WALDO BBQ

WALDO BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 33 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 5th of 65 at the Smokin' On The Summit (2017). They are ranked #1015 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,015

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1604

peak 1604 · rated over 33 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 5, 2013

latest Sep 15, 2017 · 4.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#425

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

15% of 33 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 42%

overall standings

Best overall

685.6456 / 720

Master · Smokin' On The Summit

Perfect 180s

Current form

677.41 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 657.69 (+19.72)

Walk rate

45%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

Consistency

±17.03

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.72 · weakest Brisket (164.21)

Road miles

972

across 33 mapped stops · furthest 69 mi

Schedule strength

36%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

657.69 / 720

33 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

On the rise

+39 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 39 points across 10 contests since Oct 7, 2016 — from 1566 up to 1604.

10 contests since Oct 7, 2016
now 1604

High-water mark

685.6456 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.6456 at Smokin' On The Summit — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 2, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

CHASE BROTHERS BBQ has finished one call ahead of WALDO BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

19–3 behind in the head-to-head

Theslabs.com ahead in 86% of their meetings

Theslabs.com has come out ahead in 19 of their 22 shared contests.

A strong matchup

8–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WOODBROTHERS BBQ in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

17 of 20 shared pork entries lost

VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY ahead 85% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY has out-cooked them in 17 of 20 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A June team

Top 26% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 26% across 8 contests, versus top 42% the rest of the year.

8 June contests
top 42% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.37% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.37% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.3% of a perfect score
33 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
2017 ↗	Master	#1691 (125 pts)	#1768 (125 pts)	#1559 (175 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#1741 (130 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#986 (330 pts)	#947 (385 pts)	#955 (385 pts)	#1186 (285 pts)	#995 (350 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1440 (190 pts)	#1693 (140 pts)	#1790 (120 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#649 (571 pts)	#707 (536 pts)	#743 (501 pts)	#707 (536 pts)	#482 (776 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#425 (718 pts)	#375 (828 pts)	#377 (823 pts)	#551 (598 pts)	#369 (848 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

OVERLAND PORK BBQ

#1,019 of the rated field

1604 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1648

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to WALDO BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team WALDO BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 43 contests
last seen Jun 10, 2022

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TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW

#1,017 of the rated field

1604 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1652

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to WALDO BBQ)

They've been 1652 at their best, 48 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 43 contests
last seen Sep 5, 2020

⚔ Head-to-head

PORK BARREL BBQ

#1,016 of the rated field

1604 power rating

Contests: 55
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1665

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to WALDO BBQ)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 55 contests to 33.

rated over 52 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2021

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BLAZING CATTLES BBQ

#1,018 of the rated field

1604 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1604

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to WALDO BBQ)

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 30% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jun 22, 2018

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Ain't That Rich

#1,014 of the rated field

1604 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1612

They turned up 8 years after WALDO BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Bushwood BBQ

#1,013 of the rated field

1604 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 51%
Peak: 1635

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

rated over 45 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Theslabs.com	22	3	19	14%	⚔ compare
VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	20	3	17	15%	⚔ compare
THUMP & STRUM BBQ	18	6	12	33%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	18	3	15	17%	⚔ compare
JAESTAR BBQ	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
PELLET ENVY	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	14	9	5	64%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	14	7	7	50%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
NICKLE BOYS BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
50 SHADES OF QUE	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	33	3	1	2	178.8572	146.2512	164.32	top 48%
Pork Ribs	33	8	1	3	176.6172	141.7144	164.44	top 42%
Pork	33	3	0	0	171.9884	150.8228	164.72	top 48%
Brisket	33	6	1	3	176.5828	150.2628	164.21	top 41%

“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 40%
Large (40+)	27	0	top 42%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	19	0	top 39%
KS	14	0	top 47%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin' On The Summit	4	5	top 21%	Jun 2, 2017
Racing for the BBQ	2	12	top 37%	Jul 28, 2017
The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2	18	top 41%	Apr 7, 2017
Sugar Mound BBQ Festival	2	34	top 66%	May 23, 2015
Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off	2	9	top 37%	May 2, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 9 contests

Contests a season 6.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 19 of 33 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 26 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,718 finished ahead 1,893 times, behind 1,602

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

20174 milestones

Jun 2 Career-best overall score685.6456 Smokin' On The Summit
Sep 15 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Sep 15 Peak power rating (1604) Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Sep 15 Most recent contest Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

20161 milestone

Oct 29 25th tracked contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20142 milestones

May 2 10th tracked contest Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
Jun 6 First category win (Brisket) Smokin on the Summit

20134 milestones

Apr 5 First tracked contest Smokin' On Big Creek
Apr 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.1424 Smokin' On Big Creek
May 3 First call Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 3 First overall top-10 Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.2	SMOKIN on the Summit	Jun 7, 2013
+12.2	Smokin' On The Summit	Jun 2, 2017
+10.8	Racing for the BBQ	Jul 29, 2016
+10.4	Smokin' on the Summit BBQ	Jun 3, 2016
+10.3	Smokin on the Summit	Jun 6, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.5	Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief	Apr 4, 2014
-6.6	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival	May 24, 2014
-6.1	Smoked & Sauced a BBQ for Badges	Mar 24, 2017
-5.5	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 2, 2014
-2.8	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 3, 2013

