On the rise
+32
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 32 points across 7 contests since Jun 19, 2020 — from 1530 up to 1562.
- 7 contests since Jun 19, 2020
- now 1562
Land Locked BBQ
Land Locked BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 8th of 37 at the Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off (2020). They are ranked #1539 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1562
peak 1567 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Jun 7, 2019
latest Jun 11, 2021 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
10% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
683.69 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 678.03 (+5.66)
Walk rate
70%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.90
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 171.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.34)
Road miles
814
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 182 mi
Schedule strength
86%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1617)
Purse competed for
$93K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 10 state-championship entries
Master avg
678.03 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Land Locked BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
58 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,529 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1562
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Land Locked BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Land Locked BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,530 of the rated field
- Contests
- 40
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1562
3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to Land Locked BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 40 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,547 of the rated field
- Contests
- 73
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1691
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Land Locked BBQ)
73 contests to 10: their number has had years to settle where Land Locked BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,532 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1564
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 10 contests, alongside a 50% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,540 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1562
Level with Land Locked BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,548 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1561
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Boom Chicka Cow Cow | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH i QUE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Boxer Q BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Lazy Butt BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BOOMERANG BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Happy Grillmore | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2860 | 158.8000 | 169.17 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 158.2744 | 167.34 | top 54% |
| Pork | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 178.2972 | 158.8456 | 170.39 | top 37% |
| Brisket | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 161.1200 | 171.13 | top 30% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 34% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 52% | Jun 11, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2020
6 contests
Contests a season
3.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
6 of 10 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
9
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
292
finished ahead 300 times, behind 200
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20212 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
20204 milestones
- First overall top-10 Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off
- Career-best overall score694.2512 Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.2972 Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off
- Peak power rating (1567) Smoke in the Spring
20193 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- First call Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3144 Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15 | Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off | Aug 28, 2020 |
| +13.9 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ | Jul 26, 2019 |
| +13.1 | Smoke in the Spring | Oct 30, 2020 |
| +10.5 | Smoke on the Trails | Sep 27, 2019 |
| +8.2 | Black Silo Winery | Jun 19, 2020 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.3 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | Jun 11, 2021 |
| -2.6 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | Jun 7, 2019 |
| -0.7 | Grillin and Chillin | Jun 26, 2020 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 54% | 94.3% | 94.3% |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 39% | 96.4% | 94.8% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 34% | 94.3% | 92.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2021 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 15 / 28 (678.7540) | 21 (166.8112) | 11 (172.5600) | 22 (164.5256) | 5 (174.8572) |
| Oct 30, 2020 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 18 / 93 (686.7772) | 29 (171.9772) | 43 (168.5372) | 16 (174.2972) | 27 (171.9656) |
| Aug 28, 2020 | Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off 🏅 Nevada, MO | 8 / 37 (694.2512) | 22 (170.8228) | 7 (174.8456) | 3 (178.2972) | 15 (170.2856) |
| Aug 14, 2020 | BBQ & Fly in on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 26 / 55 (681.0516) | 14 (174.2860) | 36 (166.2400) | 36 (167.9772) | 15 (172.5484) |
| Jul 10, 2020 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS | 31 / 61 (677.6112) | 28 (169.6800) | 48 (163.3828) | 13 (174.2856) | 25 (170.2628) |
| Jun 26, 2020 | Grillin and Chillin 🏅 Chillicothe, MO | 19 / 34 (677.0744) | 14 (171.9772) | 27 (165.6800) | 2 (178.2972) | 29 (161.1200) |
| Jun 19, 2020 | Black Silo Winery 🏅 Trenton, MO | 13 / 31 (678.1712) | 13 (170.2856) | 21 (166.2400) | 20 (166.2400) | 3 (175.4056) |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 13 / 53 (668.4912) | 19 (167.9656) | 11 (169.7144) | 33 (158.8456) | 8 (171.9656) |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS | 11 / 41 (678.8344) | 14 (169.1316) | 18 (167.9656) | 8 (170.8572) | 7 (170.8800) |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 20 / 39 (659.3144) | 31 (158.8000) | 30 (158.2744) | 10 (170.2628) | 6 (171.9772) |