The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1428 points of the Grand Championship at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) (Jun 14, 2025).
Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que is a competition barbecue team with 68 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 20 at the Smokin on the Route (2025), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #804 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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.
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #71 (689 pts) | #32 (984 pts) | #101 (533 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #637 (216 pts) | #794 (166 pts) | #741 (211 pts) | #751 (156 pts) | #619 (241 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #32 (1,078 pts) | #30 (1,149 pts) | #36 (1,053 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | #1221 (60 pts) | #336 (775 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #43 (949 pts) | #41 (937 pts) | #34 (1,004 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #474 (498 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #123 (499 pts) | #18 (1,206 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | #1010 (121 pts) | #116 (1,450 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #178 (193 pts) | #203 (178 pts) | — | — |
The teams rated closest to Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que, each with one reason worth a look.
27 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
These two have cooked 12 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-headFewer contests behind them than Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que has cooked, 23 to 68, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-headTheir last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersThey've been 1689 at their best, 62 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersTheir rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 49 contests, alongside a 22% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersThey were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudes BBQ | 34 | 10 | 24 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | 25 | 2 | 23 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| Skinny Pig BBQ | 23 | 9 | 14 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| Wapatui Smokers | 22 | 13 | 9 | 59% | ⚔ compare |
| Shmack Q | 22 | 8 | 14 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ MIKE | 21 | 9 | 12 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| All Smoked Up BBQ | 20 | 10 | 10 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SmoQued On Main St | 18 | 12 | 6 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 17 | 4 | 12 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| Stone Cold Grillers | 15 | 8 | 7 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Racks BBQ | 15 | 5 | 9 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM CRAWFORD | 14 | 7 | 7 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| 309 BBQ | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| Son of a Boar BBQ | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Sensuous BBQ | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 49 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 178.8572 | 146.8000 | 168.48 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 63 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 178.8572 | 135.3716 | 167.38 | top 44% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 154.2056 | 164.55 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 178.3200 | 157.0856 | 167.70 | top 53% |
“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) | 6 | 0 | top 40% |
| Medium (20–39) | 27 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 13 | 0 | top 45% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 | 4 | 0 | top 34% | Aug 22, 2026 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 4 | 3 | 0 | top 34% | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Iowa State BBQ Championship | 4 | 12 | 0 | top 43% | Apr 3, 2026 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 32% | Jun 13, 2026 |
| Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 | 7 | 0 | top 55% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 | 6 | 0 | top 47% | Jun 14, 2024 |
| Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 1) | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 43% | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 40% | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 34% | Jun 19, 2026 |
| Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 45% | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 14, 2025 |
| +15.3 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 13, 2025 |
| +13.7 | Smokin on the Route | Sep 26, 2025 |
| +12.8 | September Fest | Sep 13, 2024 |
| +12.1 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 17, 2024 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.4 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard) | Jun 17, 2022 |
| -8.5 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | Apr 25, 2025 |
| -6.9 | Trekking for CDH | Sep 13, 2025 |
| -6.1 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | Apr 3, 2026 |
| -5.6 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 40% | top 42% | 95.9% | 94.5% |
| 2025 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 65% | top 37% | 97.9% | 94.1% |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 57% | top 38% | 96.7% | 92.8% |
| 2023 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 56% | top 49% | 92.7% | 91.2% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 64% | 86.3% | 82.4% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 1) Cherry Valley, IL | 9 / 24 (345.1200) | 3 (178.8572) | 14 (166.2628) | — | — |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 2) Cherry Valley, IL | 12 / 25 (342.2284) | 12 (171.4056) | 13 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 6 / 16 (344.5484) | 8 (173.7028) | 10 (170.8456) | — | — |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 8 / 30 (342.2628) | 2 (177.7028) | 13 (164.5600) | — | — |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 22 / 41 (339.3944) | 19 (169.7028) | 22 (169.6916) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 19 / 37 (331.9428) | 22 (167.3828) | 20 (164.5600) | — | — |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 12 / 40 (343.4288) | 9 (174.2972) | 20 (169.1316) | — | — |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 23 (162.2400) | — | — |
| May 24, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 34 / 82 (339.3828) | 18 (173.7028) | 40 (165.6800) | — | — |
| May 23, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 22, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | 38 (171.9772) | — | — | — |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 10 / 24 (338.2628) | 3 (176) | 20 (162.2628) | — | — |
