A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
913 BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
THE LAZERS
THE LAZERS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 37th of 60 at the 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (2016). They finished #2158 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1469
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Apr 17, 2015
latest Apr 20, 2018 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±80.20
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.49 · weakest Brisket (154.24)
Road miles
4
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
54%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)
Master avg
585.42 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 150.2284 | 157.49 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 143.3372 | 155.81 | top 77% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 151.9200 | 157.26 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2516 | 146.2284 | 154.24 | top 77% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
123
finished ahead 37 times, behind 176
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Apr 17, 2015 → Apr 22, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest 10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge
20163 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0284 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge
- Career-best overall score649.0284 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.4400 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge
- Peak power rating (1487) VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.3 | VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge | Apr 17, 2015 |
| -11.7 | 10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge | Apr 20, 2018 |
| -5.6 | 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge | Apr 21, 2017 |
| -0.2 | 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge | Apr 22, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 62.3% | 62.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 84.9% | 84.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2018 | 10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 46 / 46 (448.4800) | — | 46 (143.3372) | 37 (156.5828) | 43 (148.5600) |
| Apr 21, 2017 | 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 51 / 64 (633.0060) | 61 (150.2284) | 46 (157.1088) | 45 (163.4172) | 33 (162.2516) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 37 / 60 (649.0284) | 28 (167.4400) | 36 (164.5372) | 49 (157.1200) | 39 (159.9312) |
| Apr 17, 2015 | VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 46 / 47 (611.1768) | 40 (154.7884) | 35 (158.2400) | 42 (151.9200) | 46 (146.2284) |