Pine Tar BBQ

Pine Tar BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 58 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 4th of 30 at the McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual (2022). They are ranked #2424 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,424

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1523

peak 1541 · rated over 56 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 7, 2017

latest Sep 25, 2026 · 9.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#264

Master 2026 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

10% of 58 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

697.1312 / 720

Master · McLouth BBQ Blowout 34th Annual

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

677.62 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 664.75 (+12.87)

Walk rate

43%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Shawnee Great Grillers

Consistency

±18.02

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.45 · weakest Brisket (163.15)

Road miles

3,005

across 58 mapped stops · furthest 222 mi

Schedule strength

70%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1588)

Purse competed for

$526K

listed at 45 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 49 state-championship entries

Master avg

664.75 / 720

56 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×2

Happy hunting ground

Top 16% average finish here

Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 16% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 13th
average top 16%

High-water mark

697.1312 career-best overall

96.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 697.1312 at McLouth BBQ Blowout 34th Annual — 96.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 6, 2025

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Barking Dog BBQ has finished one call ahead of Pine Tar BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2021 their best year

2021 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 40%.

7 contests
2 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 40%

A tough matchup

33–1 behind in the head-to-head

MAN MEAT BBQ ahead in 97% of their meetings

MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 33 of their 34 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.30 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 18%.

Brisket avg 163.15
Chicken avg 168.45
4 calls in 57 entries

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A strong matchup

15–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Flying W North BBQ in 15 of their 15 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

25 of 33 shared chicken entries lost

MAN MEAT BBQ ahead 76% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MAN MEAT BBQ has out-cooked them in 25 of 33 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BALD BEAUTIES BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 40% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 40% across 9 contests, versus top 60% the rest of the year.

9 September contests
top 60% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,005 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,005 miles across 58 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 222 miles to Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League.

58 mapped stops
furthest 222 mi

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) every year from 2020 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

9 visits in all
best finish 54th

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
2026 ↗	Master	#264 (732 pts)	#233 (892 pts)	#320 (732 pts)	#251 (787 pts)	#254 (767 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#327 (665 pts)	#338 (680 pts)	#360 (725 pts)	#254 (885 pts)	#405 (540 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#556 (316 pts)	#583 (331 pts)	#467 (511 pts)	#559 (346 pts)	#535 (371 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#472 (405 pts)	#475 (460 pts)	#409 (605 pts)	#376 (570 pts)	#375 (555 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#283 (808 pts)	#255 (898 pts)	#264 (928 pts)	#206 (1,028 pts)	#319 (738 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#270 (718 pts)	#252 (808 pts)	#239 (868 pts)	#214 (908 pts)	#369 (553 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#655 (120 pts)	#696 (120 pts)	#615 (165 pts)	#706 (120 pts)	#681 (120 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#887 (315 pts)	#801 (410 pts)	#905 (340 pts)	#625 (540 pts)	#970 (300 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1027 (269 pts)	#754 (459 pts)	#1163 (244 pts)	#1194 (234 pts)	#1004 (299 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1467 (175 pts)	#1384 (210 pts)	#1559 (175 pts)	#1536 (175 pts)	#1375 (210 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

ROCK N BLUES BBQ

#2,419 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 51
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1532

5–13 in 18 shared contests (28% to Pine Tar BBQ)

These two have cooked 18 of the same contests — ROCK N BLUES BBQ ahead 13–5 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 51 contests
last seen Apr 10, 2026

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Summa Dat Que

#2,427 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1545

0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to Pine Tar BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than Pine Tar BBQ has cooked, 39 to 58, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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BARE KNUCKLE BBQ

#2,416 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1523

4–0 in 4 shared contests (100% to Pine Tar BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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FULL BOAR BBQ

#2,439 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1535

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Pine Tar BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 24 contests

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ACE BBQ

#2,438 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1522

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 29% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2023

