OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#4547

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1472

peak 1472 · rated over 17 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-01-25

latest 2019-12-27

Best ToY finish

#607

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

666.2400 / 720

Master · Rhythm & Ribs

Perfect 180s

Current form

650.88 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 647.47 (+3.41)

Walk rate

59%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5828

Pork Ribs · Rhythm & Ribs

Consistency

±16.43

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.89 · weakest Brisket (160.69)

Road miles

3,263

mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 348 mi

Schedule strength

28%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

647.47 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

666.2400 career-best overall

92.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 666.2400 at Rhythm & Ribs — 92.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-10-12

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 52%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 52%

A tough matchup

15–0 behind in the head-to-head

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has come out ahead in 15 of their 15 shared contests.

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BUTTHEAD BBQ in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The comeback

3.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.1 years, then back at Arizona National BBQ Stampede (2019-12-27).

last seen 2016-11-04
back 2019-12-27

Chicken nemesis

11 of 15 shared chicken entries lost

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ ahead 73% of the time

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

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Phil the Grill has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An October team

Top 47% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 47% across 3 contests, versus top 64% the rest of the year.

3 October contests
top 64% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,263 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,263 miles across 17 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 348 miles to Dana Point State BBQ Championship.

17 mapped stops
furthest 348 mi

The metronome

±2.28% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.28% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.9% of a perfect score
17 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

DOG HOUSE Q

#4536 of the rated field

1472 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1472

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2016-10-07

⚔ Head-to-head

Lucky Q BBQ

#4559 of the rated field

1471 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1513

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1513 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2026-07-24

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The Meat Rubbers BBQ

#4538 of the rated field

1472 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1472

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2023-07-20

⚔ Head-to-head

Can't Beat Our Meat

#4532 of the rated field

1472 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1518

No shared contest yet.

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

QUE ON THE HOOCH

#4553 of the rated field

1471 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1471

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before OLD SCHOOL BBQ ARIZONA's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

MESS-IN-A ROUND BBQ

#4528 of the rated field

1472 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1472

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2026-03-20

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
Bad Boyz BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
Your Behind BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BUTTHEAD BBQ	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
Karnivorous	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
TOYS 4 BBQ'N	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
COW TIPPIN BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
MONSOON BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
AFRO SMOKE BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Phil the Grill	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
I.A.B. 30 BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
GEMINI BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	5	0	1	174.2972	143.4284	163.89	top 56%
Pork Ribs	17	4	1	1	176.5828	149.6572	161.73	top 59%
Pork	17	1	0	0	170.2628	155.4282	161.16	top 67%
Brisket	17	4	0	0	170.8456	147.4286	160.69	top 57%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
AZ	13	top 66%
CA	3	top 55%
NV	1	top 68%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 73%
Medium (20–39)	11	top 60%
Large (40+)	5	top 71%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash	2	14	0	top 67%	2013-02-16

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6.9 yrs 2013-01-25 → 2019-12-27

Busiest season 2015 6 contests

Contests a season 3.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in AZ 13 of 17 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 16 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 17 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 163.89 · weakest Brisket (160.69)

Walk rate 59% a top-10 call in 10 of 17 contests

Overall top-10 rate 6% 1 of 17 contests

Master average 647.47 out of 720 · 17 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 338 248–398 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,263 17 mapped stops · furthest 348 mi

Schedule strength 1538 average field rating faced — tougher than 28% of rated contests

Purse competed for $10,000 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 3.1 yrs 2016-11-04 → 2019-12-27

Power rating 1472 peak 1472 · #4547 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jan 25 First tracked contest 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Jan 25 Peak power rating (1493) 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Feb 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.4282 Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
May 3 First call 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown
Oct 12 First category win (Pork Ribs) Rhythm & Ribs
Oct 12 Career-best overall score666.2400 Rhythm & Ribs
Oct 12 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5828 Rhythm & Ribs
2015
Mar 27 10th tracked contest Havasu Landing CA (JUDGES LIST IS FULL)
Oct 9 First overall top-10 Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge
2019
Dec 27 Most recent contest Arizona National BBQ Stampede

