High-water mark
668.4572
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 668.4572 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship — 92.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 27, 2025
Sunny Roots BBQ
Sunny Roots BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 58th of 159 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1506
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 23, 2023
latest Jun 26, 2026 · 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 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.92
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.70 · weakest Pork (161.67)
Road miles
0
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Purse competed for
$53K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
655.05 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 153.6800 | 162.85 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 162.2516 | 168.70 | top 34% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 150.8340 | 161.67 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 149.6800 | 161.83 | top 49% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 4 | 58 | 0 | top 48% | Jun 26, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
292
finished ahead 341 times, behind 310
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Jun 21, 2024 → Jun 27, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Peak power rating (1506) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20252 milestones
- Career-best overall score668.4572 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8572 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20232 milestones
- First tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4572 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.2 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2025 |
| +2.9 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2023 |
| +1.1 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.9 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2024 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 50% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 36% | 92.8% | 92.8% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 89% | 89% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 43% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 78 / 157 (654.7888) | 52 (167.9772) | 56 (169.1544) | 67 (167.9772) | 133 (149.6800) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 58 / 159 (668.4572) | 20 (174.8572) | 37 (173.1428) | 120 (159.3600) | 96 (161.0972) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 106 / 172 (640.5028) | 139 (154.8688) | 34 (170.2628) | 160 (150.8340) | 67 (164.5372) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 72 / 167 (656.4572) | 136 (153.6800) | 94 (162.2516) | 65 (168.5256) | 22 (172) |