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HAMMONDVILLE HAWG MAFIA

#2,423 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1526

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen Apr 7, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MAN MEAT BBQ	34	1	33	3%	⚔ compare
Barking Dog BBQ	31	3	28	10%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	30	0	30	0%	⚔ compare
Cow Creek BBQ	28	2	26	7%	⚔ compare
MAD MUTT'S BBQ	28	2	26	7%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	28	1	27	4%	⚔ compare
WOOD HOOK BBQ	27	1	26	4%	⚔ compare
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	26	3	23	12%	⚔ compare
Bocephus BBQ	24	3	21	13%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	24	1	23	4%	⚔ compare
Fat&Dumb BBQ	23	9	14	39%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	23	2	21	9%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	23	0	23	0%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	23	0	23	0%	⚔ compare
KC SMOKE DAWGS	22	4	18	18%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	57	10	1	2	179.4400	151.9656	168.45	top 52%
Pork Ribs	57	9	1	4	178.8800	146.2628	166.41	top 55%
Pork	57	12	1	4	180 🔥	148.5372	167.08	top 53%
Brisket	57	4	0	0	173.7144	141.6572	163.15	top 62%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 63%
Medium (20–39)	22	top 62%
Large (40+)	35	top 59%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	54	0	top 59%
MO	4	0	top 77%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)	9	54	top 76%	Apr 10, 2026
Smoke on the Bricks	5	10	top 46%	Aug 8, 2025
Border War Barbeque	4	21	top 77%	Oct 21, 2022
Shawnee Great Grillers	3	14	top 26%	Sep 25, 2026
Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ	3	9	top 50%	Apr 17, 2026
Smoke on the Water	2	16	top 69%	Oct 10, 2025
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2	13	top 16%	Sep 23, 2022
Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	2	22	top 62%	Jun 7, 2019
Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q	2	18	top 73%	May 4, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2026 10 contests

Contests a season 5.8 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 54 of 58 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 35 9 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,348 finished ahead 1,392 times, behind 2,265

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

20262 milestones

Apr 10 50th tracked contest Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)
Sep 25 Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers

20252 milestones

Jun 6 Career-best overall score697.1312 McLouth BBQ Blowout 34th Annual
Oct 10 Peak power rating (1541) Smoke on the Water

20222 milestones

Jun 3 25th tracked contest McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual
Jul 29 First perfect 180 (Pork) Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ

20211 milestone

Jun 4 First overall top-10 Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual

20191 milestone

Jun 7 10th tracked contest Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge

20183 milestones

May 4 First call Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q
May 4 First category win (Chicken) Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q
May 4 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7656 Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q

20171 milestone

Apr 7 First tracked contest Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16	Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual	Jun 4, 2021
+14.7	McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual	Jun 3, 2022
+12.8	Smoke on the Bricks	Aug 20, 2021
+11.5	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY)	Sep 24, 2021
+11.5	McLouth BBQ Blowout 34th Annual	Jun 6, 2025

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1)	Jul 10, 2026
-11	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)	Apr 7, 2017
-10.7	Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)	Apr 10, 2026
-8.5	Border War Barbeque	Oct 26, 2018
-7.7	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 11, 2025

