Perfect scores on the board
3
perfect 180s
3 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.
- Chicken ×2
- Pork ×1
BAR-B-Q 101
BAR-B-Q 101 is a competition barbecue team with 46 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff (2013). They are ranked #1454 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Bar-B-Q101”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1568
peak 1583 · rated over 44 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
46
in the data
First seen
Jun 14, 2013
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 13.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time
Category wins
8
17 podiums
Overall top-10s
11
24% of 46 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
669.48 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 671.22 (-1.74)
Walk rate
72%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.99
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.90 · weakest Brisket (164.09)
Road miles
7,188
across 46 mapped stops · furthest 576 mi
Schedule strength
67%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)
Purse competed for
$69K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
671.22 / 720
46 Master contests · 1 GC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #640 (511 pts) | #838 (381 pts) | #613 (566 pts) | #675 (496 pts) | #686 (491 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #512 (700 pts) | #430 (840 pts) | #592 (610 pts) | #602 (620 pts) | #473 (780 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #693 (545 pts) | #568 (705 pts) | #460 (850 pts) | #490 (805 pts) | #855 (450 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #600 (650 pts) | #465 (860 pts) | #403 (980 pts) | #617 (655 pts) | #735 (530 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #491 (769 pts) | #415 (924 pts) | #408 (909 pts) | #366 (984 pts) | #611 (619 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #935 (345 pts) | #749 (500 pts) | #810 (450 pts) | #708 (535 pts) | #1163 (270 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BAR-B-Q 101, each with one reason worth a look.
42 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,458 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 16%
- Peak
- 1588
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BAR-B-Q 101)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BAR-B-Q 101 has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,460 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1568
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BAR-B-Q 101)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 23 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,459 of the rated field
- Contests
- 42
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 12%
- Peak
- 1576
Careers of much the same size, 42 contests to 46, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,447 of the rated field
- Contests
- 40
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1605
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before BAR-B-Q 101's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,448 of the rated field
- Contests
- 50
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1604
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 50 contests, alongside a 38% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,449 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1585
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKE ON THIS | 25 | 7 | 18 | 28% | ⚔ compare |
| Under the Radar | 24 | 1 | 23 | 4% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 23 | 2 | 21 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | 21 | 9 | 12 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | 21 | 7 | 14 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | 20 | 4 | 16 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PARADISE QUE | 19 | 16 | 3 | 84% | ⚔ compare |
| THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | 19 | 5 | 14 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of Smoke | 18 | 9 | 9 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| South Pork | 18 | 6 | 12 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SWIGGIN PIG | 18 | 5 | 13 | 28% | ⚔ compare |
| CONTAGIOUS Q | 18 | 4 | 14 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT COLE'S BBQ | 18 | 3 | 15 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | 17 | 6 | 11 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| Chairman of the Boar | 16 | 6 | 10 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 46 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 180 🔥 | 158.2400 | 170.90 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 46 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 179.4400 | 157.1312 | 168.79 | top 45% |
| Pork | 46 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 180 🔥 | 153.0628 | 167.44 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 46 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 140.5372 | 164.09 | top 59% |
“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) | 26 | 0 | top 59% |
| Large (40+) | 20 | 1 | top 41% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High on the Hog Festival | 4 | 13 | 0 | top 56% | Apr 19, 2019 |
| Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In | 3 | 17 | 0 | top 64% | Jul 12, 2019 |
| Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | 3 | 3 | 0 | top 17% | May 17, 2019 |
| Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | 3 | 14 | 0 | top 59% | Aug 10, 2018 |
| Blount County BBQ Bash | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 44% | Jun 21, 2019 |
| Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 66% | Jun 15, 2018 |
| Bar-B-Cure | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 68% | Nov 18, 2016 |
| Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 62% | Sep 11, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
9 contests
Contests a season
5.1
across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
29 of 46 contests · 7 states in all
Contests visited
33
8 of them more than once
First title
Jun 14, 2013
The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff
Opponents faced
846
finished ahead 928 times, behind 994
Longest layoff
4.4 yrs
May 20, 2022 → Sep 25, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Big BBQ Bash
20191 milestone
- Peak power rating (1583) Blount County BBQ Bash
20163 milestones
- First multi-meat day The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off
- Career-best overall score699.4172 The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off
- 25th tracked contest The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff
20151 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival
20141 milestone
- First perfect 180 (Pork) Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff
20138 milestones
- First tracked contest The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff
- First call The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff
- First category win (Chicken) The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff
- First overall top-10 The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff
- First overall podium The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff
- First Grand Championship The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score696.5712 The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff
- Biggest field won (40 teams) The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.5 | The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff | Jun 14, 2013 |
| +15.3 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | May 17, 2019 |
| +15 | Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 2 | Jul 14, 2018 |
| +14.2 | Mid-South Barbecue Festival | Oct 17, 2014 |
| +14 | The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off | Jun 17, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | Smokin in McMinnville | Aug 11, 2017 |
| -10 | The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff | Sep 9, 2016 |
| -10 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | Aug 7, 2015 |
| -9.1 | Sevierville's Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | May 20, 2022 |
| -8.1 | Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff | Sep 5, 2014 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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 | 100% | top 67% | 92.2% | 92.2% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 80% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 95.8% | 93.9% |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 67% | top 37% | 96.9% | 94.6% |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 63% | top 66% | 95% | 92.4% |
| 2016 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 56% | top 54% | 97.1% | 93.2% |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 78% | top 47% | 95.8% | 93.5% |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 49% | 96.7% | 93.4% |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33% | top 51% | 96.7% | 91.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Townsend, TN | 20 / 30 (663.8284) | 3 (176.5716) | 24 (163.9428) | 27 (160.5256) | 21 (162.7884) |
| May 20, 2022 | Sevierville's Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 24 / 30 (654.6628) | 8 (173.7028) | 28 (159.3600) | 27 (162.8000) | 24 (158.8000) |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In 🏅 Jamestown, TN | 17 / 29 (668.4688) | 15 (170.8344) | 7 (174.2628) | 19 (167.3828) | 27 (155.9888) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Blount County BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN | 14 / 27 (670.7428) | 14 (167.3944) | 13 (166.8228) | 18 (163.9656) | 5 (172.5600) |
| May 17, 2019 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 3 / 43 (689.7032) | 24 (166.3088) | 3 (178.2972) | 2 (175.4172) | 14 (169.6800) |
| Apr 19, 2019 | High on the Hog Festival 🏅 Winchester, TN | 22 / 39 (674.2056) | 16 (171.4400) | 29 (162.8000) | 24 (166.8228) | 9 (173.1428) |
| Aug 10, 2018 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 14 / 51 (680.5256) | 5 (174.8572) | 32 (165.7028) | 17 (167.4172) | 10 (172.5484) |
| Jul 14, 2018 | Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 2 Jamestown, TN | 8 / 32 (697.6688) | 11 (176.5716) | 12 (174.2744) | 11 (173.7028) | 8 (173.1200) |
| Jul 13, 2018 | Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 1 Jamestown, TN | 14 / 40 (684.4916) | 12 (176.5600) | 22 (166.2860) | 11 (171.9772) | 21 (169.6684) |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Hernado, MS | 32 / 45 (657.5312) | 41 (158.2400) | 25 (167.9656) | 33 (163.9428) | 24 (167.3828) |
| May 18, 2018 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 10 / 43 (685.0396) | 24 (165.6684) | 4 (173.1200) | 15 (169.1084) | 3 (177.1428) |
