Pray For Me BBQ

Pray For Me BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 18 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 19th of 31 at the Mass in May (Day 2) (2026). They are ranked #6138 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,138

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1427

peak 1427 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 17, 2024

latest Jul 18, 2026 · 2.2 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 18 contests

Avg finish

top 84%

overall standings

Best overall

667.9084 / 720

Master · Mass in May (Day 2)

Perfect 180s

Current form

622.42 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 630.13 (-7.71)

Walk rate

11%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4400

Pork Ribs · Mass in May (Day 2)

Consistency

±50.48

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.15 · weakest Brisket (154.58)

Road miles

566

across 18 mapped stops · furthest 124 mi

Schedule strength

35%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)

Purse competed for

$51K

listed at 14 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 10 state-championship entries

Master avg

630.13 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

667.9084 career-best overall

92.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.9084 at Mass in May (Day 2) — 92.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 16, 2026

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Hillside BBQ has finished one call ahead of Pray For Me BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

ELJEFE SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings

ELJEFE SMOKE has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.58 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 10%.

Brisket avg 154.58
Pork avg 166.15
0 calls in 9 entries

Pork nemesis

9 of 9 shared pork entries lost

FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY has out-cooked them in 9 of 9 shared pork entries.

Boom or bust

±7.01% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±7.01% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 87.5% of a perfect score
best 92.8%

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The teams rated closest to Pray For Me BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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Shawnee Que Crew

#6,142 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1427

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Sitt 'n Smoke

#6,135 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1427

Fewer contests behind them than Pray For Me BBQ has cooked, 11 to 18, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 7, 2026

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4 MEAT SAKES

#6,131 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1427

Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Pray For Me BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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PORK RADIO 810

#6,139 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Two Crackers Cooking

#6,140 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

They were already cooking in 2013, 11 years before Pray For Me BBQ's first contest.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jan 24, 2020

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BREW CREW

#6,144 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1427

Level with Pray For Me BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Mar 16, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ELJEFE SMOKE	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Let It Smoke Barbecue	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Q Shanty	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
STICKS & STONES BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
New Pigs on the Block	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Titans of BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Cow-Hen-Pig	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Mullen It Over BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
HUMPHREY'S BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Q42	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
American Barbecue Company	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	0	171.4172	154.2172	164.42	top 70%
Pork Ribs	14	1	175.4400	147.9544	160.80	top 76%
Pork	10	1	171.9772	156.5944	166.15	top 63%
Brisket	9	0	165.7372	142.7772	154.58	top 84%

“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 state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MA	5	top 84%
CT	4	top 85%
ME	1	top 82%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Connecticut Barbecue Challenge	3	24	0	top 87%	Jul 18, 2026
Massachusetts in May (Day 2)	3	24	0	top 93%	May 17, 2025

More numbers

Busiest season 2024 8 contests

Contests a season 6 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MA 9 of 18 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 6 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 106 finished ahead 47 times, behind 246

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

20263 milestones

May 16 Career-best overall score667.9084 Mass in May (Day 2)
May 16 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4400 Mass in May (Day 2)
Jul 18 Most recent contest Connecticut Barbecue Challenge

20252 milestones

May 17 First call Massachusetts in May (Day 2)
May 17 10th tracked contest Massachusetts in May (Day 2)

20243 milestones

May 17 First tracked contest Massachusetts in May (Day 1)
May 17 Peak power rating (1486) Massachusetts in May (Day 1)
Aug 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5028 Kora Kares for Kids

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+1.6	Mass in May (Day 2)	May 16, 2026

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.8	Massachusetts in May (Day 1)	May 17, 2024
-9.8	Connecticut Barbecue Challenge	Jul 18, 2026
-8.7	Massachusetts in May (Day 2)	May 17, 2025
-8.5	Massachusetts in May (Day 1)	May 16, 2025
-7.3	Kora Kares for Kids	Aug 17, 2024

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	7	14%	top 80%	92.8%	83.9%
2025	3	33%	top 87%	91.1%	89.5%
2024	8	0%	top 86%	90.5%	88.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 18, 2026	Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT	35 / 36 (485.0400)	28 (165.6684)	36 (157.6916)	33 (161.6800)	—
Jun 13, 2026	Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Bristol, CT	21 / 26 (659.3372)	18 (167.9772)	11 (169.6800)	14 (169.1200)	24 (152.5600)
Jun 13, 2026	Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bristol, CT	—	12 (167.4284)	—	—	—
Jun 13, 2026	Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT	—	—	16 (163.4172)	—	—
May 16, 2026	Mass in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	19 / 31 (667.9084)	19 (167.4056)	5 (175.4400)	21 (166.2744)	25 (158.7884)
May 16, 2026	Mass in May (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA	—	11 (171.4056)	—	—	—
May 16, 2026	Mass in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wrentham, MA	—	—	22 (147.9544)	—	—
Jul 12, 2025	Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT	25 / 30 (643.8864)	20 (162.8460)	24 (160.5488)	17 (168.5372)	28 (151.9544)
May 17, 2025	Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	26 / 29 (655.9088)	20 (166.2400)	29 (151.9544)	10 (171.9772)	17 (165.7372)
May 16, 2025	Massachusetts in May (Day 1) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	24 / 27 (633.0972)	22 (159.3828)	17 (166.8456)	25 (156.5944)	26 (150.2744)
Oct 26, 2024	Weekend of Giving 🏅 Wrentham, MA	20 / 25 (651.3256)	18 (166.2744)	21 (158.2516)	16 (167.9540)	18 (158.8456)
Oct 25, 2024	Weekend of Giving (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA	—	17 (159.4172)	—	—	—
Oct 25, 2024	Weekend of Giving (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wrentham, MA	—	—	17 (163.4516)	—	—
Aug 17, 2024	Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME	32 / 39 (648.5028)	11 (171.4172)	34 (153.6800)	17 (168.5828)	35 (154.8228)
Aug 17, 2024	Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME	—	—	16 (169.1772)	—	—
Jul 12, 2024	Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT	24 / 30 (643.9084)	27 (154.2172)	24 (163.4284)	14 (170.8456)	22 (155.4172)
Jul 12, 2024	Connecticut Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Somers, CT	—	14 (162.2744)	—	—	—
May 17, 2024	Massachusetts in May (Day 1) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	30 / 30 (612.3772)	26 (159.9544)	30 (149.6800)	23 (159.9656)	29 (142.7772)

Pray For Me BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

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 (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

Pork nemesis

Boom or bust

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 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)