KISS MY RACK

KISS MY RACK is a competition barbecue team with 40 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 61 at the Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (2019), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #450 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#450

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1688

peak 1688 · rated over 37 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 27, 2014

latest Aug 23, 2019 · 5.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#142

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

3 reserve

Category wins

16 podiums

Overall top-10s

28% of 40 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 33%

overall standings

Best overall

698.2400 / 720

Master · Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

681.30 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 669.91 (+11.39)

Walk rate

65%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork Ribs · Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship

Consistency

±27.61

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 168.99 · weakest Chicken (165.27)

Road miles

16,206

across 40 mapped stops · furthest 852 mi

Schedule strength

61%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)

Purse competed for

$140K

listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 15 state-championship entries

Master avg

669.91 / 720

40 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (14 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

2.8916 points from the title

Came within 2.8916 points of the Grand Championship at Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2 (Mar 15, 2019).

Among the elite

#450 of 6,477 rated teams

In the top 7% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1688 puts them #450 of 6,477 rated teams — the top 7% of the field.

rating 1688
peak 1688
37 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.

Pork Ribs ×1

On the rise

+87 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 87 points across 16 contests since Aug 24, 2018 — from 1601 up to 1688.

16 contests since Aug 24, 2018
now 1688

They almost always walk

65% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 26 of 40 contests

A top-10 category call in 65% of their 40 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

698.2400 career-best overall

97.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 698.2400 at Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship — 97.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 24, 2018

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Texas-car-b-que has finished one call ahead of KISS MY RACK 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

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A tough matchup

19–1 behind in the head-to-head

CLARK CREW BBQ ahead in 95% of their meetings

CLARK CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 19 of their 20 shared contests.

A strong matchup

11–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 92% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DJS SMOKIN' BBQ in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

16 of 22 shared pork ribs entries lost

BOOMERANG BBQ ahead 73% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BOOMERANG BBQ has out-cooked them in 16 of 22 shared pork ribs entries.

Always the bridesmaid

3 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 3 times against 0 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

0 Grand Championships
40 contests

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

LA PASADITA has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An April team

Top 17% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 17% across 3 contests, versus top 33% the rest of the year.

3 April contests
top 33% the rest of the year

The long haul

16,206 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 16,206 miles across 40 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 852 miles to Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge.

40 mapped stops
furthest 852 mi

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
2019 ↗	Master	#142 (1,608 pts)	#243 (1,143 pts)	#237 (1,158 pts)	#106 (1,663 pts)	#120 (1,613 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#693 (487 pts)	#804 (422 pts)	#729 (492 pts)	#1056 (282 pts)	#638 (577 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#480 (783 pts)	#571 (703 pts)	#244 (1,293 pts)	#530 (738 pts)	#461 (868 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1161 (260 pts)	#1327 (235 pts)	#1399 (215 pts)	#1288 (250 pts)	#1396 (215 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#767 (450 pts)	#788 (465 pts)	#795 (460 pts)	#849 (430 pts)	#839 (430 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1454 (180 pts)	#2001 (105 pts)	#1157 (275 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#1573 (170 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to KISS MY RACK, each with one reason worth a look.

BRINGIN' THE HEAT

#452 of the rated field

1688 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 69%
Peak: 1688

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to KISS MY RACK)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team KISS MY RACK has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Sep 14, 2018
on a 4-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

Crossed Rifles BBQ

#449 of the rated field

1688 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1700

Careers of much the same size, 47 contests to 40, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 37 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ

#453 of the rated field

1687 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1687

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 32 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Jun 11, 2021

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Porterhouse BBQ

#451 of the rated field

1688 power rating

Contests: 118
GCs: 6
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1788

Their rating is built on 6 Grand Championships in 118 contests, alongside a 47% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 115 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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WOODY'S Q SHACK

#459 of the rated field

1687 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1701

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to KISS MY RACK)

Level with KISS MY RACK on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 35 contests
last seen Aug 5, 2022

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOOTH SMOKE

#456 of the rated field

1687 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 121
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1819