| Apr 3, 2026 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 26 / 42 (333.6456) | 25 (168.5256) | 28 (165.1200) | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 19 / 33 (338.2168) | 18 (170.2512) | 19 (167.9656) | — | — |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge Play Jaco | 3 / 16 (690.3656) | 12 (168) | 7 (173.1656) | 6 (170.8800) | 2 (178.3200) |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 2 / 20 (350.8228) | 1 (177.7028) | 3 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) Loves Park, IL | 9 / 17 (327.9312) | 5 (169.1084) | 9 (158.8228) | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 18 / 27 (327.8624) | 20 (161.6340) | 12 (166.2284) | — | — |
| Aug 31, 2025 | Smokin Ghost BBQ Rib Double Dip 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 9 (168.5256) | — | — |
| Aug 31, 2025 | Smokin Ghost BBQ Rib Double Dip 2 (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 3 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL | 7 / 31 (348) | 4 (175.4400) | 11 (172.5600) | — | — |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 5 / 20 (341.1544) | 3 (171.4400) | 7 (169.7144) | — | — |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 17 / 32 (330.2056) | 8 (170.8112) | 23 (159.3944) | — | — |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 13 / 26 (330.7656) | 13 (163.9312) | 13 (166.8344) | — | — |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Eureka, IL | — | — | 2 (177.7144) | — | — |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 5 / 36 (350.8228) | 7 (175.4056) | 6 (175.4172) | — | — |
| Jun 14, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 2 / 36 (352.5716) | 3 (178.2972) | 4 (174.2744) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 3 / 36 (350.8456) | 3 (177.7028) | 5 (173.1428) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 10 (171.9656) | — | — |
| May 25, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 39 / 70 (334.7540) | 38 (166.2400) | 34 (168.5140) | — | — |
| May 23, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Anything Molasses (Friday, May 23, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 23, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Chicken (Friday, May 23, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | 42 (162.7884) | — | — | — |
| May 23, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Ribs (Friday, May 23, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | 40 (167.3828) | — | — |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 19 / 24 (323.3372) | 19 (161.0856) | 19 (162.2516) | — | — |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 21 / 49 (335.9428) | 8 (173.7028) | 29 (162.2400) | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2024 | September Fest 🏅 Coldwater, MI | 2 / 18 (322.7540) | 2 (153.6112) | 2 (169.1428) | — | — |
| Sep 1, 2024 | Rib Double Dip (1) (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 12 (167.3944) | — | — |
| Sep 1, 2024 | Rib Double Dip (2) (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 4 (171.4172) | — | — |
| Aug 24, 2024 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 19 / 36 (318.7428) | 5 (174.2628) | 31 (144.4800) | — | — |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 4 / 26 (346.8228) | 13 (169.6684) | 2 (177.1544) | — | — |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Dowagiac, MI | 4 / 23 (347.9656) | 1 (176.5600) | 6 (171.4056) | — | — |
| Jul 5, 2024 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 7 / 16 (335.9428) | 13 (161.6456) | 5 (174.2972) | — | — |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 6 / 40 (339.3484) | 10 (168.5256) | 7 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 15 / 37 (330.7540) | 16 (164.5256) | 13 (166.2284) | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 25 / 41 (322.8000) | 27 (160.4912) | 24 (162.3088) | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 9 (169.1316) | — | — |
| May 25, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN | 11 / 47 (346.2400) | 24 (173.1084) | 12 (173.1316) | — | — |
| May 24, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN | 113 / 118 (652.9484) | 88 (169.6800) | 50 (171.9772) | 118 (154.2056) | 111 (157.0856) |
| Mar 29, 2024 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 18 / 42 (337.0628) | 14 (170.8228) | 25 (166.2400) | — | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 18 / 21 (328.5028) | 24 (163.3828) | 14 (165.1200) | — | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 17 (167.9656) | — | — |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) unrated Yorkville, IL | 13 / 17 (664.4576) | 6 (172.5716) | 14 (163.9544) | — | — |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Saluting with Smoke Single Meat - Rib Burn (ONE MEAT RIBS) Yorkville, IL | — | — | 15 (168.5256) | — | — |
| Sep 3, 2023 | Rib Double Dip (1) (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 1 (172.5600) | — | — |
| Sep 3, 2023 | Rib Double Dip (2) (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 2 (173.7144) | — | — |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 18 / 32 (321.6112) | 13 (165.6684) | 17 (155.9428) | — | — |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 10 / 25 (321.6684) | 12 (161.1428) | 12 (160.5256) | — | — |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Eureka, IL | — | — | 13 (165.6800) | — | — |
| Jun 17, 2023 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 11 / 33 (332.4800) | 30 (154.7772) | 1 (177.7028) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 16 / 43 (326.2172) | 18 (164.5256) | 16 (161.6916) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 5 (171.9888) | — | — |
| May 27, 2023 | Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL | 13 / 34 (494.7656) | 19 (163.4056) | 18 (162.8000) | 7 (168.5600) | — |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Break Up Shake Up BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Palmer, AK | — | 9 (168.5256) | — | — | — |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Break Up Shake Up BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Palmer, AK | — | — | 2 (176.5716) | — | — |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 12 / 47 (333.6456) | 17 (163.9656) | 9 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Nov 4, 2022 | Saluting with Smoke Single Meat Rib Burn (ONE MEAT RIBS) Yorkville, IL | — | — | 2 (178.8572) | — | — |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 13 / 36 (282.1716) | 11 (146.8000) | 14 (135.3716) | — | — |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard) Morris, IL | 21 / 23 (310.8000) | 18 (161.1200) | 18 (149.6800) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.