The heartbreaker
0.5600
points from the title
Came within 0.5600 points of the Grand Championship at Dadfest BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) ().
POWER I BBQ
POWER I BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 30 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 12 at the Dadfest BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #2096 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1535
peak 1535 · rated over 28 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
30
in the data
First seen
Sep 23, 2016
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 10 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
7% of 30 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Best overall
686.8000 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
667.59 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 649.68 (+17.90)
Walk rate
30%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±31.36
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.86 · weakest Brisket (158.87)
Road miles
413
across 29 mapped stops · furthest 60 mi
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)
Purse competed for
$187K
listed at 20 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 26 state-championship entries
Master avg
649.68 / 720
28 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
341.40 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 | #753 (140 pts) | #882 (120 pts) | #954 (120 pts) | #587 (270 pts) | #838 (120 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #893 (135 pts) | #912 (155 pts) | #1118 (120 pts) | #989 (120 pts) | #899 (155 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #699 (245 pts) | #636 (310 pts) | #765 (250 pts) | #678 (280 pts) | #727 (240 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #607 (260 pts) | #736 (215 pts) | #422 (495 pts) | #623 (265 pts) | #782 (180 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #719 (117 pts) | #619 (157 pts) | #749 (117 pts) | #750 (117 pts) | #738 (117 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1029 (250 pts) | #999 (280 pts) | #1285 (180 pts) | #1236 (200 pts) | #1260 (185 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1189 (205 pts) | #1279 (195 pts) | #916 (360 pts) | #1302 (190 pts) | #1086 (265 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2057 (85 pts) | #1945 (115 pts) | #2190 (80 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to POWER I BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
70 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,104 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1534
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to POWER I BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team POWER I BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,102 of the rated field
- Contests
- 35
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1575
They've been 1575 at their best, 41 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#2,092 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1535
Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 30, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,097 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1545
16 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 13% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#2,098 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1535
They turned up 6 years after POWER I BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#2,091 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1543
Level with POWER I BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 913 BBQ | 23 | 1 | 22 | 4% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 21 | 2 | 19 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 21 | 1 | 20 | 5% | ⚔ compare |
| Fat&Dumb BBQ | 20 | 2 | 18 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Rib doctor | 19 | 14 | 5 | 74% | ⚔ compare |
| This is Nice | 19 | 12 | 7 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| Hoggy Style BBQ | 18 | 4 | 14 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| MAD MUTT'S BBQ | 18 | 2 | 16 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Broken Bottle BBQ | 17 | 2 | 15 | 12% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Fork BBQ | 16 | 7 | 9 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| PASSIONS OF THE PIT | 15 | 9 | 6 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Velvet Swine | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Cow Angry Beaver | 14 | 13 | 1 | 93% | ⚔ compare |
| B&D BBQ | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Stewey Magoos BBQ | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.7372 | 148.5144 | 166.86 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 144.5256 | 165.10 | top 47% |
| Pork | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 178.8800 | 20 | 159.29 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 135.3372 | 158.87 | top 59% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 80% |
| Large (40+) | 27 | 0 | top 47% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 6 | 36 | 0 | top 47% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers | 4 | 21 | 0 | top 34% | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 4 | 11 | 0 | top 39% | Sep 23, 2022 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 22% | Sep 21, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 12 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
25 of 30 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
18
4 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
30 entries · 0 wins · 6 calls
Opponents faced
925
finished ahead 1,623 times, behind 1,312
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.8800 Shawnee Great Grillers
- Peak power rating (1535) Shawnee Great Grillers
- Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers
20241 milestone
- 25th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20211 milestone
- Career-best overall score686.8000 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY)
20191 milestone
- 10th tracked contest VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits
—6 milestones