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	10	1	0	30%	top 63%	95.8%	93.8%
2025	7	1	0	57%	top 51%	96.8%	94.2%
2024	5	0	0	40%	top 60%	93.9%	93.1%
2023	6	0	0	50%	top 61%	93.6%	92.7%
2022	8	2	1	75%	top 51%	94.7%	93.1%
2021	7	2	1	57%	top 40%	95.3%	93.8%
2020	3	0	0	0%	top 83%	91%	88.5%
2019	5	0	0	40%	top 68%	92%	89.7%
2018	4	0	1	25%	top 76%	91.5%	88.8%
2017	3	0	0	0%	top 84%	89.4%	86.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 25, 2026	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	14 / 65 (689.0512)	15 (173.1200)	31 (167.3828)	10 (177.1428)	17 (171.4056)
Sep 11, 2026	Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS	24 / 33 (675.3028)	6 (176.0116)	23 (169.1200)	31 (162.7884)	21 (167.3828)
Aug 21, 2026	Made for KC BBQ Championship 2026 (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Weston, MO	21 / 43 (683.8740)	18 (173.1200)	19 (172.5484)	18 (171.9772)	31 (166.2284)
Jul 24, 2026	Masters at the Midway: Johnson County Fair BBQ Championship 🏅 Gardner, KS	18 / 29 (675.8628)	17 (170.8228)	14 (169.6800)	21 (166.8228)	14 (168.5372)
Jul 10, 2026	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO	33 / 37 (669.0976)	29 (166.8344)	31 (168.5716)	23 (169.7144)	28 (163.9772)
Jun 19, 2026	12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS	23 / 33 (678.7656)	15 (172.5484)	22 (170.2744)	26 (166.2400)	16 (169.7028)
Jun 5, 2026	McLouth BBQ Blowout 35th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS	20 / 30 (670.2516)	15 (170.2972)	23 (166.2400)	22 (165.1428)	12 (168.5716)
Apr 17, 2026	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	9 / 27 (689.6228)	11 (173.1084)	5 (176.5600)	4 (174.2744)	20 (165.6800)
Apr 10, 2026	Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS	95 / 101 (655.8628)	74 (169.1084)	97 (161.6800)	95 (162.8228)	89 (162.2516)
Mar 20, 2026	8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	47 / 68 (665.0628)	45 (167.9772)	43 (166.2744)	25 (172.5828)	56 (158.2284)
Oct 10, 2025	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS	16 / 30 (676.5028)	15 (173.1084)	15 (169.6800)	4 (174.8916)	26 (158.8228)
Sep 26, 2025	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	17 / 67 (682.1944)	16 (173.1428)	53 (157.0744)	3 (180)	16 (171.9772)
Aug 8, 2025	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	22 / 53 (690.7768)	22 (173.7028)	22 (172.5600)	18 (173.7028)	27 (170.8112)
Jun 6, 2025	McLouth BBQ Blowout 34th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS	6 / 28 (697.1312)	8 (176.0228)	2 (178.8572)	10 (171.4056)	13 (170.8456)
May 16, 2025	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	15 / 27 (679.8512)	10 (173.1084)	13 (171.9656)	15 (168.5256)	18 (166.2516)
Apr 11, 2025	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	76 / 92 (659.7940)	64 (167.3828)	83 (162.2284)	82 (159.3716)	40 (170.8112)
Mar 21, 2025	7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	56 / 70 (659.2452)	49 (167.9540)	61 (158.2284)	59 (164.5256)	41 (168.5372)
Oct 11, 2024	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS	26 / 31 (663.9432)	28 (162.8112)	7 (174.8688)	18 (170.2972)	27 (155.9660)
Sep 27, 2024	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	22 / 73 (675.9544)	18 (172)	27 (167.9772)	47 (162.2628)	10 (173.7144)
Aug 9, 2024	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	24 / 46 (673.5656)	27 (167.9540)	17 (170.8344)	22 (168.5372)	25 (166.2400)
Apr 5, 2024	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	72 / 97 (667.8744)	60 (168.5256)	37 (171.9772)	83 (162.8344)	68 (164.5372)
Mar 15, 2024	6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	34 / 58 (671.9316)	31 (169.6916)	11 (174.8572)	42 (165.6800)	42 (161.7028)
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	291 / 487 (666.2056)	213 (169.7028)	182 (170.8456)	250 (167.9656)	396 (157.6916)
Sep 9, 2023	7th Annual Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	21 / 38 (673.6000)	24 (169.1084)	3 (178.8572)	2 (176.5600)	32 (149.0744)
Aug 25, 2023	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	25 / 44 (669.5540)	9 (173.7028)	23 (169.1084)	40 (157.0628)	16 (169.6800)
Jun 2, 2023	McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS	20 / 36 (657.6344)	31 (154.2628)	13 (167.9772)	23 (163.4172)	4 (171.9772)
Apr 7, 2023	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	76 / 103 (662.6856)	31 (173.7028)	90 (158.2172)	54 (169.1200)	80 (161.6456)
Mar 17, 2023	5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	43 / 68 (673.0168)	23 (173.1200)	37 (169.1084)	37 (169.6800)	54 (161.1084)
