OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE

OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE is a competition barbecue team with 90 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. They have won 3 Grand Championships, most recently at the Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest (2016), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 5 times. They are ranked #145 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings and hold 1 all-time KCBS record.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

KCBS records held

1 🥇

highest pork ribs score

Power ranking

#145

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1778

peak 1778 · rated over 85 contests5 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Sep 12, 2019 · 6.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#87

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

5 reserve · wins it all 3% of the time

Category wins

50 podiums

Overall top-10s

47% of 90 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 28%

overall standings

Best overall

701.1316 / 720

Master · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Current form

683.71 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 677.36 (+6.35)

Walk rate

78%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2

Consistency

±11.51

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 171.02 · weakest Brisket (167.95)

Road miles

17,136

across 90 mapped stops · furthest 678 mi

Schedule strength

67%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)

Purse competed for

$114K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

677.36 / 720

90 Master contests · 3 GCs

Storylines (18 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

1.2004 points from the title

Came within 1.2004 points of the Grand Championship at Route 66 Smoke Out (May 5, 2017).

Among the elite

#145 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 2% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1778 puts them #145 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 2% of the field.

rating 1778
peak 1778
85 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 2 different meats.

Pork ×2
Pork Ribs ×1

Against the odds

28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 72 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest (Aug 19, 2016) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 28-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ.

Giant slayer

61 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 61-team field at Windy City BBQ Classic.

Sep 11, 2015

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.

3 visits
best finish 1st
average top 14%

They almost always walk

78% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 70 of 90 contests

A top-10 category call in 78% of their 90 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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High-water mark

701.1316 career-best overall

97.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 701.1316 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship — 97.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 9, 2015

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

GETTIN' BASTED has finished one call ahead of OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 2 Grand Championships

2015 was the year it came together: 23 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 30%.

23 contests
13 overall top-10s
3 category wins
average top 30%

A tough matchup

38–14 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 38 of their 52 shared contests.

The drought

26 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest on Aug 19, 2016 — 26 contests and 10.1 years ago.

last GC Aug 19, 2016
10.1 years ago

A strong matchup

16–5 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 76% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Theslabs.com in 16 of their 21 shared contests.

Always the bridesmaid

5 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 5 times against 3 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

3 Grand Championships
90 contests

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 20% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 20% across 8 contests, versus top 28% the rest of the year.

8 June contests
top 28% the rest of the year

The long haul

17,136 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 17,136 miles across 90 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 678 miles to Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier).

90 mapped stops
furthest 678 mi

The metronome

±1.60% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.60% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.1% of a perfect score
90 contests

Holds 1 KCBS record (on 1 all-time board)

Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.

🥇 🍖 Highest pork ribs score 180 one meat, out of 180 · won the category with it · Jul 3, 2013 · shared with at least 9 others

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	#768 (385 pts)	#1276 (185 pts)	#1162 (225 pts)	#1026 (270 pts)	#1322 (175 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#512 (700 pts)	#553 (675 pts)	#767 (465 pts)	#436 (830 pts)	#850 (395 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#344 (1,070 pts)	#474 (813 pts)	#203 (1,435 pts)	#348 (1,050 pts)	#359 (1,060 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#203 (1,532 pts)	#185 (1,463 pts)	#160 (1,550 pts)	#72 (1,945 pts)	#233 (1,375 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#87 (2,089 pts)	#111 (1,725 pts)	#29 (2,315 pts)	#60 (2,005 pts)	#117 (1,802 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#111 (1,959 pts)	#151 (1,620 pts)	#73 (1,945 pts)	#63 (1,997 pts)	#198 (1,503 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#148 (1,649 pts)	#210 (1,249 pts)	#163 (1,436 pts)	#55 (2,001 pts)	#222 (1,251 pts)

Overall rank by season

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1778 power rating

Contests: 56
GCs: 12
Top-10s: 88%
Peak: 1783

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1778 power rating

Contests: 157
GCs: 16
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1826

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1778 power rating

Contests: 71
GCs: 9
Top-10s: 62%
Peak: 1792

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1778 power rating

Contests: 61
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1778

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#148 of the rated field

1778 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 11
Top-10s: 89%
Peak: 1797

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OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ

#142 of the rated field

1779 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 79
GCs: 8
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1814

12–13 in 25 shared contests (48% to OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE)

Level with OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 73 contests
last seen Apr 28, 2023

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	52	14	38	27%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	46	11	35	24%	⚔ compare
QUAU	29	16	13	55%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	28	7	21	25%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	27	12	15	44%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	26	11	15	42%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	25	15	10	60%	⚔ compare
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	25	12	13	48%	⚔ compare
PELLET ENVY	25	10	15	40%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	25	9	16	36%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	25	6	19	24%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	24	8	16	33%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	23	11	12	48%	⚔ compare
BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE	22	12	10	55%	⚔ compare
PITMASTERIQ BBQ	22	11	11	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	90	22	0	9	179.4400	153.0628	168.78	top 44%
Pork Ribs	90	40	3	16	180 🔥	152.5488	169.60	top 34%
Pork	90	43	5	18	180 🔥	159.9996	171.02	top 27%
Brisket	90	25	1	7	177.7144	153.0628	167.95	top 39%

“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)	3	0	top 49%
Medium (20–39)	31	0	top 29%
Large (40+)	56	3	top 26%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	33	2	top 26%
KS	20	0	top 22%
AR	6	0	top 37%
IL	6	1	top 14%
TN	6	0	top 41%
OK	6	0	top 26%
IN	4	0	top 37%
MS	4	0	top 44%
GA	4	0	top 28%
KY	1	0	top 62%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	3	1	1	top 14%	Aug 17, 2018
CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	2	6	0	top 14%	Oct 12, 2018
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	60	0	top 27%	Sep 15, 2018
38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	49	0	top 34%	Sep 1, 2017
Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	2	14	0	top 19%	Mar 25, 2017
Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2	2	15	0	top 51%	Mar 18, 2017
Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1	2	26	0	top 37%	Mar 17, 2017
37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	75	0	top 31%	Oct 29, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship	2	3	0	top 30%	Sep 30, 2016
The National BBQ Cup (Day 2)	2	21	0	top 44%	May 28, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	4	0	top 27%	Apr 29, 2016
Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	2	11	0	top 21%	Apr 15, 2016
Table Rock Boats and Bones	2	2	0	top 12%	Sep 19, 2015
Sugar Mound BBQ Festival	2	6	0	top 18%	May 23, 2015
Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	2	5	0	top 31%	May 1, 2015
MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC	2	8	0	top 31%	Nov 8, 2014
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	2	7	0	top 9%	Jun 27, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 23 contests · 2 GCs

Contests a season 12.9 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 33 of 90 contests · 10 states in all

Contests visited 72 17 of them more than once

First title Apr 17, 2015 7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest

Opponents faced 2,872 finished ahead 6,225 times, behind 1,875

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

20192 milestones

Sep 12 Peak power rating (1778) 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
Sep 12 Most recent contest 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST

20154 milestones

Apr 17 First Grand Championship 7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
Sep 11 Biggest field won (61 teams) Windy City BBQ Classic
Oct 9 Career-best overall score701.1316 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship
Nov 13 50th tracked contest Richland Char-Broil Challenge

20142 milestones

Apr 11 First Reserve Championship 6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
Oct 2 25th tracked contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

20138 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
Apr 19 First call Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
Apr 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5714 Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
Apr 26 First overall top-10 Smokin' In The Creek
Jul 3 First category win (Pork Ribs) Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest
Jul 3 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest
Aug 17 10th tracked contest BBQ at the Races Kansas Speedway
Oct 11 First overall podium Cookin' on the Kaw

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship	Oct 9, 2015
+13.4	Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend	May 17, 2013
+12.8	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 21, 2013
+12.3	6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	Apr 11, 2014
+12.2	McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual	May 31, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.7	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2	Mar 18, 2017
-8.5	Rockin Apples Festival	Sep 2, 2016
-8.2	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	Oct 27, 2017
-7.9	CCS Fest	Apr 7, 2017
-7.1	Smokin' with Woods	Aug 8, 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)
2019	3	0	2	0	33%	top 20%	97.1%	95.4%
2018	5	0	3	1	60%	top 21%	96.3%	94.5%
2017	12	0	2	0	42%	top 39%	95.9%	93.7%
2016	19	1	5	2	84%	top 31%	97.1%	94.5%
2015	23	2	13	3	87%	top 30%	97.4%	94.6%
2014	15	0	11	2	93%	top 21%	95.5%	94%
2013	13	0	6	1	85%	top 23%	95.3%	92.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	4 / 468 (699.4400)	27 (176)	55 (173.1544)	12 (176.5828)	60 (173.7028)
Apr 26, 2019	BBQ, Bikes and Blues 🏅 Washington, MO	6 / 39 (685.6572)	12 (171.4172)	7 (171.4172)	9 (171.4172)	14 (171.4056)
Feb 8, 2019	KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 unrated Little Rock, AR	40 / 92 (676.4916)	49 (170.2972)	18 (171.9772)	43 (168.5372)	64 (165.6800)
Oct 12, 2018	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL	6 / 45 (674.7544)	8 (173.1544)	24 (160.5144)	2 (177.7028)	26 (163.3828)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	77 / 467 (682.2284)	118 (171.4172)	268 (164.5600)	66 (173.1084)	63 (173.1428)
Sep 14, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	60 / 164 (686.2400)	55 (173.1428)	37 (173.7144)	139 (163.9772)	36 (175.4056)
Aug 17, 2018	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	2 / 44 (693.6684)	3 (175.4400)	8 (170.8572)	1 (177.7028)	13 (169.6684)
Jun 15, 2018	Hog Capital Challenge Kewanee, IL	8 / 25 (665.0744)	6 (172.5600)	10 (163.9888)	6 (168.5944)	16 (159.9312)
Oct 27, 2017	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	63 / 95 (670.7312)	77 (163.9428)	59 (167.4172)	27 (171.9656)	58 (167.4056)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	123 / 407 (673.6456)	173 (168)	214 (164.5600)	21 (176.5600)	204 (164.5256)
Aug 31, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	49 / 129 (687.3600)	15 (177.1544)	76 (169.1200)	49 (173.1200)	83 (167.9656)
Aug 18, 2017	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	15 / 43 (662.1828)	13 (169.7028)	9 (168.5600)	11 (167.4172)	26 (156.5028)
Jul 14, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Bend, IN	7 / 27 (667.3600)	24 (158.8228)	6 (169.1316)	5 (169.6800)	3 (169.7256)
May 12, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Bowling Green, KY	18 / 29 (671.3140)	13 (172.5600)	20 (167.3828)	22 (166.2628)	23 (165.1084)
May 5, 2017	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	2 / 29 (690.7540)	14 (167.3828)	2 (173.7028)	4 (174.2628)	2 (175.4056)
Apr 7, 2017	CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN	23 / 45 (653.0056)	39 (153.0628)	14 (166.8344)	19 (166.2628)	11 (166.8456)
Mar 25, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Shawnee, OK	14 / 77 (689.6572)	29 (172.5716)	3 (178.2972)	27 (171.9656)	33 (166.8228)
Mar 24, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK	18 / 87 (685.0628)	27 (170.8572)	27 (170.8228)	30 (170.2744)	20 (173.1084)
