NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ

NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 10th of 37 at the Rotary Rockn Ribs (2017). They are ranked #2004 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,004

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1539

peak 1539 · rated over 20 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 22, 2014

latest Aug 24, 2018 · 4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#814

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

5% of 20 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

671.2684 / 720

Master · Minnesota in May

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.31 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 649.87 (+9.44)

Walk rate

55%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Brisket · Minnesota in May

Consistency

±41.08

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 165.99 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.56)

Road miles

1,834

across 20 mapped stops · furthest 184 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

Master avg

649.87 / 720

20 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

671.2684 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 671.2684 at Minnesota in May — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 11, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Swampview BBQ has finished one call ahead of NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

15–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 15 of their 15 shared contests.

A strong matchup

10–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE in 10 of their 12 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

11 of 14 shared brisket entries lost

SPITFIRE ahead 79% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SPITFIRE has out-cooked them in 11 of 14 shared brisket entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BUBBA-Q'S has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 31% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 31% across 4 contests, versus top 51% the rest of the year.

4 May contests
top 51% the rest of the year

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
2018 ↗	Master	#969 (295 pts)	#1117 (255 pts)	#1040 (295 pts)	#757 (465 pts)	#736 (485 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#858 (427 pts)	#764 (517 pts)	#884 (442 pts)	#971 (382 pts)	#732 (537 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#814 (443 pts)	#939 (388 pts)	#738 (543 pts)	#996 (373 pts)	#767 (498 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#871 (385 pts)	#852 (425 pts)	#1086 (305 pts)	#788 (470 pts)	#515 (730 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BLACK DOG BBQ IA

#2,000 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 48
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1572

4–3 in 7 shared contests (57% to NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ)

These two have cooked 7 of the same contests — NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ ahead 4–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 48 contests
last seen Sep 28, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

Jack9 BBQ-CA

#2,001 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1552

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Apr 28, 2023

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16 Mesh BBQ

#1,997 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1539

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jul 12, 2025

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TASTY LICKS BBQ SUPPLY

#1,992 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1539

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 16 contests

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C & J BACKYARD SMOKERS

#1,994 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1540

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 21% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2019

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MANNY'S BBQ

#2,010 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1538

Level with NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 29, 2016

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CASE OF RIBS	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ	14	9	5	64%	⚔ compare
BARK 'N BONES BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
Hogline	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
CROIX VALLEY SAUCES	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE	12	10	2	83%	⚔ compare
ACES HIGH BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
Totally Sauced	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
DRY 2 DA BONE	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	2	0	0	172	155.9428	164.66	top 56%
Pork Ribs	19	2	0	0	170.8228	150.7772	162.56	top 55%
Pork	20	3	0	0	172.5600	150.2856	164.80	top 49%
Brisket	20	7	1	1	179.4400	148.5256	165.99	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	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 63%
Large (40+)	14	0	top 46%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MN	17	top 52%
WI	2	top 42%
SD	1	top 56%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Minnesota in May	3	21	top 36%	May 11, 2018
Smokin In Steele	2	16	top 42%	Jun 1, 2018
KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off	2	13	top 65%	Sep 15, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 5 contests

Contests a season 4 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MN 17 of 20 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 16 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 323 finished ahead 490 times, behind 429

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

20183 milestones

May 11 Career-best overall score671.2684 Minnesota in May
Aug 24 Peak power rating (1539) 11th Annual Big Island BBQ
Aug 24 Most recent contest 11th Annual Big Island BBQ

20171 milestone

Jun 23 First overall top-10 Rotary Rockn Ribs

20161 milestone

Aug 26 10th tracked contest 9th Annual Big Island BBQ

20154 milestones

May 15 First call Minnesota in May
May 15 First category win (Brisket) Minnesota in May
May 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7772 Minnesota in May
May 15 Career-best single call (Brisket)179.4400 Minnesota in May

