FARMBOY BBQ

FARMBOY BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 41 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 4th of 68 at the Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 (2017). They are ranked #1447 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,447

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1568

peak 1605 · rated over 40 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Sep 13, 2019 · 6.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#555

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

13 podiums

Overall top-10s

15% of 41 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 46%

overall standings

Best overall

694.8000 / 720

Master · Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

651.99 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 657.69 (-5.70)

Walk rate

71%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede

Consistency

±30.37

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 167.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.09)

Road miles

10,182

across 41 mapped stops · furthest 737 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)

Purse competed for

$17K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

657.69 / 720

40 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 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 brisket.

Brisket ×1

Happy hunting ground

Top 18% average finish here

Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 is their spot: an average finish in the top 18% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 4th
average top 18%

They almost always walk

71% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 29 of 41 contests

A top-10 category call in 71% of their 41 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

694.8000 career-best overall

96.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.8000 at Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 — 96.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 17, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

ACES HIGH BBQ has finished one call ahead of FARMBOY BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 33%.

5 contests
3 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 33%

A tough matchup

20–1 behind in the head-to-head

LUCKY'S Q ahead in 95% of their meetings

LUCKY'S Q has come out ahead in 20 of their 21 shared contests.

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The weak link

−4.7 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.74 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 27% of the time against 36%.

Pork Ribs avg 163.09
Brisket avg 167.83
11 calls in 41 entries

A strong matchup

8–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of OLD BOY'S BBQ in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

17 of 20 shared brisket entries lost

LUCKY'S Q ahead 85% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LUCKY'S Q has out-cooked them in 17 of 20 shared brisket entries.

A March team

Top 36% average finish in March

Something about March: average finish in the top 36% across 7 contests, versus top 46% the rest of the year.

7 March contests
top 46% the rest of the year

The long haul

10,182 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,182 miles across 41 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 737 miles to Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel.

41 mapped stops
furthest 737 mi

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1276 (176 pts)	#1258 (191 pts)	#1689 (116 pts)	#1280 (186 pts)	#1005 (286 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1253 (185 pts)	#1279 (195 pts)	#1354 (180 pts)	#1302 (190 pts)	#593 (615 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#639 (605 pts)	#512 (775 pts)	#819 (485 pts)	#636 (640 pts)	#510 (775 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#555 (712 pts)	#599 (677 pts)	#274 (1,257 pts)	#606 (662 pts)	#528 (762 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#767 (450 pts)	#821 (440 pts)	#467 (825 pts)	#849 (430 pts)	#811 (450 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#607 (613 pts)	#643 (588 pts)	#606 (633 pts)	#450 (848 pts)	#471 (798 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#684 (454 pts)	#718 (459 pts)	#876 (364 pts)	#514 (639 pts)	#494 (644 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

CHEFS GONE GRILLIN

#1,443 of the rated field

1568 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1586

4–3 in 7 shared contests (57% to FARMBOY BBQ)

These two have cooked 7 of the same contests — FARMBOY BBQ ahead 4–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 46 contests
last seen Sep 6, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

NUTTHIN BUT PORK

#1,444 of the rated field

1568 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1571

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 37 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 37 contests
last seen Jun 28, 2019

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BAR-B-Q 101

#1,454 of the rated field

1568 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1583

Careers of much the same size, 46 contests to 41, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 44 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Lang BBQ Smokers

#1,441 of the rated field

1569 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 34%
Peak: 1606

35 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 34% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 35 contests
last seen May 23, 2026

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Natural Born Grillers

#1,448 of the rated field

1568 power rating

Contests: 50
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1604

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

rated over 50 contests
last seen Aug 7, 2026

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BIKER BBQ

#1,449 of the rated field

1568 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1585

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

rated over 27 contests
last seen Sep 22, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LUCKY'S Q	21	1	20	5%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
DRY 2 DA BONE	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
CASE OF RIBS	14	8	6	57%	⚔ compare
BLACK DOG BBQ IA	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
Pig Skin BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
BIG T'Z Q CRU	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
MYASSIS SMOKIN	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
ACES HIGH BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	41	7	0	2	176.5600	154.2172	165.97	top 49%
Pork Ribs	41	11	1	5	177.7372	149.0744	163.09	top 52%
Pork	41	9	1	1	175.4056	147.4172	164.89	top 49%
Brisket	39	14	2	5	180 🔥	151.9428	167.83	top 33%

