BRICKHEAD BBQ

BRICKHEAD BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 71 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. They have won 5 Grand Championships, most recently at the Smoke EM IF You Got EM (2018), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 9 times. They are ranked #89 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#89

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1812

peak 1812 · rated over 70 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 3, 2013

latest Nov 9, 2018 · 5.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#60

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

9 reserve · wins it all 7% of the time

Category wins

42 podiums

Overall top-10s

58% of 71 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 28%

overall standings

Best overall

710.2972 / 720

Master · Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival

Perfect 180s

5 🔥

Current form

684.37 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 678.25 (+6.11)

Walk rate

83%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Smoke on the Border

Consistency

±15.20

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 171.04 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.71)

Road miles

11,760

across 71 mapped stops · furthest 725 mi

Schedule strength

70%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

678.25 / 720

71 Master contests · 5 GCs

Storylines (20 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.6288 points from the title

Came within 0.6288 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin on the Lake (May 17, 2014).

Among the elite

#89 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 1% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1812 puts them #89 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 1% of the field.

rating 1812
peak 1812
70 rated contests

The 180 club

5 perfect 180s

5 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Brisket ×3
Chicken ×2

Against the odds

26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 74 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Laurie Hillbilly BBQ (Jul 31, 2015) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 26-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ.

On the rise

+27 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 27 points across 8 contests since Apr 7, 2018 — from 1786 up to 1812.

8 contests since Apr 7, 2018
now 1812

Giant slayer

76 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 76-team field at Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival.

Jun 10, 2016

Happy hunting ground

2× Grand Championships here

Laurie Hillbilly BBQ is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 5 visits.

5 visits
best finish 1st
average top 30%

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A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (POW/MIA Tribute) (Nov 7, 2015).

Chicken 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

83% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 59 of 71 contests

A top-10 category call in 83% of their 71 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

710.2972 career-best overall

98.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 710.2972 at Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival — 98.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 10, 2016

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

GETTIN' BASTED has finished one call ahead of BRICKHEAD BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 2 Grand Championships

2018 was the year it came together: 8 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 18%.

8 contests
6 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 18%

A tough matchup

32–12 behind in the head-to-head

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead in 73% of their meetings

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has come out ahead in 32 of their 44 shared contests.

A strong matchup

18–5 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 78% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOOTH SMOKE in 18 of their 23 shared contests.

Always the bridesmaid

9 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 9 times against 5 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

5 Grand Championships
71 contests

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

GETTIN' BASTED has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A November team

Top 6% average finish in November

Something about November: average finish in the top 6% across 3 contests, versus top 28% the rest of the year.

3 November contests
top 28% the rest of the year

The long haul

11,760 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 11,760 miles across 71 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 725 miles to 25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge.

71 mapped stops
furthest 725 mi

The metronome

±2.11% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.11% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.2% of a perfect score
71 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Laurie Hillbilly BBQ every year from 2013 to 2016 — 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
2018 ↗	Master	#173 (1,519 pts)	#217 (1,294 pts)	#243 (1,209 pts)	#318 (1,034 pts)	#175 (1,489 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#409 (904 pts)	#547 (729 pts)	#470 (834 pts)	#595 (679 pts)	#395 (969 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#86 (2,060 pts)	#108 (1,749 pts)	#118 (1,712 pts)	#119 (1,700 pts)	#51 (2,166 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#60 (2,223 pts)	#86 (1,824 pts)	#130 (1,690 pts)	#48 (2,098 pts)	#27 (2,346 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#176 (1,608 pts)	#253 (1,260 pts)	#223 (1,378 pts)	#158 (1,566 pts)	#216 (1,430 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#282 (1,080 pts)	#299 (985 pts)	#307 (990 pts)	#321 (925 pts)	#206 (1,295 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BRICKHEAD BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE

#90 of the rated field

1812 power rating

Contests: 56
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 59%
Peak: 1815

1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to BRICKHEAD BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 50 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2021

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GILLY'S BBQ

#91 of the rated field

1812 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 67
GCs: 12
Top-10s: 69%
Peak: 1812

5–6 in 11 shared contests (45% to BRICKHEAD BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 60 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 60 contests
last seen Oct 12, 2018
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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BUNCH OF SWINES

