FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN RIBS AGO BBQ

FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN RIBS AGO BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 25 at the Knights of Columbus (2014). They are ranked #1886 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,886

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1544

peak 1566 · rated over 20 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 22, 2013

latest Apr 22, 2022 · 9.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#572

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

25% of 20 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 48%

overall standings

Best overall

682.7884 / 720

Master · Knights of Columbus

Perfect 180s

Current form

650.97 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 653.90 (-2.93)

Walk rate

80%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Brisket · Knights of Columbus

Consistency

±16.83

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 164.93 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.52)

Road miles

2,670

across 20 mapped stops · furthest 189 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)

Purse competed for

$32K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

653.90 / 720

20 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

80% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 16 of 20 contests

A top-10 category call in 80% of their 20 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

682.7884 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.7884 at Knights of Columbus — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 20, 2014

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 29%.

4 contests
2 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 29%

A tough matchup

10–1 behind in the head-to-head

QUAU ahead in 91% of their meetings

QUAU has come out ahead in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.4 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.41 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 40%.

Pork Ribs avg 160.52
Brisket avg 164.93
4 calls in 20 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Double D's BBQ in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

2.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.5 years, then back at WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (Apr 22, 2022).

last seen Oct 11, 2019
back Apr 22, 2022

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Brisket nemesis

9 of 11 shared brisket entries lost

QUAU ahead 82% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, QUAU has out-cooked them in 9 of 11 shared brisket entries.

A June team

Top 40% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 40% across 5 contests, versus top 48% the rest of the year.

5 June contests
top 48% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.34% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.34% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.8% of a perfect score
20 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
2022 ↗	Master	#1673 (54 pts)	#1672 (54 pts)	#1373 (69 pts)	#967 (149 pts)	#1672 (54 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1471 (120 pts)	#1593 (120 pts)	#1575 (120 pts)	#1415 (155 pts)	#1407 (150 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2027 (90 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2097 (95 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#1583 (165 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1347 (205 pts)	#1721 (150 pts)	#1716 (150 pts)	#1052 (340 pts)	#1309 (235 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#722 (488 pts)	#1049 (313 pts)	#668 (573 pts)	#683 (558 pts)	#753 (488 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#572 (657 pts)	#641 (592 pts)	#782 (467 pts)	#620 (622 pts)	#379 (987 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#678 (456 pts)	#536 (606 pts)	#686 (481 pts)	#729 (456 pts)	#818 (386 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN RIBS AGO BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

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#1,879 of the rated field

1544 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1550

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Apr 1, 2022

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#1,888 of the rated field

1544 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1545

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 Sep 15, 2018

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FAT HEAD'S BREWERY & SMOKEHOUSE

#1,884 of the rated field

1544 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1556

22 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 14% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Apr 28, 2023

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MIDWEST SCUBA-QUE

#1,874 of the rated field

1544 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1567

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN RIBS AGO BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 22 contests

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SMOKIN' MONEY

#1,893 of the rated field

1544 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1553

Level with FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN RIBS AGO BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Feb 17, 2017

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Good Grief BBQ

#1,889 of the rated field

1544 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1563

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PITMASTERIQ BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
QUAU	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Double D's BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' BUTTS	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
LION 'BOUT THE Q	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
MEATSMACK	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
BONEHEAD BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
BOSS HAWG BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
OINK-A-DOODLE-MOO 1559	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
ALL IN QUE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	4	0	0	173.1200	151.9998	163.52	top 55%
Pork Ribs	20	4	1	1	175.4172	149.1428	160.52	top 58%
Pork	20	5	1	1	175.4056	151.4172	164.93	top 44%
Brisket	20	8	1	2	179.4400	147.4284	164.93	top 45%

“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)	1	top 39%
Medium (20–39)	9	top 57%
Large (40+)	10	top 41%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IL	12	0	top 43%
MO	8	0	top 57%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)	4	9	0	top 37%	May 23, 2015
Knights of Columbus	3	3	0	top 35%	Jun 19, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 5 contests

Contests a season 2.9 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 12 of 20 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 15 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 387 finished ahead 412 times, behind 350

Longest layoff 2.5 yrs Oct 11, 2019 → Apr 22, 2022

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

20221 milestone

Apr 22 Most recent contest WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest

20171 milestone

Apr 21 Peak power rating (1566) Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest

20146 milestones

Jun 20 First category win (Brisket) Knights of Columbus
Jun 20 First overall top-10 Knights of Columbus
Jun 20 First overall podium Knights of Columbus
Jun 20 Career-best overall score682.7884 Knights of Columbus
Jun 20 Career-best single call (Brisket)179.4400 Knights of Columbus
Jun 26 10th tracked contest Legacy State BBQ Championship Cook-Off

