SPICEWINE IRONWORKS

SPICEWINE IRONWORKS is a competition barbecue team with 19 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 4th of 27 at the Anchor City Cook Off (2014). They are ranked #1552 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings and hold 1 all-time KCBS record.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

KCBS records held

1 🥇

highest pork ribs score

Power ranking

#1,552

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1561

peak 1567 · rated over 19 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 3, 2013

latest Jul 7, 2017 · 4.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#477

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

37% of 19 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 43%

overall standings

Best overall

682.8804 / 720

Master · Anchor City Cook Off

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

661.41 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 663.48 (-2.06)

Walk rate

68%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork Ribs · Smokin' on the River

Consistency

±10.73

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.36 · weakest Brisket (163.11)

Road miles

1,565

across 19 mapped stops · furthest 199 mi

Schedule strength

39%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)

Master avg

663.48 / 720

19 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.

Pork Ribs ×1

They almost always walk

68% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 13 of 19 contests

A top-10 category call in 68% of their 19 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

682.8804 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.8804 at Anchor City Cook Off — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 10, 2014

A tough matchup

12–3 behind in the head-to-head

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead in 80% of their meetings

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 15 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.26 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 32% of the time against 47%.

Brisket avg 163.11
Chicken avg 168.36
6 calls in 19 entries

A strong matchup

10–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 91% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CALLAWAY CREAMATORS in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

11 of 15 shared chicken entries lost

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead 73% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 15 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.49% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.49% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.1% of a perfect score
19 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 7th

Holds 1 KCBS record (on 1 all-time board)

Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.

🥇 🍖 Highest pork ribs score 180 one meat, out of 180 · won the category with it · Jul 19, 2013 · shared with at least 9 others

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	#1722 (120 pts)	#1189 (275 pts)	#2942 (50 pts)	#1340 (225 pts)	#1771 (125 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1113 (280 pts)	#1200 (275 pts)	#1239 (260 pts)	#1250 (260 pts)	#968 (360 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#622 (584 pts)	#617 (624 pts)	#657 (594 pts)	#686 (554 pts)	#744 (494 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#904 (362 pts)	#968 (362 pts)	#1137 (282 pts)	#1294 (242 pts)	#721 (512 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#477 (651 pts)	#396 (786 pts)	#427 (746 pts)	#491 (671 pts)	#782 (411 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SPICEWINE IRONWORKS, each with one reason worth a look.

48 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

SMOKIN SUZY

#1,543 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1562

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to SPICEWINE IRONWORKS)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — SPICEWINE IRONWORKS ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2017

⚔ Head-to-head

EL REY SMOKERS COMPETITION TEAM

#1,551 of the rated field

1561 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1568

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SPICEWINE IRONWORKS)

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 19, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 22, 2017

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MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE

#1,546 of the rated field

1561 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1563

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SPICEWINE IRONWORKS)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 31 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 31 contests
last seen Jul 5, 2019

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Bearded Boar BBQ

#1,541 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1580

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 20 contests, alongside a 45% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

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GREENWITCH QUE CO.

#1,542 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1563

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

rated over 21 contests
last seen Jul 23, 2022

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FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR

#1,550 of the rated field

1561 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1588

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 10, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN O BBQ	15	8	7	53%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
CALLAWAY CREAMATORS	11	10	1	91%	⚔ compare
ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
Shootin' Smoke	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
POLITICAL PORK	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' BUTTS	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
BELLY BROTHERS BBQ TEAM	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
IN DEEP SAUCE	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
PITMASTERIQ BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	9	1	3	178.2972	157.6800	168.36	top 38%
Pork Ribs	19	6	1	2	180 🔥	150.8232	164.26	top 49%
Pork	19	6	0	1	175.4056	159.4056	167.75	top 42%
Brisket	19	6	0	1	175.4056	153.0972	163.11	top 50%

“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)	14	0	top 40%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 51%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	18	0	top 43%
IL	1	0	top 46%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	4	7	top 42%	May 6, 2016
Anchor City Cook Off	3	4	top 24%	Oct 9, 2015
Hott Butts BBQ Contest	2	6	top 34%	Jun 3, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 6 contests

Contests a season 3.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 18 of 19 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 13 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,206 finished ahead 1,187 times, behind 1,000

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

20171 milestone

Jul 7 Most recent contest 10th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff

20152 milestones

May 1 10th tracked contest Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest
Oct 9 Peak power rating (1567) Anchor City Cook Off

