NELSON FAMILY BARBEQUE KS
Rating
1489
peak 1489 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2019-05-10
latest 2019-06-07
Best ToY finish
#770
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
655.53
last 3 Master vs avg 655.53 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.21
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.66 · weakest Pork (159.97)
Road miles
52
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1511)
Purse competed for
$27K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
655.53 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Fat&Dumb BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1656 | 162.8228 | 166.66 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 162.8572 | 165.70 | top 54% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 151.3600 | 159.97 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 159.3944 | 163.20 | top 55% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 655.53 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-05-10 — First tracked contest · Grasshopper '19
- ⭐ 2019-05-31 — Career-best overall score (661.0060) · Smoke on the Bricks
- 📈 2019-05-31 — Peak power rating (1495) · Smoke on the Bricks
- 📣 2019-06-07 — First call · Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.5 | Smoke on the Bricks | 2019-05-31 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6 | Grasshopper '19 | 2019-05-10 |
| -5.2 | Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge | 2019-06-07 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 64% | 91.8% | 91% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-07 | Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 32 / 46 (650.7772) | 9 (173.1656) | 26 (166.8572) | 39 (151.3600) | 30 (159.3944) |
| 2019-05-31 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 25 / 49 (661.0060) | 27 (163.9772) | 18 (167.3944) | 25 (165.0972) | 20 (164.5372) |
| 2019-05-10 | Grasshopper '19 🏅 DeSoto, KS | 38 / 53 (654.8000) | 45 (162.8228) | 37 (162.8572) | 40 (163.4400) | 32 (165.6800) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #770 (425 pts) | #839 (400 pts) | #767 (465 pts) | #1049 (285 pts) | #730 (490 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #1949 (115 pts) |