Mar 18, 2017	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 Tupelo, MS	35 / 45 (666.1372)	37 (167.9772)	41 (159.9544)	13 (169.6800)	25 (168.5256)
Mar 17, 2017	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	26 / 68 (678.8116)	26 (170.2744)	2 (177.1544)	55 (160.5600)	28 (170.8228)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	108 / 557 (674.2284)	73 (172.0344)	219 (166.8572)	85 (171.9656)	264 (163.3712)
Oct 28, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	75 / 180 (679.9428)	101 (170.2628)	101 (167.4172)	118 (166.8228)	25 (175.4400)
Oct 14, 2016	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Authur, IL	8 / 55 (675.3712)	24 (166.2744)	16 (170.2628)	3 (175.4056)	36 (163.4284)
Sep 30, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	27 / 50 (687.3716)	45 (168.5372)	34 (168.5600)	17 (173.1200)	4 (177.1544)
Sep 23, 2016	Bikes Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR	10 / 43 (676.4804)	8 (171.9888)	20 (163.9544)	11 (170.8228)	9 (169.7144)
Sep 2, 2016	Rockin Apples Festival Appleton City, MO	14 / 23 (673.0628)	13 (166.8344)	5 (172.5944)	11 (167.9656)	14 (165.6684)
Aug 19, 2016	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	1 / 51 (683.9196)	4 (170.8456)	2 (173.1200)	7 (170.2628)	6 (169.6912)
Jul 16, 2016	Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! Day 2 New Palestine, IN	12 / 33 (687.3488)	27 (167.3944)	7 (176)	10 (173.1316)	16 (170.8228)
Jul 15, 2016	Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	14 / 39 (682.1368)	19 (167.3828)	10 (175.4056)	17 (169.6800)	20 (169.6684)
Jul 1, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Marietta, GA	8 / 30 (691.9312)	18 (170.8228)	22 (168.5484)	1 (178.8572)	10 (173.7028)
Jun 17, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Hendersonville, TN	4 / 29 (698.7884)	26 (167.3828)	5 (177.1428)	3 (177.7028)	5 (176.5600)
May 28, 2016	The National BBQ Cup (Day 2) Nashville, TN	21 / 50 (685.0284)	31 (170.8228)	11 (173.7028)	26 (170.8228)	29 (169.6800)
May 27, 2016	The National BBQ Cup (Day 1) Nashville, TN	23 / 51 (684.4688)	7 (178.8572)	46 (161.6688)	4 (176.5600)	37 (167.3828)
Apr 29, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	12 / 30 (665.6228)	14 (166.2628)	20 (162.2628)	7 (168.5372)	11 (168.5600)
Apr 15, 2016	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	11 / 53 (672.5372)	26 (166.8344)	8 (172.5828)	22 (164.5372)	15 (168.5828)
Apr 1, 2016	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Jackson, TN	14 / 61 (681.5884)	2 (177.7028)	16 (170.2512)	46 (162.8116)	18 (170.8228)
Mar 19, 2016	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 Tupelo, MS	15 / 61 (685.6116)	42 (168.5256)	27 (168.5488)	1 (180)	30 (168.5372)
Mar 18, 2016	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	34 / 95 (669.5768)	4 (177.7144)	41 (165.7144)	59 (163.3712)	55 (162.7768)
Mar 11, 2016	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA	18 / 89 (674.1368)	36 (168.5256)	9 (173.1428)	46 (165.0856)	27 (167.3828)
Nov 20, 2015	The National BBQ Cup Cumming, GA	11 / 74 (689.0856)	43 (168.5372)	15 (172.5828)	11 (173.7028)	15 (174.2628)
Nov 13, 2015	Richland Char-Broil Challenge Richland, GA	9 / 18 (666.1372)	14 (163.9544)	16 (160.5372)	4 (173.1084)	7 (168.5372)
Oct 23, 2015	Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Fort Gibson, OK	6 / 26 (690.7656)	11 (171.9772)	5 (172.5600)	11 (168.5256)	2 (177.7028)
Oct 9, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	3 / 50 (701.1316)	2 (179.4400)	3 (177.7144)	15 (174.8572)	37 (169.1200)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	189 / 606 (665.0624)	391 (160.5600)	94 (171.4056)	331 (163.3712)	120 (169.7256)
