ABLE ACRES BBQ

ABLE ACRES BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 28 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. They have won 3 Grand Championships, most recently at the Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness (2017), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #340 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#340

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1713

peak 1713 · rated over 28 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 17, 2013

latest Jul 7, 2017 · 4.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#221

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve · wins it all 11% of the time

Category wins

22 podiums

Overall top-10s

68% of 28 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Avg finish

top 24%

overall standings

Best overall

703.9888 / 720

Master · Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Current form

686.11 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 680.09 (+6.02)

Walk rate

96%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval

Consistency

±11.74

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 170.37 · weakest Chicken (169.54)

Road miles

5,980

across 28 mapped stops · furthest 508 mi

Schedule strength

69%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)

Master avg

680.09 / 720

28 Master contests · 3 GCs

Storylines (20 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

0.0112 points from the title

Came within 0.0112 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness (Jun 26, 2015).

Among the elite

#340 of 6,491 rated teams

In the top 5% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1713 puts them #340 of 6,491 rated teams — the top 5% of the field.

rating 1713
peak 1713
28 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

3 perfect 180s

3 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 3 different meats.

Chicken ×1
Pork ×1
Brisket ×1

Against the odds

25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Jun 27, 2014) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 25-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, GILLY'S BBQ.

On the rise

+45 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 45 points across 9 contests since Jul 8, 2016 — from 1668 up to 1713.

9 contests since Jul 8, 2016
now 1713

Giant slayer

38 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 38-team field at Buckeye State BBQ Championship.

May 16, 2014

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.

3 visits
best finish 1st
average top 6%

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Multi-meat days

3 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 3 times — the best of them 2 category wins at Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness (Jun 16, 2017).

Chicken 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

96% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 27 of 28 contests

A top-10 category call in 96% of their 28 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

703.9888 career-best overall

97.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 703.9888 at Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness — 97.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 16, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

One2BBQ has finished one call ahead of ABLE ACRES BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 2 Grand Championships

2014 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 5 category wins, at an average finish in the top 16%.

7 contests
6 overall top-10s
5 category wins
average top 16%

A tough matchup

5–2 behind in the head-to-head

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead in 71% of their meetings

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

A strong matchup

11–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 92% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

Announced themselves early

5th at their very first contest

Finished 5 of 35 at their very first tracked contest, Buckeye State BBQ Championship (May 17, 2013).

May 17, 2013
35-team field

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SMOKIN' IN THE D has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 15% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 15% across 4 contests, versus top 24% the rest of the year.

4 August contests
top 24% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,980 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,980 miles across 28 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 508 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship.

28 mapped stops
furthest 508 mi

The metronome

±1.63% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.63% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.5% of a perfect score
28 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Sam's Club National BBQ Tour every year from 2013 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 1st

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
2017 ↗	Master	#899 (395 pts)	#1035 (355 pts)	#1084 (320 pts)	#861 (455 pts)	#1028 (340 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#256 (1,299 pts)	#258 (1,254 pts)	#305 (1,179 pts)	#220 (1,384 pts)	#387 (1,024 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#557 (677 pts)	#862 (417 pts)	#640 (607 pts)	#640 (592 pts)	#473 (797 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#221 (1,438 pts)	#278 (1,188 pts)	#317 (1,113 pts)	#306 (1,138 pts)	#282 (1,223 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#277 (1,089 pts)	#439 (714 pts)	#329 (919 pts)	#399 (794 pts)	#300 (1,014 pts)

Overall rank by season

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1713 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1713

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1713 power rating

Contests: 68
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 51%
Peak: 1726

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#341 of the rated field

1713 power rating

Contests: 130
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1789

Their rating is built on 4 Grand Championships in 130 contests, alongside a 37% overall top-10 rate.

