Salted Anchor KS
Rating
1584
peak 1587
Contests
39
in the data
First seen
2020-08-07
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#237
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
5
11 podiums
Overall top-10s
9
of 39 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
681.98 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 679.80 (+2.18)
Walk rate
62%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.61
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.65 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.94)
Road miles
11427
mi across 39 mapped stops · furthest 749 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has finished one call ahead of Salted Anchor 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SmokinGhost BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 18 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Brisket Bones n Brews in 8 of their 10 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
The Buckeye BBQ Classic is their spot: an average finish in the top 9% across 2 visits.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 25% across 3 contests, versus top 44% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 34 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 162.2860 | 170.65 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 37 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 177.7028 | 155.9200 | 168.94 | top 47% |
| Pork | 34 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.3828 | 169.75 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 34 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 179.4400 | 150.2284 | 170.18 | top 38% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 8 | 0 | top 51% |
| OH | 6 | 0 | top 37% |
| IN | 5 | 0 | top 44% |
| MI | 3 | 0 | top 25% |
| TN | 3 | 0 | top 60% |
| OK | 3 | 0 | top 53% |
| TX | 3 | 0 | top 40% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
| KY | 1 | 0 | top 52% |
| CO | 1 | 0 | top 43% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 66% |
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 18 | 0 | top 39% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (12 of 39 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (37 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 679.80
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 703.4060 | 682.93 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 696.5028 | 686.53 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 692.5140 | 677.69 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 689.7032 | 682.01 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 687.9204 | 676.48 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 691.9432 | 673.21 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 671.4396 | 671.44 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl Wellington, OH | 14 / 39 (682.1600) | 29 (165.0972) | 9 (173.1200) | 14 (173.1200) | 13 (170.8228) |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana Warsaw, IN | 23 / 35 (672.5832) | 27 (166.2972) | 30 (165.7372) | 17 (169.7144) | 17 (170.8344) |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Coldwater, MI | 3 / 48 (703.4060) | 5 (176.5716) | 12 (176.0000) | 10 (173.1200) | 5 (177.7144) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 90 / 125 (673.5884) | 88 (168.5256) | 103 (162.8000) | 52 (172.5600) | 64 (169.7028) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 198 / 401 (678.1828) | 168 (171.9656) | 286 (165.1200) | 146 (171.9772) | 167 (169.1200) |
| 2025-09-05 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl Wellington, OH | 25 / 42 (674.7544) | 5 (178.2972) | 36 (155.9200) | 23 (169.6800) | 9 (170.8572) |
| 2025-08-15 | Madison Ribberfest Madison, IN | 12 / 45 (692.4800) | 10 (175.4056) | 23 (169.6800) | 10 (176.5600) | 16 (170.8344) |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 10 / 42 (693.6688) | 17 (173.1316) | 21 (170.8572) | 24 (171.9656) | 2 (177.7144) |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, IN | 17 / 34 (679.9316) | 31 (162.8000) | 14 (173.1200) | 10 (172.5716) | 10 (171.4400) |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI | 8 / 56 (696.5028) | 25 (173.1200) | 2 (177.1428) | 19 (173.1200) | 15 (173.1200) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 30 / 100 (690.2056) | 33 (174.8572) | 40 (171.4056) | 75 (166.2400) | 9 (177.7028) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 247 / 444 (672.9940) | 228 (169.1084) | 262 (167.9656) | 225 (168.5372) | 219 (167.3828) |
