Sasquatch Smoke N Que MO
Rating
1489
peak 1506 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2026-03-20
latest 2026-08-14
Best ToY finish
#133
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
335.38
last 3 Backyard vs avg 335.38 (+0.00)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±6.58
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.74 · weakest Brisket (155.95)
Road miles
682
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 348 mi
Schedule strength
53%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Purse competed for
$29K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
644.40 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
335.38 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
HevyQue BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 at their very first tracked contest, American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off (2026-03-20).
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 157.6340 | 165.54 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 157.6916 | 166.74 | top 63% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 163.4172 | 163.42 | top 87% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9544 | 155.9544 | 155.95 | top 93% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 4 | 0 | top 67% |
| MN | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 75% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (6 of 7 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (6 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 644.40 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 335.38 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2026-03-20 — First tracked contest · American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off
- 📣 2026-05-15 — First call · West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS Contest #2)
- 📈 2026-05-15 — Peak power rating (1506) · West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2026-08-14 — Career-best overall score (644.4000) · BBQ & Fly-In on the River
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off | 2026-03-20 |
| +4.7 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2026-05-15 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.8 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 2026-08-14 |
| -8.7 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2026-05-29 |
| -3.4 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 2026-03-20 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29% | top 71% | 95.2% | 92.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 75 / 83 (644.4000) | 79 (157.6340) | 65 (167.3944) | 72 (163.4172) | 77 (155.9544) |
| 2026-05-29 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Owatonna, MN | 21 / 25 (326.8344) | 13 (169.1428) | 22 (157.6916) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY) Kansas City, MO | 7 / 16 (342.8344) | 9 (169.7144) | 8 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS Contest #2) Kansas City, MO | — | — | 5 (170.2972) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Kansas City, MO | — | — | 13 (161.0972) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 22 / 33 (336.4680) | 28 (165.6568) | 13 (170.8112) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | 5 (169.6916) | — | — | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 ↗ | Backyard | #133 (289 pts) | #141 (294 pts) | #79 (584 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #894 (60 pts) | #974 (60 pts) | #506 (325 pts) | #929 (60 pts) | #917 (60 pts) |