PEPPER MONKEY BBQ

PEPPER MONKEY BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 24 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 60 at the 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash (2013). They are ranked #669 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#669

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1646

peak 1646 · rated over 24 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 3, 2013

latest Sep 4, 2015 · 2.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#143

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

14 podiums

Overall top-10s

50% of 24 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 25%

overall standings

Best overall

680.5028 / 720

Master · Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown

Perfect 180s

Current form

663.35 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 651.86 (+11.49)

Walk rate

92%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Brisket · Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down

Consistency

±13.10

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 164.76 · weakest Chicken (161.21)

Road miles

3,695

across 24 mapped stops · furthest 1,219 mi

Schedule strength

15%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)

Master avg

651.86 / 720

24 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

On the rise

+26 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 26 points across 5 contests since Sep 26, 2014 — from 1620 up to 1646.

5 contests since Sep 26, 2014
now 1646

Happy hunting ground

Top 18% average finish here

Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 18% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 18%

They almost always walk

92% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 22 of 24 contests

A top-10 category call in 92% of their 24 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

680.5028 career-best overall

94.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 680.5028 at Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown — 94.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 10, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

FIRE FIGHTING BBQ TEAM has finished one call ahead of PEPPER MONKEY BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

11–2 behind in the head-to-head

3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 85% of their meetings

3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 13 shared contests.

A strong matchup

12–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

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Brisket nemesis

8 of 13 shared brisket entries lost

3 EYZ BBQ ahead 62% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 3 EYZ BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 13 shared brisket entries.

Announced themselves early

3rd at their very first contest

Finished 3 of 55 at their very first tracked contest, Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival (May 3, 2013).

May 3, 2013
55-team field

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

CHECKERED PIG has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

3,695 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,695 miles across 24 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,219 miles to City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival.

24 mapped stops
furthest 1,219 mi

The metronome

±1.82% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.82% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.5% of a perfect score
24 contests

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
2015 ↗	Master	#2000 (85 pts)	#1935 (110 pts)	#1715 (135 pts)	#1985 (105 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#205 (1,481 pts)	#395 (946 pts)	#145 (1,666 pts)	#202 (1,406 pts)	#152 (1,666 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#143 (1,679 pts)	#142 (1,509 pts)	#223 (1,244 pts)	#109 (1,659 pts)	#79 (2,002 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PEPPER MONKEY BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS

#673 of the rated field

1646 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1646

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 28 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Aug 18, 2017

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BOOTIES BBQ

#671 of the rated field

1646 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 49%
Peak: 1648

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 39 contests to 24.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Oct 17, 2024

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DEAD BIRD BBQ

#668 of the rated field

1646 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1666

39 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 31% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 38 contests
last seen May 20, 2022

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PORKERSTARS

#672 of the rated field

1646 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1656

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

rated over 39 contests
last seen Oct 28, 2022

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HEATH RILES BBQ

#670 of the rated field

1646 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1646

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

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KOSMO'S Q

#682 of the rated field

1645 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1645

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to PEPPER MONKEY BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PEPPER MONKEY BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2015

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
3 EYZ BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	12	12	0	100%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
HOG-IT-UP BBQ	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
RED WAX BBQ	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
BIG BLOCK BBQ	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
FIRE FIGHTING BBQ TEAM	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
DEGUELLO BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
LYIN' PIGS	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	24	6	1	1	173.1430	148.4684	161.21	top 44%
Pork Ribs	24	11	1	3	176.0116	145.7142	162.12	top 35%
Pork	24	11	1	4	172	152.5484	163.77	top 31%
Brisket	24	11	3	6	177.1428	150.8570	164.76	top 26%

“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)	6	0	top 36%
Large (40+)	18	0	top 21%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MD	8	top 24%
VA	7	top 24%
PA	3	top 22%
NC	2	top 21%
DE	2	top 28%
TX	1	top 29%
WV	1	top 43%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Keystone Classic Barbeque	2	11	top 20%	Oct 3, 2014
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	13	top 47%	Aug 22, 2014
BBQ Jamboree	2	9	top 25%	May 9, 2014
Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival	2	3	top 18%	May 2, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 13 contests

Contests a season 8 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MD 8 of 24 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 20 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 609 finished ahead 924 times, behind 274

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

20152 milestones

Sep 4 Peak power rating (1646) City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Sep 4 Most recent contest City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival

20141 milestone

Oct 10 Career-best overall score680.5028 Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown