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to KISS MY RACK)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — KISS MY RACK ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 116 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LA PASADITA	26	13	13	50%	⚔ compare
BOOMERANG BBQ	22	4	18	18%	⚔ compare
BarrelHead Cookers	21	14	7	67%	⚔ compare
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX	21	5	16	24%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	20	1	19	5%	⚔ compare
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	19	6	13	32%	⚔ compare
BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ	18	9	9	50%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
HONKY-TONK SMOKERS	15	10	5	67%	⚔ compare
FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX	15	6	9	40%	⚔ compare
Texas-car-b-que	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
SMOKE EM UP BBQ	13	10	3	77%	⚔ compare
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	12	11	1	92%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	41	9	0	2	179.4400	20	165.27	top 41%
Pork Ribs	41	11	1	6	180 🔥	150.2172	168.99	top 34%
Pork	39	8	0	3	179.4400	160.5256	168.57	top 37%
Brisket	41	16	1	5	178.3200	134.7772	167.07	top 39%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 33%
Medium (20–39)	13	top 45%
Large (40+)	26	top 27%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
TX	15	top 27%
NM	10	top 30%
AZ	4	top 46%
CO	3	top 52%
OK	2	top 42%
KS	2	top 41%
MO	2	top 17%
AR	1	top 62%
TN	1	top 18%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2)	4	9	top 34%	Jun 29, 2019
Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown	3	11	top 35%	Feb 15, 2019
Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship	3	2	top 22%	Aug 24, 2018
San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ	2	21	top 46%	Aug 2, 2019
Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2)	2	7	top 34%	May 11, 2019
Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	2	29	top 42%	Mar 25, 2017
37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	72	top 41%	Oct 29, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 15 contests

Contests a season 6.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TX 15 of 40 contests · 9 states in all

Contests visited 29 7 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,726 finished ahead 2,344 times, behind 968

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

20192 milestones

Aug 23 Peak power rating (1688) Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship
Aug 23 Most recent contest Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship

20185 milestones

Aug 24 First overall podium Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
Aug 24 First Reserve Championship Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
Aug 24 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
Aug 24 Career-best overall score698.2400 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
Oct 26 25th tracked contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL)

20171 milestone

May 26 First category win (Brisket) The Wind Rider Music & BBQ Festival (WFC QUALIFIER)

20161 milestone

Oct 28 10th tracked contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)

20144 milestones

Jun 27 First tracked contest Smokin' On The Pecos
Jun 27 First call Smokin' On The Pecos
Jun 27 First overall top-10 Smokin' On The Pecos
Jun 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score680.5484 Smokin' On The Pecos

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.6	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL)	Oct 26, 2018
+13.5	Smokin' On The Pecos	Jun 27, 2014
+13.4	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship	Aug 24, 2018
+12.2	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	Oct 3, 2015
+12.1	Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2	Mar 15, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 17, 2017
-4.5	National Western BBQ Throwdown	Jan 11, 2019
-3.4	Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)	May 10, 2019
-1.5	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ	Aug 4, 2017
-1.3	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2)	Jun 23, 2018

