SAUCE BOSSES KS
Rating
1504
peak 1517
Contests
20
in the data
First seen
2019-08-09
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#412
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 20 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
674.40 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 648.78 (+25.62)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±73.43
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.63 · weakest Brisket (164.89)
Road miles
1617
mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 168 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
TEAM CRAWFORD has finished one call ahead of SAUCE BOSSES 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
FAIRWAY SMOKERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 13 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Broken BBQ in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 48% across 4 contests, versus top 61% 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 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 156.5028 | 167.63 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.2744 | 158.2400 | 166.40 | top 65% |
| Pork | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 178.2972 | 143.3600 | 166.69 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 176.5600 | 146.2172 | 164.89 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 8 | 0 | top 57% |
| NE | 7 | 0 | top 62% |
| IA | 3 | 0 | top 59% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 15 | 0 | top 62% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 47% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (10 of 20 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (19 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 648.78
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 681.5996 | 670.53 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 685.0740 | 670.25 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 686.8004 | 669.51 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 669.5888 | 508.78 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 662.7200 | 662.72 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 604.3200 | 604.32 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 36 / 157 (675.8856) | 102 (161.6572) | 29 (172.5600) | 38 (171.4056) | 38 (170.2628) |
| 2026-06-05 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 11 / 25 (681.5996) | 15 (170.2856) | 10 (169.6684) | 17 (169.6800) | 6 (171.9656) |
| 2026-01-30 | SJV Winter Rub Omaha, NE | 36 / 38 (654.1144) | 20 (169.1084) | 25 (166.2744) | 36 (160.5028) | 35 (158.2288) |
| 2025-10-17 | Happy Basset 5th Annual BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 16 / 23 (675.3140) | 18 (164.5484) | 18 (167.3712) | 14 (169.6800) | 9 (173.7144) |
| 2025-07-18 | Shenandoah ShenDig Shenandoah, IA | 14 / 30 (685.0740) | 22 (167.9656) | 21 (167.3828) | 4 (177.1428) | 7 (172.5828) |
| 2025-07-11 | Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown Papillion, NE | 13 / 24 (676.4344) | 10 (169.6800) | 19 (166.2400) | 19 (163.9544) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2025-06-06 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 23 / 29 (663.8284) | 12 (174.2628) | 14 (169.1200) | 27 (160.4912) | 26 (159.9544) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 72 / 92 (666.1256) | 88 (160.4912) | 74 (166.2400) | 38 (171.9772) | 54 (167.4172) |
| 2025-01-24 | SJV Winter Rub Omaha, NE | 23 / 32 (654.7428) | 22 (164.5600) | 16 (168.5600) | 20 (162.8000) | 25 (158.8228) |
| 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 | 176 / 444 (679.9544) | 232 (168.5716) | 168 (170.8572) | 9 (178.2972) | 326 (162.2284) |
| 2024-08-31 | Smoke on the River Burlington, KS | 24 / 28 (661.6460) | 25 (164.0000) | 27 (159.9544) | 22 (167.4288) | 14 (170.2628) |
| 2024-08-31 | Smoke on the River (ONE MEAT RIBS) Burlington, KS | — | — | 11 (168.5832) | — | — |
| 2024-07-05 | Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ Council Bluffs, IA | 22 / 26 (635.2572) | 13 (167.4400) | 22 (158.8000) | 22 (159.3600) | 25 (149.6572) |
| 2024-05-31 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 9 / 25 (683.9084) | 11 (173.1200) | 3 (174.2744) | 9 (170.8456) | 18 (165.6684) |
| 2024-01-26 | SJV Winter Rub Omaha, NE | 8 / 26 (686.8004) | 7 (173.1200) | 18 (169.1316) | 6 (173.7028) | 12 (170.8460) |
| 2023-09-02 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge Omaha, NE | 5 / 34 (347.9656) | 22 (168.5488) | 34 (159.3484) | 19 (168.5256) | 23 (165.0972) |
| 2023-06-30 | Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ Council Bluffs, IA | 10 / 22 (669.5888) | 5 (171.9888) | 15 (162.8228) | 8 (171.9656) | 11 (162.8116) |
| 2021-09-04 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge Omaha, NE | 18 / 25 (662.7200) | 13 (171.4400) | 17 (166.2400) | 20 (159.3484) | 16 (165.6916) |
| 2019-08-09 | GOBS Que Arlington, NE | 27 / 29 (604.3200) | 21 (156.5028) | 23 (158.2400) | 27 (143.3600) | 25 (146.2172) |
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 | #416 (240 pts) | #489 (245 pts) | #504 (245 pts) | #491 (210 pts) | #383 (285 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #412 (503 pts) | #436 (528 pts) | #458 (508 pts) | #386 (583 pts) | #322 (738 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #436 (465 pts) | #440 (500 pts) | #403 (598 pts) | #378 (580 pts) | #493 (420 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #768 (181 pts) | #698 (246 pts) | #994 (156 pts) | #704 (231 pts) | #804 (186 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1134 (85 pts) | #1087 (110 pts) | #1202 (90 pts) | #1212 (75 pts) | #1111 (95 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #2551 (54 pts) | #1961 (74 pts) | #2012 (64 pts) | #2547 (54 pts) | #2548 (54 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1870 (75 pts) | #2535 (55 pts) | #1844 (95 pts) | #1923 (80 pts) | #1963 (65 pts) |