SLEEPY HOLLOW

SLEEPY HOLLOW is a competition barbecue team with 44 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Laurie Hillbilly BBQ (2014). They are ranked #393 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#393

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1701

peak 1701 · rated over 43 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 26, 2013

latest Jul 22, 2016 · 3.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#130

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

26 podiums

Overall top-10s

48% of 44 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 33%

overall standings

Best overall

695.4284 / 720

Master · Laurie Hillbilly BBQ

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

680.02 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 674.82 (+5.20)

Walk rate

80%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · Table Rock Boats and Bones

Consistency

±11.42

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 170.48 · weakest Pork (167.22)

Road miles

8,150

across 44 mapped stops · furthest 570 mi

Schedule strength

50%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

674.82 / 720

44 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (15 found in their record)

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

Among the elite

#393 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 6% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1701 puts them #393 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 6% of the field.

rating 1701
peak 1701
43 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.

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 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ (Aug 1, 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

+68 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 68 points across 16 contests since Jul 24, 2015 — from 1633 up to 1701.

16 contests since Jul 24, 2015
now 1701

Giant slayer

47 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 47-team field at Laurie Hillbilly BBQ.

Aug 1, 2014

Happy hunting ground

Top 15% average finish here

Table Rock Boats and Bones is their spot: an average finish in the top 15% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 4th
average top 15%

They almost always walk

80% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 35 of 44 contests

A top-10 category call in 80% of their 44 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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High-water mark

695.4284 career-best overall

96.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 695.4284 at Laurie Hillbilly BBQ — 96.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 1, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BUTCHER BBQ has finished one call ahead of SLEEPY HOLLOW 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

17–5 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 77% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 17 of their 22 shared contests.

The drought

28 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Laurie Hillbilly BBQ on Aug 1, 2014 — 28 contests and 12.2 years ago.

last GC Aug 1, 2014
12.2 years ago

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

BRICKHEAD BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A September team

Top 22% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 22% across 7 contests, versus top 33% the rest of the year.

7 September contests
top 33% the rest of the year

The long haul

8,150 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 8,150 miles across 44 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 570 miles to BBQ Fest Cooking Contest.

44 mapped stops
furthest 570 mi

The metronome

±1.59% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.59% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.7% of a perfect score
44 contests

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
2016 ↗	Master	#368 (1,031 pts)	#494 (821 pts)	#297 (1,191 pts)	#528 (776 pts)	#377 (1,031 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#215 (1,440 pts)	#200 (1,441 pts)	#203 (1,411 pts)	#238 (1,255 pts)	#49 (2,130 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#130 (1,879 pts)	#171 (1,530 pts)	#128 (1,722 pts)	#130 (1,662 pts)	#68 (2,054 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#467 (658 pts)	#511 (633 pts)	#547 (603 pts)	#357 (863 pts)	#257 (1,143 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SLEEPY HOLLOW, each with one reason worth a look.

HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ

#394 of the rated field

1701 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1701

3–2 in 5 shared contests (60% to SLEEPY HOLLOW)

These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — SLEEPY HOLLOW ahead 3–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 44 contests
last seen Jun 14, 2019
on a 3-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

3 LIL' MACS BBQ

#392 of the rated field

1701 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1702

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 53 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 53 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2023

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QUE AND A HALF MEN

#399 of the rated field

1700 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1708

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SLEEPY HOLLOW)

Careers of much the same size, 54 contests to 44, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 52 contests
last seen Oct 8, 2016

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Carrol Lou's Smokehouse

#396 of the rated field

1700 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 84
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1751

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SLEEPY HOLLOW)

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 84 contests, alongside a 44% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 81 contests
last seen Apr 28, 2023

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Oink N' Doink BBQ

#391 of the rated field

1702 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1710

They turned up 8 years after SLEEPY HOLLOW did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 44 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2026

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JaBs BBQ

#390 of the rated field

1702 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 50
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1713

Level with SLEEPY HOLLOW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 48 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GETTIN' BASTED	22	5	17	23%	⚔ compare
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	22	5	17	23%	⚔ compare
BRICKHEAD BBQ	18	13	5	72%	⚔ compare
DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES	16	10	6	63%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
A Good Rub BBQ	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
CAVEMAN CUISINE	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
BIG WOODIE BBQ	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
Q-BONES BBQ	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	10	9	1	90%	⚔ compare
COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	44	12	0	5	177.1544	153.7144	168.87	top 42%
Pork Ribs	44	17	4	5	177.1772	161.1430	168.25	top 40%
Pork	44	12	1	4	178.3200	148.5028	167.22	top 44%
Brisket	44	26	5	12	180 🔥	155.3712	170.48	top 26%