| Apr 27, 2018 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 11 / 28 (680.5144) | 1 (177.7028) | 19 (166.8228) | 17 (166.8572) | 13 (169.1316) |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Tony Stone-Cookeville Cook-off Cookeville, TN | 25 / 34 (659.8168) | 21 (168.5140) | 8 (171.4172) | 34 (153.0628) | 17 (166.8228) |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Smokin in McMinnville McMinnville, TN | 33 / 35 (634.0796) | 26 (167.3828) | 29 (165.1200) | 32 (160.4796) | 35 (141.0972) |
| Jul 9, 2017 | Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In (Day 2) Jamestown, TN | 26 / 30 (666.1372) | 22 (169.6800) | 15 (168.5600) | 19 (169.6800) | 30 (158.2172) |
| Jul 8, 2017 | Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In (DAY 1) Jamestown, TN | 17 / 36 (683.9084) | 24 (169.6684) | 10 (173.1544) | 2 (175.4172) | 25 (165.6684) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Nesbit, MS | 25 / 41 (669.5884) | 23 (169.1200) | 1 (179.4400) | 35 (160.5256) | 31 (160.5028) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival Barbourville, KY | 21 / 31 (660.4456) | 1 (178.2972) | 26 (159.9544) | 18 (164.5256) | 25 (157.6684) |
| May 19, 2017 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 10 / 49 (683.3716) | 19 (169.1200) | 2 (176.5716) | 7 (173.1428) | 33 (164.5372) |
| Apr 21, 2017 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | 30 / 41 (665.5996) | 28 (167.4056) | 21 (167.4400) | 20 (170.2512) | 33 (160.5028) |
| Nov 18, 2016 | Bar-B-Cure Knoxville, TN | 19 / 29 (668.4572) | 13 (173.1200) | 24 (162.2400) | 13 (169.1200) | 21 (163.9772) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN | 25 / 30 (660.4228) | 23 (163.4172) | 12 (170.8344) | 23 (165.6684) | 28 (160.5028) |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 23 / 34 (654.6968) | 19 (167.9772) | 32 (158.2512) | 16 (168.5256) | 23 (159.9428) |
| Jul 22, 2016 | WNC BBQ Festival- Maggie Valley, NC | 34 / 49 (663.9084) | 19 (169.7144) | 15 (170.2856) | 31 (165.1200) | 41 (158.7884) |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off and Cruise In Jamestown, TN | 12 / 22 (673.6344) | 4 (176.5600) | 9 (170.8344) | 15 (166.2744) | 16 (159.9656) |
| Jun 17, 2016 | The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS | 4 / 41 (699.4172) | 1 (180) | 1 (178.2972) | 20 (169.1428) | 13 (171.9772) |
| May 20, 2016 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 24 / 46 (674.1712) | 23 (169.7028) | 8 (174.2744) | 35 (164.5256) | 29 (165.6684) |
| May 6, 2016 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 9 / 67 (683.3604) | 23 (170.2744) | 1 (177.7144) | 18 (168.5372) | 29 (166.8344) |
| Apr 15, 2016 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | 40 / 56 (664.4684) | 7 (176) | 50 (159.9772) | 33 (167.9656) | 48 (160.5256) |
| Nov 20, 2015 | Bar-B-Cure Knoxville, TN | 25 / 35 (648.3768) | 23 (166.2628) | 14 (167.3944) | 24 (162.7768) | 27 (151.9428) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN | 14 / 31 (683.3372) | 2 (177.7144) | 21 (167.9772) | 23 (164.5256) | 11 (173.1200) |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 30 / 36 (654.8004) | 5 (174.2628) | 30 (160.5716) | 26 (164.5256) | 35 (155.4404) |
| Jul 24, 2015 | Chattahoochee River BBQ Competition Carrollton, GA | 21 / 28 (654.7200) | 19 (166.2400) | 18 (162.2744) | 19 (164.5256) | 19 (161.6800) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 14 / 38 (674.1600) | 21 (166.8344) | 9 (169.1200) | 6 (174.2628) | 26 (163.9428) |
| Jun 19, 2015 | Desoto Shrine Club 7th Annual 2015 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS | 8 / 37 (685.0512) | 7 (173.1428) | 15 (169.1200) | 6 (171.9656) | 11 (170.8228) |
| May 29, 2015 | The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest Knoxville, TN | 18 / 39 (686.2288) | 22 (170.8344) | 26 (166.2744) | 6 (176) | 15 (173.1200) |
| May 15, 2015 | Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival Sevierville, TN | 10 / 44 (689.6228) | 14 (171.9772) | 4 (174.8572) | 3 (174.2628) | 25 (168.5256) |
| Apr 17, 2015 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | 13 / 59 (684.5028) | 42 (167.3828) | 8 (175.4172) | 12 (173.1200) | 26 (168.5828) |
| Nov 14, 2014 | Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (SBBQA) Chatsworth, GA | 23 / 34 (668.4340) | 2 (180) | 30 (163.3828) | 15 (169.6684) | 32 (155.3828) |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Mid-South Barbecue Festival Mount Pleasant, TN | 4 / 35 (696.0344) | 6 (176.5828) | 4 (174.8572) | 10 (171.4516) | 9 (173.1428) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN | 32 / 41 (655.2340) | 38 (159.9312) | 6 (173.1200) | 1 (180) | 40 (142.1828) |
| Jun 20, 2014 | The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS | 9 / 49 (686.7656) | 21 (169.1200) | 8 (174.2628) | 27 (166.8228) | 9 (176.5600) |
| May 9, 2014 | Mississippi Springfest Ashland, MS | 16 / 23 (654.7312) | 5 (171.4056) | 20 (157.1312) | 21 (157.6572) | 11 (168.5372) |
| Oct 25, 2013 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 57 / 97 (655.3600) | 54 (164.5600) | 24 (170.8572) | 82 (153.6800) | 42 (166.2628) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 159 / 174 (629.1660) | 81 (166.8572) | 104 (161.7144) | 129 (160.0572) | 173 (140.5372) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff Hernando, MS | 1 / 40 (696.5712) | 1 (176.5714) | 7 (172) | 7 (174.8572) | 7 (173.1426) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.