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.9	*The Queen Creek BBQ Battle	2016-02-19
+7.8	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2013-10-04
+7.7	Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge	2015-10-09
+3.9	Havasu Landing CA (JUDGES LIST IS FULL)	2015-03-27
+3.2	Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash	2013-02-16

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.1	Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash	2013-02-15
-10.7	Arizona National BBQ Stampede	2019-12-27
-7	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship	2013-01-25
-6.9	The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series	2015-02-20
-6.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2015-03-20

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0	0%	top 100%	85.1%	85.1%
2016	3	0	0	100%	top 52%	92.4%	91.5%
2015	6	1	0	50%	top 63%	92.4%	90.3%
2014	1	0	0	100%	top 71%	90.5%	90.5%
2013	6	0	1	50%	top 64%	92.5%	89.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-12-27	Arizona National BBQ Stampede 🏅 Phoenix, AZ	44 / 44 (612.9828)	43 (153.0972)	44 (149.6572)	37 (160.5484)	42 (149.6800)
2016-11-04	World BBQ Festival Peoria, AZ	22 / 31 (649.6228)	27 (161.1428)	8 (167.3944)	18 (162.8456)	21 (158.2400)
2016-05-06	4th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	21 / 39 (661.0740)	11 (172.5484)	27 (161.0972)	35 (156.5828)	7 (170.8456)
2016-02-19	*The Queen Creek BBQ Battle Queen Creek, AZ	12 / 37 (665.1540)	14 (167.9884)	5 (171.4744)	27 (159.3828)	13 (166.3084)
2015-10-09	Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	7 / 20 (665.5884)	7 (169.1084)	6 (166.2400)	14 (161.1200)	6 (169.1200)
2015-07-10	Holbrook Holbrook, AZ	18 / 29 (657.0856)	24 (162.9028)	26 (159.3828)	13 (170.2628)	15 (164.5372)
2015-05-02	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	28 / 41 (645.5312)	39 (157.6456)	25 (161.1428)	35 (157.0628)	7 (169.6800)
2015-03-27	Havasu Landing CA (JUDGES LIST IS FULL) Havasu Landing, CA	13 / 25 (660.5716)	8 (167.4056)	19 (161.1544)	17 (161.7144)	5 (170.2972)
2015-03-20	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ	23 / 29 (645.7596)	13 (170.2856)	23 (160.0228)	21 (160.5828)	26 (154.8684)
2015-02-20	The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series Rancho Mirage, CA	40 / 49 (626.7200)	43 (154.2400)	37 (158.2400)	35 (158.2628)	36 (155.9772)
2014-05-02	2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	25 / 35 (651.3484)	4 (174.2972)	32 (153.6684)	23 (161.6800)	20 (161.7028)
2013-10-12	Rhythm & Ribs Cottonwood, AZ	11 / 15 (666.2400)	11 (163.9772)	1 (176.5828)	10 (162.8456)	11 (162.8344)
2013-10-04	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	32 / 99 (653.6572)	10 (172.5944)	50 (161.1428)	48 (159.9428)	47 (159.9772)
2013-05-03	1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	17 / 24 (641.7142)	2 (170.2856)	19 (156.0002)	21 (155.4282)	15 (160.0002)
2013-02-16	Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash Mesa, AZ	14 / 31 (659.4282)	15 (168.0000)	12 (167.4286)	11 (168.5712)	24 (155.4284)
2013-02-15	Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash Mesa, AZ	26 / 29 (619.4282)	29 (143.4284)	19 (158.8572)	14 (162.2856)	20 (154.8570)
2013-01-25	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	62 / 86 (625.1424)	56 (157.1428)	41 (160.0000)	57 (160.5710)	74 (147.4286)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1739 (125 pts)	#2029 (115 pts)	#1512 (185 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#743 (473 pts)	#709 (528 pts)	#858 (418 pts)	#824 (438 pts)	#569 (658 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#607 (514 pts)	#415 (744 pts)	#465 (699 pts)	#586 (569 pts)	#651 (499 pts)