20141 milestone

Oct 10 Career-best overall score682.8804 Anchor City Cook Off

20136 milestones

May 3 First tracked contest Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest
May 3 First call Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest
May 3 First overall top-10 Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest
May 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.5714 Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest
Jul 19 First category win (Pork Ribs) Smokin' on the River
Jul 19 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Smokin' on the River

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.7	Anchor City Cook Off	Oct 10, 2014
+11.8	Smokin' on the River	Jul 19, 2013
+11.5	Anchor City Cook Off	Oct 11, 2013
+10.8	Hott Butts BBQ Contest	Jun 5, 2015
+10.3	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	May 1, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6	9th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff	Jul 8, 2016
-4.2	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	May 6, 2016
-4.1	Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend	May 17, 2013
-2.8	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 2, 2014
-2.3	8th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff	Jul 10, 2015

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)
2017	1	0	1	100%	top 44%	93.5%	93.5%
2016	3	0	0	33%	top 62%	91.8%	90.9%
2015	6	3	0	83%	top 41%	94.2%	92.8%
2014	3	1	0	67%	top 44%	94.8%	92.2%
2013	6	3	1	67%	top 35%	93.2%	91.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 7, 2017	10th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	11 / 25 (673.1088)	1 (178.2972)	25 (151.4288)	3 (175.4056)	10 (167.9772)
Jul 8, 2016	9th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	20 / 26 (647.3372)	15 (167.4400)	22 (157.1088)	19 (165.0856)	20 (157.7028)
Jun 3, 2016	Hott Butts BBQ Contest Boonville, MO	11 / 22 (661.0060)	12 (163.9772)	12 (162.8116)	13 (165.6800)	5 (168.5372)
May 6, 2016	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	19 / 32 (654.2284)	24 (162.8572)	20 (162.8456)	22 (165.6800)	14 (162.8456)
Oct 9, 2015	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	8 / 20 (671.3832)	11 (168.0116)	11 (162.2516)	12 (169.7028)	4 (171.4172)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	281 / 606 (654.2400)	284 (164.5372)	76 (172)	308 (163.9656)	442 (153.7372)
Sep 4, 2015	Q'ing for a Cause Columbia, MO	12 / 21 (667.9200)	10 (169.1200)	10 (167.9772)	16 (160.5600)	9 (170.2628)
Jul 10, 2015	8th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	19 / 31 (660.4572)	6 (173.7144)	15 (164.5372)	26 (159.4056)	20 (162.8000)
Jun 5, 2015	Hott Butts BBQ Contest Boonville, MO	6 / 32 (677.6916)	6 (172.0116)	8 (169.7144)	7 (171.4172)	14 (164.5484)
May 1, 2015	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	8 / 37 (678.2972)	17 (168.0344)	8 (169.7028)	5 (173.7144)	15 (166.8456)
Oct 10, 2014	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	4 / 27 (682.8804)	3 (174.3200)	8 (171.4404)	16 (165.1200)	3 (172)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	333 / 552 (646.7776)	216 (166.8800)	483 (150.8232)	43 (174.2744)	399 (154.8000)
May 2, 2014	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	20 / 35 (661.6344)	25 (163.4400)	27 (160.5488)	23 (162.2400)	4 (175.4056)
Oct 11, 2013	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	5 / 29 (670.3084)	3 (172.5828)	17 (161.7600)	4 (172.5600)	13 (163.4056)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	188 / 535 (648.4916)	134 (166.8572)	270 (159.3944)	77 (169.1428)	352 (153.0972)
Sep 19, 2013	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL	35 / 76 (656.5604)	61 (157.6800)	24 (166.2860)	13 (172.0572)	46 (160.5372)
Jul 19, 2013	Smokin' on the River Glasgow, MO	6 / 36 (670.8456)	5 (171.4400)	1 (180)	14 (164.5828)	24 (154.8228)
May 17, 2013	Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend Lake of the Ozarks, MO	27 / 41 (654.2856)	8 (170.8572)	31 (158.8570)	10 (169.7144)	33 (154.8570)
May 3, 2013	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	7 / 25 (668.5714)	9 (166.8572)	3 (171.4286)	9 (166.8570)	17 (163.4286)

SPICEWINE IRONWORKS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

KCBS records held

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 (10 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

A standing appointment

Holds 1 KCBS record (on 1 all-time board)

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)