OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ

OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 32 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 33 at the BBQ in the Bluffs (2015), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #642 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#642

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1652

peak 1652 · rated over 32 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 14, 2013

latest Sep 9, 2016 · 3.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#140

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

14 podiums

Overall top-10s

44% of 32 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 39%

overall standings

Best overall

693.1428 / 720

Master · State Center Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (Judges Full)

Perfect 180s

Current form

668.23

last 5 Master vs avg 668.61 (-0.38)

Walk rate

78%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork Ribs · Up in Smoke BBQ Bash

Consistency

±13.93

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.97 · weakest Brisket (164.95)

Road miles

3,350

across 32 mapped stops · furthest 150 mi

Schedule strength

61%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)

Master avg

668.61 / 720

32 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (15 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.0116 points from the title

Came within 0.0116 points of the Grand Championship at BBQ in the Bluffs (May 8, 2015).

Among the elite

#642 of 6,477 rated teams

In the top 10% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1652 puts them #642 of 6,477 rated teams — the top 10% of the field.

rating 1652
peak 1652
32 rated contests

On the rise

+101 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 101 points across 15 contests since Sep 18, 2015 — from 1551 up to 1652.

15 contests since Sep 18, 2015
now 1652

Happy hunting ground

Top 8% average finish here

BBQ in the Bluffs is their spot: an average finish in the top 8% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 8%

They almost always walk

78% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 25 of 32 contests

A top-10 category call in 78% of their 32 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

693.1428 career-best overall

96.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.1428 at State Center Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (Judges Full) — 96.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 17, 2016

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

CITY SLICKERS BBQ has finished one call ahead of OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

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Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 14 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 26%.

14 contests
7 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 26%

A tough matchup

15–3 behind in the head-to-head

BIG T'Z Q CRU ahead in 83% of their meetings

BIG T'Z Q CRU has come out ahead in 15 of their 18 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.02 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 28% of the time against 50%.

Brisket avg 164.95
Chicken avg 168.97
9 calls in 32 entries

A strong matchup

12–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 92% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ in 12 of their 13 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

WOODWARD BARBEQUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 14% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 14% across 3 contests, versus top 39% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 39% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,350 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,350 miles across 32 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 150 miles to Ribs, Rods and Rock'n Roll.

32 mapped stops
furthest 150 mi

The metronome

±1.93% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.93% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.9% of a perfect score
32 contests

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
2016 ↗	Master	#140 (1,763 pts)	#114 (1,735 pts)	#74 (1,918 pts)	#158 (1,543 pts)	#334 (1,108 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#381 (974 pts)	#390 (964 pts)	#326 (1,079 pts)	#356 (989 pts)	#346 (1,034 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#521 (737 pts)	#528 (732 pts)	#578 (667 pts)	#466 (832 pts)	#640 (582 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#636 (490 pts)	#759 (430 pts)	#562 (590 pts)	#629 (525 pts)	#600 (535 pts)

Overall rank by season

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1652 power rating

Contests: 57
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1655

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1652 power rating

Contests: 60
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1677

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1652 power rating

Contests: 67
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 48%
Peak: 1722

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#643 of the rated field

1652 power rating

Contests: 150
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1693

They've been 1693 at their best, 41 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

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KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ

#645 of the rated field

1651 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 65
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1651

12–1 in 13 shared contests (92% to OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ)

