The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5828 points of the Grand Championship at West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY) (May 15, 2026).
Too Sauced BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 56 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. They have won 11 Grand Championships, most recently at the Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD 2) (2026), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 7 times. They are ranked #236 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #21 (1,105 pts) | #39 (945 pts) | #8 (1,233 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1020 (60 pts) | #1093 (60 pts) | #316 (741 pts) | #1067 (60 pts) | #1051 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #10 (1,310 pts) | #10 (1,273 pts) | #9 (1,288 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1013 (98 pts) | #947 (123 pts) | #922 (153 pts) | #1099 (88 pts) | #993 (113 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #10 (1,266 pts) | #3 (1,320 pts) | #16 (1,197 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #677 (230 pts) | #734 (230 pts) | — | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #53 (955 pts) | #81 (770 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1209 (70 pts) | #576 (333 pts) | #1392 (70 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1128 (105 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #155 (242 pts) | #213 (167 pts) | — | — |
The teams rated closest to Too Sauced BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
These two have cooked 14 of the same contests — Too Sauced BBQ ahead 9–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-headThey've been 1802 at their best, 56 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headTheir last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Too Sauced BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersCareers of much the same size, 69 contests to 56, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersTheir rating is built on 8 Grand Championships in 105 contests, alongside a 52% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-headThey were already cooking in 2015, 7 years before Too Sauced BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Reds Backyard BBQ | 27 | 19 | 8 | 70% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 27 | 18 | 9 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| T-Dawg BBQ | 20 | 14 | 6 | 70% | ⚔ compare |
| Bushwood BBQ | 19 | 15 | 4 | 79% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Pit Bros | 17 | 12 | 5 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Poppin Smoke BBQ | 15 | 9 | 6 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 15 | 6 | 8 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Ambition Que | 14 | 13 | 1 | 93% | ⚔ compare |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 14 | 10 | 4 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| MUNNY'S STOVE | 14 | 9 | 3 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| Swine-O-licious BBQ | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| SmoQued On Main St | 13 | 12 | 1 | 92% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 13 | 10 | 2 | 77% | ⚔ compare |
| Breaking Slabs BBQ | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| B 3 BBQ | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 53 | 47 | 12 | 23 | 180 🔥 | 166.2400 | 173.73 | top 23% |
| Pork Ribs | 53 | 41 | 9 | 21 | 180 🔥 | 163.9888 | 172.05 | top 25% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 153.0740 | 165.40 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 158.8228 | 167.97 | top 51% |
“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.
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 15 | 5 | top 29% |
| Medium (20–39) | 29 | 6 | top 22% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 18% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 4 | 1 | 1 | top 28% | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) | 3 | 1 | 2 | top 6% | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 13% | Oct 26, 2024 |
| Buds Blues and BBQ | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 14% | Sep 5, 2025 |
| Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 17% | Jul 20, 2024 |
| Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 20% | Jul 18, 2026 |
| Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 36% | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 48% | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Smoke N for the Kids | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 12% | Aug 16, 2025 |
| Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 20% | Jul 19, 2025 |
| Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 35% | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 6% | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Smoke on the Water | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 46% | Oct 13, 2023 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.4 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off | Jul 7, 2023 |
| +16 | Smoke on the River (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 16, 2022 |
| +15.3 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | Jun 10, 2022 |
| +14.5 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | Jul 19, 2024 |
| +13.9 | Buds Blues and BBQ | Sep 13, 2024 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -16.1 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Comp (OPEN FORMAT) | Jul 24, 2026 |
| -13 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | Oct 3, 2025 |
| -11.8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | Mar 20, 2026 |
| -11.7 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge | Mar 27, 2026 |
| -9 | Happy Basset 5th Annual BBQ Competition | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 64% | top 34% | 98.1% | 91.2% |
| 2025 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 94% | top 22% | 98.3% | 95.8% |
| 2024 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 100% | top 18% | 97.9% | 96.2% |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 86% | top 23% | 98.9% | 96.1% |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100% | top 19% | 96.2% | 95.7% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 37 / 83 (686.1940) | 48 (170.2628) | 27 (174.2628) | 55 (170.2628) | 36 (171.4056) |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Comp (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 15 / 13 (345.0856) | 7 (173.1084) | 5 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 9 / 32 (340.4912) | 6 (173.1084) | 10 (167.3828) | — | — |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 4 / 32 (346.2516) | 3 (174.2628) | 4 (171.9888) | — | — |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 3 / 37 (350.2628) | 7 (171.9656) | 2 (178.2972) | — | — |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD 2) Cameron, MO | 1 / 16 (349.6684) | 2 (175.4056) | 3 (174.2628) | — | — |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 4 / 36 (351.9656) | 5 (177.7028) | 7 (174.2628) | — | — |
