High-water mark
675.9316
career-best overall
93.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 675.9316 at Puckaway Pigfest — 93.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 10, 2021
Little?s Barbecue Company
Little?s Barbecue Company is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 4th of 30 at the Puckaway Pigfest (2021). They are ranked #2547 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Little's Barbecue Company” and “Littles Barbecue Company”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1519
peak 1519 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Sep 10, 2021
latest Jul 14, 2023 · 1.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
29% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.33
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 167.62 · weakest Chicken (163.16)
Road miles
306
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 91 mi
Schedule strength
49%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)
Purse competed for
$38K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
665.49 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Little?s Barbecue Company, each with one reason worth a look.
82 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,536 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1529
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Little?s Barbecue Company)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Little?s Barbecue Company has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,543 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1519
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,545 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1526
Level with Little?s Barbecue Company on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,537 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1519
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#2,546 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1519
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before Little?s Barbecue Company's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,553 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1532
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before Little?s Barbecue Company's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin Highwaymen | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5484 | 157.0972 | 163.16 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 176.0116 | 157.1088 | 167.09 | top 43% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 157.6572 | 165.91 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 162.2284 | 167.62 | top 36% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 37% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WI
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
7 entries · 1 win · 3 calls
Opponents faced
117
finished ahead 94 times, behind 85
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20232 milestones
- Peak power rating (1519) BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash
- Most recent contest BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash
20217 milestones
- First tracked contest Puckaway Pigfest
- First call Puckaway Pigfest
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Puckaway Pigfest
- First overall top-10 Puckaway Pigfest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score675.9316 Puckaway Pigfest
- Career-best overall score675.9316 Puckaway Pigfest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.0116 Puckaway Pigfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.5 | Puckaway Pigfest | Sep 10, 2021 |
| +4.6 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash | Jul 14, 2023 |
| +4.1 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | Oct 22, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.1 | Masters in May | Apr 29, 2022 |
| -0.4 | Puckaway Pigfest | Sep 9, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 42% | 92.6% | 92.6% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 65% | 92.1% | 91.1% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 24% | 93.9% | 93.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2023 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI | 8 / 19 (666.7312) | 9 (168.5484) | 12 (165.6916) | 6 (170.2628) | 12 (162.2284) |
| Jul 14, 2023 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oshkosh, WI | — | — | 13 (157.1088) | — | — |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 23 / 38 (663.2684) | 30 (160.5028) | 24 (164.5600) | 22 (166.2400) | 7 (171.9656) |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Masters in May 🏅 Bancroft, WI | 30 / 43 (649.0288) | 37 (157.0972) | 26 (163.4516) | 38 (157.6572) | 8 (170.8228) |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Masters in May (One Meat Ribs) Bancroft, WI | — | — | 5 (168.5600) | — | — |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 15 / 44 (672.4684) | 31 (162.2512) | 2 (174.2744) | 12 (171.4172) | 23 (164.5256) |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 4 / 30 (675.9316) | 15 (167.4056) | 1 (176.0116) | 14 (163.9544) | 9 (168.5600) |