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Sure Shot BBQ

Sure Shot BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff (2024). They are ranked #1048 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,048
of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1600
peak 1600 · rated over 11 contests4 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

15
in the data

First seen

Sep 29, 2022
latest Apr 10, 2026 · 3.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#413
Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

1
0 reserve · wins it all 7% of the time

Category wins

3
7 podiums

Overall top-10s

3
20% of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 29%
overall standings

Best overall

706.8460 / 720
Master · Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Current form

681.18 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 686.56 (-5.38)

Walk rate

60%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥
Pork · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest

Consistency

±10.69
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 174.32 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.54)

Road miles

4,779
across 15 mapped stops · furthest 630 mi

Schedule strength

47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)

Purse competed for

$514K
listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅
won from 11 state-championship entries

Master avg

686.56 / 720
15 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (15 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

3 perfect 180s

3 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

  • Chicken ×2
  • Pork ×1

Against the odds

23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 77 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff (Apr 5, 2024) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 23-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Texas Smoke Whisperer.

Giant slayer

40 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 40-team field at Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff.

  • Apr 5, 2024

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.

  • 3 visits
  • best finish 1st
  • average top 14%

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff (Apr 5, 2024).

  • Chicken 1st
  • Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

60% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 9 of 15 contests

A top-10 category call in 60% of their 15 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

706.8460 career-best overall

98.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 706.8460 at Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff — 98.2% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Apr 5, 2024
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State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 11 entries at contests carrying the title.

  • 11 state-championship entries

Their season

2024 1 Grand Championship

2024 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 10%.

  • 3 contests
  • 1 overall top-10
  • 2 category wins
  • average top 10%

A tough matchup

9–1 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 90% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.8 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.77 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 33%.

  • Pork Ribs avg 169.54
  • Chicken avg 174.32
  • 3 calls in 15 entries

A strong matchup

10–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 91% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Kanned Heat in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

7 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

Meat Candy Q ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Meat Candy Q has out-cooked them in 7 of 9 shared chicken entries.

The long haul

4,779 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,779 miles across 15 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 630 miles to Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff.

  • 15 mapped stops
  • furthest 630 mi

The metronome

±1.48% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.48% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 95.4% of a perfect score
  • 15 contests

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

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2025 ↗ Master #676 (215 pts) #807 (180 pts) #848 (180 pts) #607 (285 pts) #705 (210 pts)
2024 ↗ Master #597 (285 pts) #641 (285 pts) #750 (235 pts) #615 (295 pts) #624 (285 pts)
2023 ↗ Master #413 (480 pts) #394 (570 pts) #425 (570 pts) #547 (350 pts) #405 (510 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Sure Shot BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

KC Meat Sweats
#1,051 of the rated field
1599 power rating
Contests
65
GCs
0
Top-10s
18%
Peak
1628
3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to Sure Shot BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — Sure Shot BBQ ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

  • rated over 60 contests
  • last seen Sep 11, 2026
⚔ Head-to-head
POOH BEAR BBQ
#1,044 of the rated field
1600 power rating
Contests
15
GCs
0
Top-10s
47%
Peak
1600

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Sep 11, 2026
  • on a 3-contest top-10 run
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FIRE FIGHTING BBQ TEAM
#1,043 of the rated field
1600 power rating
Contests
14
GCs
0
Top-10s
71%
Peak
1605

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 12 years before Sure Shot BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 14 contests
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GORILLA ISLANDS
#1,049 of the rated field
1600 power rating
Contests
18
GCs
0
Top-10s
28%
Peak
1600

Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 18 contests
  • last seen Mar 23, 2018
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Rio Good BBQ
#1,045 of the rated field
1600 power rating
Contests
19
GCs
1
Top-10s
42%
Peak
1603

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 19 contests, alongside a 42% overall top-10 rate.

  • rated over 19 contests
  • last seen Sep 18, 2026
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RUBY CREEK BBQ
#1,047 of the rated field
1600 power rating
Contests
30
GCs
1
Top-10s
50%
Peak
1600

Level with Sure Shot BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 23 contests
  • last seen Jun 19, 2026
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
LA PASADITA 14 9 5 64% ⚔ compare
Barton BBQ 12 9 3 75% ⚔ compare
Smoke Show BBQ 12 9 3 75% ⚔ compare
Crossed Rifles BBQ 12 7 5 58% ⚔ compare
CHICKEN FRIED BBQ 12 6 6 50% ⚔ compare
TINY E BBQ 12 5 7 42% ⚔ compare
Kanned Heat 11 10 1 91% ⚔ compare
LC BBQ 11 4 7 36% ⚔ compare
BULLHORN BBQ 10 6 4 60% ⚔ compare
PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ 10 5 5 50% ⚔ compare
The Pitfather BBQ 10 4 6 40% ⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED 10 1 9 10% ⚔ compare
JCs GOOD OL BOYS 9 9 0 100% ⚔ compare
RENEGADE BBQ 9 6 3 67% ⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ 9 5 4 56% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 15 5 2 2 180 🔥 168.5828 174.32 top 26%
Pork Ribs 15 3 0 2 178.8572 158.8344 169.54 top 47%
Pork 15 4 0 2 180 🔥 161.0856 171.94 top 34%
Brisket 15 3 1 1 178.8572 162.8228 170.76 top 34%

