LEEPS BBQ

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

Power ranking

#2615

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1516

peak 1541 · rated over 29 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-03-15

latest 2018-05-11

Best ToY finish

#384

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 29 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

680.4568 / 720

Master · 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska

Perfect 180s

Current form

647.50 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 650.71 (-3.22)

Walk rate

59%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Chicken · North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival

Consistency

±12.55

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.02 · weakest Brisket (161.19)

Road miles

3,365

mi across 29 mapped stops · furthest 237 mi

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

650.71 / 720

29 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 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

680.4568 career-best overall

94.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 680.4568 at 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska — 94.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-08-16

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of LEEPS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 10 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 41%.

10 contests
3 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 41%

A tough matchup

17–1 behind in the head-to-head

PARROTHEAD SMOKERS ahead in 94% of their meetings

PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has come out ahead in 17 of their 18 shared contests.

A strong matchup

13–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

12 of 18 shared chicken entries lost

PARROTHEAD SMOKERS ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 12 of 18 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BIG STACKS BARBEQUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

3,365 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,365 miles across 29 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 237 miles to Original SD BBQ Championships.

29 mapped stops
furthest 237 mi

The metronome

±1.74% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.74% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.4% of a perfect score
29 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.

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

SMOKEHOUSE 72

#2625 of the rated field

1516 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 89
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1628

0–4 in 4 shared contests (0% to LEEPS BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — SMOKEHOUSE 72 ahead 4–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 87 contests
last seen 2026-07-31

⚔ Head-to-head

MYA&DJ'S BBQ

#2619 of the rated field

1516 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1516

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 28 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 28 contests
last seen 2026-08-07

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PASSIONS OF THE PIT

#2614 of the rated field

1516 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 2%
Peak: 1571

No shared contest yet.

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 44 contests to 29.

rated over 44 contests
last seen 2024-09-27

⚔ Head-to-head

SHORT BUS COOKERS

#2610 of the rated field

1516 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1516

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 19 contests, alongside a 32% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2022-10-28

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CEO BBQ

#2607 of the rated field

1516 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1529

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 54 contests
last seen 2026-06-12

⚔ Head-to-head

Bull-B-Que

#2612 of the rated field

1516 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1526

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2026-07-24

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HELPING U BBQ	18	10	8	56%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
WHEN PIGS DIE	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
PORKY BUTTS BBQ	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT	13	13	0	100%	⚔ compare
KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ	13	8	5	62%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
WOODWARD BARBEQUE	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
PORK PATROL BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
JAESTAR BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
YOU GONNA LIKE IT	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
OMAHA CHAIN SMOKERS	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	29	7	1	4	179.4400	155.4056	165.02	top 49%
Pork Ribs	29	6	2	3	178.2972	150.2512	163.30	top 49%
Pork	29	3	0	0	171.4172	146.2516	161.21	top 59%
Brisket	29	5	2	2	177.7028	150.2740	161.19	top 54%

“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
NE	17	top 48%
IA	4	top 75%
SD	4	top 49%
MO	3	top 37%
KS	1	top 63%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 94%
Medium (20–39)	16	top 52%
Large (40+)	12	top 47%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
*BBQ in the Bluffs	3	20	top 68%	2018-05-11
RiverFest Red White and Que	3	10	top 42%	2015-07-17
Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge	2	12	top 61%	2017-09-02
Original SD BBQ Championships	2	12	top 48%	2015-06-05

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.2 yrs 2013-03-15 → 2018-05-11

Busiest season 2014 10 contests

Contests a season 4.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NE 17 of 29 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 23 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 29 entries · 1 win · 7 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 165.02 · weakest Brisket (161.19)

Walk rate 59% a top-10 call in 17 of 29 contests

Overall top-10 rate 14% 4 of 29 contests

Master average 650.71 out of 720 · 29 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 542 561–526 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,365 29 mapped stops · furthest 237 mi

Schedule strength 1541 average field rating faced — tougher than 31% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Power rating 1516 peak 1541 · #2615 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Mar 15 First tracked contest NKC MO State BBQ Championship
May 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.8574 Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest
May 31 First call Original SD BBQ Championships
Jul 19 First category win (Brisket) RiverFest Red White and Que
Jul 19 First overall top-10 RiverFest Red White and Que
Aug 16 Career-best overall score680.4568 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
Sep 27 10th tracked contest Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
2014
May 2 Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival
May 2 Peak power rating (1541) North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival
2016
Sep 3 25th tracked contest Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge
2018
May 11 Most recent contest *BBQ in the Bluffs

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.3	21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska	2013-08-16
+8.1	North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival	2014-05-02
+7.1	Original SD BBQ Championships	2013-05-31
+7	Cass County	2013-08-09
+6.6	RiverFest Red White and Que	2013-07-19

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.9	Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest	2013-08-23
-12	*BBQ in the Bluffs	2018-05-11
-6.2	Pony Express BBQ Challenge	2014-04-25
-5.7	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge	2016-09-03
-4.6	Original SD BBQ Championships	2015-06-05

