EAST LENEXA BBQ

EAST LENEXA BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 14th of 29 at the Big Blue BBQ Championship (2019). They are ranked #2832 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,832

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1510

peak 1519 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 22, 2018

latest Jun 25, 2021 · 3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#830

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 55%

overall standings

Best overall

665.6684 / 720

Master · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle

Perfect 180s

Current form

652.34 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 653.66 (-1.32)

Walk rate

30%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8456

Pork · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle

Consistency

±9.68

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.95 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.37)

Road miles

4,561

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 867 mi

Schedule strength

55%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)

Purse competed for

$94K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

653.66 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

665.6684 career-best overall

92.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.6684 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle — 92.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 22, 2018

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 45%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 45%

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of All Sauced Up in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

1.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Big Blue BBQ Championship (Jun 4, 2021).

last seen Aug 30, 2019
back Jun 4, 2021

Pork nemesis

5 of 5 shared pork entries lost

HIGH i QUE ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HIGH i QUE has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared pork entries.

A June team

Top 43% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 43% across 4 contests, versus top 55% the rest of the year.

4 June contests
top 55% the rest of the year

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The long haul

4,561 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,561 miles across 10 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 867 miles to Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF.

10 mapped stops
furthest 867 mi

The metronome

±1.34% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.34% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.8% of a perfect score
10 contests

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	#830 (349 pts)	#823 (394 pts)	#854 (369 pts)	#815 (389 pts)	#819 (389 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1086 (240 pts)	#1319 (180 pts)	#1123 (255 pts)	#949 (335 pts)	#987 (305 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to EAST LENEXA BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

97 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

42 BBQ

#2,823 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1525

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to EAST LENEXA BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team EAST LENEXA BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 29, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

BEER DART BBQ

#2,826 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1516

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to EAST LENEXA BBQ)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 23 contests to 10.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

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SOGGY BOTTOM BBQ

#2,821 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1510

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 26, 2016

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Outhouse smokers

#2,842 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1523

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 25% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Apr 7, 2023

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HAZY BLUE BBQ

#2,834 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1532

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before EAST LENEXA BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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WHOLE HOG CAFE - SPRINGFIELD

#2,851 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1513

They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before EAST LENEXA BBQ's first contest.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2015

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
4 LEGS UP BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	0	170.2972	151.9428	163.40	top 56%
Pork Ribs	10	2	171.9772	156.5028	162.37	top 59%
Pork	10	1	174.8456	148.5028	164.95	top 49%
Brisket	10	1	173.7256	154.8228	162.95	top 54%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 69%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 49%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	5	top 44%
TX	2	top 69%
IA	2	top 57%
GA	1	top 74%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	2	55	top 36%	Jun 25, 2021
Big Blue BBQ Championship	2	14	top 69%	Jun 4, 2021
Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	2	35	top 69%	Aug 30, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 5 of 10 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 7 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 481 finished ahead 480 times, behind 334

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs Aug 30, 2019 → Jun 4, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20212 milestones

Jun 25 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
Jun 25 Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship

20186 milestones

Jun 22 First tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
Jun 22 First call The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
Jun 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.6684 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
Jun 22 Career-best overall score665.6684 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
Jun 22 Career-best single call (Pork)174.8456 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
Jul 20 Peak power rating (1519) BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.2	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle	Jun 22, 2018
+5.4	BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!	Jul 20, 2018
+5.3	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	Jun 21, 2019
+5	Big Blue BBQ Championship	May 31, 2019
+4.5	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	Jun 25, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.5	Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	Aug 31, 2018
-6.9	Big Blue BBQ Championship	Jun 4, 2021
-4.6	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF	May 10, 2019
-2.9	16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash	Aug 9, 2019
-1.4	Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	Aug 30, 2019

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	2	0%	top 64%	90.5%	90.3%
2019	5	20%	top 57%	92.3%	90.9%
2018	3	67%	top 45%	92.5%	90.9%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 25, 2021	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	55 / 145 (651.3484)	58 (163.9656)	83 (160.5600)	59 (164.5600)	64 (162.2628)
Jun 4, 2021	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	25 / 28 (648.4340)	14 (169.6800)	19 (167.4284)	27 (148.5028)	21 (162.8228)
Aug 30, 2019	Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Bedford, TX	35 / 58 (662.1712)	26 (170.2628)	33 (165.6800)	18 (171.4056)	49 (154.8228)
Aug 9, 2019	16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash 🏅 Mason City, IA	26 / 38 (647.8400)	21 (167.9772)	32 (156.5028)	26 (161.1200)	24 (162.2400)
Jun 21, 2019	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	62 / 183 (651.9312)	20 (170.2972)	113 (156.5256)	56 (166.8228)	104 (158.2856)
May 31, 2019	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	14 / 29 (664.4224)	14 (166.2400)	10 (170.2628)	18 (166.2512)	21 (161.6684)
May 10, 2019	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	31 / 42 (646.6740)	39 (151.9428)	33 (157.0972)	20 (166.2284)	11 (171.4056)
Aug 31, 2018	Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	58 / 74 (634.1712)	67 (152.5028)	57 (157.1200)	56 (160)	36 (164.5484)
Jul 20, 2018	BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! Waterloo, IA	19 / 42 (663.9776)	27 (164.5716)	10 (171.9772)	15 (169.7372)	30 (157.6916)
Jun 22, 2018	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS	19 / 185 (665.6684)	112 (156.5600)	92 (160.5372)	7 (174.8456)	5 (173.7256)

EAST LENEXA BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

A June team

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)