20138 milestones

May 3 First tracked contest Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
May 3 First call Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
May 3 First category win (Chicken) Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
May 3 First overall top-10 Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
May 3 First overall podium Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
May 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.2852 Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
Sep 6 10th tracked contest Pickin' in the Panhandle
Oct 11 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.1428 Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.9	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival	May 3, 2013
+13.7	12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash	Aug 9, 2013
+11.3	Autumnfest	Oct 18, 2013
+10.6	Middletown BBQ Cook Off	May 17, 2013
+10.2	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown	Oct 10, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-1.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Aug 22, 2014
-0.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Aug 16, 2013

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	1	0	0	100%	top 29%	91.7%	91.7%
2014	10	6	3	90%	top 23%	94.5%	90.9%
2013	13	6	3	92%	top 26%	93.6%	90.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 4, 2015	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	20 / 70 (660.5368)	15 (168.5484)	10 (169.7028)	16 (168.5828)	62 (153.7028)
Oct 17, 2014	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	5 / 40 (665.6000)	17 (162.8000)	9 (167.4400)	23 (161.0972)	1 (174.2628)
Oct 10, 2014	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC	4 / 53 (680.5028)	15 (167.9772)	2 (176.0116)	6 (170.8456)	20 (165.6684)
Oct 3, 2014	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	11 / 53 (659.3028)	24 (161.1200)	23 (162.2628)	7 (170.8228)	11 (165.0972)
Sep 26, 2014	Lehigh Valley QueFest Allentown, PA	8 / 32 (650.7996)	17 (160.0228)	23 (150.8112)	1 (169.1084)	2 (170.8572)
Aug 22, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	13 / 29 (646.1136)	22 (156.5140)	3 (167.9656)	7 (161.6684)	15 (159.9656)
Aug 8, 2014	MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets Bel Air, MD	10 / 54 (654.2972)	14 (165.1428)	7 (167.4172)	28 (157.1772)	8 (164.5600)
Aug 1, 2014	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	9 / 59 (660.4456)	17 (164.5600)	24 (162.2400)	17 (162.8228)	6 (170.8228)
May 9, 2014	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	9 / 64 (649.6912)	49 (150.8800)	1 (173.1428)	7 (167.4056)	15 (158.2628)
May 2, 2014	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	18 / 59 (652.4912)	38 (154.8228)	4 (169.6800)	26 (161.6684)	12 (166.3200)
Apr 11, 2014	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE	44 / 109 (627.8624)	87 (148.4684)	33 (159.4056)	68 (152.5484)	11 (167.4400)
Oct 18, 2013	Autumnfest Woodstock, VA	4 / 40 (662.8572)	14 (162.2628)	23 (154.8000)	2 (171.4400)	1 (174.3544)
Oct 11, 2013	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	19 / 55 (650.7428)	45 (155.3484)	33 (157.1316)	30 (161.1200)	1 (177.1428)
Oct 4, 2013	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	11 / 55 (646.7768)	35 (154.7884)	7 (165.7028)	22 (158.8456)	5 (167.4400)
Sep 6, 2013	Pickin' in the Panhandle Inwood, WV	16 / 37 (643.3712)	9 (166.2284)	29 (154.2628)	8 (169.1772)	26 (153.7028)
Aug 23, 2013	Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival Harrisonburg, VA	5 / 28 (635.3484)	9 (161.1200)	21 (149.1200)	9 (158.8456)	4 (166.2628)
Aug 16, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	14 / 29 (655.8396)	8 (166.8228)	9 (166.2284)	18 (159.9428)	15 (162.8456)
Aug 9, 2013	12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	3 / 60 (673.6000)	4 (171.9656)	17 (165.1200)	15 (164.5372)	3 (171.9772)
Jul 19, 2013	Que & Cruz Louisa, VA	19 / 45 (639.8744)	22 (160.5484)	23 (157.1088)	27 (157.0628)	7 (165.1544)
Jun 21, 2013	BBQ, Bands & Brews Palmyra, VA	9 / 25 (648.5714)	20 (157.1426)	15 (157.7142)	10 (161.7144)	2 (172.0002)
Jun 14, 2013	Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival Frederick, MD	14 / 63 (649.7134)	39 (157.1424)	5 (169.7142)	23 (161.7140)	21 (161.1428)
May 17, 2013	Middletown BBQ Cook Off Middletown, DE	9 / 56 (640.5710)	8 (164.5714)	22 (156.5712)	3 (168.5714)	34 (150.8570)
May 10, 2013	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	22 / 60 (623.4282)	20 (157.1426)	43 (145.7142)	11 (161.7142)	13 (158.8572)
May 3, 2013	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	3 / 55 (666.2852)	1 (173.1430)	6 (165.7140)	2 (172)	24 (155.4282)

PEPPER MONKEY BBQ

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 (12 found in their record)

On the rise

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

Announced themselves early

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

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 — 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)