A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
913 BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
Pretty Straights BBQ
Pretty Straights BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 81st of 145 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (2021). They are ranked #4913 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1464
peak 1464 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jun 23, 2017
latest Jun 26, 2026 · 9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
630.95 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 629.68 (+1.28)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.38
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.55 · weakest Brisket (153.53)
Road miles
24
across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Purse competed for
$113K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
629.68 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Pretty Straights BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
144 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,918 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Pretty Straights BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Pretty Straights BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,924 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Pretty Straights BBQ)
They've been 1510 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,908 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1465
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Pretty Straights BBQ)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 15 contests to 7.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,902 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Pretty Straights BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,928 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Level with Pretty Straights BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,914 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawg Wild | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNT FINGER BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Hoggy Style BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Me Tender BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Men of Erin | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Broken Bottle BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Meat Sweats | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Four Men and A Pig | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sublime BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0116 | 157.6572 | 163.55 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 154.8228 | 158.67 | top 65% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 142.8340 | 153.92 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 145.0628 | 153.53 | top 69% |
“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.
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 | 3 | 81 | 0 | top 70% | Jun 26, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
994
finished ahead 410 times, behind 1,361
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Jun 25, 2021 → Jun 21, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20211 milestone
- Career-best overall score641.6456 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20191 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5484 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1500) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.3 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2024 |
| -8.4 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
| -7.4 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 15, 2018 |
| -5.9 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | Jun 22, 2018 |
| -4.1 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 85.8% | 85.8% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 56% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 86.8% | 86.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 53% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 111 / 157 (638.6976) | 92 (162.2744) | 122 (157.6572) | 119 (158.2400) | 90 (160.5260) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 146 / 172 (618.0684) | 88 (162.8000) | 133 (155.3944) | 144 (154.8112) | 156 (145.0628) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 81 / 145 (641.6456) | 27 (168.0116) | 111 (154.8228) | 117 (152.5256) | 43 (166.2856) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 378 / 468 (631.3260) | 381 (157.6572) | 393 (154.8572) | 73 (172.5484) | 430 (146.2632) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 393 / 467 (625.0176) | 212 (167.3944) | 324 (161.1544) | 443 (146.2400) | 405 (150.2288) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 129 / 185 (619.8972) | 50 (163.9428) | 96 (159.4400) | 149 (150.2400) | 156 (146.2744) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 97 / 184 (633.0740) | 60 (162.8000) | 33 (167.3944) | 174 (142.8340) | 73 (160.0456) |