Happy hunting ground
1×
Grand Championship here
K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 1st
- average top 18%
Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ
Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 43 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) (2024). They are ranked #990 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Sauce Em &Toss Em Bbq”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1606
peak 1618 · rated over 27 contests4 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
43
in the data
First seen
Oct 11, 2019
latest Jul 11, 2026 · 6.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
2
0 reserve · wins it all 5% of the time
Category wins
1
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
14
33% of 43 contests
Best top-10 run
5
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
330.91
last 5 Backyard vs avg 331.37 (-0.46)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.81
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.61 · weakest Brisket (160.03)
Road miles
3,084
across 42 mapped stops · furthest 690 mi
Schedule strength
60%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)
Purse competed for
$266K
listed at 37 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 25 state-championship entries
Master avg
659.49 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
331.37 / 360
20 Backyard contests · 2 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
421.39 / 540
2 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #556 (271 pts) | #521 (366 pts) | #656 (271 pts) | #604 (261 pts) | #520 (331 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #238 (170 pts) | #268 (150 pts) | #225 (208 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #875 (120 pts) | #607 (306 pts) | #769 (228 pts) | #935 (120 pts) | #920 (120 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #38 (974 pts) | #49 (894 pts) | #40 (969 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | #735 (228 pts) | — | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #129 (451 pts) | #142 (456 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1107 (99 pts) | #732 (229 pts) | #1418 (64 pts) | #1125 (104 pts) | #978 (124 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #45 (859 pts) | #83 (635 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #91 (361 pts) | #75 (441 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1109 (112 pts) | — | — |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #2493 (57 pts) | #2508 (57 pts) | #1513 (132 pts) | #1754 (107 pts) | #2494 (57 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
32 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#993 of the rated field
- Contests
- 30
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1626
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#988 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 53%
- Peak
- 1607
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#986 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 47%
- Peak
- 1609
Fewer contests behind them than Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ has cooked, 19 to 43, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#987 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1607
Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 16 contests, alongside a 50% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#992 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1606
Level with Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#991 of the rated field
- Contests
- 58
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1609
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 22 | 7 | 15 | 32% | ⚔ compare |
| BOGGS HOG BBQ | 22 | 1 | 21 | 5% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | 21 | 17 | 4 | 81% | ⚔ compare |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 21 | 6 | 14 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ | 19 | 15 | 4 | 79% | ⚔ compare |
| Grandpa Val's BBQ | 19 | 10 | 9 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| DIG'N N PIG'N | 19 | 8 | 9 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Butts BBQ | 17 | 10 | 7 | 59% | ⚔ compare |
| Oldman's Backyard B B QUE | 16 | 11 | 5 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| Capt. Blue BBQ | 16 | 9 | 7 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Weber's Backyard BBQ | 16 | 3 | 13 | 19% | ⚔ compare |
| Brewski's BBQ Competition Team | 15 | 9 | 6 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| PADDY MCQ'S | 15 | 6 | 8 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| The Fat is Where It's At | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Second Helping BBQ -PA | 14 | 12 | 2 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 35 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 177.7028 | 139.3828 | 166.45 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 32 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 177.7028 | 148.5028 | 165.62 | top 38% |
| Pork | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 157.0972 | 166.61 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 127.9316 | 160.03 | top 59% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 1 | top 18% |
| Medium (20–39) | 17 | 1 | top 40% |
| Large (40+) | 11 | 0 | top 38% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 4 | 3 | 0 | top 26% | Apr 18, 2026 |
| Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 3 | 5 | 0 | top 29% | Oct 25, 2025 |
| Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 23% | Oct 19, 2024 |
| K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 18% | Jul 6, 2024 |
| New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 33% | Jul 11, 2026 |
| Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 73% | Oct 21, 2022 |
| Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 51% | Jul 30, 2022 |
| Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 30% | May 13, 2022 |
| New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 15% | Apr 22, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
10 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
5.4
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NJ
30 of 43 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
18
9 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
35 entries · 0 wins · 19 calls
First title
Jun 30, 2023
K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY)
Opponents faced
447
finished ahead 837 times, behind 581
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
Oct 11, 2019 → Apr 23, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best overall score685.5880 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
20243 milestones
- 25th tracked contest 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN
- First state championship Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
- Peak power rating (1618) Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
20234 milestones
- First overall podium New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
- First category win (Pork Ribs) K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First Grand Championship K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7028 K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY)
20221 milestone