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#343 of the rated field

1713 power rating

Contests: 127
GCs: 6
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1739

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

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LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY

#344 of the rated field

1713 power rating

Contests: 129
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1788

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SMOKE THIS BBQ MO

#339 of the rated field

1713 power rating

Contests: 210
GCs: 17
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1861

They've been 1861 at their best, 148 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 188 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
YELLOW RIVER BBQ	17	10	7	59%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	14	10	4	71%	⚔ compare
FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	12	11	1	92%	⚔ compare
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' IN THE D	11	11	0	100%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	11	9	2	82%	⚔ compare
GREY STREET BBQ	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare
SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
HUG HOGS	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
iBQ'n	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
RIB RUNNERS	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
ALL IN QUE	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
FOWL BUTT BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	28	14	2	4	180 🔥	157.6456	169.54	top 39%
Pork Ribs	28	16	1	6	178.2972	159.9772	170.08	top 33%
Pork	28	16	3	5	180 🔥	157.0856	170.37	top 32%
Brisket	28	17	5	7	180 🔥	158.2858	170.10	top 33%

“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)	19	3	top 20%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 32%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IN	15	2	top 18%
OH	4	1	top 11%
IL	3	0	top 25%
AR	3	0	top 59%
WI	3	0	top 29%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	5	1	1	top 20%	Jul 7, 2017
Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness	3	1	1	top 6%	Jun 16, 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship	3	20	0	top 59%	Sep 30, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	3	5	0	top 29%	Sep 16, 2016
Buckeye State BBQ Championship	2	1	1	top 8%	May 16, 2014
Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!	2	12	0	top 34%	Jul 15, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 9 contests

Contests a season 5.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IN 15 of 28 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 16 6 of them more than once

First title May 16, 2014 Buckeye State BBQ Championship

Opponents faced 501 finished ahead 780 times, behind 231

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

20174 milestones

Jun 16 10th category win Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness
Jun 16 Career-best overall score703.9888 Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness
Jun 16 Peak power rating (1713) Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness
Jul 7 Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20161 milestone

Sep 30 25th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship

20146 milestones

May 16 First Grand Championship Buckeye State BBQ Championship
May 16 Biggest field won (38 teams) Buckeye State BBQ Championship
Aug 1 First multi-meat day Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)
Aug 1 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)
Sep 19 First Reserve Championship Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass
Sep 19 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass

20136 milestones

May 17 First tracked contest Buckeye State BBQ Championship
May 17 First call Buckeye State BBQ Championship
May 17 First overall top-10 Buckeye State BBQ Championship
May 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.2850 Buckeye State BBQ Championship
Jun 28 First category win (Brisket) Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
Jun 28 First overall podium Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 27, 2014
+14.3	Up In Smoke on the Square	Aug 23, 2013
+14.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Aug 1, 2014
+14.1	Buckeye State BBQ Championship	May 16, 2014
+13.4	Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness	Jun 28, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship	Oct 9, 2015
-0.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 7, 2017

