SHOW US YOUR SPITS

SHOW US YOUR SPITS is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 19th of 30 at the Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) (2017). They are ranked #5392 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,392

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1454

peak 1454 · rated over 13 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 28, 2017

latest Sep 16, 2021 · 4.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#719

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 75%

overall standings

Best overall

670.2060 / 720

Master · Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)

Perfect 180s

Current form

556.82 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 612.91 (-56.09)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1544

Pork Ribs · Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)

Consistency

±122.93

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 164.47 · weakest Pork (157.19)

Road miles

3,063

across 15 mapped stops · furthest 357 mi

Schedule strength

80%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1604)

Purse competed for

$197K

listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

612.91 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

670.2060 career-best overall

93.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.2060 at Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) — 93.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 17, 2020

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

One2BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

One2BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.3 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.28 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 7%.

Pork avg 157.19
Pork Ribs avg 164.47
2 calls in 14 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

9 of 10 shared pork ribs entries lost

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 10 shared pork ribs entries.

They cook the hard rooms

1604 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 80% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1604 power rating — a tougher draw than 80% of every rated contest in the data.

13 rated contests

Boom or bust

±17.07% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±17.07% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 85.1% of a perfect score
best 93.1%

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The long haul

3,063 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,063 miles across 15 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 357 miles to 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL).

15 mapped stops
furthest 357 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
2021 ↗	Master	#752 (180 pts)	#978 (120 pts)	#833 (180 pts)	#960 (120 pts)	#957 (120 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#719 (117 pts)	#550 (187 pts)	#443 (267 pts)	#750 (117 pts)	#738 (117 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1182 (195 pts)	#1295 (180 pts)	#1076 (260 pts)	#1150 (230 pts)	#1244 (190 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1266 (180 pts)	#1242 (210 pts)	#1205 (235 pts)	#1342 (180 pts)	#1300 (190 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1802 (120 pts)	#1822 (120 pts)	#1799 (120 pts)	#1794 (120 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SHOW US YOUR SPITS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Tipsy Pigs

#5,391 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SHOW US YOUR SPITS)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SHOW US YOUR SPITS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 31, 2024

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Low Rent Bbq

#5,375 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SHOW US YOUR SPITS)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 8, 2023

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Swine & Steer BBQ

#5,386 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to SHOW US YOUR SPITS)

Fewer contests behind them than SHOW US YOUR SPITS has cooked, 8 to 15, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Mar 15, 2019

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THE PORK UNIVERSITY

#5,397 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SHOW US YOUR SPITS)

Level with SHOW US YOUR SPITS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2021

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WRIGHT ON QUE-IL

#5,389 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before SHOW US YOUR SPITS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

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GRILLERS IN THE MIST

#5,377 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1507

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Aug 26, 2016

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
One2BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
RUB MY RACK	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BOOMERANG BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
JOHN'S UP IN SMOKE COOKER'S	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	0	172.5600	134.7772	164.21	top 62%
Pork Ribs	15	1	177.1544	156	164.47	top 58%
Pork	14	2	174.2628	20	157.19	top 51%
Brisket	14	0	168.5372	149.0628	159.06	top 74%

“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)	3	0	top 74%
Large (40+)	12	0	top 76%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	6	top 76%
IL	6	top 68%
MO	2	top 83%
OH	1	top 98%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two)	2	36	top 84%	Jun 26, 2021
Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	2	30	top 83%	Jul 18, 2020
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	127	top 62%	Sep 15, 2018
38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	110	top 73%	Sep 1, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 3 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 6 of 15 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 11 4 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 15 entries · 0 wins · 1 call

Opponents faced 1,137 finished ahead 595 times, behind 1,873

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

20211 milestone

Sep 16 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST

20202 milestones

Jul 17 Career-best overall score670.2060 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)
Jul 17 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.1544 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)

20191 milestone

Sep 12 10th tracked contest 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST

20174 milestones

Apr 28 First tracked contest Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
Apr 28 First call Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
Apr 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6456 Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
Apr 28 Peak power rating (1498) Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.4	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2	Jun 22, 2019
+4.8	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 15, 2018
+1.7	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1	Jun 21, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.3	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	Jul 13, 2018
-11	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	Sep 16, 2021
-10.3	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	Sep 12, 2019
-8	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	Jul 18, 2020
-7.6	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two)	Jun 26, 2021

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	3	0%	top 89%	90.6%	68.1%
2020	2	50%	top 83%	93.1%	91.2%
2019	3	0%	top 67%	92.6%	89.4%
2018	3	0%	top 74%	92.9%	85.6%
2017	4	50%	top 69%	92.8%	91.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	464 / 467 (173.7144)	—	68 (173.7144)	—	—
Jun 26, 2021	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 🏅 Belvidere, IL	41 / 43 (644.4000)	36 (165.6800)	32 (165.7028)	28 (163.9544)	43 (149.0628)
Jun 25, 2021	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) 🏅 Belvidere, IL	36 / 49 (652.4800)	30 (163.4400)	36 (161.6800)	25 (169.1200)	42 (158.2400)
Jul 18, 2020	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Cameron, MO	30 / 32 (643.2916)	11 (172.5600)	31 (157.0744)	26 (159.9428)	31 (153.7144)
Jul 17, 2020	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO	30 / 42 (670.2060)	32 (165.1088)	4 (177.1544)	30 (167.3828)	33 (160.5600)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	416 / 468 (615.2688)	464 (134.7772)	311 (161.7144)	138 (169.6800)	417 (149.0972)
Jun 22, 2019	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 🏅 Belvidere, IL	22 / 45 (666.7316)	27 (164.5372)	15 (169.6800)	15 (169.6800)	23 (162.8344)
Jun 21, 2019	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 🏅 Belvidere, IL	31 / 50 (649.5088)	34 (162.7884)	19 (163.4060)	36 (161.6572)	29 (161.6572)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	219 / 467 (663.2684)	333 (161.6456)	164 (169.1084)	107 (170.2744)	276 (162.2400)
Sep 14, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	127 / 164 (668.9944)	82 (171.4056)	157 (157.0860)	39 (174.2628)	115 (166.2400)
Jul 13, 2018	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	39 / 40 (517.5996)	19 (166.8456)	14 (167.9656)	39 (20)	23 (162.7884)
Oct 6, 2017	Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Decatur, IL	19 / 30 (657.5772)	12 (168.5372)	20 (161.1200)	5 (174.2628)	27 (153.6572)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	248 / 407 (652.4572)	202 (166.8228)	324 (156)	283 (161.0972)	134 (168.5372)
Aug 31, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	110 / 129 (668.4688)	68 (171.4172)	106 (165.6800)	66 (170.8344)	119 (160.5372)
Apr 28, 2017	Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Mt.Carmel, IL	19 / 29 (649.6456)	21 (163.4400)	21 (159.9544)	9 (168.5484)	23 (157.7028)

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

SHOW US YOUR SPITS

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

Boom or bust

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 — 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)