| 2024-09-06 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl Wadsworth, OH | 15 / 30 (671.8972) | 25 (164.5600) | 21 (164.5256) | 17 (168.5372) | 4 (174.2744) |
| 2024-07-19 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic Hillsboro, OH | 3 / 33 (692.5140) | 11 (171.9656) | 4 (173.7028) | 22 (167.4056) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw Warsaw, IN | 14 / 32 (684.4224) | 13 (174.2628) | 1 (177.7028) | 23 (162.7884) | 19 (169.6684) |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI | 33 / 62 (676.9940) | 46 (166.8228) | 53 (159.3484) | 1 (180.0000) | 26 (170.8228) |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 73 / 93 (667.3028) | 56 (170.8112) | 29 (171.4516) | 65 (166.2400) | 81 (158.8000) |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 52 (163.3944) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | BLACK BOX BBQ @ Wadsworth Municipal Airport Wadsworth, OH | 12 / 20 (676.5716) | 16 (163.9428) | 12 (165.1772) | 2 (173.7372) | 6 (173.7144) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 174 / 487 (679.9200) | 11 (178.8572) | 279 (166.8228) | 267 (166.8572) | 239 (167.3828) |
| 2023-09-08 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 17 / 33 (677.1088) | 14 (170.8344) | 20 (165.1316) | 4 (173.1428) | 17 (168.0000) |
| 2023-08-18 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues Madison, IN | 14 / 41 (686.7312) | 26 (169.6800) | 18 (170.8228) | 15 (171.9656) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2023-07-21 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic Hillsboro, OH | 3 / 32 (689.7032) | 22 (166.2744) | 3 (176.5716) | 11 (170.2744) | 2 (176.5828) |
| 2022-11-05 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 2 Harper, KS | 8 / 9 (687.9204) | 8 (173.1200) | 7 (171.9888) | 5 (173.1200) | 7 (169.6916) |
| 2022-11-04 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 1 Harper, KS | 8 / 10 (674.7660) | 1 (177.7028) | 8 (163.4288) | 8 (162.8232) | 5 (170.8112) |
| 2022-10-21 | OKC BBQ Fest Oklahoma City, OK | 14 / 35 (686.1944) | 4 (176.5600) | 18 (170.8344) | 14 (171.4172) | 20 (167.3828) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 84 / 505 (686.2284) | 37 (177.1428) | 311 (165.1200) | 190 (169.6800) | 51 (174.2856) |
| 2022-08-19 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships Lubbock, TX | 21 / 59 (661.6000) | 10 (172.5716) | 24 (166.2400) | 26 (163.3828) | 43 (150.2284) |
| 2022-08-05 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews Alamosa, CO | 15 / 35 (681.6572) | 19 (166.8572) | 18 (169.6800) | 9 (173.1544) | 9 (171.9656) |
| 2022-03-19 | Inaugural Yellow City BBQ Shootout Amarillo, TX | 8 / 17 (656.9596) | 8 (166.2400) | 1 (171.4056) | 13 (159.3828) | 12 (159.9312) |
| 2021-10-15 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 8 / 16 (691.9432) | 3 (176.5600) | 6 (173.7260) | 10 (168.5372) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 158 / 467 (670.2516) | 201 (167.4288) | 49 (174.8456) | 195 (166.2972) | 274 (161.6800) |
| 2021-08-20 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 16 / 43 (669.0856) | 19 (162.2860) | 15 (167.3944) | 12 (170.3084) | 6 (170.8228) |
| 2021-06-11 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 20 / 25 (661.5540) | 21 (162.7884) | 17 (164.5372) | 16 (166.8572) | 13 (167.3712) |
| 2020-08-07 | 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 21 / 54 (671.4396) | 18 (169.7028) | 24 (166.8456) | 27 (166.2856) | 16 (168.6056) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #237 (480 pts) | #345 (365 pts) | #357 (390 pts) | #280 (410 pts) | #249 (465 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #311 (694 pts) | #350 (659 pts) | #367 (704 pts) | #369 (614 pts) | #239 (959 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #346 (630 pts) | #449 (480 pts) | #313 (805 pts) | #351 (640 pts) | #307 (755 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #243 (874 pts) | #264 (854 pts) | #286 (849 pts) | #189 (1039 pts) | #194 (1039 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #433 (502 pts) | #372 (632 pts) | #363 (702 pts) | #466 (482 pts) | #494 (457 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #476 (376 pts) | #449 (436 pts) | #495 (406 pts) | #469 (396 pts) | #403 (501 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #803 (80 pts) | #807 (95 pts) | #900 (65 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #773 (105 pts) |