- First tracked contest Dadfest BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Dadfest BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Dadfest BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall podium Dadfest BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First Reserve Championship Dadfest BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score340.5600 Dadfest BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.8 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 27, 2019 |
| +12.8 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) | Sep 24, 2021 |
| +11.5 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque | Sep 22, 2017 |
| +10.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2019 |
| +8.9 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.9 | VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits | Apr 5, 2019 |
| -10.6 | 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge | Apr 21, 2017 |
| -10.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 25, 2021 |
| -8.3 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | Jul 18, 2020 |
| -7.8 | Smoke on the Bricks | Aug 21, 2020 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 17% | 94.6% | 94.6% |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 42% | 94.5% | 92.7% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 39% | 93.5% | 92.9% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 31% | 93.1% | 92.7% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 47% | 93.9% | 91.4% |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 91.7% | 90.1% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 46% | 95.4% | 90.9% |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 63% | 95.1% | 91.5% |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 47% | 94.3% | 87% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 33% | 92.2% | 91.3% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 92.9% | 88% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
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 | 21 / 65 (680.5256) | 29 (169.1084) | 29 (167.4172) | 4 (178.8800) | 34 (165.1200) |
| Jun 26, 2026 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 81 / 157 (654.1712) | 59 (166.8344) | 103 (161.0856) | 58 (168.5712) | 106 (157.6800) |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 24 / 67 (673.0628) | 6 (177.7372) | 27 (168.5372) | 26 (170.8228) | 55 (155.9656) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 66 / 159 (665.0972) | 30 (173.7028) | 54 (170.2628) | 145 (153.7028) | 60 (167.4288) |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 28 / 73 (665.0744) | 45 (163.9772) | 28 (167.9772) | 20 (173.1200) | 45 (160) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 42 / 172 (670.2400) | 78 (163.9656) | 51 (168.0228) | 28 (172) | 56 (166.2516) |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 22 / 73 (675.8740) | 18 (174.2628) | 37 (166.8228) | 44 (164.5256) | 18 (170.2628) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 107 / 167 (639.8052) | 105 (160.5484) | 119 (159.3484) | 44 (170.8228) | 140 (149.0856) |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 63 / 87 (637.0396) | 31 (169.1084) | 52 (161.1428) | 75 (156) | 70 (150.7884) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 86 / 164 (649.7144) | 112 (159.4172) | 87 (162.2400) | 92 (164) | 61 (164.0572) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 25 / 41 (648.9828) | 18 (169.7028) | 34 (156.5372) | 18 (168.5256) | 30 (154.2172) |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 24 / 35 (660.4796) | 18 (169.1312) | 23 (165.1428) | 24 (165.6684) | 27 (160.5372) |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 11 / 86 (686.8000) | 20 (171.4056) | 2 (178.8572) | 9 (174.8916) | 42 (161.6456) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 121 / 145 (615.7600) | 52 (164.5372) | 97 (158.2516) | 106 (157.6340) | 141 (135.3372) |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 23 / 55 (659.9432) | 23 (167.4516) | 6 (174.3200) | 31 (159.9544) | 31 (158.2172) |
| Nov 13, 2020 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 unrated Mayetta, KS | 8 / 94 (342.2400) | 13 (170.2628) | 6 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Aug 21, 2020 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 38 / 43 (642.7656) | 17 (172) | 35 (162.2856) | 31 (163.9656) | 41 (144.5144) |
| Jul 18, 2020 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 29 / 32 (648.4000) | 29 (165.1316) | 26 (163.9428) | 30 (156.5028) | 25 (162.8228) |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 11 / 102 (678.8228) | 9 (174.2856) | 34 (166.8344) | 21 (170.8456) | 24 (166.8572) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 36 / 183 (661.5656) | 18 (170.8228) | 12 (173.1200) | 90 (162.2628) | 120 (155.3600) |
| Apr 5, 2019 | VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits 🏅 Overland Park, KS | 52 / 53 (518.2168) | 22 (168.5828) | 27 (165.6684) | 53 (20) | 29 (163.9656) |
| Mar 15, 2019 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 38 / 64 (645.6456) | 32 (165.7028) | 31 (162.8684) | 36 (161.6800) | 50 (155.3944) |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 29 / 107 (663.8972) | 76 (159.9544) | 10 (174.2744) | 89 (155.9656) | 12 (173.7028) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 55 / 185 (649.1316) | 87 (159.9888) | 7 (174.2856) | 61 (164.5944) | 136 (150.2628) |
| Apr 20, 2018 | 10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 20 / 46 (659.8744) | 22 (165.6800) | 25 (165.1200) | 23 (162.8344) | 21 (166.2400) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 20 / 112 (669.0628) | 14 (170.8228) | 21 (170.2744) | 43 (166.2628) | 54 (161.7028) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 128 / 184 (619.3600) | 69 (161.1316) | 163 (144.5256) | 169 (145.1428) | 27 (168.5600) |
| Apr 21, 2017 | 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 60 / 64 (612.4804) | 62 (148.5144) | 57 (150.2516) | 39 (165.7372) | 59 (147.9772) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 65 / 111 (639.3828) | 46 (165.1084) | 82 (154.8116) | 46 (165.1772) | 75 (154.2856) |
| — | Dadfest BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Kansas City, MO | 2 / 12 (340.5600) | — | 4 (166.8572) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.