“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)	13	0	top 39%
Large (40+)	27	0	top 49%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MN	16	top 45%
IA	9	top 43%
WI	8	top 58%
MS	7	top 36%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	4	17	top 52%	Jul 21, 2017
Smokin in Steele	3	27	top 63%	Jun 3, 2016
KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-Off	2	11	top 37%	Sep 13, 2019
Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2	2	32	top 70%	Jul 14, 2018
Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1	2	23	top 51%	Jul 13, 2018
Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2	2	21	top 52%	Mar 18, 2017
Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1	2	4	top 18%	Mar 17, 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	7	top 41%	Jul 29, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	9	top 33%	Jul 24, 2015
Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede	2	5	top 24%	Aug 1, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 9 contests

Contests a season 5.9 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MN 17 of 41 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 27 10 of them more than once

Opponents faced 783 finished ahead 1,128 times, behind 877

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Jul 14, 2018 → Aug 23, 2019

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

20191 milestone

Sep 13 Most recent contest KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-Off

20171 milestone

Mar 17 Career-best overall score694.8000 Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1

20162 milestones

Mar 19 Peak power rating (1605) Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2
Jul 8 25th tracked contest Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat

20141 milestone

Jul 18 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20136 milestones

Mar 15 First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
Mar 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.7138 Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
May 31 First call Smokin' in Steele
Jul 19 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Aug 16 First category win (Brisket) Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede
Aug 16 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.9	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1	Mar 17, 2017
+10.7	Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede	Aug 16, 2013
+9.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 19, 2013
+9.2	Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede	Aug 1, 2014
+9	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay	Jul 10, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16.1	Smokin in Steele	Jun 3, 2016
-10.6	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat	Jul 9, 2016
-5.1	Hog Wild BBQ Contest	Mar 16, 2018
-5	Big Island BBQ	Aug 23, 2019
-4.9	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat	Jul 8, 2016

