A tough matchup
13–0
behind in the head-to-head
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.
Nice Rack
Nice Rack is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 41st of 183 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (2019). They are ranked #5826 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1441
peak 1500 · rated over 13 contests
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest Jun 26, 2026 · 13 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
598.84 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 592.09 (+6.76)
Walk rate
21%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±90.88
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.32 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.08)
Road miles
1,454
across 14 mapped stops · furthest 720 mi
Schedule strength
11%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1515)
Purse competed for
$103K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 12 state-championship entries
Master avg
592.09 / 720
13 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Nice Rack, each with one reason worth a look.
78 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,821 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
5–6 in 11 shared contests (45% to Nice Rack)
These two have cooked 11 of the same contests — Smoking Our Butts Off ahead 6–5 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,816 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
5–6 in 11 shared contests (45% to Nice Rack)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 24 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,824 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Nice Rack's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,818 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 31%
- Peak
- 1512
Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,832 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
Level with Nice Rack on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,815 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Clue BBQ | 13 | 10 | 3 | 77% | ⚔ compare |
| Slow Cookin' Cats | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Engineers | 13 | 8 | 5 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Hot to Handle | 13 | 8 | 5 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Rib doctor | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| The Drizzlers | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| B&D BBQ | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogs Breath BBQ | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Every Man A Smoker | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| Grill on Grill Action | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| Beware of the Hog BBQ | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| Can't Beat Our Meat | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| Hawg Wild | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Cow BBQ | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.7372 | 146.7884 | 158.36 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 135.9772 | 154.08 | top 69% |
| Pork | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 177.1544 | 147.9772 | 160.32 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 138.2060 | 155.83 | top 58% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 6 | 41 | 0 | top 71% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 4 | 70 | 0 | top 67% | Jun 24, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.1
across 13 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
13 of 14 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
13 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
590
finished ahead 708 times, behind 1,528
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 21, 2019 → Jun 25, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20241 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7372 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20221 milestone
- 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20192 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.4516 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Career-best overall score659.4516 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20162 milestones
- First call Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- First category win (Pork) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1500) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2019 |
| +5.3 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2016 |
| +0.4 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
| +0.2 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.8 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2014 |
| -14.8 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 25, 2021 |
| -13.2 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2023 |
| -11.5 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2022 |
| -9.1 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 89.9% | 89.9% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 72% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 65.5% | 65.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 44.4% | 44.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 22% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 63% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 53% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 38% | 89% | 89% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 81% | 81% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 115 / 157 (637.5316) | 122 (158.2056) | 115 (158.8000) | 73 (166.8344) | 120 (153.6916) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 99 / 159 (647.4172) | 112 (160.0228) | 148 (150.2172) | 79 (165.1772) | 29 (172) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 123 / 172 (631.3484) | 5 (177.7372) | 166 (142.8000) | 157 (152.5484) | 103 (158.2628) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 164 / 167 (471.2688) | 95 (161.6800) | 152 (149.6344) | — | 96 (159.9544) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 151 / 164 (606.6400) | 154 (146.7884) | 110 (158.2744) | 98 (163.3712) | 156 (138.2060) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 145 / 145 (319.3828) | — | 70 (162.8228) | 108 (156.5600) | — |
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 41 / 183 (659.4516) | 36 (168.0572) | 146 (151.3600) | 34 (169.1772) | 20 (170.8572) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 117 / 185 (623.9544) | 8 (172.5716) | 164 (147.4172) | 116 (155.4284) | 144 (148.5372) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 98 / 184 (632.4340) | 166 (147.3944) | 24 (168.5600) | 113 (157.6912) | 85 (158.7884) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 70 / 183 (641.0284) | 150 (150.7656) | 127 (154.8456) | 1 (177.1544) | 85 (158.2628) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 150 / 183 (613.6340) | 159 (147.9772) | 63 (163.4284) | 164 (148.5256) | 112 (153.7028) |
| Aug 14, 2014 | Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 178 / 184 (583.3148) | 163 (148.5488) | 181 (135.9772) | 147 (147.9772) | 120 (150.8116) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 90 / 183 (629.7140) | 81 (160.5714) | 87 (158.8572) | 60 (163.4284) | 141 (146.8570) |