Keep It Simple
Keep It Simple is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2022. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 31 at the Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition (2022). They finished #965 in the 2022 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jun 25, 2022
latest Aug 27, 2022
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.85 · weakest Brisket (152.81)
Road miles
87
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 58 mi
Purse competed for
$17K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
634.23 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #965 (126 pts) | #989 (136 pts) | #855 (205 pts) | #746 (236 pts) | #1000 (126 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7372 | 153.1544 | 159.45 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2628 | 155.9772 | 157.13 | top 90% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 161.1428 | 164.85 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.1200 | 152.5028 | 152.81 | top 82% |
“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.
More numbers
Most contests held in
ME
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
43
finished ahead 10 times, behind 44
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20225 milestones
- First tracked contest Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff
- First call Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score643.3944 Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.5600 Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2022 | Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME | 23 / 31 (643.3944) | 19 (165.7372) | 28 (155.9772) | 8 (168.5600) | 25 (153.1200) |
| Aug 27, 2022 | Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 18 (157.1428) | — | — |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Skowhegan, ME | 23 / 25 (625.0628) | 25 (153.1544) | 21 (158.2628) | 18 (161.1428) | 21 (152.5028) |