On the rise
+31
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 31 points across 11 contests since Sep 12, 2025 — from 1509 up to 1540.
- 11 contests since Sep 12, 2025
- now 1540
No Measurements BBQ
No Measurements BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 18 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 38 at the Barbeque on the Bow Festival (2025). They are ranked #1970 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1540
peak 1542 · rated over 18 contests
Contests
18
in the data
First seen
Jun 10, 2022
latest Sep 11, 2026 · 4.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
6
12 podiums
Overall top-10s
10
56% of 18 contests
Best top-10 run
6
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
673.83 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 660.16 (+13.67)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±37.70
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.04 · weakest Brisket (162.66)
Road miles
4,453
across 18 mapped stops · furthest 513 mi
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Purse competed for
$46K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
660.16 / 720
18 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to No Measurements BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
69 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,982 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 28%
- Peak
- 1539
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,977 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 61%
- Peak
- 1539
Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,976 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 19%
- Peak
- 1540
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before No Measurements BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,978 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1543
15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 27% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,969 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1558
They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before No Measurements BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#1,964 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1541
Level with No Measurements BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| Bottle Hill BBQ | 13 | 6 | 6 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| KillerbunnyBBQ | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| MOTLEY QUE | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| Mc Que It | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| ELBOW GREASE | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Kreiser Barbecue | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SMELLAQUE | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Tommy Boy Grillin | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| ROKER Q | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| YOU NEED A BBQ | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Syndicate BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| BIGG SMOAK BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 18 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 178.8800 | 164.5488 | 172.04 | top 33% |
| Pork Ribs | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 175.4172 | 157.0856 | 167.05 | top 46% |
| Pork | 18 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 178.2972 | 153.2000 | 167.44 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 173.7144 | 136.5144 | 162.66 | top 57% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 8 | 0 | top 57% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 40% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana BBQ Cookoff | 3 | 8 | 0 | top 50% | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 45% | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Barbeque on the Bow Festival | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 21% | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Big Smoke Bonnyville | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 80% | Aug 14, 2026 |
| The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2) | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 39% | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 36% | May 23, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
8 contests
Contests a season
4.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AB
14 of 18 contests · 2 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
11
6 of them more than once
Opponents faced
160
finished ahead 240 times, behind 190
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 9, 2023 → May 24, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Peak power rating (1542) Barbeque on the Bow Festival
- Most recent contest Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival
20256 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship
- First overall top-10 Barbeque on the Bow Festival
- First overall podium Barbeque on the Bow Festival
- First multi-meat day Barbeque on the Bow Festival
- Career-best overall score688.4684 Barbeque on the Bow Festival
- 10th tracked contest Bean Town BBQ Cookoff
20232 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.6912 Montana BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8800 Montana BBQ Cookoff
20222 milestones
- First tracked contest Montana BBQ Cook-off
- First call Montana BBQ Cook-off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.9 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | Aug 30, 2025 |
| +10.9 | Montana BBQ Cookoff | Jun 12, 2026 |
| +10.8 | Smoke in the Valley | Sep 27, 2025 |
| +7.8 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship | May 23, 2026 |
| +6.8 | Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival | Sep 12, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.1 | Big Smoke Bonnyville | Sep 6, 2025 |
| -5.5 | Big Smoke Bonnyville | Aug 14, 2026 |
| -5.5 | Bean Town BBQ Cookoff | Oct 11, 2025 |
| -2.2 | Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival | Sep 11, 2026 |
| -1.7 | Montana BBQ Cookoff | Jun 13, 2025 |
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 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 100% | top 42% | 94.8% | 93.8% |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 100% | top 51% | 95.6% | 90% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival Leduc, AB | 9 / 17 (682.7312) | 9 (171.9656) | 3 (175.4056) | 12 (167.3828) | 11 (167.9772) |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 11 / 33 (678.7772) | 5 (175.4056) | 13 (169.1316) | 9 (173.1200) | 24 (161.1200) |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Big Smoke Bonnyville Bonnyville, AB | 9 / 15 (670.7772) | 8 (169.1200) | 6 (168.5372) | 4 (172.0228) | 13 (161.0972) |
| Jul 25, 2026 | The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2) Didsbury, AB | 7 / 18 (670.1372) | 1 (175.4172) | 7 (167.9772) | 15 (159.3484) | 8 (167.3944) |
| Jul 24, 2026 | The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 1) Didsbury, AB | 7 / 18 (666.7084) | 1 (174.2628) | 8 (166.2400) | 8 (165.7028) | 10 (160.5028) |
| Jul 3, 2026 | Alberta BBQ Festival Millet, AB | 6 / 11 (673.6000) | 8 (168.5372) | 4 (170.2744) | 3 (171.9656) | 6 (162.8228) |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 8 / 29 (681.0400) | 15 (169.6800) | 7 (172.5600) | 7 (171.9772) | 16 (166.8228) |
| May 23, 2026 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 7 / 23 (681.0628) | 5 (171.4172) | 17 (160.5256) | 3 (178.2972) | 7 (170.8228) |
| Oct 11, 2025 | Bean Town BBQ Cookoff Bow Island, AB | 11 / 15 (651.3716) | 7 (167.9772) | 10 (161.0972) | 6 (166.3200) | 12 (155.9772) |
| Sep 27, 2025 | Smoke in the Valley Edmonton, AB | 6 / 23 (676.4916) | 14 (167.9656) | 1 (175.4172) | 9 (167.9888) | 14 (165.1200) |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival Leduc, AB | 6 / 16 (681.0400) | 7 (170.8228) | 9 (168.5256) | 5 (167.9772) | 2 (173.7144) |
| Sep 6, 2025 | Big Smoke Bonnyville Bonnyville, AB | 15 / 15 (516.5028) | 6 (173.1084) | 8 (170.8228) | 4 (172.5716) | — |
| Aug 30, 2025 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 3 / 38 (688.4684) | 1 (176.5600) | 7 (171.9656) | 1 (176) | 19 (163.9428) |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 17 / 32 (664.9944) | 22 (165.0856) | 18 (165.1432) | 24 (162.7884) | 7 (171.9772) |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 22 / 33 (645.6232) | 2 (178.2972) | 13 (163.4060) | 12 (167.4056) | 32 (136.5144) |
| May 24, 2025 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 14 / 34 (658.1828) | 1 (177.7028) | 27 (157.0856) | 21 (163.4172) | 25 (159.9772) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 20 / 36 (665.6912) | 2 (178.8800) | 24 (164.5828) | 31 (156.5140) | 20 (165.7144) |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Montana BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 15 / 27 (629.6688) | 10 (164.5488) | 18 (158.2744) | 18 (153.2000) | 16 (153.6456) |