“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)	4	0	top 36%
Medium (20–39)	24	0	top 33%
Large (40+)	16	1	top 30%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	22	1	top 33%
AR	8	0	top 35%
TN	5	0	top 30%
OK	4	0	top 39%
IL	3	0	top 17%
AL	1	0	top 42%
KS	1	0	top 29%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	3	1	1	top 31%	Jul 31, 2015
Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	3	7	0	top 22%	Jun 10, 2016
Rock'n Freedom	3	12	0	top 40%	Jun 19, 2015
Table Rock Boats and Bones	2	4	0	top 15%	Sep 19, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 17 contests

Contests a season 11 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 22 of 44 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 37 4 of them more than once

First title Aug 1, 2014 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ

Opponents faced 1,281 finished ahead 1,668 times, behind 597

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

20163 milestones

Jun 24 10th category win Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off
Jun 24 Peak power rating (1701) Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off
Jul 22 Most recent contest BBQ Fest Cooking Contest

20152 milestones

Jun 26 25th tracked contest 3rd Annual Willard Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off
Sep 19 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Table Rock Boats and Bones

20145 milestones

Jun 20 10th tracked contest Rock'n Freedom
Aug 1 First overall podium Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Aug 1 First Grand Championship Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Aug 1 Biggest field won (47 teams) Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Aug 1 Career-best overall score695.4284 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ

20135 milestones

Apr 26 First tracked contest Smokin' in the Ozarks
Apr 26 First call Smokin' in the Ozarks
May 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.9994 Grand Lake BBQ Festival
Jun 14 First overall top-10 Ol' Glory BBQ Bash
Jun 20 First category win (Brisket) Rock'n Freedom

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.4	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	Aug 1, 2014
+13.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Sep 25, 2015
+12.6	Table Rock Boats and Bones	Sep 13, 2014
+12.4	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Jun 13, 2014
+11.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Sep 11, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-3.8	Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge	Jul 8, 2016
-3	Smokin' in the Ozarks	Apr 26, 2013
-2.8	3rd Annual Willard Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off	Jun 26, 2015
-2.1	6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff	Jul 12, 2013
-1.9	Smokin' Summer Kick-off	Jun 5, 2015

