STP BBQ

STP BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 5th of 25 at the Balloons Blues Bikes & BBQ (2013). They are ranked #1869 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,869

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1545

peak 1555 · rated over 16 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Oct 14, 2016 · 3.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#502

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

13% of 16 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 43%

overall standings

Best overall

684.5256 / 720

Master · Balloons Blues Bikes & BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

648.92 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 652.31 (-3.40)

Walk rate

31%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Brisket · Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest

Consistency

±13.81

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 166.66 · weakest Chicken (161.05)

Road miles

1,605

across 16 mapped stops · furthest 221 mi

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

652.31 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

684.5256 career-best overall

95.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 684.5256 at Balloons Blues Bikes & BBQ — 95.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 18, 2013

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 30%.

5 contests
2 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 30%

A tough matchup

9–1 behind in the head-to-head

JAESTAR BBQ ahead in 90% of their meetings

JAESTAR BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.6 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.61 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 25%.

Chicken avg 161.05
Brisket avg 166.66
1 call in 16 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HALL OF FLAME in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

6 of 10 shared brisket entries lost

JAESTAR BBQ ahead 60% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, JAESTAR BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 10 shared brisket entries.

A June team

Top 25% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 25% across 4 contests, versus top 43% the rest of the year.

4 June contests
top 43% the rest of the year

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The metronome

±1.92% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.92% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.6% of a perfect score
16 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 23rd

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	#1268 (215 pts)	#1328 (220 pts)	#1335 (220 pts)	#1338 (230 pts)	#1104 (280 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#667 (554 pts)	#740 (509 pts)	#763 (484 pts)	#552 (704 pts)	#603 (609 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#502 (618 pts)	#615 (533 pts)	#621 (538 pts)	#621 (533 pts)	#397 (783 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

MAC'S BARBEQUE

#1,879 of the rated field

1544 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1552

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to STP BBQ)

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

rated over 19 contests
last seen Jun 9, 2017

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A PIGS WORST NIGHTMARE

#1,874 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1554

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Apr 21, 2017

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TWISTED SMOKE ADC

#1,870 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1562

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

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jul 22, 2022

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Pork Bombin BBQ

#1,880 of the rated field

1544 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1544

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Oct 17, 2026

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56 SMOKEHOUSE

#1,865 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1554

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

rated over 21 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2021

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Sugar 'n Spice BBQ

#1,876 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1545

They turned up 7 years after STP BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 6, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
JAESTAR BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
SMOKERS PURGATORY	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
HALL OF FLAME	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
Flower of the Flames	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
KC Rib doctor	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Meat Rubbers	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
SWEET OLD BUZZARDS	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Moolicious Intentions	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Lucky Pig Barbecue	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
FUNNY FARM BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Dead Last BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	1	0	0	168.5256	151.3600	161.05	top 58%
Pork Ribs	16	1	0	0	173.1200	149.6572	161.23	top 52%
Pork	16	3	0	1	174.3200	147.4056	163.38	top 46%
Brisket	16	4	1	1	178.2972	154.8228	166.66	top 32%

“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)	7	0	top 50%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 38%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	12	top 39%
IA	2	top 64%
MO	2	top 51%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	4	23	0	top 25%	Jun 24, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	14	0	top 64%	Jul 31, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 6 contests

Contests a season 4 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 12 of 16 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 12 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 625 finished ahead 806 times, behind 440

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

20161 milestone

Oct 14 Most recent contest Balloons Blues and Barbeque

20151 milestone

Jun 26 Peak power rating (1555) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

20141 milestone

Sep 12 10th tracked contest Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest

20137 milestones

Mar 15 First tracked contest NKC MO State BBQ Championship
May 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8566 Sertoma 48 BBQ
Sep 13 First call Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest
Sep 13 First category win (Brisket) Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest
Sep 13 First overall top-10 Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest
Sep 13 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.2972 Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest
Oct 18 Career-best overall score684.5256 Balloons Blues Bikes & BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.6	Balloons Blues Bikes & BBQ	Oct 18, 2013
+11.5	Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest	Sep 13, 2013
+10.8	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 27, 2014
+9.4	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 26, 2015
+7.9	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 21, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 31, 2015
-4.3	Balloons Blues and Barbeque	Oct 14, 2016
-4.1	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival	May 24, 2014
-2.5	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest	Sep 12, 2014
-1.2	NKC MO State BBQ Championship	Mar 15, 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)
2016	2	0	0	0%	top 62%	89.7%	89%
2015	3	0	0	33%	top 46%	92.6%	90.9%
2014	6	0	0	33%	top 47%	92.6%	90.7%
2013	5	2	1	40%	top 30%	95.1%	91%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 14, 2016	Balloons Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS	30 / 39 (646.1376)	29 (163.3944)	33 (152.5260)	28 (161.0972)	14 (169.1200)
Jun 24, 2016	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	86 / 183 (635.2684)	142 (151.3600)	57 (164.5256)	157 (147.4056)	12 (171.9772)
Aug 28, 2015	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	18 / 42 (666.8456)	29 (161.7372)	16 (167.4400)	32 (163.4056)	7 (174.2628)
Jul 31, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	24 / 30 (638.7656)	16 (164.5600)	27 (154.8228)	14 (164.5600)	27 (154.8228)
Jun 26, 2015	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	29 / 183 (657.5656)	39 (166.8228)	82 (160.5372)	76 (162.2400)	27 (167.9656)
Oct 17, 2014	Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS	13 / 26 (662.1600)	13 (166.8344)	20 (155.9544)	5 (173.7028)	11 (165.6684)
Sep 12, 2014	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	16 / 29 (650.1024)	21 (159.3828)	13 (166.2628)	11 (167.4056)	24 (157.0512)
Jul 25, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	14 / 29 (666.8000)	16 (164.5372)	26 (159.4284)	8 (170.8572)	8 (171.9772)
Jun 27, 2014	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	23 / 184 (658.2628)	121 (157.1544)	42 (165.1428)	29 (166.8228)	17 (169.1428)
May 24, 2014	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	58 / 87 (639.9316)	51 (162.8572)	80 (149.6572)	38 (165.1428)	43 (162.2744)
Mar 14, 2014	NKC MO State Championship BBQ 🏅 N. Kansas City, MO	29 / 61 (639.3372)	47 (152.5028)	22 (162.2744)	19 (164.5600)	22 (160)
Oct 18, 2013	Balloons Blues Bikes & BBQ Parsons, KS	5 / 25 (684.5256)	15 (166.2628)	8 (173.1200)	2 (174.3200)	5 (170.8228)
Sep 13, 2013	Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	6 / 34 (663.8740)	4 (168.5256)	15 (162.2628)	25 (154.7884)	1 (178.2972)
Jun 21, 2013	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	46 / 183 (643.9998)	136 (151.4284)	24 (168)	62 (162.8572)	58 (161.7142)
May 10, 2013	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	16 / 49 (650.8566)	28 (159.4284)	14 (163.4286)	25 (161.1426)	14 (166.8570)
Mar 15, 2013	NKC MO State BBQ Championship N. Kansas City, MO	43 / 79 (632.5714)	44 (159.9998)	54 (154.2860)	53 (153.7142)	16 (164.5714)

STP 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)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

A June team

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)