These two have cooked 13 of the same contests — OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ ahead 12–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 64 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WOODWARD BARBEQUE	26	11	15	42%	⚔ compare
IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ	23	9	14	39%	⚔ compare
DIG-IN COOKERS	21	12	9	57%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	18	7	11	39%	⚔ compare
BIG T'Z Q CRU	18	3	15	17%	⚔ compare
PORKY BUTTS BBQ	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
SMOKEHOUSE 72	15	7	8	47%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
BLACK DOG BBQ IA	14	9	5	64%	⚔ compare
GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	14	9	5	64%	⚔ compare
BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ	13	12	1	92%	⚔ compare
TREEFROG BBQ	13	8	5	62%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	32	16	0	3	176.5944	157.1426	168.97	top 38%
Pork Ribs	32	17	2	5	178.8572	154.2856	166.80	top 39%
Pork	32	16	0	4	175.4628	158.2628	167.88	top 39%
Brisket	32	9	0	2	174.8572	149.7142	164.95	top 47%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 42%
Medium (20–39)	17	top 39%
Large (40+)	12	top 40%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IA	26	top 40%
NE	3	top 30%
MN	2	top 46%
SD	1	top 21%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	3	4	top 23%	Jul 22, 2016
Back to Back to the Park BBQ	3	2	top 40%	Aug 28, 2015
Back to Mayberry BBQ	2	14	top 58%	Jul 1, 2016
BBQ in the Bluffs	2	2	top 8%	May 13, 2016
Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 2) (Judges Full)	2	5	top 23%	Apr 23, 2016
Tri-City BBQ Fest	2	3	top 35%	Sep 18, 2015
State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship	2	19	top 71%	Jun 19, 2015
Central Iowa Expo BBQ	2	32	top 81%	Apr 25, 2015
Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew	2	22	top 62%	Apr 26, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 14 contests

Contests a season 8 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IA 26 of 32 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 21 9 of them more than once

Opponents faced 429 finished ahead 713 times, behind 410

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

20164 milestones

Jun 17 Career-best overall score693.1428 State Center Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (Judges Full)
Jul 1 25th tracked contest Back to Mayberry BBQ
Sep 9 Peak power rating (1652) Ribs, Rods and Rock'n Roll
Sep 9 Most recent contest Ribs, Rods and Rock'n Roll

20143 milestones

Oct 18 First overall podium Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2)
Oct 18 First Reserve Championship Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2)
Oct 18 10th tracked contest Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2)