20141 milestone

Aug 22 First tracked contest Big Island BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.1	Minnesota in May	May 13, 2016
+9.5	Rotary Rockn Ribs	Jun 23, 2017
+7.7	Minnesota in May	May 11, 2018
+7.3	8th Annual Big Island BBQ	Aug 28, 2015
+7.1	Med City BBQ & Musicfest	Aug 7, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.7	Big Island BBQ	Aug 22, 2014
-11.4	Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full)	Aug 12, 2016
-8.4	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off	Sep 15, 2017
-4.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 24, 2015
-0.8	Treasure Island BBQ/ Steak Food Fest	Jun 17, 2016

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)
2018	4	0	0	75%	top 45%	93.2%	92.1%
2017	5	1	0	60%	top 47%	92.9%	91.9%
2016	5	0	0	20%	top 53%	93.2%	91.2%
2015	5	0	1	80%	top 49%	92.4%	91.1%
2014	1	0	0	0%	top 93%	66%	66%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 24, 2018	11th Annual Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN	23 / 49 (661.0284)	30 (166.8344)	19 (166.8228)	24 (165.0856)	23 (162.2856)
Jun 22, 2018	Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI	23 / 41 (655.8860)	38 (157.0972)	32 (157.6572)	7 (169.7144)	7 (171.4172)
Jun 1, 2018	Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN	22 / 45 (663.3032)	32 (160.5372)	20 (165.1088)	9 (172.5600)	22 (165.0972)
May 11, 2018	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	21 / 70 (671.2684)	22 (168.5372)	49 (159.9544)	19 (169.6684)	6 (173.1084)
Sep 15, 2017	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	23 / 27 (645.0860)	25 (158.8116)	12 (166.2972)	23 (158.8228)	18 (161.1544)
Jul 14, 2017	Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD	27 / 48 (666.6972)	18 (169.6800)	32 (163.9544)	30 (164.5372)	23 (168.5256)
Jun 23, 2017	Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI	10 / 37 (666.7316)	15 (168.5372)	9 (166.2516)	18 (163.3828)	9 (168.5600)
Jun 2, 2017	Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN	16 / 46 (669.0860)	16 (170.2860)	33 (158.2744)	16 (168.5256)	7 (172)
May 12, 2017	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	24 / 71 (661.0972)	8 (171.4400)	38 (163.4172)	44 (160.5372)	23 (165.7028)
Sep 16, 2016	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	13 / 29 (661.0400)	26 (161.1200)	7 (168.5372)	23 (159.9772)	8 (171.4056)
Aug 26, 2016	9th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	25 / 48 (661.5308)	35 (161.0740)	12 (170.8228)	30 (163.9312)	19 (165.7028)
Aug 12, 2016	Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full) Tonka Bay, MN	32 / 35 (641.0400)	28 (161.1200)	12 (167.9772)	27 (161.1428)	34 (150.8000)
Jun 17, 2016	Treasure Island BBQ/ Steak Food Fest Red Wing, MN	19 / 34 (648.4000)	11 (168.5372)	31 (150.7772)	11 (166.8228)	15 (162.2628)
May 13, 2016	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	13 / 71 (670.8000)	20 (169.1200)	22 (168.5372)	29 (165.1428)	19 (168)
Aug 28, 2015	8th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	19 / 55 (665.6228)	20 (166.2628)	33 (161.1200)	22 (165.0972)	7 (173.1428)
Aug 7, 2015	Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN	18 / 47 (660.0344)	27 (165.1772)	23 (162.8688)	16 (167.9656)	17 (164.0228)
Jul 24, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	22 / 30 (638.2284)	7 (172)	27 (152.5256)	28 (150.2856)	14 (163.4172)
Jun 12, 2015	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	23 / 42 (656.5256)	29 (164)	37 (156.5600)	6 (170.8228)	23 (165.1428)
May 15, 2015	Minnesota in May St. Paul, MN	26 / 60 (658.7772)	45 (157.1200)	38 (161.1088)	45 (161.1084)	1 (179.4400)
Aug 22, 2014	Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	50 / 54 (475.3140)	49 (155.9428)	—	12 (170.8456)	50 (148.5256)

NAGAN FOR MORE 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

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

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 — 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)