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)
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 92%	86.6%	86.6%
2017	3	0	2	67%	top 50%	92.3%	91.3%
2016	1	0	0	0%	top 80%	89.3%	89.3%
2015	4	0	0	25%	top 60%	91%	89.5%
2014	10	1	1	90%	top 51%	92.7%	90%
2013	10	3	2	50%	top 41%	94.5%	91.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-05-11	*BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	36 / 39 (623.3600)	38 (155.4056)	37 (150.2512)	29 (159.4060)	30 (158.2972)
2017-09-02	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	12 / 29 (664.5716)	14 (165.7028)	1 (176.5600)	22 (158.8688)	18 (163.4400)
2017-07-21	Riverfest Community Festival Bellevue, NE	26 / 46 (644.5028)	26 (162.8572)	33 (157.6572)	19 (166.2628)	28 (157.7256)
2017-05-12	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	20 / 39 (662.2516)	24 (165.7144)	1 (178.2972)	27 (161.7028)	32 (156.5372)
2016-09-03	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	36 / 45 (642.8000)	40 (157.7144)	24 (160.5600)	33 (161.1200)	28 (163.4056)
2015-09-05	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	20 / 31 (654.8572)	27 (161.1544)	19 (162.2628)	13 (166.8572)	13 (164.5828)
2015-08-14	23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE	28 / 42 (646.3204)	19 (166.9144)	28 (160.5600)	33 (161.1200)	30 (157.7260)
2015-07-17	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	20 / 45 (646.8000)	26 (160.5484)	20 (163.4172)	12 (168.5600)	32 (154.2744)
2015-06-05	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	27 / 41 (630.7540)	31 (156.0112)	7 (170.2628)	37 (146.2516)	23 (158.2284)
2014-08-15	22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE	21 / 38 (643.9428)	28 (158.2628)	31 (154.8228)	6 (171.4172)	22 (159.4400)
2014-07-18	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	18 / 35 (655.4396)	17 (165.1312)	30 (154.2512)	17 (166.2972)	11 (169.7600)
2014-06-27	2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE	14 / 30 (650.8344)	12 (167.4056)	7 (168.0116)	23 (155.3944)	14 (160.0228)
2014-06-06	SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	26 / 42 (638.8456)	3 (172.5828)	26 (156.5372)	21 (159.4516)	37 (150.2740)
2014-05-30	3rd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition Valley, NE	14 / 30 (644.4912)	2 (170.9028)	4 (171.4056)	27 (149.0972)	21 (153.0856)
2014-05-16	Wheatstock Grill-Off: Peace, Love & BBQ Abilene, KS	17 / 27 (655.3712)	10 (170.2856)	18 (161.1200)	15 (164.5600)	20 (159.4056)
2014-05-09	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	20 / 33 (642.1028)	13 (167.3712)	29 (154.8116)	8 (169.1200)	30 (150.8000)
2014-05-02	North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival North Platte, NE	7 / 25 (667.4284)	1 (179.4400)	13 (165.1772)	14 (159.4284)	14 (163.3828)
2014-04-25	Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE	19 / 28 (637.6344)	7 (166.3200)	19 (160.0000)	17 (159.9544)	24 (151.3600)
2014-03-14	NKC MO State Championship BBQ 🏅 N. Kansas City, MO	20 / 61 (646.2512)	8 (167.9884)	34 (157.1544)	45 (154.2284)	10 (166.8800)
2013-09-27	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE	21 / 56 (662.2628)	13 (169.1656)	17 (168.5600)	25 (163.9656)	32 (160.5716)
2013-09-06	Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll Vermillion, SD	10 / 27 (665.6912)	16 (160.5256)	3 (173.1772)	23 (154.2856)	1 (177.7028)
2013-08-31	Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	19 / 32 (657.6800)	21 (164.5600)	11 (168.5944)	26 (161.7028)	22 (162.8228)
2013-08-23	Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest Nevada, IA	16 / 17 (631.3712)	14 (164.5484)	13 (156.5828)	13 (159.4400)	16 (150.8000)
2013-08-16	21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE	5 / 43 (680.4568)	19 (167.9656)	12 (171.4056)	25 (166.8228)	4 (174.2628)
2013-08-09	Cass County Weeping Water, NE	13 / 44 (665.6344)	2 (175.4400)	16 (166.8344)	20 (161.6800)	26 (161.6800)
2013-07-19	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	10 / 32 (654.7540)	11 (165.7028)	17 (161.6572)	25 (154.8112)	1 (172.5828)
2013-05-31	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	12 / 41 (655.9998)	30 (156.5714)	21 (159.9998)	10 (168.0000)	4 (171.4286)
2013-05-03	Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest St. Joseph, MO	13 / 39 (658.8574)	24 (162.2858)	14 (166.2860)	13 (167.4286)	16 (162.8570)
2013-03-15	NKC MO State BBQ Championship N. Kansas City, MO	35 / 79 (639.4282)	36 (161.1428)	41 (159.4286)	42 (157.7138)	24 (161.1430)

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
2015 ↗	Master	#1549 (145 pts)	#1778 (120 pts)	#1234 (250 pts)	#1492 (185 pts)	#1699 (130 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#384 (978 pts)	#146 (1628 pts)	#390 (968 pts)	#366 (1013 pts)	#420 (908 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#612 (512 pts)	#777 (422 pts)	#641 (522 pts)	#706 (472 pts)	#578 (552 pts)