#87 of the rated field

1813 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 157
GCs: 39
Top-10s: 80%
Peak: 1894

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to BRICKHEAD BBQ)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 157 contests to 71.

rated over 135 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026
on a 3-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

Organizer Portal

#93 of the rated field

1812 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 327
GCs: 48
Top-10s: 73%
Peak: 2007

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BRICKHEAD BBQ)

Their rating is built on 48 Grand Championships in 327 contests, alongside a 73% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 307 contests
last seen Mar 20, 2026

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LOCAL YOKELS BBQ

#88 of the rated field

1813 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 89
GCs: 10
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1815

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

rated over 66 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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SAUCE THIS BBQ

#92 of the rated field

1812 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 83
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1853

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

rated over 83 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GETTIN' BASTED	44	16	28	36%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	44	12	32	27%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	28	16	12	57%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	25	10	15	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN O BBQ	24	17	7	71%	⚔ compare
MOKAN MEATHEADS	24	16	8	67%	⚔ compare
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	24	11	13	46%	⚔ compare
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	24	5	19	21%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	23	18	5	78%	⚔ compare
IN DEEP SAUCE	23	14	9	61%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	22	12	10	55%	⚔ compare
THUMP & STRUM BBQ	21	14	7	67%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	21	11	10	52%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	20	9	11	45%	⚔ compare
OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	20	8	12	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	71	29	3	10	180 🔥	145.1428	169.69	top 39%
Pork Ribs	71	32	0	5	178.8572	156.5144	168.71	top 38%
Pork	71	33	2	9	179.4400	150.2854	168.81	top 37%
Brisket	71	47	4	18	180 🔥	156	171.04	top 25%

“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)	2	1	top 25%
Medium (20–39)	39	3	top 25%
Large (40+)	30	1	top 31%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	51	4	top 24%
OK	8	0	top 43%
KS	6	0	top 33%
AR	3	0	top 48%
CO	1	0	top 24%
NE	1	0	top 16%
NC	1	1	top 1%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	5	1	2	top 30%	Aug 3, 2018
Table Rock Boats and Bones	4	7	0	top 24%	Sep 16, 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	2	0	top 37%	May 6, 2016
MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (POW/MIA Tribute)	2	1	1	top 7%	Nov 7, 2015
Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off	2	2	0	top 10%	Jun 29, 2018
37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	61	0	top 32%	Oct 29, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship	2	19	0	top 69%	Sep 30, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2	8	0	top 28%	Sep 23, 2016
Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief	2	4	0	top 12%	Apr 1, 2016
Smokin on the Lake	2	2	0	top 19%	May 29, 2015
Ol' Glory BBQ Bash	2	13	0	top 42%	Jun 20, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 18 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 11.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 51 of 71 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 54 11 of them more than once

First title Jul 31, 2015 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ

Opponents faced 1,704 finished ahead 3,033 times, behind 959

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

20184 milestones

Apr 7 5th perfect 180 Smoke on the Border
Nov 9 5th Grand Championship Smoke EM IF You Got EM
Nov 9 Peak power rating (1812) Smoke EM IF You Got EM
Nov 9 Most recent contest Smoke EM IF You Got EM

20163 milestones

Jun 10 Biggest field won (76 teams) Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
Jun 10 Career-best overall score710.2972 Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
Aug 5 50th tracked contest Laurie Hillbilly BBQ

20154 milestones

Apr 3 25th tracked contest Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full)
Jul 31 First Grand Championship Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Jul 31 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Nov 7 First multi-meat day MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (POW/MIA Tribute)

20142 milestones

Mar 14 10th tracked contest Smokin' At The Run Shootout
May 17 First category win (Pork) Smokin on the Lake