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)
2016	7	0	5	2	86%	top 24%	95.9%	94.5%
2015	17	0	6	1	71%	top 35%	95.9%	93.9%
2014	13	1	9	5	92%	top 25%	96.6%	94.2%
2013	7	0	1	2	71%	top 49%	93.2%	91.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 22, 2016	BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	11 / 47 (680.4684)	22 (168.5256)	14 (170.2744)	14 (170.8228)	11 (170.8456)
Jul 8, 2016	Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge Warrensburg, MO	20 / 40 (663.8968)	18 (167.3828)	26 (163.4056)	30 (162.8112)	8 (170.2972)
Jun 24, 2016	Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	7 / 49 (687.3940)	18 (172)	1 (177.1772)	17 (167.3940)	13 (170.8228)
Jun 10, 2016	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	8 / 39 (690.7656)	14 (171.9772)	16 (170.2628)	16 (170.8228)	3 (177.7028)
Jun 3, 2016	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	6 / 52 (677.5652)	7 (173.1200)	6 (168.5140)	17 (166.2628)	12 (169.6684)
May 6, 2016	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	8 / 40 (672.4568)	27 (158.2400)	1 (177.1428)	16 (169.1084)	11 (167.9656)
Apr 15, 2016	Shelby Forest Spring Fest Smokin' In the Forest Millington, TN	5 / 16 (687.9084)	3 (176)	5 (170.8228)	4 (175.4056)	8 (165.6800)
Dec 4, 2015	Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL	15 / 36 (667.8628)	32 (157.6456)	6 (170.2628)	10 (166.2516)	8 (173.7028)
Oct 9, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	25 / 50 (690.7884)	24 (172.5484)	30 (172.5600)	28 (172.5600)	23 (173.1200)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	73 / 606 (678.2172)	45 (174.8572)	123 (170.2628)	257 (165.1200)	171 (167.9772)
Oct 2, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	76 / 187 (677.6572)	88 (170.2628)	94 (167.9888)	84 (169.1428)	82 (170.2628)
Sep 25, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK	5 / 30 (685.1428)	3 (176.5716)	13 (169.1772)	21 (165.1312)	5 (174.2628)
Sep 19, 2015	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	6 / 33 (688.4800)	21 (165.0856)	14 (166.8344)	3 (176.5600)	1 (180)
Sep 11, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Kansas City, MO	4 / 28 (686.8688)	21 (162.8572)	2 (175.4288)	8 (172)	3 (176.5828)
Sep 4, 2015	Smokin in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO	15 / 31 (663.8740)	6 (172.5600)	8 (167.9772)	12 (167.9656)	19 (155.3712)
Jul 31, 2015	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	16 / 38 (672.4684)	20 (168.5372)	10 (171.4056)	27 (164.5256)	16 (168)
Jul 24, 2015	BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	8 / 35 (681.6340)	15 (167.9656)	12 (168.5484)	16 (166.8228)	2 (178.2972)
Jul 10, 2015	8th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	14 / 31 (664.4340)	19 (165.6684)	13 (166.2744)	12 (169.1084)	18 (163.3828)
Jul 3, 2015	Blues Hog Barbecue, Music & Craft Festival Jackson, TN	24 / 51 (669.5884)	40 (162.8000)	28 (166.8228)	30 (165.1084)	4 (174.8572)
Jun 26, 2015	3rd Annual Willard Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	16 / 31 (662.7200)	8 (173.1200)	20 (161.6800)	27 (154.2172)	4 (173.7028)
Jun 19, 2015	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	12 / 36 (679.3140)	11 (172.5484)	23 (164.5372)	13 (169.1084)	7 (173.1200)
Jun 12, 2015	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) Wynne, AR	15 / 49 (679.3028)	19 (169.6800)	17 (169.1200)	19 (169.6800)	16 (170.8228)
Jun 5, 2015	Smokin' Summer Kick-off Branson, MO	9 / 17 (667.3600)	8 (170.2628)	10 (163.3944)	12 (162.2972)	4 (171.4056)
May 22, 2015	Table Rock and Ribs (GC receives Golden Ticket to the World Food Championship) Kimberling City, MO	8 / 26 (682.2056)	2 (177.1544)	13 (168.5484)	21 (159.9428)	2 (176.5600)
Oct 10, 2014	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	7 / 37 (666.8228)	17 (164.5600)	1 (176.0344)	27 (157.6684)	7 (168.5600)
Sep 26, 2014	Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival Hermann, MO	4 / 37 (681.1428)	14 (167.4056)	25 (164.5600)	1 (178.3200)	3 (170.8572)
Sep 13, 2014	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	4 / 34 (684.5600)	13 (171.9772)	20 (163.4400)	7 (171.4056)	1 (177.7372)
Sep 5, 2014	Smokin on Route 66 BBQ Championship Miami, OK	3 / 9 (688.5256)	2 (176.5828)	4 (169.7144)	3 (171.9656)	3 (170.2628)
Aug 1, 2014	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	1 / 47 (695.4284)	22 (167.4056)	1 (177.1772)	4 (176.5828)	2 (174.2628)
Jul 25, 2014	BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	11 / 44 (674.2056)	12 (171.9656)	25 (165.6800)	14 (169.1200)	20 (167.4400)
Jul 18, 2014	Bucks, Ducks & BBQ Conway, AR	6 / 26 (691.3832)	2 (176.5716)	10 (172)	9 (171.9888)	7 (170.8228)
Jul 11, 2014	13th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	16 / 35 (665.5772)	13 (170.8228)	8 (170.8460)	26 (155.3828)	8 (168.5256)
Jul 4, 2014	Que'n In The Park Bryant, AR	10 / 33 (669.5996)	11 (170.2628)	17 (163.9656)	16 (163.4056)	6 (171.9656)
Jun 26, 2014	2nd Annual Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	11 / 35 (667.3488)	6 (171.9772)	10 (167.9772)	11 (167.4172)	12 (159.9772)
Jun 20, 2014	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	16 / 33 (668.4456)	20 (167.3944)	14 (166.8228)	17 (165.1084)	10 (169.1200)
Jun 13, 2014	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	7 / 49 (691.4172)	13 (171.9656)	9 (173.7144)	6 (174.2972)	14 (171.4400)
May 16, 2014	Table Rock & Ribs Kimberling City, MO	5 / 18 (668.4340)	10 (161.6456)	5 (172)	14 (159.3828)	1 (175.4056)
Aug 30, 2013	Four State BBQ Championship Presented by Downstream Casino Quapaw, OK	21 / 36 (665.0856)	20 (168.5484)	18 (162.8344)	10 (172)	22 (161.7028)
Aug 2, 2013	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	25 / 51 (652.4456)	20 (165.1200)	30 (161.6800)	13 (168.5256)	34 (157.1200)
Jul 12, 2013	6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	25 / 42 (653.0744)	33 (161.6800)	21 (164.5716)	41 (148.5028)	1 (178.3200)
Jun 20, 2013	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	19 / 50 (670.8572)	31 (165.7142)	38 (161.1430)	26 (165.1428)	1 (178.8572)
Jun 14, 2013	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS	9 / 31 (664.5712)	9 (169.7142)	14 (166.2856)	23 (160)	4 (168.5714)
May 17, 2013	Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK	14 / 30 (667.9994)	15 (167.9998)	22 (162.2856)	11 (170.2856)	12 (167.4284)
Apr 26, 2013	Smokin' in the Ozarks Rogers, AR	21 / 34 (646.8568)	28 (153.7144)	19 (161.7142)	2 (173.1428)	22 (158.2854)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

SLEEPY HOLLOW

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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (15 found in their record)

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

On the rise

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The drought

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

The metronome

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)