OOPS

OOPS is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 11th of 30 at the Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown (2016). They are ranked #2741 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,741

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1513

peak 1515 · rated over 20 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 3, 2013

latest Sep 8, 2022 · 9.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#505

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 20 contests

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

672.4456 / 720

Master · The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

664.35 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 649.26 (+15.09)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

Consistency

±15.45

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.06 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.91)

Road miles

14,250

across 20 mapped stops · furthest 1,619 mi

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)

Purse competed for

$32K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

649.26 / 720

20 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 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.

Pork ×1

High-water mark

672.4456 career-best overall

93.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 672.4456 at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ — 93.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 4, 2018

A tough matchup

8–2 behind in the head-to-head

Backdraft BBQ ahead in 80% of their meetings

Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Brew-N-Que in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The comeback

3.3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.3 years, then back at Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (Aug 13, 2021).

last seen May 4, 2018
back Aug 13, 2021

Pork nemesis

7 of 10 shared pork entries lost

Backdraft BBQ ahead 70% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Backdraft BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 10 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Last Place Chicken has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A June team

Top 32% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 32% across 3 contests, versus top 54% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 54% the rest of the year

The long haul

14,250 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 14,250 miles across 20 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,619 miles to Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down.

20 mapped stops
furthest 1,619 mi

The metronome

±2.15% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.15% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.2% of a perfect score
20 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ every year from 2014 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 30th

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	#1887 (110 pts)	#2174 (65 pts)	#1977 (100 pts)	#1964 (110 pts)	#1601 (150 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1780 (131 pts)	#1827 (136 pts)	#1645 (151 pts)	#1581 (171 pts)	#1803 (136 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#505 (615 pts)	#600 (545 pts)	#570 (585 pts)	#660 (505 pts)	#372 (845 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

RUB Q LONG TIME

#2,747 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1518

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to OOPS)

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

rated over 21 contests
last seen Apr 8, 2016

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BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ

#2,759 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1522

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to OOPS)

Careers of much the same size, 25 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Jul 19, 2024

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HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC

#2,723 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 70
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1565

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to OOPS)

They've been 1565 at their best, 52 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 70 contests
last seen May 19, 2023

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PURE SMOKE

#2,758 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1512

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 5% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jun 5, 2026

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SCRUM DOWN SMOKERS

#2,726 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1532

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

rated over 21 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2020

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SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL)

#2,765 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1549

They've been 1549 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Backdraft BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Brew-N-Que	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
T&J's Dirty Butts	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
TEAM HOGWEISER	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
WHY YOU GRILLIN' ME ...DAWG?	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
Neighbor's Brewin' & Quein'	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
South Pork	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
SWINEFELD	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
1709 BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TRIGGERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
PIG'N & CHIK'N	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	2	0	174.2972	149.7142	162.50	top 58%
Pork Ribs	20	1	0	173.1200	149.0740	160.91	top 58%
Pork	20	5	1	180 🔥	149.0628	163.06	top 51%
Brisket	20	6	0	173.7144	143.3372	162.80	top 46%

“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 55%
Large (40+)	13	0	top 53%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CO	9	top 46%
AL	8	top 65%
UT	2	top 65%
NC	1	top 22%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	5	30	top 71%	May 4, 2018
Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	3	13	top 47%	Sep 11, 2015
Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	2	15	top 52%	Sep 8, 2022
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	14	top 65%	Apr 10, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 6 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 9 of 20 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 12 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 578 finished ahead 496 times, behind 549

Longest layoff 3.3 yrs May 4, 2018 → Aug 13, 2021

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

20221 milestone

Sep 8 Most recent contest Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

20211 milestone

Aug 13 First perfect 180 (Pork) Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

20181 milestone

May 4 Career-best overall score672.4456 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

