TOYS 4 BBQ'N

TOYS 4 BBQ'N is a competition barbecue team with 27 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge (2015). They are ranked #836 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#836

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1624

peak 1624 · rated over 27 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 25, 2013

latest May 4, 2018 · 5.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#528

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 4% of the time

Category wins

15 podiums

Overall top-10s

41% of 27 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

700.0572 / 720

Master · Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

675.24 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 667.00 (+8.24)

Walk rate

70%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Horse Town Brew n Que Festival

Consistency

±19.63

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.26 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.17)

Road miles

6,218

across 27 mapped stops · furthest 460 mi

Schedule strength

36%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

Master avg

667.00 / 720

27 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

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 pork.

Pork ×1

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 Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge (Oct 9, 2015) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 26-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ.

Multi-meat days

2 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 2 times — the best of them 2 category wins at Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge (Oct 9, 2015).

Pork Ribs 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

70% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 19 of 27 contests

A top-10 category call in 70% of their 27 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

700.0572 career-best overall

97.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 700.0572 at Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge — 97.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 9, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of TOYS 4 BBQ'N 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 1 Grand Championship

2015 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 23%.

6 contests
4 overall top-10s
3 category wins
average top 23%

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A tough matchup

19–5 behind in the head-to-head

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ ahead in 79% of their meetings

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has come out ahead in 19 of their 24 shared contests.

The drought

8 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge on Oct 9, 2015 — 8 contests and 11 years ago.

last GC Oct 9, 2015
11 years ago

A strong matchup

14–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DJS SMOKIN' BBQ in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.

A June team

Top 24% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 24% across 3 contests, versus top 38% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 38% the rest of the year

The long haul

6,218 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,218 miles across 27 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 460 miles to Wild West BBQ Shoot Out.

27 mapped stops
furthest 460 mi

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	#661 (586 pts)	#1196 (276 pts)	#803 (496 pts)	#497 (811 pts)	#679 (586 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#547 (694 pts)	#558 (694 pts)	#648 (599 pts)	#665 (569 pts)	#525 (719 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#658 (561 pts)	#713 (531 pts)	#630 (606 pts)	#662 (576 pts)	#874 (391 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#528 (593 pts)	#697 (473 pts)	#445 (733 pts)	#547 (603 pts)	#411 (758 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to TOYS 4 BBQ'N, each with one reason worth a look.

26 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Bubba Q

#835 of the rated field

1624 power rating

Contests: 70
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1691

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to TOYS 4 BBQ'N)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TOYS 4 BBQ'N has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 69 contests
last seen Aug 12, 2022

⚔ Head-to-head

Thin Blue Swine

#842 of the rated field

1624 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1629

Careers of much the same size, 26 contests to 27, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Jun 5, 2026

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WYO SMOKE SHOW

#840 of the rated field

1624 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1632

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 34 contests, alongside a 35% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

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TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS

#834 of the rated field

1624 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1624

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 32 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2017

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CHOP QUEY

#841 of the rated field

1624 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1631

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

rated over 36 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2023

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SWEET SMOKE Q

#839 of the rated field

1624 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1628

Level with TOYS 4 BBQ'N on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	24	5	19	21%	⚔ compare
Bad Boyz BBQ	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	15	8	7	53%	⚔ compare
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	14	14	0	100%	⚔ compare
Phil the Grill	14	11	3	79%	⚔ compare
MONSOON BBQ	14	10	4	71%	⚔ compare
COW TIPPIN BBQ	14	7	7	50%	⚔ compare
Your Behind BBQ	13	11	2	85%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
Rhythm n QUE	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
BUTTHEAD BBQ	11	10	1	91%	⚔ compare
RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ	11	9	2	82%	⚔ compare
FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC	10	9	1	90%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	27	6	0	3	178.2972	154.8570	166.65	top 49%
Pork Ribs	27	12	2	4	179.4400	143.3372	166.17	top 40%
Pork	27	7	2	5	180 🔥	157.7142	167.26	top 43%
Brisket	27	11	2	3	179.4400	146.8572	166.92	top 37%

“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)	17	1	top 36%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 40%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
AZ	16	1	top 32%
NV	7	0	top 48%
CA	4	0	top 41%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	2	12	0	top 37%	Aug 25, 2017
Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash	2	23	0	top 77%	Feb 16, 2013

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 7 contests

Contests a season 4.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AZ 16 of 27 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 25 2 of them more than once

First title Oct 9, 2015 Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge

Opponents faced 467 finished ahead 709 times, behind 404

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

20182 milestones

May 4 Peak power rating (1624) City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown
May 4 Most recent contest City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown

20171 milestone

Aug 25 25th tracked contest Wild West BBQ Shoot Out

20161 milestone

Jun 3 First perfect 180 (Pork) Horse Town Brew n Que Festival

20152 milestones

Oct 9 First Grand Championship Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge
Oct 9 Career-best overall score700.0572 Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge

20144 milestones

Jun 13 First overall podium Northern Arizona BBQ Festival
Jun 13 10th tracked contest Northern Arizona BBQ Festival
Oct 10 First category win (Pork Ribs) Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge
Oct 10 First multi-meat day Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge

