Giant slayer
59
teams beaten in one weekend
Took the Grand Championship over a 59-team field at Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship.
- Mar 22, 2013
KCKing BBQ
KCKing BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship (2013). They are ranked #3349 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1496
peak 1525 · rated over 10 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Mar 22, 2013
latest Apr 8, 2022 · 9 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve · wins it all 9% of the time
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
18% of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
644.42
last 5 Master vs avg 644.09 (+0.33)
Walk rate
18%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.34
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.93 · weakest Brisket (158.82)
Road miles
2,207
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 576 mi
Schedule strength
46%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)
Purse competed for
$25K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
644.09 / 720
11 Master contests · 1 GC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1471 (120 pts) | #1593 (120 pts) | #1575 (120 pts) | #1578 (120 pts) | #1368 (160 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1977 (101 pts) | #2115 (86 pts) | #2057 (101 pts) | #1931 (116 pts) | #2134 (81 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1399 (195 pts) | #1765 (140 pts) | #1621 (170 pts) | #1505 (195 pts) | #1595 (170 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #958 (300 pts) | #1336 (200 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #1031 (300 pts) | #1063 (275 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to KCKing BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,332 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1505
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to KCKing BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team KCKing BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,335 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1497
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to KCKing BBQ)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 6 years before KCKing BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,354 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to KCKing BBQ)
Fewer contests behind them than KCKing BBQ has cooked, 7 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,344 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1497
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to KCKing BBQ)
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,360 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to KCKing BBQ)
Level with KCKing BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,350 of the rated field
- Contests
- 33
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1502
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to KCKing BBQ)
33 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD STYLE BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' SAUCED | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLIN' BEAVERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of a Brisket | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH i QUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 PIGS SMOKIN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8800 | 153.0856 | 161.27 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 147.3716 | 160.07 | top 63% |
| Pork | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 176.5716 | 154.2740 | 163.93 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.4286 | 149.6228 | 158.82 | top 58% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 54% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 1 | top 62% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Spring | 2 | 81 | 0 | top 90% | Apr 8, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
1.6
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
7 of 11 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
10
1 of them more than once
First title
Mar 22, 2013
Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship
Opponents faced
1,232
finished ahead 637 times, behind 1,167
Longest layoff
2.3 yrs
Apr 25, 2014 → Jul 29, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring
20211 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Smoke in the Spring
20162 milestones
- Career-best overall score673.0284 The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest
- Peak power rating (1525) The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest
20139 milestones
- First tracked contest Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship
- First call Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship
- First category win (Pork) Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship
- First overall top-10 Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship
- First overall podium Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship
- First Grand Championship Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.5718 Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship
- Biggest field won (59 teams) Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.5716 Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16 | Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship | Mar 22, 2013 |
| +9.2 | The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest | Jul 29, 2016 |
| +1.1 | Smoke In the Springs | Apr 12, 2019 |
| +0.7 | Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship | Apr 25, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 9, 2021 |
| -7.6 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 8, 2022 |
| -6 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life | Jun 14, 2019 |
| -4 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
| -1.4 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 91.9% | 90.8% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 48% | 93.5% | 91.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 47% | 85% | 85% |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33% | top 48% | 92.9% | 89.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2022 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 81 / 94 (638.7084) | 80 (161.0856) | 38 (170.2856) | 87 (157.0856) | 89 (150.2516) |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 98 / 105 (627.1884) | 94 (157.6456) | 100 (155.9200) | 71 (164) | 96 (149.6228) |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 29 / 38 (646.1484) | 34 (158.8228) | 28 (162.8112) | 30 (159.3944) | 17 (165.1200) |
| Apr 12, 2019 | Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS | 59 / 104 (661.5772) | 68 (165.0972) | 77 (161.0856) | 37 (168.5372) | 48 (166.8572) |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Smokin in the Ville Edwardsville, KS | 15 / 26 (648.4688) | 18 (161.1428) | 15 (163.9888) | 12 (169.1200) | 19 (154.2172) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 382 / 557 (639.3600) | 340 (161.7028) | 342 (161.7028) | 429 (158.2400) | 352 (157.7144) |
| Jul 29, 2016 | The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS | 10 / 37 (673.0284) | 21 (165.6800) | 15 (170.2628) | 10 (171.4056) | 15 (165.6800) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship Midland, TX | 29 / 62 (611.8512) | 38 (153.0856) | 41 (148.5372) | 17 (160.5484) | 31 (149.6800) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 152 / 174 (635.8392) | 161 (156.5256) | 85 (164.5600) | 157 (154.2740) | 120 (160.4796) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 297 / 535 (634.1944) | 131 (166.8800) | 448 (147.3716) | 191 (164) | 306 (155.9428) |
| Mar 22, 2013 | Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship Midland, TX | 1 / 59 (668.5718) | 5 (166.2858) | 30 (154.2858) | 1 (176.5716) | 2 (171.4286) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.