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)
2019	2	0	0	50%	top 56%	91.8%	91.3%
2018	3	0	1	100%	top 68%	90.7%	90.1%
2017	7	1	0	43%	top 50%	96.5%	91.7%
2016	9	0	0	56%	top 54%	94.7%	89.3%
2015	7	0	1	86%	top 34%	94%	92.4%
2014	5	3	1	80%	top 33%	94.8%	93.2%
2013	8	2	1	88%	top 37%	93.8%	91.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 13, 2019	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-Off 🏅 Worthington, MN	12 / 26 (661.0744)	13 (166.2628)	24 (155.3944)	10 (166.8572)	3 (172.5600)
Aug 23, 2019	Big Island BBQ 🏅 Alberta Lea, MN	33 / 50 (653.0176)	21 (167.4400)	32 (160.5260)	28 (167.3944)	33 (157.6572)
Jul 14, 2018	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI	37 / 49 (646.1716)	25 (166.8344)	46 (150.2516)	44 (157.0856)	8 (172)
Jul 13, 2018	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI	34 / 54 (646.7200)	39 (159.4172)	50 (150.2172)	23 (163.3828)	6 (173.7028)
Mar 16, 2018	Hog Wild BBQ Contest Corinth, MS	24 / 36 (652.9828)	22 (166.2284)	30 (149.0744)	30 (161.6800)	1 (176)
Aug 25, 2017	10th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	31 / 56 (652.4228)	42 (161.6684)	40 (158.8344)	33 (161.6572)	15 (170.2628)
Jul 21, 2017	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	30 / 49 (651.9776)	43 (154.2172)	38 (157.1432)	33 (164.0228)	4 (176.5944)
Jul 15, 2017	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI	32 / 49 (649.5660)	30 (163.9544)	45 (155.4060)	38 (159.9428)	14 (170.2628)
Jul 14, 2017	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI	23 / 58 (657.0176)	14 (168.5256)	12 (167.4060)	39 (158.2288)	27 (162.8572)
Jun 23, 2017	Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI	20 / 37 (646.7544)	5 (169.7028)	33 (150.1944)	7 (169.1200)	24 (157.7372)
Mar 18, 2017	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 Tupelo, MS	31 / 45 (670.1716)	28 (169.6800)	37 (162.8116)	30 (164.5372)	11 (173.1428)
Mar 17, 2017	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	4 / 68 (694.8000)	3 (176.5600)	27 (169.7144)	6 (175.4056)	20 (173.1200)
Aug 26, 2016	9th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	21 / 48 (664.4344)	33 (162.2400)	8 (171.4172)	27 (165.6800)	21 (165.0972)
Jul 29, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	16 / 28 (662.2632)	13 (169.6800)	3 (177.7372)	22 (159.4516)	25 (155.3944)
Jul 22, 2016	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	17 / 47 (675.9428)	21 (169.7028)	11 (172.5600)	44 (158.2400)	3 (175.4400)
Jul 9, 2016	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat Green Bay, WI	47 / 55 (640.4576)	32 (165.1316)	52 (151.3716)	22 (167.4056)	43 (156.5488)
Jul 8, 2016	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat Green Bay, WI	43 / 66 (646.1600)	61 (154.2628)	4 (171.9888)	21 (167.9656)	52 (151.9428)
Jun 17, 2016	Treasure Island BBQ/ Steak Food Fest Red Wing, MN	14 / 34 (655.9200)	12 (167.9772)	3 (170.2744)	30 (154.8228)	14 (162.8456)
Jun 3, 2016	Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN	50 / 53 (483.9200)	47 (154.8000)	21 (164)	20 (165.1200)	—
Mar 19, 2016	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 Tupelo, MS	21 / 61 (681.6344)	32 (170.8344)	17 (172.5600)	30 (166.8228)	17 (171.4172)
Mar 18, 2016	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	28 / 95 (674.8116)	39 (169.7028)	48 (165.1200)	14 (174.2972)	47 (165.6916)
Aug 28, 2015	8th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	13 / 55 (673.6000)	22 (166.2284)	22 (166.8228)	9 (171.4172)	14 (169.1316)
Jul 24, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	11 / 30 (658.2288)	25 (159.3944)	12 (164.0116)	11 (167.3944)	6 (167.4284)
Jul 17, 2015	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA	19 / 39 (659.2916)	17 (168.5372)	9 (167.9772)	20 (162.8000)	19 (159.9772)
Jul 10, 2015	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	15 / 80 (669.1316)	36 (163.3944)	2 (177.1428)	54 (157.7144)	12 (170.8800)
May 29, 2015	Smokin' in Steel Owatonna, MN	30 / 60 (653.6000)	9 (171.4172)	37 (159.9772)	23 (165.6800)	39 (156.5256)
Mar 13, 2015	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	23 / 94 (677.0400)	44 (166.8112)	1 (176.5600)	23 (170.2744)	47 (163.3944)
Feb 27, 2015	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship (Competitor's Series) Isle, MN	—	13 (167.4056)	23 (161.0856)	18 (160.5372)	—
Aug 15, 2014	Smokefest Marshall, MN	8 / 32 (673.7832)	10 (169.7144)	21 (159.9888)	4 (170.9028)	4 (173.1772)
Aug 1, 2014	Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede Waucoma, IA	5 / 21 (682.2400)	12 (166.2628)	7 (167.9884)	1 (174.8572)	3 (173.1316)
Jul 25, 2014	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	25 / 52 (666.2516)	18 (170.8572)	51 (150.2400)	4 (174.2744)	16 (170.8800)
Jul 18, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	9 / 30 (667.3828)	7 (170.8572)	2 (173.7028)	22 (161.1544)	14 (161.6684)
May 30, 2014	Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN	27 / 67 (665.0284)	50 (164.5484)	39 (164.5372)	44 (163.3828)	12 (172.5600)
Sep 13, 2013	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN	11 / 39 (675.4056)	8 (174.2972)	34 (155.4056)	8 (172.5600)	10 (173.1428)
Aug 23, 2013	6th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	21 / 50 (664.4456)	34 (162.2284)	33 (161.0972)	21 (168)	9 (173.1200)
Aug 16, 2013	Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede Waucoma, IA	5 / 21 (654.7884)	11 (159.3712)	4 (168)	16 (147.4172)	1 (180)
Jul 26, 2013	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	41 / 66 (646.1716)	50 (159.3944)	41 (160.5716)	59 (155.3828)	10 (170.8228)
Jul 19, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	7 / 28 (668.0348)	3 (171.4288)	8 (169.7372)	18 (163.4400)	14 (163.4288)
Jun 15, 2013	Treasure Island International BBQ Championship Welch, MN	26 / 68 (673.1424)	29 (169.1426)	32 (167.4286)	51 (161.7142)	9 (174.8570)
May 31, 2013	Smokin' in Steele Owatonna, MN	28 / 51 (646.2854)	37 (160.5714)	43 (149.7142)	5 (173.1428)	18 (162.8570)
Mar 15, 2013	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	25 / 100 (665.7138)	32 (168)	65 (160.5712)	18 (169.1428)	33 (167.9998)

FARMBOY 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 (12 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

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

Brisket nemesis

A March team

The long haul

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)