20134 milestones

Jan 25 First tracked contest 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Jan 25 First call 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Jan 25 First overall top-10 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Jan 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.4282 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.4	Northern Arizona BBQ Festival	Jun 13, 2014
+13.9	Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge	Oct 10, 2014
+13	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship	Jan 25, 2013
+12.8	Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge	Oct 9, 2015
+11.4	Show Low BBQ Throwdown	May 1, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.7	Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash	Feb 15, 2013
-7.5	Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash	Feb 16, 2013
-6.2	Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship	May 2, 2013
-5	The Guinea Pig (Competitor's Series)	Feb 21, 2014
-4.4	USA Barbecue Championship	Oct 30, 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)
2018	2	0	0	0	50%	top 31%	94.4%	94.3%
2017	2	0	0	0	0%	top 50%	94%	93.9%
2016	4	0	3	1	100%	top 24%	95.8%	94.4%
2015	6	1	4	3	83%	top 23%	97.2%	94.3%
2014	7	0	3	2	57%	top 41%	95.7%	92.1%
2013	6	0	1	0	83%	top 56%	92.7%	89.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 4, 2018	City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	17 / 52 (678.2056)	11 (174.8800)	37 (165.6800)	16 (170.8228)	20 (166.8228)
Jan 19, 2018	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	21 / 70 (679.3720)	28 (170.2744)	4 (174.2860)	54 (162.2516)	10 (172.5600)
Aug 25, 2017	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out West Wendover, NV	18 / 37 (677.0628)	18 (173.1200)	22 (167.3944)	27 (165.7028)	11 (170.8456)
Jun 2, 2017	Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full) Norco, CA	29 / 57 (674.7660)	44 (165.6800)	11 (173.1316)	32 (166.8228)	22 (169.1316)
Nov 4, 2016	World BBQ Festival Peoria, AZ	12 / 31 (666.8000)	22 (166.2628)	13 (165.1316)	15 (164)	8 (171.4056)
Aug 26, 2016	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	10 / 37 (678.1600)	20 (164.5256)	20 (163.9660)	5 (175.4056)	6 (174.2628)
Jun 3, 2016	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA	8 / 58 (689.6804)	25 (170.2744)	26 (166.8344)	1 (180)	12 (172.5716)
May 6, 2016	4th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	6 / 39 (683.3256)	28 (163.9428)	3 (176)	3 (173.7028)	10 (169.6800)
Oct 9, 2015	Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	1 / 20 (700.0572)	3 (172)	1 (179.4400)	2 (175.4744)	1 (173.1428)
Aug 28, 2015	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	12 / 49 (683.3944)	19 (169.7372)	29 (166.2400)	20 (169.7144)	5 (177.7028)
Jul 10, 2015	Holbrook Holbrook, AZ	6 / 29 (684.5372)	2 (178.2972)	16 (165.1316)	22 (161.6684)	1 (179.4400)
May 1, 2015	Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	5 / 35 (674.7540)	10 (170.2628)	9 (168.5828)	11 (170.8228)	17 (165.0856)
Mar 27, 2015	Havasu Landing CA (JUDGES LIST IS FULL) Havasu Landing, CA	7 / 25 (677.1432)	7 (169.6800)	3 (172.5944)	3 (174.2744)	16 (160.5944)
Feb 27, 2015	6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	37 / 82 (654.8004)	40 (164.5372)	23 (166.8800)	51 (161.6916)	38 (161.6916)
Oct 30, 2014	USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	57 / 79 (654.8000)	38 (169.7028)	77 (149.1316)	20 (171.4172)	49 (164.5484)
Oct 10, 2014	Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	3 / 21 (689.0512)	14 (165.0856)	1 (179.4400)	1 (176.5600)	10 (167.9656)
Sep 5, 2014	The Great Vegas Gridiron Grill-Off Las Vegas, NV	22 / 42 (666.8004)	30 (162.2284)	16 (168.0344)	20 (169.1200)	20 (167.4176)
Jun 13, 2014	Northern Arizona BBQ Festival Williams, AZ	3 / 35 (676.5028)	6 (170.8572)	5 (171.4172)	23 (161.6456)	2 (172.5828)
May 2, 2014	2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	9 / 35 (667.9312)	17 (166.8572)	10 (167.9772)	16 (166.2284)	12 (166.8684)
Mar 21, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ	12 / 30 (656.4116)	2 (174.8456)	11 (167.4060)	16 (160.5372)	22 (153.6228)
Feb 21, 2014	The Guinea Pig (Competitor's Series) Indio, CA	35 / 48 (627.8400)	33 (159.4516)	39 (151.9544)	26 (159.3484)	26 (157.0856)
Sep 27, 2013	Avi Resort & Casino Music Brews & BBQ Championship Laughlin, NV	12 / 31 (664.4340)	19 (161.6800)	5 (169.1200)	22 (161.6684)	4 (171.9656)
Jul 12, 2013	3rd Annual Holbrook Holbrook, AZ	16 / 27 (636.9712)	16 (160.5712)	26 (143.3372)	8 (169.6800)	12 (163.3828)
May 2, 2013	Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship Laughlin, NV	18 / 25 (626.8568)	17 (157.1428)	10 (158.8572)	11 (159.4284)	18 (151.4284)
Feb 16, 2013	Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash Mesa, AZ	23 / 31 (647.4282)	22 (165.1426)	28 (151.9998)	13 (167.4288)	15 (162.8570)
Feb 15, 2013	Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash Mesa, AZ	23 / 29 (624.5710)	25 (154.8570)	10 (165.1426)	21 (157.7142)	26 (146.8572)
Jan 25, 2013	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	9 / 86 (667.4282)	54 (157.7142)	6 (171.4284)	47 (162.8570)	6 (175.4286)

TOYS 4 BBQ'N

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 (13 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Multi-meat days

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

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)