Oct 2, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	141 / 187 (664.5140)	173 (158.8112)	152 (162.2628)	42 (172.5600)	69 (170.8800)
Sep 25, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK	9 / 30 (681.1084)	29 (160.5600)	5 (174.8456)	5 (172.5600)	6 (173.1428)
Sep 19, 2015	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	2 / 33 (694.2284)	3 (177.7028)	3 (176)	8 (171.9772)	15 (168.5484)
Sep 11, 2015	Windy City BBQ Classic Chicago, IL	1 / 61 (698.2744)	3 (177.1544)	3 (177.1428)	22 (167.9656)	1 (176.0116)
Sep 4, 2015	Q'ing for a Cause Columbia, MO	8 / 21 (677.5884)	15 (166.8228)	13 (164.5256)	5 (171.9772)	3 (174.2628)
Aug 22, 2015	Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 2 Hot Springs, AR	10 / 18 (677.6000)	12 (170.8228)	1 (176.5716)	16 (160.5028)	8 (169.7028)
Aug 21, 2015	Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 1 Hot Springs, AR	8 / 19 (674.7084)	10 (168.5372)	6 (171.4172)	8 (170.8228)	15 (163.9312)
Jul 3, 2015	Blues Hog Barbecue, Music & Craft Festival Jackson, TN	27 / 51 (669.5308)	44 (160.5028)	3 (177.7028)	26 (166.2168)	29 (165.1084)
Jun 19, 2015	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	13 / 36 (677.0056)	27 (165.0856)	3 (177.1544)	7 (171.9772)	19 (162.7884)
Jun 5, 2015	McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	4 / 33 (690.8912)	13 (169.1428)	2 (178.8800)	9 (171.4056)	10 (171.4628)
May 23, 2015	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	18 / 62 (675.8856)	38 (165.1316)	18 (170.8228)	8 (174.2628)	35 (165.6684)
May 22, 2015	Table Rock and Ribs (GC receives Golden Ticket to the World Food Championship) Kimberling City, MO	6 / 26 (686.2056)	13 (171.4056)	11 (169.6916)	2 (176.5600)	10 (168.5484)
May 8, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	4 / 30 (687.3600)	2 (176)	7 (172.0116)	3 (173.1084)	18 (166.2400)
May 1, 2015	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	18 / 37 (667.3144)	29 (161.6572)	13 (166.2628)	14 (169.1200)	8 (170.2744)
Apr 17, 2015	7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	1 / 49 (690.2512)	7 (170.8228)	2 (176.5828)	12 (169.1200)	6 (173.7256)
Apr 3, 2015	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full) Pleasant Hill, MO	21 / 71 (673.6000)	19 (170.8228)	42 (163.3944)	1 (180)	51 (159.3828)
Mar 21, 2015	2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	39 / 82 (679.8744)	68 (167.3944)	69 (163.9428)	7 (176.5600)	26 (171.9772)
Mar 20, 2015	3rd Annual Smokin At The Run Miami, OK	12 / 87 (686.1712)	36 (171.9656)	34 (169.1200)	4 (177.7028)	33 (167.3828)
Nov 8, 2014	MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO	10 / 27 (687.3712)	10 (171.9656)	19 (167.9656)	9 (173.1772)	11 (174.2628)
Nov 7, 2014	MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO	8 / 31 (685.6112)	15 (170.8228)	9 (170.2628)	7 (172.5600)	10 (171.9656)
Oct 17, 2014	Casino Queen BBQ Competition Greater St. Louis, IL	7 / 44 (678.7768)	15 (170.8228)	10 (169.7256)	10 (171.4056)	18 (166.8228)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	36 / 552 (686.2628)	290 (164.5600)	89 (171.4400)	29 (175.4172)	32 (174.8456)
Sep 26, 2014	Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival Hermann, MO	7 / 37 (678.1712)	10 (170.2628)	19 (166.8228)	13 (167.3828)	2 (173.7028)
Sep 13, 2014	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	6 / 34 (679.3256)	11 (172)	11 (168.5256)	2 (177.1544)	19 (161.6456)