20136 milestones

May 3 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 3 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2856 Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend
Sep 13 First overall top-10 Bucksaw Band & BBQ
Oct 25 First overall podium Bates County BBQ State Championship
Oct 25 First Reserve Championship Bates County BBQ State Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.4	Bates County BBQ State Championship	Oct 25, 2013
+14.5	MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (POW/MIA Tribute)	Nov 7, 2015
+14.3	Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival	Sep 27, 2013
+14.1	Smokin' with Woods	Aug 8, 2014
+13.8	Smokin on the Lake	May 17, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship	Sep 30, 2016
-13	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 3, 2013
-11.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Sep 22, 2017
-6.3	Smoking in the Woods	Jul 22, 2016
-5	3rd Annual Willard Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off	Jun 26, 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)
2018	8	2	6	1	100%	top 18%	97%	95.1%
2017	6	0	3	0	83%	top 31%	97.1%	95.3%
2016	18	1	13	3	83%	top 25%	98.7%	94.5%
2015	17	2	11	4	88%	top 23%	98.3%	95.2%
2014	13	0	5	1	77%	top 27%	96.6%	93.6%
2013	9	0	3	0	67%	top 48%	95%	90.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 9, 2018	Smoke EM IF You Got EM Springfield, MO	1 / 30 (693.0740)	4 (174.2628)	4 (174.2628)	7 (172.5600)	3 (171.9884)
Oct 19, 2018	Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown Lebanon, MO	7 / 21 (682.2288)	11 (171.9772)	7 (171.4172)	12 (166.2744)	5 (172.5600)
Aug 4, 2018	Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO	16 / 37 (667.8052)	18 (167.3712)	19 (167.3712)	8 (169.6800)	20 (163.3828)
Aug 3, 2018	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	1 / 35 (689.0512)	2 (174.8572)	8 (170.8228)	9 (171.9656)	4 (171.4056)
Jun 29, 2018	Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	7 / 52 (689.6688)	4 (177.7028)	14 (173.1316)	36 (163.4172)	2 (175.4172)
Jun 15, 2018	25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	15 / 62 (666.8000)	45 (154.8228)	4 (174.2744)	11 (171.4400)	9 (166.2628)
May 25, 2018	Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off Branson, MO	7 / 50 (689.6340)	24 (170.8228)	22 (169.1084)	9 (173.7028)	2 (176)
Apr 7, 2018	Smoke on the Border Gravette, AR	2 / 33 (698.2400)	1 (180)	4 (177.1544)	11 (169.6800)	11 (171.4056)
Sep 22, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Edmond, OK	24 / 30 (678.1828)	9 (176.5600)	16 (171.9772)	30 (161.1200)	19 (168.5256)
Sep 16, 2017	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling, MO	13 / 47 (685.0972)	20 (170.2972)	9 (173.7144)	34 (165.0856)	6 (176)
Sep 8, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Kansas City, MO	6 / 28 (683.4288)	22 (165.1544)	3 (173.7144)	7 (172.5600)	8 (172)
Jul 8, 2017	Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO	6 / 31 (689.0628)	6 (176.5600)	14 (170.8228)	18 (169.1200)	6 (172.5600)
Jul 7, 2017	Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge Warrensburg, MO	12 / 35 (681.0512)	15 (170.2744)	16 (168.5140)	11 (172.5828)	11 (169.6800)
Jun 23, 2017	Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	2 / 35 (699.3828)	8 (172.5600)	9 (170.2628)	5 (176.5600)	2 (180)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	172 / 557 (667.3024)	241 (166.2628)	117 (170.8228)	341 (162.2628)	157 (167.9540)
Oct 28, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	61 / 180 (683.8740)	15 (177.7028)	105 (167.3828)	112 (167.3828)	70 (171.4056)
Oct 14, 2016	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	5 / 34 (678.7196)	12 (167.9656)	5 (170.2628)	9 (169.6800)	8 (170.8112)
Sep 30, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	50 / 50 (670.1140)	50 (166.2284)	49 (161.6572)	26 (171.4056)	35 (170.8228)