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	15	7	0	80%	top 28%	96.5%	94.4%
2018	4	2	1	75%	top 26%	97%	95.4%
2017	10	0	1	60%	top 47%	94.4%	91.2%
2016	4	0	0	0%	top 35%	94.5%	92.1%
2015	6	1	0	67%	top 28%	95.2%	92.2%
2014	1	1	0	100%	top 12%	94.5%	94.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 23, 2019	Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX	13 / 62 (673.6912)	31 (164.5600)	9 (171.4056)	22 (166.2972)	10 (171.4284)
Aug 2, 2019	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO	21 / 54 (674.1828)	22 (170.2628)	46 (158.2400)	14 (171.9772)	6 (173.7028)
Jun 29, 2019	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) 🏅 Artesia, NM	11 / 34 (686.2284)	13 (172)	16 (169.1200)	—	6 (177.1428)
Jun 28, 2019	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) 🏅 Artesia, NM	9 / 41 (685.0512)	3 (177.7028)	6 (174.2972)	—	23 (163.3712)
May 11, 2019	Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) 🏅 Plainview, TX	7 / 21 (687.3368)	7 (173.1200)	13 (170.2628)	5 (173.7028)	8 (170.2512)
May 10, 2019	Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) 🏅 Plainview, TX	13 / 38 (670.2516)	19 (161.7260)	11 (168.5828)	18 (163.3828)	2 (176.5600)
May 3, 2019	7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down 🏅 Show Low, AZ	4 / 45 (682.8456)	14 (172)	11 (170.2628)	10 (170.2856)	9 (170.2972)
Apr 5, 2019	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	2 / 61 (694.8116)	9 (173.1200)	16 (167.9772)	2 (177.7144)	2 (176)
Mar 15, 2019	Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2 🏅 Ruidoso, NM	2 / 21 (694.2284)	7 (170.8572)	3 (174.2628)	3 (174.2628)	2 (174.8456)
Mar 14, 2019	Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 1 🏅 Ruidoso, NM	6 / 18 (669.6912)	6 (172.5484)	10 (161.6800)	9 (166.8572)	5 (168.6056)
Feb 15, 2019	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown 🏅 Huntsville, TX	11 / 33 (688.4684)	11 (173.1200)	12 (172.5716)	5 (175.4056)	20 (167.3712)
Feb 8, 2019	KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 unrated Little Rock, AR	57 / 92 (671.2568)	56 (169.6684)	48 (166.8228)	46 (168.5256)	58 (166.2400)
Feb 1, 2019	Humble Rodeo and BBQ 🏅 Humble, TX	7 / 126 (682.3084)	37 (164.5484)	30 (166.2972)	2 (179.4400)	12 (172.0228)
Jan 18, 2019	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	15 / 63 (674.2168)	20 (170.2856)	39 (161.6800)	17 (170.8456)	12 (171.4056)
Jan 11, 2019	National Western BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Denver, CO	25 / 38 (657.5544)	29 (161.6916)	16 (168.5372)	15 (167.3944)	28 (159.9312)
Oct 26, 2018	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN	18 / 102 (685.0856)	46 (169.1200)	54 (168.5372)	27 (170.8456)	7 (176.5828)
Aug 24, 2018	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	2 / 54 (698.2400)	4 (177.1428)	1 (180)	28 (163.3828)	2 (177.7144)
Jun 23, 2018	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) Artesia, NM	18 / 32 (679.3028)	19 (170.8228)	14 (169.6916)	19 (169.1200)	15 (169.6684)
Jun 22, 2018	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) Artesia, NM	10 / 39 (683.9428)	12 (170.8228)	18 (166.2400)	10 (173.7144)	4 (173.1656)
Aug 25, 2017	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	16 / 44 (664.4112)	14 (170.2628)	27 (162.2516)	19 (163.3712)	12 (168.5256)
Aug 4, 2017	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO	23 / 44 (663.2912)	24 (167.3828)	16 (168.5484)	18 (167.3944)	28 (159.9656)
Jun 24, 2017	Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2 Artesia, NM	16 / 37 (678.7196)	17 (173.1084)	12 (171.4056)	16 (170.8228)	23 (163.3828)
Jun 23, 2017	Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 1 Artesia, NM	14 / 43 (666.8000)	18 (166.2628)	3 (178.8572)	16 (166.2972)	32 (155.3828)
May 26, 2017	The Wind Rider Music & BBQ Festival (WFC QUALIFIER) Ruidoso, NM	13 / 36 (674.2512)	22 (165.1200)	12 (167.4056)	22 (163.4056)	1 (178.3200)
Mar 25, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Shawnee, OK	29 / 77 (678.7656)	51 (167.3828)	21 (172.5716)	38 (170.2628)	28 (168.5484)
Mar 24, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK	41 / 87 (673.6340)	29 (170.8112)	8 (176.0228)	48 (166.8228)	71 (159.9772)
Mar 17, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ	29 / 29 (516.5144)	29 (20)	8 (172.0116)	23 (161.1200)	18 (163.3828)
Feb 16, 2017	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (JUDGES FULL) Huntsville, TX	15 / 41 (679.9540)	6 (175.4400)	25 (163.9772)	18 (170.8112)	14 (169.7256)
Jan 27, 2017	Outwest Food Fest BBQ Competiton Quartzsite, AZ	18 / 34 (673.0400)	21 (168.5372)	2 (175.4516)	20 (166.8228)	28 (162.2284)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	239 / 557 (659.3712)	100 (170.8800)	69 (172.5600)	154 (169.1084)	362 (157.1428)
Oct 28, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	72 / 180 (680.5144)	109 (169.1428)	67 (170.8572)	23 (174.2628)	122 (166.2516)
Aug 26, 2016	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	19 / 72 (665.7600)	26 (164.6172)	18 (169.7372)	36 (164.5484)	26 (166.8572)
Apr 22, 2016	Bynum School's Best of the Basin Midland, TX	15 / 46 (647.9088)	14 (162.2628)	27 (155.3716)	13 (166.8800)	18 (163.3944)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	86 / 606 (676.6060)	453 (157.7144)	23 (175.4744)	175 (168)	27 (175.4172)
Oct 2, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	36 / 187 (685.6572)	3 (179.4400)	19 (176)	56 (171.4172)	170 (158.8000)
Aug 28, 2015	Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	16 / 57 (662.1600)	5 (176.5600)	16 (169.1200)	29 (161.6684)	37 (154.8116)
Apr 17, 2015	Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship Midland, TX	6 / 44 (659.3944)	18 (161.1544)	3 (169.1316)	13 (164.5828)	9 (164.5256)
Mar 13, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX	17 / 30 (639.2456)	11 (163.9772)	25 (150.2172)	11 (160.5256)	10 (164.5256)
Feb 26, 2015	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX	22 / 61 (658.7544)	45 (157.6684)	24 (165.1316)	12 (170.2744)	18 (165.6800)
Jun 27, 2014	Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM	7 / 60 (680.5484)	19 (166.8800)	2 (177.7372)	33 (163.9428)	8 (171.9884)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

KISS MY RACK

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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

Storylines (14 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

On the rise

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Always the bridesmaid

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

The long haul

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)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

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, 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

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)