A tough matchup
13–0
behind in the head-to-head
B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.
Too Hot to Handle
Too Hot to Handle is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 71st of 184 at the Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2014). They are ranked #6284 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1413
peak 1413 · rated over 13 contests
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest Jun 26, 2026 · 13 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
616.54 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 615.46 (+1.07)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.20
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.77 · weakest Brisket (149.40)
Road miles
16
across 13 mapped stops
Schedule strength
11%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1515)
Purse competed for
$103K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 12 state-championship entries
Master avg
615.46 / 720
13 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Too Hot to Handle, each with one reason worth a look.
#6,282 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1414
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,283 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1414
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Too Hot to Handle's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,286 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1413
Fewer contests behind them than Too Hot to Handle has cooked, 9 to 13, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#6,285 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1413
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#6,281 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1414
24 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careers#6,279 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1414
7–0 in 7 shared contests (100% to Too Hot to Handle)
These two have cooked 7 of the same contests — Too Hot to Handle ahead 7–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Clue BBQ | 13 | 8 | 5 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| The Drizzlers | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| Nice Rack | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Slow Cookin' Cats | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| Every Man A Smoker | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| Grill on Grill Action | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Engineers | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| Animal House BBQ | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| B&D BBQ | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| Can't Beat Our Meat | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogs Breath BBQ | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Rib doctor | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Cow BBQ | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin on Cloud 9 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 154.2972 | 158.77 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.9144 | 139.4400 | 151.65 | top 76% |
| Pork | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.2000 | 141.7140 | 155.65 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 124.4688 | 149.40 | top 72% |
“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 | 6 | 104 | 0 | top 85% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 4 | 71 | 0 | top 67% | Jun 24, 2016 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 13 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
13 of 13 contests
Contests visited
5
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
590
finished ahead 515 times, behind 1,721
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 21, 2019 → Jun 25, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20232 milestones
- 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best overall score642.8456 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20191 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.2000 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20141 milestone
- Peak power rating (1493) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.5 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2025 |
| -11.5 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
| -10.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2026 |
| -10.3 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2016 |
| -9.3 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 25, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 80.3% | 80.3% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 84.1% | 84.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85% | 85% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 84.1% | 84.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 39% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 82.8% | 82.8% |
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 | 151 / 157 (578.1716) | 130 (156.5256) | 147 (148.0344) | 150 (149.1428) | 153 (124.4688) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 156 / 159 (605.6680) | 102 (162.2512) | 150 (149.1312) | 151 (151.9884) | 153 (142.2972) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 139 / 172 (621.7256) | 128 (156.5600) | 59 (166.9144) | 140 (155.4168) | 159 (142.8344) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 104 / 167 (642.8456) | 73 (164.5828) | 128 (156.5600) | 134 (156.5828) | 59 (165.1200) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 121 / 164 (634.2744) | 53 (166.8456) | 130 (154.2516) | 118 (158.8800) | 134 (154.2972) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 127 / 145 (611.8972) | 112 (156.5716) | 135 (146.2628) | 116 (153.1084) | 90 (155.9544) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 151 / 183 (614.9604) | 141 (154.2972) | 172 (141.7144) | 33 (169.2000) | 149 (149.7488) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 142 / 185 (613.1428) | 132 (154.2972) | 151 (151.4172) | 147 (150.2628) | 93 (157.1656) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 151 / 184 (609.7372) | 66 (161.7144) | 173 (139.4400) | 29 (168.5944) | 170 (139.9884) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 155 / 183 (605.7488) | 109 (156.0228) | 104 (157.7488) | 150 (148) | 153 (143.9772) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 108 / 183 (628.6396) | 122 (156.5828) | 41 (166.8684) | 90 (160.0456) | 157 (145.1428) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 71 / 184 (638.2056) | 88 (161.1428) | 139 (151.3716) | 72 (160.5484) | 37 (165.1428) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 158 / 183 (595.9998) | 112 (156.5712) | 166 (141.7146) | 171 (141.7140) | 98 (156) |