Aug 22, 2014	22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	4 / 52 (674.7768)	13 (167.4284)	4 (174.2628)	1 (176)	31 (157.0856)
Aug 8, 2014	Smokin' with Woods Odessa, MO	17 / 28 (659.3828)	22 (161.6800)	13 (166.2628)	2 (172.0228)	20 (159.4172)
Jul 11, 2014	7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	8 / 41 (679.4628)	6 (174.8456)	9 (170.8572)	4 (174.2972)	26 (159.4628)
Jun 27, 2014	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	26 / 184 (658.1712)	2 (176.5828)	52 (163.3944)	62 (162.8228)	86 (155.3712)
Jun 6, 2014	McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual McLouth, KS	2 / 36 (685.6800)	2 (174.8572)	1 (177.1428)	3 (174.8456)	16 (158.8344)
May 24, 2014	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	6 / 87 (682.2396)	31 (167.3940)	2 (176)	40 (165.1200)	6 (173.7256)
May 9, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	18 / 30 (659.3256)	8 (170.8456)	28 (160.5372)	8 (172)	28 (155.9428)
May 2, 2014	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	5 / 35 (678.8112)	27 (162.2972)	4 (174.2628)	13 (169.1084)	6 (173.1428)
Apr 11, 2014	6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	2 / 46 (683.3828)	29 (160.5600)	2 (176.5600)	11 (168.5484)	3 (177.7144)
Oct 11, 2013	Cookin' on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	3 / 42 (664.4684)	4 (171.4056)	15 (163.9656)	3 (170.2628)	16 (158.8344)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	75 / 535 (663.9204)	18 (174.8572)	397 (152.5488)	74 (169.6800)	103 (166.8344)
Sep 6, 2013	Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off Blue Springs, MO	19 / 72 (670.7544)	39 (162.8344)	20 (167.3828)	4 (175.4172)	18 (165.1200)
Aug 17, 2013	BBQ at the Races Kansas Speedway Kansas City, KS	11 / 31 (676.5144)	12 (169.7144)	19 (165.1200)	3 (175.4172)	16 (166.2628)
Jul 12, 2013	6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	18 / 42 (663.2912)	3 (174.2628)	10 (171.4056)	23 (164.5600)	38 (153.0628)
Jul 3, 2013	Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest Liberty, MO	5 / 30 (677.1422)	15 (162.2854)	1 (180)	2 (174.2856)	15 (160.5712)
Jun 21, 2013	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	7 / 183 (670.2854)	74 (161.1428)	8 (173.1428)	16 (170.8572)	37 (165.1426)
Jun 7, 2013	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	27 / 69 (654.2852)	49 (156.5716)	7 (173.7142)	44 (159.9996)	27 (163.9998)
May 31, 2013	McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual McLouth, KS	4 / 37 (672)	16 (163.4286)	25 (158.8572)	2 (176.5714)	4 (173.1428)
May 17, 2013	Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend Lake of the Ozarks, MO	4 / 41 (686.2852)	17 (168)	7 (171.9998)	2 (175.4284)	8 (170.8570)
May 10, 2013	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	21 / 49 (642.8562)	33 (157.7142)	20 (161.1426)	23 (161.7140)	22 (162.2854)
Apr 26, 2013	Smokin' In The Creek Sugar Creek, MO	10 / 41 (662.2852)	22 (161.1428)	20 (161.7142)	4 (171.9998)	11 (167.4284)
Apr 19, 2013	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	11 / 50 (648.5714)	16 (164.5714)	29 (155.4288)	20 (162.8570)	10 (165.7142)

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

OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

KCBS records held

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (18 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Always the bridesmaid

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

The metronome

Holds 1 KCBS record (on 1 all-time board)

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)