20151 milestone

Apr 10 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20134 milestones

May 3 First tracked contest The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
May 31 First call Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
Sep 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.8740 Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge
Oct 11 Peak power rating (1515) Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.2	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	Oct 11, 2013
+8.3	22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge	Jun 19, 2015
+8.1	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	Sep 13, 2013
+7.2	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	Sep 8, 2022
+7.1	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown	Jun 3, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.4	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	May 6, 2016
-10.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 11, 2014
-10.2	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	May 1, 2015
-4	Telluride Barbeque Festival	Sep 21, 2013
-3.9	The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013)	May 2, 2014

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)
2022	1	100%	top 43%	92.8%	92.8%
2021	1	100%	top 61%	92.2%	92.2%
2018	1	100%	top 49%	93.4%	93.4%
2017	1	0%	top 58%	91.3%	91.3%
2016	3	33%	top 59%	91.7%	89.3%
2015	4	50%	top 53%	91.9%	90.2%
2014	3	0%	top 71%	90.2%	88.5%
2013	6	67%	top 45%	92.2%	89.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 8, 2022	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	15 / 35 (667.8972)	6 (174.2972)	30 (158.8344)	8 (171.9656)	21 (162.8000)
Aug 13, 2021	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	30 / 49 (663.8856)	45 (155.9428)	31 (164.5372)	2 (180)	32 (163.4056)
May 4, 2018	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	30 / 61 (672.4456)	29 (170.2628)	57 (153.0628)	4 (175.4056)	11 (173.7144)
May 5, 2017	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	40 / 69 (657.0284)	56 (158.2744)	14 (173.1200)	40 (165.1084)	48 (160.5256)
Sep 9, 2016	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	22 / 49 (660.5028)	31 (162.8572)	14 (169.7028)	31 (162.8228)	19 (165.1200)
Jun 3, 2016	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	11 / 30 (654.2632)	6 (171.4744)	20 (161.1200)	8 (166.2744)	18 (155.3944)
May 6, 2016	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	63 / 67 (613.4744)	57 (155.9772)	28 (165.0972)	67 (149.0628)	64 (143.3372)
Sep 11, 2015	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	15 / 32 (655.3372)	14 (165.1316)	19 (159.3828)	12 (166.8572)	15 (163.9656)
Jun 19, 2015	22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	18 / 58 (661.5996)	13 (169.7144)	47 (149.0740)	7 (171.4056)	7 (171.4056)
May 1, 2015	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	54 / 63 (635.8288)	53 (157.6916)	38 (163.3944)	58 (153.0512)	43 (161.6916)
Apr 10, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT	14 / 30 (645.6800)	23 (157.0856)	16 (161.1772)	14 (162.2972)	8 (165.1200)
Sep 12, 2014	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	30 / 47 (649.5540)	25 (165.7256)	41 (156.5028)	20 (166.8228)	28 (160.5028)
May 2, 2014	The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) Huntsville, AL	41 / 62 (646.6512)	20 (169.7144)	54 (155.3600)	51 (157.0512)	30 (164.5256)
Apr 11, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT	24 / 29 (616.3992)	23 (158.8228)	20 (155.3940)	21 (153.6684)	23 (148.5140)
Oct 11, 2013	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	12 / 55 (657.6112)	13 (167.3828)	26 (160.5600)	32 (160.5484)	12 (169.1200)
Sep 21, 2013	Telluride Barbeque Festival Telluride, CO	17 / 25 (643.2684)	22 (155.9544)	16 (160)	16 (161.6572)	10 (165.6568)
Sep 13, 2013	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	13 / 42 (663.8740)	11 (168.5140)	25 (158.8228)	19 (166.8228)	9 (169.7144)
Jun 14, 2013	Colorado Barbecue Challenge Frisco, CO	19 / 68 (640.5710)	40 (154.2858)	23 (161.7140)	29 (157.7142)	6 (166.8570)
May 31, 2013	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	21 / 33 (631.4280)	29 (149.7142)	10 (161.7140)	19 (154.8570)	7 (165.1428)
May 3, 2013	The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	37 / 62 (647.9996)	42 (161.1428)	14 (169.7142)	48 (157.7142)	35 (159.4284)

OOPS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

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 (11 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

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)