20136 milestones

Jun 14 First tracked contest State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship
Jul 3 First call Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff
Jul 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.9998 Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff
Jul 26 First category win (Pork Ribs) Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
Jul 26 First overall top-10 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
Jul 26 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18.4	Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2)	Oct 18, 2014
+16.9	BBQ in the Bluffs	May 8, 2015
+14.9	Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 1) (Judges Full)	Apr 22, 2016
+14.1	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	Jul 26, 2013
+14	BBQ in the Bluffs	May 13, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.1	Central Iowa Expo BBQ	Apr 25, 2015
-6	State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship	Jun 19, 2015
-5.5	Central Iowa Expo BBQ	Apr 24, 2015
-5.4	9th Annual Big Island BBQ	Aug 26, 2016
-4.3	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew	Apr 26, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	14	7	1	79%	top 26%	96.3%	93.7%
2015	8	3	0	88%	top 52%	96.1%	92.5%
2014	6	2	0	67%	top 47%	95.7%	92.4%
2013	4	2	1	75%	top 47%	94.4%	91.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 9, 2016	Ribs, Rods and Rock'n Roll Vermillion, SD	7 / 34 (678.2056)	10 (169.7144)	4 (173.1084)	3 (174.2856)	18 (161.0972)
Sep 3, 2016	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	15 / 45 (665.0056)	9 (171.9772)	27 (159.9656)	17 (167.3828)	23 (165.6800)
Aug 26, 2016	9th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	27 / 48 (658.6628)	21 (169.1200)	39 (157.0628)	19 (168.5372)	24 (163.9428)
Aug 5, 2016	24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE	22 / 70 (666.2056)	7 (172.5600)	5 (172.5484)	38 (161.7144)	41 (159.3828)
Jul 29, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	6 / 28 (673.0740)	16 (167.4056)	9 (169.7028)	15 (167.4400)	7 (168.5256)
Jul 22, 2016	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	4 / 47 (690.2284)	8 (174.2856)	2 (178.2972)	10 (171.9656)	22 (165.6800)
Jul 15, 2016	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too Waterloo, IA	4 / 32 (682.2856)	2 (174.3200)	1 (176.5600)	7 (169.7372)	17 (161.6684)
Jul 1, 2016	Back to Mayberry BBQ Whiting, IA	21 / 35 (666.7540)	15 (170.8456)	15 (168.5716)	29 (163.3828)	26 (163.9540)
Jun 17, 2016	State Center Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (Judges Full) State Center, IA	3 / 31 (693.1428)	2 (176.5944)	13 (167.3828)	4 (175.4628)	6 (173.7028)
Jun 3, 2016	Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN	19 / 53 (663.9088)	7 (172.5716)	25 (162.8344)	10 (170.8228)	37 (157.6800)
May 20, 2016	5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition Valley, NE	11 / 42 (667.8628)	17 (166.2400)	6 (170.2628)	15 (167.9656)	15 (163.3944)
May 13, 2016	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	3 / 33 (681.1200)	7 (171.4400)	2 (176.5828)	6 (167.4172)	11 (165.6800)
Apr 23, 2016	Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 2) (Judges Full) Boone, IA	12 / 36 (676.6060)	15 (169.6800)	17 (167.4400)	15 (168.0116)	13 (171.4744)
Apr 22, 2016	Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 1) (Judges Full) Boone, IA	5 / 42 (685.0628)	5 (173.7028)	5 (171.9772)	6 (173.7028)	20 (165.6800)
Sep 18, 2015	Tri-City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	3 / 18 (678.2172)	8 (167.3828)	5 (166.8228)	6 (169.1544)	3 (174.8572)
Aug 28, 2015	Back to Back to the Park BBQ Marshalltown, IA	8 / 16 (666.1712)	16 (157.6800)	7 (165.6684)	3 (174.8572)	7 (167.9656)
Jul 24, 2015	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	27 / 54 (661.0400)	12 (171.4172)	35 (161.6800)	41 (158.2628)	10 (169.6800)
Jul 3, 2015	Back to Mayberry BBQ Whiting, IA	14 / 25 (662.1828)	13 (164.5716)	9 (166.8228)	18 (165.1200)	16 (165.6684)
Jun 19, 2015	State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship State Center, IA	20 / 27 (650.7316)	18 (159.3944)	22 (157.6572)	16 (164.5600)	7 (169.1200)
May 8, 2015	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	2 / 33 (691.9656)	3 (174.8800)	2 (173.1200)	3 (175.4400)	7 (168.5256)
Apr 25, 2015	Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA	35 / 41 (659.2912)	14 (172.5600)	5 (173.1200)	37 (159.9656)	37 (153.6456)
Apr 24, 2015	Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA	32 / 42 (658.7656)	23 (168)	33 (160.5256)	21 (166.2400)	26 (164)
Oct 18, 2014	Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2) Marshalltown, IA	2 / 27 (689.1316)	12 (171.4400)	6 (171.9772)	2 (174.8800)	10 (170.8344)
Oct 17, 2014	Back to Back to the Park BBQ Marshalltown, IA	21 / 34 (655.3140)	9 (169.1428)	28 (154.8572)	12 (170.8112)	21 (160.5028)
Sep 19, 2014	Tri-City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	11 / 21 (669.0856)	7 (167.9656)	16 (162.2628)	7 (169.1200)	11 (169.7372)
Jul 3, 2014	Whiting BBQ Cookoff Whiting, IA	8 / 21 (663.3600)	10 (165.7028)	5 (168.5716)	5 (168.5600)	11 (160.5256)
Apr 26, 2014	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew Boone, IA	29 / 39 (651.3256)	23 (167.4172)	21 (166.2628)	29 (160)	31 (157.6456)
Apr 25, 2014	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew Boone, IA	22 / 45 (664.5140)	14 (170.2628)	20 (164)	25 (165.6912)	23 (164.5600)
Aug 23, 2013	Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest Nevada, IA	10 / 17 (665.6572)	9 (170.2628)	9 (160.5600)	9 (162.8344)	2 (172)
Jul 26, 2013	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	7 / 66 (679.9428)	41 (163.3828)	1 (178.8572)	9 (170.8456)	18 (166.8572)
Jul 3, 2013	Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff Whiting, IA	13 / 25 (651.9998)	7 (168)	19 (154.2856)	8 (164.5714)	11 (165.1428)
Jun 14, 2013	State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship State Center, IA	19 / 28 (628.5710)	21 (157.1426)	19 (158.2858)	17 (163.4284)	23 (149.7142)

OVERSIZE LOAD 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

Master avg

Storylines (15 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

On the rise

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

The long haul

The metronome

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)