- 10th tracked contest New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
20212 milestones
- First overall top-10 New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score331.3600 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
—2 milestones
- First tracked contest Fire In the Sky BBQ Lite'N Up Broadway (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Fire In the Sky BBQ Lite'N Up Broadway (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.6 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 30, 2023 |
| +14.1 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | Apr 21, 2023 |
| +13.9 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Apr 22, 2022 |
| +13.9 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | Oct 19, 2024 |
| +12.8 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Apr 23, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | Apr 18, 2026 |
| -9.9 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) | Aug 2, 2025 |
| -9 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Oct 11, 2019 |
| -7.3 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) | Jul 30, 2022 |
| -5.7 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) | May 2, 2026 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 50% | 95.2% | 94.2% |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17% | top 58% | 94.3% | 92.7% |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 80% | top 24% | 96% | 94.2% |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 83% | top 22% | 97.5% | 94.1% |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 63% | top 41% | 92.7% | 86.7% |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 80% | top 23% | 92% | 89.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 91% | 83.3% | 83.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2026 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 13 / 62 (685.5880) | 11 (173.1084) | 13 (172.5484) | 13 (172.5484) | 26 (167.3828) |
| May 2, 2026 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 New Paltz, NY | 38 / 59 (674.7884) | 10 (175.4056) | 27 (169.7256) | 59 (157.0972) | 16 (172.5600) |
| May 1, 2026 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated New Paltz, NY | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 18, 2026 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 17 / 26 (674.1828) | 15 (167.3828) | 17 (166.8228) | 19 (166.8572) | 6 (173.1200) |
| Apr 18, 2026 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Blairstown, NJ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 17, 2026 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 5 / 32 (339.3484) | 7 (170.8228) | 11 (168.5256) | — | — |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Ribs) Jackson, NJ | — | — | 15 (161.0972) | — | — |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) 🏅 Port Jervis, NY | 40 / 47 (665.0400) | 17 (174.8800) | 39 (165.1200) | 25 (171.4172) | 43 (153.6228) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship (Invitational) (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Port Jervis, NY | 30 / 34 (675.9772) | 30 (167.4284) | 18 (171.4172) | 26 (169.1544) | 26 (167.9772) |
| Jul 12, 2025 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 28 / 63 (649.6112) | 17 (171.4400) | 22 (166.2972) | 28 (164.5140) | 51 (147.3600) |
| May 2, 2025 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Blairstown, NJ | — | 13 (166.2400) | — | — | — |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Columbia, NJ | 1 / 26 (345.6800) | 4 (174.2628) | 6 (171.4172) | — | — |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Columbia, NJ | 12 / 28 (329.0396) | 16 (162.2168) | 3 (166.8228) | — | — |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Columbia, NJ | — | 10 (170.8228) | — | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2024 | "The First State" BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE | 5 / 26 (335.9544) | 6 (169.7144) | 6 (166.2400) | — | — |
| Jul 6, 2024 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Kennett Square, PA | 4 / 14 (339.4172) | 7 (170.2972) | 3 (169.1200) | — | — |
| May 25, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN | 21 / 47 (343.9540) | 28 (171.4056) | 17 (172.5484) | — | — |
| May 24, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 20, 2024 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 4 / 27 (337.6800) | 3 (171.4056) | 4 (166.2744) | — | — |
| Apr 19, 2024 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 5 / 29 (341.6800) | 4 (173.1200) | 4 (168.5600) | — | — |
| Apr 19, 2024 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Blairstown, NJ | — | 10 (163.9656) | — | — | — |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 16 / 29 (667.3600) | 20 (169.1200) | 23 (162.8572) | 15 (165.0972) | 11 (170.2856) |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 5 / 34 (334.2172) | 11 (163.9428) | 4 (170.2744) | — | — |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Jackson, NJ | — | 7 (169.6800) | — | — | — |
| Jun 30, 2023 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Kennett Square, PA | 1 / 12 (350.8228) | 4 (173.1200) | 1 (177.7028) | — | — |
| Apr 21, 2023 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 3 / 36 (335.9428) | 5 (167.3828) | 4 (168.5600) | — | — |
| Apr 21, 2023 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Blairstown, NJ | — | 7 (167.9656) | — | — | — |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 18 / 27 (322.1944) | 19 (159.9544) | 17 (162.2400) | — | — |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 16 / 29 (320.4916) | 21 (153.6456) | 8 (166.8460) | — | — |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 27 / 42 (346.8344) | 2 (177.7028) | — | 7 (169.1316) | — |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 20 / 54 (495.9544) | 4 (176) | 31 (154.8116) | 15 (165.1428) | — |
| May 13, 2022 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 17 / 39 (314.8228) | 17 (157.7028) | 19 (157.1200) | — | — |
| Apr 23, 2022 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 5 / 41 (333.0972) | 6 (167.3944) | 6 (165.7028) | — | — |
| Apr 22, 2022 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 5 / 48 (333.6112) | 6 (167.3828) | 5 (166.2284) | — | — |
| Apr 22, 2022 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - Master of Ribs - Friday Night Blairstown, NJ | — | — | 17 (148.5028) | — | — |
| Oct 23, 2021 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 23, 2021 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES - One Meat Rib Contest Jackson, NJ | — | — | 10 (161.1200) | — | — |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 10 / 31 (310.1712) | 12 (153.6684) | 9 (156.5028) | — | — |
| May 14, 2021 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 8 / 46 (331.3600) | 9 (165.6684) | 6 (165.6916) | — | — |
| Apr 23, 2021 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 8 / 40 (323.3712) | 9 (155.9656) | 6 (167.4056) | — | — |
| Oct 11, 2019 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 29 / 32 (599.8400) | 32 (139.3828) | 10 (167.4056) | 15 (165.1200) | 31 (127.9316) |
| — | Fire In the Sky BBQ Lite'N Up Broadway (BACKYARD ONLY) Broadway Westville, NJ | 11 / 23 (304.5144) | 18 (146.2628) | 8 (158.2516) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.