20133 milestones

Feb 22 First tracked contest Polar Bear Challenge
Feb 22 First call Polar Bear Challenge
Feb 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.2858 Polar Bear Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.2	Knights of Columbus	Jun 20, 2014
+11.9	Red, White and BBQ (Day 1)	May 22, 2015
+8.9	7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	Apr 17, 2015
+7.8	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown)	Jul 22, 2016
+7.5	Polar Bear Challenge	Feb 22, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 3, 2013
-8.9	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest	Apr 22, 2022
-8.1	BBQ, Bikes and Blues	Apr 26, 2019
-5.8	Randolph County Pig Party	May 17, 2013
-4.7	Central Illinois Bragging Rights (CIBR-BBQ)	Oct 11, 2019

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)
2022	1	0	0	100%	top 90%	89.3%	89.3%
2019	2	0	0	0%	top 75%	89.8%	88.9%
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 48%	92.1%	92.1%
2016	2	1	0	100%	top 38%	92.8%	91.8%
2015	4	2	2	100%	top 29%	93.3%	92.7%
2014	5	2	1	100%	top 37%	94.8%	92%
2013	5	0	0	60%	top 61%	92.5%	88.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 22, 2022	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest 🏅 Washington, MO	26 / 29 (642.6972)	27 (159.3716)	22 (161.1200)	8 (169.7028)	28 (152.5028)
Oct 11, 2019	Central Illinois Bragging Rights (CIBR-BBQ) 🏅 Arthur, IL	30 / 43 (646.7884)	38 (158.8456)	41 (150.8228)	18 (168.5600)	19 (168.5600)
Apr 26, 2019	BBQ, Bikes and Blues 🏅 Washington, MO	31 / 39 (633.5656)	27 (163.3828)	36 (155.3600)	35 (151.4172)	25 (163.4056)
Apr 21, 2017	Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO	19 / 40 (663.3256)	26 (163.3712)	18 (166.8344)	30 (158.8572)	7 (174.2628)
Jul 22, 2016	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown) Peoria, IL	9 / 37 (668.4572)	19 (164.5372)	24 (159.9428)	6 (170.2628)	6 (173.7144)
Apr 15, 2016	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	27 / 53 (653.5544)	39 (161.0856)	20 (166.2400)	7 (171.4172)	39 (154.8116)
Jun 19, 2015	Knights of Columbus Quincy, IL	9 / 28 (671.8968)	14 (165.6684)	1 (175.4172)	12 (167.9656)	17 (162.8456)
May 23, 2015	Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	20 / 58 (662.7196)	33 (163.9656)	34 (162.8228)	21 (166.8112)	9 (169.1200)
May 22, 2015	Red, White and BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL	9 / 41 (665.7140)	24 (162.2856)	17 (165.1772)	1 (175.4056)	14 (162.8456)
Apr 17, 2015	7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	13 / 49 (669.7144)	21 (166.2628)	10 (169.7144)	22 (162.8572)	10 (170.8800)
Jun 26, 2014	Legacy State BBQ Championship Cook-Off Effingham, IL	7 / 18 (669.5884)	4 (173.1200)	6 (169.6800)	12 (161.6684)	9 (165.1200)
Jun 20, 2014	Knights of Columbus Quincy, IL	3 / 25 (682.7884)	6 (171.9656)	16 (164.5372)	13 (166.8456)	1 (179.4400)
May 24, 2014	Red, White, And BBQ Westmont, IL	38 / 72 (649.0284)	53 (157.0856)	56 (153.6916)	31 (163.9656)	2 (174.2856)
May 23, 2014	Red, White, and BBQ Westmont, IL	16 / 43 (657.6568)	21 (162.2856)	25 (157.1200)	12 (165.7028)	5 (172.5484)
Apr 11, 2014	6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	20 / 46 (654.1600)	30 (159.9772)	43 (150.8116)	5 (173.7028)	16 (169.6684)
Jun 27, 2013	Legacy BBQ Championship Effingham, IL	16 / 28 (647.4284)	7 (169.1428)	18 (157.7144)	16 (161.7142)	20 (158.8570)
Jun 21, 2013	Knights of Columbus Quincy, IL	19 / 32 (625.7138)	23 (151.9998)	10 (157.1428)	22 (153.7142)	13 (162.8570)
May 17, 2013	Randolph County Pig Party Steeleville, IL	18 / 25 (620.5710)	14 (161.1428)	21 (149.7140)	11 (162.2858)	22 (147.4284)
May 3, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	27 / 30 (626.2852)	14 (164.5714)	28 (149.1428)	17 (161.7142)	28 (150.8568)
Feb 22, 2013	Polar Bear Challenge Columbia, MO	13 / 46 (666.2858)	8 (170.2858)	12 (167.4288)	25 (164)	27 (164.5712)

FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN RIBS AGO 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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Brisket nemesis

A June team

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 — 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)