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)
2017	2	1	1	3	100%	top 22%	97.8%	96.3%
2016	9	0	4	0	100%	top 28%	96.5%	94.4%
2015	4	0	3	2	75%	top 34%	96.5%	95%
2014	7	2	6	5	100%	top 16%	96.7%	95%
2013	6	0	5	1	100%	top 19%	95%	92.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 7, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN	12 / 30 (682.7656)	20 (167.9656)	12 (170.2628)	1 (178.8572)	23 (165.6800)
Jun 16, 2017	Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	1 / 25 (703.9888)	1 (177.7144)	4 (175.4172)	5 (172)	1 (178.8572)
Oct 14, 2016	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Authur, IL	18 / 55 (667.8740)	4 (172.5600)	2 (175.4400)	53 (157.0856)	39 (162.7884)
Sep 30, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	20 / 50 (691.3944)	6 (177.7372)	33 (169.1200)	13 (174.8688)	37 (169.6684)
Sep 16, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Madison, WI	11 / 30 (684.5488)	21 (168.5828)	24 (167.4288)	9 (173.1316)	3 (175.4056)
Aug 19, 2016	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval Madison, IN	3 / 63 (694.8460)	8 (174.2744)	33 (165.7144)	2 (180)	9 (174.8572)
Jul 16, 2016	Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! Day 2 New Palestine, IN	7 / 33 (689.6916)	22 (168.5600)	3 (177.7028)	4 (177.7144)	26 (165.7144)
Jul 15, 2016	Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	12 / 39 (683.2912)	12 (171.9656)	8 (175.4172)	10 (174.2628)	31 (161.6456)
Jul 8, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN	4 / 30 (673.7376)	9 (169.1544)	10 (168.5944)	7 (167.9772)	8 (168.0116)
Jun 17, 2016	Hog Capital Challenge - JUDGES FULL Kewanee, IL	8 / 23 (663.4176)	2 (171.9772)	18 (160.0232)	10 (166.2744)	12 (165.1428)
May 13, 2016	Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN	11 / 28 (670.1600)	27 (157.6456)	9 (170.2628)	5 (173.1200)	8 (169.1316)
Oct 9, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	43 / 50 (678.7772)	46 (167.4056)	15 (175.4288)	48 (162.8228)	22 (173.1200)
Aug 7, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Madison, WI	10 / 30 (683.3832)	16 (169.7144)	20 (166.8460)	3 (174.2628)	7 (172.5600)
Jul 10, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN	3 / 28 (678.2400)	6 (171.4400)	7 (166.8572)	17 (164.5256)	1 (175.4172)
Jun 26, 2015	Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	2 / 34 (694.7772)	19 (165.0856)	2 (175.4288)	4 (174.2628)	1 (180)
Oct 10, 2014	The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH	7 / 49 (690.1940)	4 (175.4400)	26 (166.2284)	16 (171.9656)	5 (176.5600)
Sep 26, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	26 / 50 (686.7544)	35 (171.9772)	29 (170.8344)	41 (166.2400)	6 (177.7028)
Sep 19, 2014	Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass Plymouth, IN	2 / 33 (696.5600)	1 (180)	8 (171.4400)	14 (169.7144)	1 (175.4056)
Aug 1, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Madison, WI	5 / 30 (680.5144)	16 (168.5256)	1 (178.2972)	1 (174.8916)	27 (158.8000)
Jul 11, 2014	8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH	6 / 42 (671.9200)	19 (165.6800)	5 (171.4172)	13 (168.5600)	11 (166.2628)
Jun 27, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN	1 / 26 (681.1200)	2 (171.4400)	3 (173.1428)	9 (167.4172)	8 (169.1200)
May 16, 2014	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	1 / 38 (683.4172)	8 (169.7372)	15 (163.4172)	1 (177.7144)	4 (172.5484)
Sep 20, 2013	Marshall County Plymouth, IN	4 / 27 (670.2284)	8 (167.9540)	8 (167.4400)	11 (165.1200)	3 (169.7144)
Aug 23, 2013	Up In Smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	3 / 46 (683.9312)	7 (173.1428)	10 (170.8456)	13 (169.6800)	11 (170.2628)
Jul 19, 2013	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	21 / 57 (652.4228)	36 (160.5372)	28 (159.9772)	29 (162.7884)	9 (169.1200)
Jun 28, 2013	Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	3 / 32 (679.4286)	20 (160)	3 (174.8572)	7 (169.7142)	1 (174.8572)
Jun 21, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN	10 / 29 (658.8576)	18 (164.5716)	4 (170.2858)	12 (165.7144)	22 (158.2858)
May 17, 2013	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	5 / 35 (666.2850)	9 (166.2856)	14 (163.9998)	5 (169.7140)	10 (166.2856)

ABLE ACRES BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (20 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

On the rise

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

Multi-meat days

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Announced themselves early

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The long haul

The metronome

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, 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

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)