Oct 21, 2022	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	21 / 30 (665.0516)	8 (174.2744)	28 (158.2744)	24 (161.6572)	10 (170.8456)
Sep 23, 2022	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	13 / 87 (682.1944)	8 (175.4172)	5 (177.7028)	25 (167.9772)	46 (161.0972)
Aug 26, 2022	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	27 / 48 (666.7200)	35 (161.0856)	14 (169.6800)	18 (169.7144)	29 (166.2400)
Jul 29, 2022	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	10 / 16 (679.3372)	5 (173.7028)	12 (164.5372)	1 (180)	13 (161.0972)
Jun 17, 2022	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" 🏅 Kansas City, KS	18 / 29 (659.9432)	13 (170.2628)	25 (153.6688)	14 (166.8344)	13 (169.1772)
Jun 3, 2022	McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS	4 / 30 (677.1424)	11 (170.2856)	6 (173.1428)	3 (174.2856)	21 (159.4284)
May 13, 2022	Bernard BBQ Battle (Formerly Brew,Blues & Bar-B-Q) 🏅 Lansing, KS	19 / 28 (661.5424)	22 (165.6684)	22 (161.0856)	16 (166.8112)	9 (167.9772)
Apr 8, 2022	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	55 / 94 (671.8512)	82 (159.9312)	6 (176.5716)	15 (175.4056)	76 (159.9428)
Oct 22, 2021	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	21 / 30 (663.3712)	19 (167.9540)	20 (166.8344)	18 (165.1772)	21 (163.4056)
Sep 24, 2021	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) 🏅 Shawnee, KS	15 / 86 (679.4284)	2 (179.4400)	39 (166.8572)	6 (176)	55 (157.1312)
Aug 20, 2021	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	10 / 46 (686.2284)	19 (169.7028)	2 (176)	14 (171.9772)	15 (168.5484)
Jul 23, 2021	Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	17 / 28 (668.4456)	6 (172)	23 (160.5256)	13 (169.6800)	20 (166.2400)
Jun 4, 2021	Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual 🏅 Mclouth, KS	5 / 42 (684.0340)	20 (167.4284)	1 (178.8800)	6 (172)	15 (165.7256)
Apr 9, 2021	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	54 / 105 (677.0516)	66 (167.4172)	42 (170.8344)	12 (176.5600)	80 (162.2400)
Mar 19, 2021	3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	35 / 70 (669.6688)	49 (164.5600)	36 (167.9888)	14 (174.2744)	49 (162.8456)
Oct 30, 2020	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	80 / 93 (646.1484)	67 (165.6912)	67 (163.4400)	70 (165.0972)	86 (151.9200)
Apr 6, 2020	Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League unrated washington, MO	102 / 109 (152.5944)	—	—	—	—
Mar 13, 2020	2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	48 / 68 (655.3484)	59 (156.5484)	16 (172.0116)	47 (163.9656)	43 (162.8228)
Sep 27, 2019	Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	31 / 53 (638.1256)	14 (169.1200)	33 (158.8000)	36 (158.2512)	39 (151.9544)
Jul 5, 2019	Johnson County BBQ Challenge 🏅 Warrensburg, MO	29 / 37 (643.3368)	33 (155.9312)	25 (160.5828)	5 (171.4628)	29 (155.3600)
Jun 7, 2019	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge 🏅 Kansas City, KS	22 / 46 (662.1832)	14 (171.9656)	39 (157.6916)	6 (174.2860)	33 (158.2400)
May 3, 2019	Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q 🏅 Lansing, KS	28 / 37 (647.3372)	29 (161.0972)	17 (166.2628)	27 (161.1544)	26 (158.8228)
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	84 / 104 (639.8860)	71 (164)	95 (155.9660)	96 (155.3828)	60 (164.5372)
Oct 26, 2018	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	52 / 56 (625.0516)	34 (166.8228)	56 (147.9888)	51 (156.5828)	50 (153.6572)
Jun 8, 2018	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	35 / 46 (632.4912)	31 (162.8228)	41 (151.3828)	37 (156)	22 (162.2856)
May 4, 2018	Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	18 / 29 (658.7656)	1 (178.2972)	23 (163.3828)	27 (150.2512)	15 (166.8344)
Apr 6, 2018	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	75 / 103 (641.6228)	28 (171.4056)	54 (166.2972)	98 (148.5372)	81 (155.3828)
Oct 27, 2017	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	35 / 46 (643.3712)	44 (151.9656)	27 (165.1084)	28 (165.7028)	31 (160.5944)
May 5, 2017	Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	25 / 30 (628.4572)	18 (161.7028)	27 (154.2400)	27 (152.5372)	18 (159.9772)
Apr 7, 2017	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS	93 / 100 (601.5772)	92 (153.1200)	94 (146.2628)	73 (160.5372)	97 (141.6572)

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

Pine Tar BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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 (13 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

Happy hunting ground

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

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)