High-water mark
675.3944
career-best overall
93.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 675.3944 at Grand Lake BBQ & Festival — 93.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 18, 2018
SONS OF SAUCE
SONS OF SAUCE is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 18th of 39 at the 15th Annual Bordertown Bash (2016). They are ranked #4297 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Nov 6, 2015
latest Jul 13, 2018 · 2.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.27 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 640.37 (+4.90)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.98
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.45 · weakest Pork (155.88)
Road miles
2,182
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 975 mi
Schedule strength
85%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1616)
Master avg
640.37 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SONS OF SAUCE, each with one reason worth a look.
147 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,315 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SONS OF SAUCE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SONS OF SAUCE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,324 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1477
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 14 contests to 7.
⚔ Compare careers#4,311 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1507
They've been 1507 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,293 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Level with SONS OF SAUCE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,302 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1477
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,316 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1477
They turned up 6 years after SONS OF SAUCE did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTCHER BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Hog Night Smokers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 147.9656 | 161.44 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 155.9772 | 165.45 | top 55% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6916 | 146.2628 | 155.88 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 144.4912 | 157.60 | top 70% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 72% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
3 of 7 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
178
finished ahead 62 times, behind 181
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
Jul 8, 2016 → May 18, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20182 milestones
- Career-best overall score675.3944 Grand Lake BBQ & Festival
- Most recent contest 17th Annual Bordertown Bash
20163 milestones
- First call Boots and BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.1716 15th Annual Bordertown Bash
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5600 15th Annual Bordertown Bash
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (Armed Forces Tribute)
- Peak power rating (1492) MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (Armed Forces Tribute)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.9 | 15th Annual Bordertown Bash | Jul 8, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.9 | MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (Armed Forces Tribute) | Nov 6, 2015 |
| -7.8 | 17th Annual Bordertown Bash | Jul 13, 2018 |
| -5.9 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 29, 2016 |
| -5.4 | Boots and BBQ Festival | May 13, 2016 |
| -1.7 | Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship | Jun 10, 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 93.8% | 90.3% |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 68% | 92% | 88.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2018 | 17th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 31 / 32 (624.4800) | 28 (159.9772) | 31 (159.4400) | 30 (151.4056) | 27 (153.6572) |
| May 18, 2018 | Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK | 20 / 26 (675.3944) | 18 (169.1656) | 15 (170.8228) | 22 (165.6916) | 14 (169.7144) |
| Jul 8, 2016 | 15th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 18 / 39 (662.1716) | 9 (172.5600) | 23 (163.3944) | 19 (164.5600) | 19 (161.6572) |
| Jun 10, 2016 | Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship Okmulgee, OK | 28 / 41 (638.1940) | 37 (147.9656) | 12 (170.8344) | 32 (154.8112) | 17 (164.5828) |
| May 13, 2016 | Boots and BBQ Festival Claremore, OK | 23 / 28 (626.0908) | 21 (155.3368) | 10 (167.4056) | 24 (156.4912) | 24 (146.8572) |
| Jan 29, 2016 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 44 / 58 (633.5196) | 28 (166.8228) | 12 (170.2628) | 54 (151.9428) | 55 (144.4912) |
| Nov 6, 2015 | MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (Armed Forces Tribute) St. James, MO | 24 / 26 (622.7312) | 25 (158.2284) | 22 (155.9772) | 25 (146.2628) | 21 (162.2628) |