Sep 23, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK	9 / 30 (683.9080)	15 (170.8456)	16 (170.8456)	15 (170.2512)	9 (171.9656)
Sep 17, 2016	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	9 / 43 (687.9316)	2 (180)	35 (161.6800)	11 (173.1316)	6 (173.1200)
Sep 3, 2016	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	7 / 45 (672.5028)	19 (167.4056)	31 (157.6572)	10 (169.1428)	1 (178.2972)
Aug 5, 2016	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	14 / 50 (678.7544)	4 (176.5600)	30 (164.5372)	29 (163.9428)	7 (173.7144)
Jul 22, 2016	Smoking in the Woods Kingdom City, MO	8 / 18 (673.0284)	3 (171.9884)	6 (169.6684)	14 (159.3944)	4 (171.9772)
Jul 8, 2016	9th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	8 / 26 (674.1712)	23 (159.9656)	16 (162.2400)	2 (175.4056)	2 (176.5600)
Jun 24, 2016	Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	3 / 49 (691.3944)	8 (175.4172)	5 (173.1428)	10 (171.4288)	8 (171.4056)
Jun 10, 2016	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	1 / 76 (710.2972)	7 (175.4172)	2 (178.8572)	2 (179.4400)	4 (176.5828)
Jun 3, 2016	Hott Butts BBQ Contest Boonville, MO	6 / 22 (673.5768)	3 (170.8228)	7 (168)	12 (166.2284)	6 (168.5256)
May 27, 2016	35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off Kennett, MO	7 / 28 (671.9084)	16 (162.2628)	7 (169.7028)	11 (169.1200)	8 (170.8228)
May 6, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	3 / 30 (687.3600)	7 (173.7028)	9 (169.7260)	2 (176.5600)	10 (167.3712)
Apr 22, 2016	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	3 / 61 (689.0512)	14 (169.1200)	14 (168.5256)	8 (171.4056)	1 (180)
Apr 15, 2016	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	2 / 53 (684.5484)	13 (168.5600)	12 (169.7144)	19 (166.8340)	1 (179.4400)
Apr 1, 2016	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	13 / 72 (674.7424)	45 (163.3712)	3 (174.2628)	29 (168.5828)	16 (168.5256)
Nov 7, 2015	MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (POW/MIA Tribute) St. James, MO	1 / 18 (697.1316)	1 (178.8572)	15 (167.3944)	9 (172.5600)	1 (178.3200)
Nov 6, 2015	MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (Armed Forces Tribute) St. James, MO	2 / 26 (689.6224)	10 (172.5484)	11 (166.8228)	2 (174.8456)	2 (175.4056)
Oct 9, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	19 / 50 (693.0972)	31 (171.4056)	4 (177.1544)	8 (176.0116)	40 (168.5256)
Sep 25, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK	8 / 30 (681.7144)	19 (166.8800)	27 (163.9544)	4 (172.5828)	2 (178.2972)
Sep 19, 2015	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	7 / 33 (687.9084)	10 (170.2628)	11 (168.5256)	5 (174.2744)	8 (174.8456)
Sep 4, 2015	Smokin in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO	4 / 31 (685.0516)	1 (177.7028)	24 (156.5144)	3 (171.9772)	4 (178.8572)
Jul 31, 2015	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	1 / 38 (707.4056)	5 (174.8572)	3 (174.8456)	2 (177.7028)	2 (180)
Jul 10, 2015	8th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	5 / 31 (684.5028)	10 (168.5600)	18 (163.9656)	1 (176.5600)	2 (175.4172)
Jun 26, 2015	3rd Annual Willard Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	17 / 31 (662.6968)	20 (163.9312)	14 (164.5600)	15 (165.0972)	14 (169.1084)
Jun 19, 2015	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	14 / 36 (674.7656)	14 (170.8228)	7 (173.1772)	10 (170.2744)	24 (160.4912)
May 29, 2015	Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO	8 / 26 (689.1312)	16 (165.7028)	4 (176)	7 (172.0228)	8 (175.4056)
May 22, 2015	Table Rock and Ribs (GC receives Golden Ticket to the World Food Championship) Kimberling City, MO	11 / 26 (679.3600)	4 (176.5944)	18 (163.9772)	8 (169.1200)	7 (169.6684)
May 15, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	2 / 30 (688.5944)	10 (170.3200)	7 (169.1660)	3 (173.7028)	2 (175.4056)
Apr 24, 2015	Smokin' in the Ville Edwardsville, KS	2 / 29 (691.9660)	2 (177.1544)	8 (171.9888)	11 (165.6800)	2 (177.1428)
