TORNADO BBQ KS
Rating
1439
peak 1439
Contests
29
in the data
First seen
2022-08-26
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#318
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 29 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
675.65 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 658.70 (+16.96)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.31
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.90 · weakest Brisket (160.19)
Road miles
1760
mi across 29 mapped stops · furthest 110 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Blaz'n Weazel BBQ has finished one call ahead of TORNADO BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Split Borders BBQ has landed one call behind them 7 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Squealin N Dealin BBQ has come out ahead in 21 of their 21 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BALD BEAUTIES BBQ in 10 of their 10 shared contests.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 63% across 4 contests, versus top 74% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 141.1428 | 166.90 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.1544 | 147.9544 | 164.70 | top 66% |
| Pork | 31 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 157.1200 | 166.67 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 142.7888 | 160.19 | top 73% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 21 | 0 | top 73% |
| MO | 8 | 0 | top 76% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 15 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 14 | 0 | top 79% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (11 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (21 of 29 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork (31 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 658.70
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 690.7656 | 676.46 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 685.6112 | 670.44 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 674.8000 | 662.04 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 674.1712 | 634.48 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 619.9544 | 619.95 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | 12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life Kansas City, KS | 17 / 33 (690.7656) | 17 (171.4172) | 10 (176.5600) | 13 (174.2628) | 19 (168.5256) |
| 2026-04-17 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS | 16 / 27 (679.8972) | 12 (171.9888) | 19 (166.2400) | 5 (173.1428) | 18 (168.5256) |
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 54 / 68 (658.7196) | 51 (166.2400) | 30 (169.1084) | 55 (165.6684) | 57 (157.7028) |
| 2025-10-10 | Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS | 17 / 30 (676.4804) | 27 (163.3944) | 1 (177.1544) | 3 (175.4172) | 25 (160.5144) |
| 2025-09-19 | 37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 17 / 30 (672.4112) | 19 (167.3828) | 14 (169.6800) | 10 (162.2400) | 19 (167.3828) |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 40 / 53 (659.8168) | 27 (172.5600) | 45 (159.9428) | 36 (167.9656) | 42 (159.3484) |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off Cameron, MO | 14 / 36 (685.6112) | 13 (173.1084) | 18 (173.1200) | 12 (172.0000) | 21 (167.3828) |
| 2025-06-13 | 11th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life Kansas City, KS | 14 / 30 (680.4800) | 6 (176.5716) | 18 (169.6800) | 21 (167.9772) | 18 (166.2512) |
| 2025-05-16 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS | 18 / 27 (672.5256) | 5 (176.5828) | 23 (160.5600) | 19 (164.5600) | 16 (170.8228) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 78 / 92 (657.5312) | 71 (166.2400) | 19 (175.4172) | 65 (166.2628) | 88 (149.6112) |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 57 / 70 (658.6856) | 5 (177.7028) | 56 (164.5372) | 64 (159.9428) | 63 (156.5028) |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 55 / 56 (658.1716) | 20 (173.1428) | 42 (166.8344) | 44 (168.0000) | 56 (150.1944) |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 51 / 53 (662.1716) | 45 (167.3828) | 26 (171.4172) | 22 (172.5600) | 52 (150.8116) |
| 2024-09-13 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Weston, MO | 35 / 38 (660.9828) | 21 (170.8228) | 35 (161.6800) | 34 (162.8000) | 21 (165.6800) |
| 2024-08-31 | Smoke on the River Burlington, KS | 26 / 28 (652.3312) | 4 (176.5600) | 28 (152.4800) | 25 (163.9428) | 28 (159.3484) |
| 2024-08-09 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 26 / 46 (668.3768) | 20 (170.8228) | 28 (167.3828) | 32 (165.0972) | 30 (165.0740) |
| 2024-07-12 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Cameron, MO | 22 / 28 (659.8628) | 15 (170.2628) | 11 (171.4172) | 23 (164.5600) | 26 (153.6228) |
| 2024-06-14 | 10th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life Kansas City, KS | 19 / 34 (674.8000) | 15 (170.8572) | 25 (162.8228) | 26 (163.4172) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2024-05-17 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS | 26 / 31 (657.5540) | 25 (166.8572) | 26 (163.3828) | 28 (161.0856) | 23 (166.2284) |
| 2024-04-26 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest Sugar Creek, MO | 28 / 44 (674.7772) | 32 (164.5256) | 19 (170.8344) | 19 (170.2628) | 18 (169.1544) |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 71 / 97 (670.1600) | 52 (169.7028) | 83 (163.3828) | 56 (168.5372) | 53 (168.5372) |
| 2024-03-15 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 48 / 58 (643.2688) | 37 (168.5372) | 48 (161.6916) | 33 (168.5600) | 56 (144.4800) |
| 2023-09-09 | 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS | 28 / 38 (650.7660) | 33 (159.4400) | 29 (162.8344) | 7 (174.2628) | 29 (154.2288) |
| 2023-08-25 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 23 / 44 (674.1712) | 32 (165.1084) | 24 (168.5600) | 22 (168.5256) | 9 (171.9772) |
| 2023-07-28 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS | 22 / 25 (625.5888) | 24 (153.0972) | 24 (150.2972) | 12 (166.8344) | 24 (155.3600) |
| 2023-06-02 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 27 / 28 (619.3372) | 25 (156.5828) | 26 (150.2284) | 26 (157.1200) | 25 (155.4060) |
| 2023-04-21 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ Sugar Creek, MO | 41 / 51 (641.6232) | 44 (154.2744) | 31 (164.5372) | 35 (166.8572) | 40 (155.9544) |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 66 / 68 (595.3828) | 68 (141.1428) | 67 (147.9544) | 60 (160.0228) | 64 (146.2628) |
| 2022-08-26 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 40 / 45 (619.9544) | 37 (157.7028) | 35 (156.5828) | 31 (162.8800) | 42 (142.7888) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #402 (255 pts) | #442 (275 pts) | #460 (275 pts) | #334 (355 pts) | #442 (235 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #318 (682 pts) | #246 (912 pts) | #304 (847 pts) | #294 (787 pts) | #378 (587 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #349 (626 pts) | #265 (881 pts) | #360 (681 pts) | #353 (636 pts) | #276 (826 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #510 (368 pts) | #556 (348 pts) | #609 (353 pts) | #407 (528 pts) | #461 (433 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |