Land Locked BBQ KS
Rating
1541
peak 1547
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2019-06-07
latest 2021-06-11
Best ToY finish
#209
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
683.69 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 678.03 (+5.66)
Walk rate
70%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.90
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 171.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.34)
Road miles
814
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 182 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Happy Grillmore - KS has finished one call ahead of Land Locked BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Wabash BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 6 | 0 | top 38% |
| MO | 4 | 0 | top 42% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 34% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2020 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (6 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (10 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 678.03
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 678.7540 | 678.75 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 694.2512 | 682.49 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 678.8344 | 668.88 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-11 | 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) |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 18 / 93 (686.7772) | 29 (171.9772) | 43 (168.5372) | 16 (174.2972) | 27 (171.9656) |
| 2020-08-28 | 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) |
| 2020-08-14 | 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) |
| 2020-07-10 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 31 / 61 (677.6112) | 28 (169.6800) | 48 (163.3828) | 13 (174.2856) | 25 (170.2628) |
| 2020-06-26 | Grillin and Chillin Chillicothe, MO | 19 / 34 (677.0744) | 14 (171.9772) | 27 (165.6800) | 2 (178.2972) | 29 (161.1200) |
| 2020-06-19 | Black Silo Winery Trenton, MO | 13 / 31 (678.1712) | 13 (170.2856) | 21 (166.2400) | 20 (166.2400) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2019-09-27 | Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS | 13 / 53 (668.4912) | 19 (167.9656) | 11 (169.7144) | 33 (158.8456) | 8 (171.9656) |
| 2019-07-26 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS | 11 / 41 (678.8344) | 14 (169.1316) | 18 (167.9656) | 8 (170.8572) | 7 (170.8800) |
| 2019-06-07 | 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) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #209 (575 pts) | #228 (540 pts) | #259 (480 pts) | #127 (860 pts) | #177 (630 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #859 (335 pts) | #1034 (265 pts) | #1013 (285 pts) | #885 (350 pts) | #683 (495 pts) |