Apr 3, 2015	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full) Pleasant Hill, MO	4 / 71 (686.8344)	22 (170.2628)	4 (175.4400)	30 (167.4172)	9 (173.7144)
Mar 21, 2015	2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	37 / 82 (680.5144)	32 (174.8800)	49 (167.3944)	50 (168.5600)	40 (169.6800)
Mar 20, 2015	3rd Annual Smokin At The Run Miami, OK	32 / 87 (677.6572)	58 (167.9884)	15 (173.7144)	70 (161.0972)	5 (174.8572)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	11 / 552 (695.3944)	37 (175.4172)	93 (171.4172)	6 (178.2972)	109 (170.2628)
Sep 26, 2014	Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival Hermann, MO	6 / 37 (680.4800)	5 (173.7028)	8 (173.1316)	8 (167.9772)	18 (165.6684)
Sep 13, 2014	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	9 / 34 (677.0516)	22 (163.9428)	7 (169.1316)	11 (169.1316)	2 (174.8456)
Aug 8, 2014	Smokin' with Woods Odessa, MO	2 / 28 (677.0856)	13 (169.6800)	3 (172.5828)	6 (169.1200)	8 (165.7028)
Aug 1, 2014	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	24 / 47 (656.5484)	23 (166.8684)	27 (165.1200)	41 (157.6800)	14 (166.8800)
Jul 11, 2014	7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	17 / 41 (663.8400)	34 (160.5144)	21 (166.2400)	16 (167.3828)	9 (169.7028)
Jun 26, 2014	2nd Annual Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	12 / 35 (660.4340)	3 (173.1200)	24 (159.3828)	19 (162.2284)	8 (165.7028)
Jun 20, 2014	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS	18 / 42 (673.0628)	18 (169.1200)	7 (176)	30 (163.3828)	23 (164.5600)
May 24, 2014	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	37 / 87 (659.9088)	57 (161.6572)	43 (162.2400)	15 (169.7144)	29 (166.2972)
May 17, 2014	Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO	2 / 25 (690.2512)	4 (171.9884)	17 (167.4172)	1 (176)	4 (174.8456)
Apr 4, 2014	Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	15 / 75 (670.2288)	31 (166.2400)	5 (173.1428)	9 (170.8572)	39 (159.9888)
Mar 15, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK	36 / 72 (675.8628)	32 (171.9772)	52 (165.0972)	44 (167.9656)	23 (170.8228)
Mar 14, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	6 / 41 (679.3712)	15 (169.6684)	12 (170.3200)	8 (171.4172)	12 (167.9656)
Oct 25, 2013	Bates County BBQ State Championship 🏅 Butler, MO	2 / 33 (683.9772)	2 (177.7144)	8 (168.5600)	6 (169.7144)	9 (167.9884)
Sep 27, 2013	Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival Hermann, MO	4 / 39 (674.8688)	10 (169.7144)	22 (162.2972)	7 (170.2744)	3 (172.5828)
Sep 13, 2013	Bucksaw Band & BBQ Clinton, MO	7 / 23 (632.4912)	17 (152.5600)	4 (164.5256)	11 (158.2972)	8 (157.1084)
Aug 30, 2013	Four State BBQ Championship Presented by Downstream Casino Quapaw, OK	23 / 36 (664.4800)	24 (166.2628)	28 (161.1200)	17 (169.6800)	11 (167.4172)
Aug 2, 2013	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	34 / 51 (647.2912)	40 (157.6456)	36 (160.5372)	38 (159.3828)	7 (169.7256)
Jul 12, 2013	6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	27 / 42 (652.4456)	29 (162.8228)	25 (162.8000)	26 (161.7028)	24 (165.1200)
Jun 14, 2013	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS	13 / 31 (659.9996)	6 (172)	10 (168.5714)	26 (150.8568)	3 (168.5714)
May 17, 2013	Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend Lake of the Ozarks, MO	24 / 41 (658.2856)	27 (164.5714)	27 (161.7144)	16 (167.4284)	19 (164.5714)
May 3, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	28 / 30 (618.8568)	30 (145.1428)	7 (167.4286)	30 (150.2854)	24 (156)

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

BRICKHEAD 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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (20 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

The 180 club

Against the odds

On the rise

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Always the bridesmaid

Looking over their shoulder

A November 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)