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	8	2	2	63%	top 38%	95.2%	93%
2016	9	1	0	44%	top 35%	94.8%	92.7%
2015	2	0	0	0%	top 54%	92%	90.1%
2014	6	0	1	50%	top 56%	92.5%	89.2%
2013	8	2	0	38%	top 41%	93.7%	90.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 15, 2017	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	6 / 37 (682.7772)	1 (178.8572)	12 (169.7028)	15 (167.3828)	11 (166.8344)
Aug 18, 2017	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	25 / 65 (668.5024)	39 (164)	27 (166.8456)	17 (171.9884)	29 (165.6684)
Jul 28, 2017	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	28 / 54 (669.5996)	37 (164.5372)	29 (168.5140)	29 (166.8456)	18 (169.7028)
Jun 2, 2017	Smokin' On The Summit Lee's Summit, MO	5 / 65 (685.6456)	31 (165.6800)	5 (171.9772)	9 (171.4056)	2 (176.5828)
May 19, 2017	22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO	12 / 59 (680.5372)	12 (172.5600)	6 (173.7028)	38 (163.9772)	11 (170.2972)
Apr 21, 2017	9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	38 / 64 (650.1024)	59 (152.5028)	19 (167.4056)	32 (167.9656)	35 (162.2284)
Apr 7, 2017	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	18 / 54 (669.1200)	43 (159.4172)	1 (176.6172)	31 (166.8228)	16 (166.2628)
Mar 24, 2017	Smoked & Sauced a BBQ for Badges Spring Hill, KS	20 / 27 (653.0056)	16 (165.6800)	27 (151.9312)	10 (169.1200)	16 (166.2744)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	174 / 557 (666.8112)	200 (167.4056)	121 (170.3316)	156 (169.1084)	326 (159.9656)
Oct 7, 2016	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	16 / 56 (678.2624)	15 (171.9884)	7 (174.8800)	25 (170.2856)	38 (161.1084)
Sep 9, 2016	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	33 / 76 (667.9200)	26 (168.5372)	40 (164.5600)	47 (165.1200)	15 (169.7028)
Aug 26, 2016	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	32 / 61 (645.0284)	40 (159.3944)	34 (162.2856)	19 (165.6684)	35 (157.6800)
Jul 29, 2016	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	12 / 54 (682.2400)	15 (172.0116)	23 (167.9772)	30 (167.4056)	4 (174.8456)
Jun 17, 2016	Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off Kansas City, KS	8 / 25 (663.2912)	12 (163.9656)	3 (173.1200)	6 (168.5256)	16 (157.6800)
Jun 3, 2016	Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	12 / 67 (675.3828)	4 (175.4172)	17 (168.5828)	41 (161.6684)	9 (169.7144)
Apr 22, 2016	8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	24 / 60 (671.3712)	23 (170.2628)	27 (166.8456)	34 (165.1200)	15 (169.1428)
Apr 8, 2016	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	26 / 53 (656.5028)	46 (157.6572)	26 (163.9656)	25 (165.1772)	15 (169.7028)
Jun 5, 2015	Smokin' on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO	41 / 78 (634.1484)	61 (152.5028)	21 (165.7028)	51 (158.2628)	44 (157.6800)
May 23, 2015	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	34 / 62 (662.7424)	11 (173.7028)	27 (169.1084)	30 (167.4056)	52 (152.5256)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	385 / 552 (637.0856)	271 (165.1200)	531 (145.1200)	281 (163.4400)	247 (163.4056)
Jun 21, 2014	Buckner Smoke Out in the Valley Buckner, MO	16 / 35 (647.8516)	16 (162.8000)	25 (156.5488)	15 (164.5372)	9 (163.9656)
Jun 6, 2014	Smokin on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO	15 / 79 (666.2172)	28 (163.9772)	39 (161.1544)	23 (164.5256)	1 (176.5600)
May 24, 2014	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	67 / 87 (626.7312)	82 (146.2512)	22 (166.2744)	63 (158.7884)	61 (155.4172)
May 2, 2014	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS	12 / 26 (646.7536)	13 (162.2284)	10 (158.2856)	12 (164.5712)	14 (161.6684)
Apr 4, 2014	Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	60 / 75 (628.4568)	21 (167.9656)	45 (159.4056)	70 (150.8228)	62 (150.2628)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	311 / 535 (633.1084)	429 (152)	124 (166.2628)	339 (157.1200)	273 (157.7256)
Sep 13, 2013	Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS	30 / 53 (639.7940)	17 (165.1200)	39 (157.0628)	45 (151.9312)	15 (165.6800)
Sep 6, 2013	Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off Blue Springs, MO	32 / 72 (650.8116)	50 (159.4172)	22 (166.2744)	20 (170.8800)	47 (154.2400)
Jun 21, 2013	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	54 / 183 (642.2854)	3 (174.2856)	167 (141.7144)	51 (164.5710)	56 (161.7144)
Jun 7, 2013	SMOKIN on the Summit Lees Summit, MO	5 / 81 (674.8570)	42 (161.1428)	3 (173.1428)	25 (165.1428)	2 (175.4286)
May 3, 2013	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS	9 / 33 (663.4284)	18 (161.7142)	5 (170.2858)	12 (165.7142)	16 (165.7142)
Apr 19, 2013	5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL) Overland Park, KS	33 / 73 (634.2850)	53 (153.7140)	52 (151.4284)	30 (161.7140)	16 (167.4286)
Apr 5, 2013	Smokin' On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO	43 / 74 (649.1424)	11 (170.8570)	44 (159.4286)	49 (162.8570)	56 (155.9998)

WALDO 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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

On the rise

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

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, 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

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)