	#2527 (56 pts)	#2519 (56 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1662 (131 pts)	#1577 (171 pts)	#1963 (116 pts)	#1621 (156 pts)	#1713 (136 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2037 (100 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2042 (115 pts)	#2141 (95 pts)	#1799 (125 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Low Rent Bbq, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SHOW US YOUR SPITS

#5,392 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Low Rent Bbq)

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2021

⚔ Head-to-head

LYIN' PIGS

#5,396 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Oct 21, 2016

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PETE'S MEAT BBQ

#5,369 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1454

Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 3 years before Low Rent Bbq's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

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WRIGHT ON QUE-IL

#5,389 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2017

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GRILLERS IN THE MIST

#5,377 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1507

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Aug 26, 2016

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Shell Rock Smokers

#5,395 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

They turned up 9 years after Low Rent Bbq did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG "E" BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
43RD PARALLEL BBQ	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
WICKED SMOKE BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Second Hand Smoke SLV	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
5 FINGER BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
A BOY NAMED QUE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
PLASTERED PORK BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
ROLL THE BONES BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
SMOKE INFUSION	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	2	1	1	178.3200	150.2516	162.17	top 56%
Pork Ribs	17	3	0	1	170.8572	146.8000	158.97	top 56%
Pork	17	1	0	0	171.9772	149.0856	157.59	top 69%
Brisket	16	1	0	0	169.6800	135.4056	154.40	top 69%

“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)	10	0	top 65%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 77%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
WI	16	0	top 70%
IL	1	0	top 80%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Puckaway Pigfest	5	14	0	top 62%	Sep 8, 2023
Puckaway Pigfest	5	17	0	top 71%	Sep 10, 2021

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Busiest season 2016 3 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 16 of 17 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 9 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 290 finished ahead 201 times, behind 505

Longest layoff 2 yrs Sep 6, 2019 → Sep 10, 2021

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

20231 milestone

Sep 8 Most recent contest Puckaway Pigfest

20221 milestone

Sep 9 Career-best overall score671.9432 Puckaway Pigfest

20192 milestones

Jun 21 First category win (Chicken) Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1
Jun 21 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.3200 Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1

20171 milestone

Sep 8 10th tracked contest Puckaway Pigfest

20162 milestones

Sep 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2056 Puckaway Pigfest
Oct 21 First call Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off

20132 milestones

Sep 6 First tracked contest Puckaway Pigfest
Sep 6 Peak power rating (1485) Puckaway Pigfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.8	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 9, 2022
+5.7	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 8, 2023
+4.7	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 9, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.2	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 6, 2013
-12.5	The Masters In May	May 1, 2015
-9	Masters in May	Apr 29, 2016
-5.1	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 7, 2018
-4.3	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 5, 2014

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0	100%	top 50%	90.7%	90.7%
2022	2	0	100%	top 53%	93.3%	92.5%
2021	1	0	100%	top 73%	87.5%	87.5%
2019	2	1	50%	top 72%	88.4%	87.9%
2018	1	0	0%	top 77%	84.5%	84.5%
2017	2	0	0%	top 71%	89.6%	88.2%
2016	3	0	33%	top 69%	90.9%	88.1%
2015	2	0	0%	top 81%	86.4%	84.3%
2014	2	0	0%	top 66%	87.8%	87.4%
2013	1	0	0%	top 100%	43.2%	43.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 8, 2023	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	14 / 28 (653.0628)	11 (165.1428)	3 (170.8228)	26 (151.3944)	13 (165.7028)
Oct 14, 2022	Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI	21 / 36 (659.8396)	14 (171.4056)	9 (170.8572)	29 (157.6456)	24 (159.9312)
Sep 9, 2022	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	18 / 38 (671.9432)	21 (167.4172)	9 (170.2972)	10 (171.9772)	28 (162.2516)
Sep 10, 2021	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	22 / 30 (630.1484)	5 (172)	29 (146.8000)	24 (158.2284)	25 (153.1200)
Sep 6, 2019	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	25 / 39 (636.4000)	24 (159.4056)	20 (158.8116)	26 (155.9428)	18 (162.2400)
Jun 21, 2019	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 🏅 Belvidere, IL	40 / 50 (629.6456)	1 (178.3200)	46 (151.3600)	42 (157.6800)	48 (142.2856)
Sep 7, 2018	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	24 / 31 (608.5944)	21 (159.4400)	21 (152.5716)	28 (150.3200)	26 (146.2628)
Sep 8, 2017	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	22 / 31 (625.6572)	23 (155.9884)	27 (149.6572)	17 (162.8572)	21 (157.1544)
May 5, 2017	The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge) Appleton, WI	40 / 56 (645.0972)	16 (169.1544)	40 (158.2400)	42 (158.2972)	38 (159.4056)
Oct 21, 2016	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	34 / 51 (631.2344)	43 (153.0744)	42 (149.6572)	30 (158.8228)	9 (169.6800)
Sep 9, 2016	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	17 / 37 (654.2056)	29 (158.2400)	14 (164.5256)	18 (165.1428)	12 (166.2972)
Apr 29, 2016	Masters in May Appleton, WI	55 / 59 (617.0052)	55 (154.2512)	15 (167.4056)	40 (158.2628)	58 (137.0856)
Sep 11, 2015	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	21 / 33 (622.1600)	21 (154.8344)	13 (161.1316)	28 (149.6684)	19 (156.5256)
May 1, 2015	The Masters In May Appleton, WI	56 / 57 (591.8396)	50 (150.2516)	32 (157.0968)	53 (149.0856)	57 (135.4056)
Sep 5, 2014	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	28 / 40 (631.9428)	22 (165.1884)	29 (155.3944)	16 (164.5372)	35 (146.8228)
May 2, 2014	The Masters in May Fremont, WI	39 / 62 (626.9596)	31 (160.5940)	28 (162.3428)	44 (153.7144)	52 (150.3084)
Sep 6, 2013	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	31 / 31 (310.8804)	—	19 (155.4516)	20 (155.4288)	—

Low Rent 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)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

Boom or bust

A standing appointment

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)