| May 15, 2026 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY) Kansas City, MO | 2 / 16 (353.1200) | 5 (174.2628) | 2 (178.8572) | — | — |
| May 15, 2026 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Kansas City, MO | — | — | 7 (169.6800) | — | — |
| May 15, 2026 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS Contest #2) Kansas City, MO | — | — | 1 (177.1428) | — | — |
| May 8, 2026 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 15 / 77 (332.4800) | 16 (166.2400) | 16 (166.2400) | — | — |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 15 / 26 (335.3600) | 14 (169.6916) | 14 (165.6684) | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 20 / 33 (337.6456) | 22 (167.9772) | 15 (169.6684) | — | — |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Happy Basset 5th Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 15 / 23 (682.7428) | 10 (173.1200) | 7 (171.9772) | 17 (166.8228) | 12 (170.8228) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Pleasant Hill, MO | 15 / 23 (334.7772) | 14 (167.3828) | 15 (167.3944) | — | — |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 1 / 20 (351.9888) | 3 (173.1316) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Patriot Day of Remembrance BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Webb City, MO | 1 / 5 (353.1544) | 1 (177.1428) | 1 (176.0116) | — | — |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Buds Blues and BBQ 🏅 Columbia, MO | 2 / 9 (351.4172) | 1 (177.7144) | 2 (173.7028) | — | — |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL | 4 / 31 (349.6800) | 5 (175.4172) | 7 (174.2628) | — | — |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 5 / 32 (342.8000) | 1 (175.4172) | 12 (167.3828) | — | — |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 1 / 18 (350.8460) | 1 (177.7144) | 1 (173.1316) | — | — |
| Jul 19, 2025 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 5 / 28 (338.7884) | 5 (169.6684) | 7 (169.1200) | — | — |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 7 / 32 (336.5028) | 5 (170.8228) | 9 (165.6800) | — | — |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown 🏅 Papillion, NE | 1 / 24 (353.1316) | 2 (174.2744) | 2 (178.8572) | — | — |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) 🏅 Spencer, IA | 6 / 15 (337.0972) | 8 (169.6800) | 8 (167.4172) | — | — |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Art of the Que (Backyard 2) Spencer, IA | 5 / 17 (336.5488) | 10 (166.8344) | 4 (169.7144) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 3 / 36 (341.6800) | 4 (172.0116) | 7 (169.6684) | — | — |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 9 / 49 (345.0972) | 9 (173.1200) | 12 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 4 / 27 (342.8000) | 3 (169.6800) | 4 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Mar 21, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 1 / 33 (353.7028) | 7 (174.8456) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 2 / 56 (349.6684) | 4 (175.4056) | 2 (174.2628) | — | — |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 6 / 53 (341.6800) | 10 (169.6684) | 6 (172.0116) | — | — |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Rock Island BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Stover, MO | 2 / 10 (346.8460) | 3 (176.0116) | 3 (170.8344) | — | — |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Pleasant Hill, MO | 6 / 19 (343.9312) | 1 (177.7028) | 11 (166.2284) | — | — |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 1 / 30 (347.9884) | 1 (174.8456) | 1 (173.1428) | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Buds Blues and BBQ 🏅 Columbia, MO | 1 / 16 (350.8344) | 1 (177.7028) | 4 (173.1316) | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Buds Blues and BBQ (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Columbia, MO | — | 2 (175.4056) | — | — | — |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 2 / 27 (342.8228) | 1 (174.2628) | 2 (168.5600) | — | — |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 10 / 33 (338.1940) | 8 (171.9656) | 10 (166.2284) | — | — |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 1 / 37 (348.5256) | 1 (176.5600) | 3 (171.9656) | — | — |
| Jul 12, 2024 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - Backyard A Cameron, MO | 3 / 10 (347.3712) | 4 (173.1084) | 4 (174.2628) | — | — |
| Jul 12, 2024 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - Backyard B Cameron, MO | 4 / 7 (342.8000) | 2 (174.2744) | 4 (168.5256) | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 2 / 43 (352.5716) | 3 (176.5600) | 2 (176.0116) | — | — |
| May 17, 2024 | RTrowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (BACKYARD) Derby, KS | 4 / 14 (348.5256) | 6 (171.9656) | 3 (176.5600) | — | — |
| Mar 22, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 6 / 31 (347.3944) | 4 (176.5600) | 12 (170.8344) | — | — |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Oak Grove, MO | — | 21 (169.6800) | — | — | — |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 11 / 47 (337.6572) | 9 (171.9772) | 16 (165.6800) | — | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS | 23 / 39 (671.2796) | 2 (178.8572) | 23 (168.5256) | 35 (153.0740) | 16 (170.8228) |
| Aug 12, 2023 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Mayetta, KS | 4 / 29 (353.1200) | 9 (176.5600) | 9 (176.5600) | — | — |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 1 / 30 (356) | 1 (180) | 1 (176) | — | — |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition 🏅 Derby, KS | 4 / 28 (353.7144) | 8 (176.5600) | 3 (177.1544) | — | — |
| Mar 24, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 10 / 37 (339.9888) | 1 (176) | 26 (163.9888) | — | — |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS | 9 / 28 (684.5600) | 8 (174.2972) | 1 (180) | 7 (171.4400) | 19 (158.8228) |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Smoke on the River (BACKYARD ONLY) Burlington, KS | 1 / 6 (344.5828) | 1 (173.7028) | 1 (170.8800) | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 2 / 29 (346.2628) | 2 (176) | 5 (170.2628) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.