“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 state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
KS80top 33%
TX61top 18%
AR10top 61%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 3 1 1 top 14% Mar 28, 2025
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 82 0 top 33% Nov 5, 2025
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 15 0 top 46% Nov 5, 2025
Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 2 18 0 top 27% Sep 12, 2025
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest 2 70 0 top 43% Sep 27, 2023
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 24 0 top 10% Sep 27, 2023

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 5 contests
Contests a season 3 across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in KS 8 of 15 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited 8 6 of them more than once
First title Apr 5, 2024 Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
Opponents faced 1,102 finished ahead 2,234 times, behind 800

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

20262 milestones
  1. Peak power rating (1600) Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off
  2. Most recent contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off
20246 milestones
  1. First Grand Championship Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
  2. First state championship Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
  3. First multi-meat day Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
  4. Biggest field won (40 teams) Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
  5. Career-best overall score706.8460 Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
  6. 10th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20233 milestones
  1. First category win (Chicken) Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
  2. First overall top-10 Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
  3. First overall podium Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
20224 milestones
  1. First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST
  2. First call American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST
  3. First perfect 180 (Chicken) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST
  4. First overall past 90% of a perfect score687.3600 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+16.7American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open ContestSep 27, 2023
+15.5Cedar Fest BBQ CookoffMar 31, 2023
+14.8American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTESTSep 29, 2022
+14.8Cedar Fest BBQ CookoffApr 5, 2024
+10.9American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open ContestOct 30, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-0.2Smoke on the Water - Saracen Casino PBOct 27, 2023

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20261010 100% top 10% 96.9% 96.9%
20254000 50% top 46% 94.7% 94%
20243112 67% top 10% 98.2% 97%
20235011 60% top 33% 97% 95.1%
20222000 50% top 21% 95.5% 95.5%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Apr 10, 2026 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX 4 / 41 (697.6800) 5 (175.4400) 14 (170.2628) 3 (176.5600) 12 (175.4172)
Nov 5, 2025 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS 189 / 401 (679.2796) 122 (173.1200) 303 (164.5256) 188 (170.8112) 130 (170.8228)
Nov 5, 2025 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS 131 / 158 (671.3144) 117 (169.6800) 148 (161.6916) 90 (170.2744) 93 (169.6684)
Sep 12, 2025 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX 18 / 92 (681.7256) 31 (168.5828) 58 (165.1544) 7 (177.1428) 19 (170.8456)
Mar 28, 2025 Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX 17 / 48 (675.9084) 8 (173.7028) 38 (158.8344) 9 (174.2628) 12 (169.1084)
Oct 30, 2024 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS 82 / 444 (689.6344) 64 (176.5600) 259 (167.9772) 112 (173.1200) 94 (171.9772)
Oct 30, 2024 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS 15 / 169 (698.2288) 112 (169.6800) 108 (169.6916) 3 (180) 8 (178.8572)
Apr 5, 2024 Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX 1 / 40 (706.8460) 1 (180) 3 (176.5716) 12 (171.9772) 1 (178.2972)
Oct 27, 2023 Smoke on the Water - Saracen Casino PB 🏅 Pine Bluff, AR 30 / 49 (674.1596) 16 (173.7028) 35 (165.1084) 40 (161.0856) 9 (174.2628)
Sep 27, 2023 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS 121 / 211 (681.6112) 113 (170.8228) 23 (176.5600) 99 (171.4056) 180 (162.8228)
Sep 27, 2023 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS 24 / 487 (696.4912) 31 (177.1428) 9 (178.8572) 53 (175.4172) 289 (165.0740)
Sep 8, 2023 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX 35 / 99 (672.5712) 35 (169.1656) 63 (164.5256) 54 (166.2628) 11 (172.6172)
Mar 31, 2023 Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX 3 / 57 (698.2516) 1 (178.8572) 3 (178.8572) 15 (171.4288) 14 (169.1084)
Sep 29, 2022 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS 75 / 505 (687.3716) 20 (178.2972) 71 (174.2744) 225 (168.5256) 226 (166.2744)
Sep 29, 2022 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS 70 / 249 (687.3600) 5 (180) 144 (170.2628) 115 (170.8456) 175 (166.2516)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

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

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