SASSY'S BBQ

SASSY'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 30 at the Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #4509 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,509

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1473

peak 1473 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 12, 2013

latest May 12, 2023 · 9.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1438

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

13% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

655.4404 / 720

Master · The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast

Perfect 180s

Current form

630.92

last 5 Master vs avg 630.71 (+0.21)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0344

Pork Ribs · Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)

Consistency

±15.84

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.71 · weakest Brisket (153.58)

Road miles

659

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 195 mi

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Purse competed for

$19K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

630.71 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

325.70 / 360

2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), 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.

Storylines (5 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

3.9656 points from the title

Came within 3.9656 points of the Grand Championship at Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) (Sep 10, 2022).

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.13 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 13%.

Brisket avg 153.58
Chicken avg 160.71
0 calls in 6 entries

The comeback

5.3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 5.3 years, then back at Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) (Sep 10, 2022).

last seen Jun 2, 2017
back Sep 10, 2022

Chicken nemesis

4 of 5 shared chicken entries lost

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has out-cooked them in 4 of 5 shared chicken entries.

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
2023 ↗	Backyard	—	#333 (60 pts)	#344 (60 pts)	—	—
2022 ↗	Backyard	—	#231 (140 pts)	#139 (280 pts)	—	—
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1438 (186 pts)	#1657 (151 pts)	#1307 (231 pts)	#1531 (181 pts)	#1622 (161 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#1833 (110 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SASSY'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

153 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE

#4,517 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1527

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SASSY'S BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SASSY'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 41 contests
last seen May 8, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Broken Hinge BBQ

#4,493 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1473

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jul 16, 2021

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SMOKEY B'S

#4,499 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1473

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before SASSY'S BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

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SMOKIN CHICKEN BBQ

#4,514 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1473

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jul 28, 2017

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CONSIDER IT Q'D

#4,518 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1518

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2023

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MC Barbeque

#4,497 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1473

Level with SASSY'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2025

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
CITY SLICKERS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	1	0	0	169.7144	153.1200	160.71	top 65%
Pork Ribs	8	3	1	2	176.0344	145.1428	160.28	top 52%
Pork	6	0	0	0	165.7372	148	157.71	top 78%
Brisket	6	0	0	0	164.5372	141.0856	153.58	top 71%

“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)	4	0	top 60%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 76%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MN	6	0	top 59%
IA	2	0	top 94%

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MN 6 of 8 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 8 a different one every time

Opponents faced 264 finished ahead 99 times, behind 251

Longest layoff 5.3 yrs Jun 2, 2017 → Sep 10, 2022

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20231 milestone

May 12 Most recent contest Minnesota in May

20225 milestones

Sep 10 First category win (Pork Ribs) Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
Sep 10 First overall top-10 Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
Sep 10 First overall podium Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
Sep 10 First Reserve Championship Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
Sep 10 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.0344 Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)

20143 milestones

Jul 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.4404 The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast
Jul 11 Career-best overall score655.4404 The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast
Jul 11 Peak power rating (1492) The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast

20132 milestones

Jul 12 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jul 12 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.9	Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)	Sep 10, 2022
+2.8	The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast	Jul 11, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.3	Smokin In Steele	Jun 2, 2017
-11.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 31, 2015
-10.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 12, 2013
-10.7	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	Jul 25, 2014
-4.1	Minnesota in May	May 12, 2023

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0	0	0%	top 61%	84.9%	84.9%
2022	1	1	1	100%	top 7%	96%	96%
2017	1	0	0	0%	top 96%	84.4%	84.4%
2015	1	0	0	0%	top 97%	86.3%	86.3%
2014	2	0	0	50%	top 70%	91%	88.9%
2013	2	0	0	50%	top 71%	89.7%	88.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 12, 2023	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	36 / 59 (305.6572)	29 (157.1200)	36 (148.5372)	—	—
Sep 10, 2022	Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN	2 / 30 (345.7488)	9 (169.7144)	1 (176.0344)	—	—
Jun 2, 2017	Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN	44 / 46 (607.3484)	43 (153.1200)	43 (145.1428)	42 (155.9768)	34 (153.1088)
Jul 31, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	29 / 30 (621.0516)	20 (161.7372)	25 (155.9660)	17 (162.2628)	30 (141.0856)
Jul 25, 2014	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	47 / 52 (625.1088)	37 (160.5716)	46 (155.3828)	52 (148)	31 (161.1544)
Jul 11, 2014	The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast Madelia, MN	13 / 26 (655.4404)	20 (161.1772)	7 (168.5832)	14 (165.7372)	18 (159.9428)
Aug 9, 2013	Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN	28 / 50 (645.6456)	25 (165.1428)	28 (158.8228)	39 (157.1428)	18 (164.5372)
Jul 12, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	25 / 29 (629.6456)	24 (157.1084)	2 (173.7372)	25 (157.1428)	26 (141.6572)

SASSY'S BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)