They almost always walk
63%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 5 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
STEVO'S BBQ
STEVO'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 6th of 15 at the Southern Utah BBQ Festival (2018). They are ranked #3044 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1504
peak 1504 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
May 26, 2017
latest Aug 14, 2020 · 3.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
25% of 8 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
661.39 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 657.83 (+3.57)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.97
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.62)
Road miles
1,147
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 209 mi
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)
Purse competed for
$11K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
657.83 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to STEVO'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
104 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,056 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1526
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,053 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1516
Level with STEVO'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,041 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1508
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,055 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1510
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2017.
⚔ Compare careers#3,038 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,042 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1514
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 5 years before STEVO'S BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegas Grillbillies | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| All About Smokin Q | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Bad Boyz BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Your Behind BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| MOODSWING BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKERS PURGATORY | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 151.9772 | 163.91 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 148.5372 | 160.62 | top 68% |
| Pork | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 161.1088 | 168.98 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 173.1084 | 154.2056 | 164.33 | top 49% |
“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 56% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 66% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
5 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
UT
3 of 8 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
8
a different one every time
Opponents faced
155
finished ahead 99 times, behind 180
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
Sep 28, 2018 → Aug 14, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20204 milestones
- Career-best overall score672.5144 Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.8572 Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival
- Peak power rating (1504) Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival
- Most recent contest Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival
20181 milestone
- First overall top-10 Southern Utah BBQ Festival
20173 milestones
- First tracked contest Best Dam BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4572 Best Dam BBQ
- First call Logandale Fall Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.7 | Southern Utah BBQ Festival | May 18, 2018 |
| +5.2 | Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival | Sep 28, 2018 |
| +3 | Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival | Aug 14, 2020 |
| +2.2 | Best Dam BBQ | May 26, 2017 |
| +0.5 | Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off | Aug 24, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.5 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Jan 19, 2018 |
| -4.2 | City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown | May 4, 2018 |
| -1.5 | Logandale Fall Festival | Oct 20, 2017 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 55% | 93.4% | 93.4% |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60% | top 62% | 93.3% | 90.9% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 62% | 91.7% | 91.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2020 | Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival 🏅 Kanab, UT | 23 / 42 (672.5144) | 13 (173.7028) | 37 (156.5372) | 7 (174.8572) | 22 (167.4172) |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival Payson, AZ | 19 / 40 (657.0172) | 28 (159.9312) | 15 (165.7144) | 29 (161.1088) | 8 (170.2628) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off Kanab, UT | 8 / 13 (661.0400) | 11 (159.4172) | 4 (169.6800) | 4 (174.2628) | 10 (157.6800) |
| May 18, 2018 | Southern Utah BBQ Festival Washington, UT | 6 / 15 (671.9656) | 4 (168) | 11 (161.1200) | 8 (169.7372) | 2 (173.1084) |
| May 4, 2018 | City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ | 39 / 52 (644.4344) | 47 (151.9772) | 41 (159.9772) | 29 (166.2400) | 23 (166.2400) |
| Jan 19, 2018 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 60 / 70 (639.2340) | 45 (164.5256) | 69 (148.5372) | 16 (171.9656) | 61 (154.2056) |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Logandale Fall Festival Logandale, NV | 12 / 18 (655.9544) | 10 (164.0116) | 14 (158.2744) | 12 (162.2284) | 4 (171.4400) |
| May 26, 2017 | Best Dam BBQ Boulder City, NV | 21 / 37 (660.4572) | 19 (169.6800) | 21 (165.0972) | 12 (171.4172) | 28 (154.2628) |