Young Gun BBQ KS
Rating
1488
peak 1488
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2025-10-03
latest 2026-06-05
Best ToY finish
#791
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 165.96 · weakest Chicken (160.81)
Road miles
32
mi across 2 mapped stops
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6688 | 159.9544 | 160.81 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9660 | 162.8000 | 163.38 | top 83% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9428 | 158.2172 | 161.08 | top 88% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 164.5372 | 165.96 | top 69% |
“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: 2026 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in KS (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 651.23
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 654.0800 | 654.08 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 648.3892 | 648.39 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 35th Annual McLouth, KS | 24 / 30 (654.0800) | 29 (159.9544) | 27 (162.8000) | 24 (163.9428) | 17 (167.3828) |
| 2025-10-03 | Meat Inferno Edgerton, KS | 17 / 21 (648.3892) | 15 (161.6688) | 16 (163.9660) | 20 (158.2172) | 17 (164.5372) |
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 | #791 (60 pts) | #1064 (55 pts) | #1098 (55 pts) | #823 (60 pts) | #734 (95 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1050 (86 pts) | #1084 (96 pts) | #1199 (91 pts) | #1143 (71 pts) | #1085 (86 pts) |