Wabash BBQ MO
Rating
1578
peak 1610
Contests
73
in the data
First seen
2014-10-02
latest 2026-04-24
Best ToY finish
#135
Master 2021
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
3
21 podiums
Overall top-10s
17
of 73 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
675.55 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 660.99 (+14.56)
Walk rate
59%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±69.16
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.74 · weakest Brisket (167.69)
Road miles
8333
mi across 73 mapped stops · furthest 653 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO has finished one call ahead of Wabash BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
HIGH i QUE has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 41 of their 44 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of S&S BBQ in 23 of their 28 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 44-team field at Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 28% across 10 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (2024-04-26) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 14-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, GETTIN' BASTED.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 3 at their very first tracked contest, Certified BBQ Judging Class (2014-10-02).
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 67 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 178.8572 | 154.2056 | 169.27 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 69 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 177.7372 | 154.8456 | 168.34 | top 50% |
| Pork | 72 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 178.2972 | 155.3600 | 169.74 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 67 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 146.1828 | 167.69 | top 45% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 38 | 1 | top 44% |
| KS | 22 | 0 | top 45% |
| CO | 4 | 0 | top 36% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 25% |
| Medium (20–39) | 31 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 34 | 1 | top 45% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (14 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (40 of 73 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork (72 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (2024-04-26)
- Wins it all in 1% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 660.99
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 676.4684 | 675.32 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 695.9200 | 676.05 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 703.9544 | 675.32 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 698.2172 | 678.84 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 690.2744 | 672.67 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 690.3204 | 663.84 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 689.0628 | 673.80 |
| 2019 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 688.0004 | 661.88 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 512.5368 | 512.54 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest Sugar Creek, MO | 18 / 28 (676.4684) | 22 (168.5256) | 25 (163.3944) | 2 (176.5600) | 15 (167.9884) |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) Osage City, KS | 72 / 101 (674.1716) | 4 (178.8572) | 65 (169.6916) | 82 (166.2400) | 95 (159.3828) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 54 / 158 (691.3256) | 90 (171.9656) | 65 (173.1316) | 71 (171.9656) | 35 (174.2628) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 303 / 401 (658.7316) | 152 (171.9772) | 287 (165.1200) | 346 (161.0972) | 317 (160.5372) |
| 2025-09-19 | 37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 15 / 30 (677.0284) | 23 (164.5256) | 15 (169.1200) | 19 (155.9316) | 7 (173.7028) |
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 26 / 159 (683.9316) | 65 (167.3828) | 27 (174.2744) | 71 (166.2516) | 6 (176.0228) |
| 2025-06-13 | 11th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life Kansas City, KS | 24 / 30 (642.6052) | 25 (161.6684) | 22 (166.2400) | 25 (164.5256) | 27 (150.1712) |
| 2025-04-25 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest Sugar Creek, MO | 23 / 40 (682.8000) | 21 (172.5600) | 35 (165.7144) | 18 (171.4172) | 9 (173.1084) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 14 / 92 (695.9200) | 52 (170.8344) | 25 (174.2628) | 20 (176.5600) | 18 (174.2628) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 121 / 169 (677.6228) | 140 (166.8456) | 85 (170.8344) | 129 (167.9772) | 71 (171.9656) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 75 / 444 (690.2856) | 134 (173.1544) | 152 (171.9656) | 95 (173.7028) | 110 (171.4628) |
| 2024-09-20 | 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 17 / 32 (675.8628) | 17 (170.2744) | 11 (171.9772) | 17 (159.3944) | 13 (169.6800) |
| 2024-08-16 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 54 / 65 (643.2228) | 34 (170.2628) | 46 (165.1200) | 56 (157.6456) | 58 (150.1944) |
| 2024-07-12 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Cameron, MO | 24 / 28 (659.3032) | 17 (169.7144) | 20 (166.2516) | 25 (159.3600) | 17 (163.9772) |
| 2024-07-12 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | 14 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-04-26 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest Sugar Creek, MO | 1 / 44 (703.9544) | 4 (177.7028) | 5 (176.5716) | 20 (169.6800) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 62 / 97 (677.0056) | 38 (173.1200) | 53 (169.6800) | 81 (163.3828) | 46 (170.8228) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 218 / 487 (675.4284) | 110 (173.7028) | 442 (154.8456) | 154 (171.4172) | 31 (175.4628) |
| 2023-09-15 | 35th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 3 / 26 (698.2172) | 2 (177.7144) | 10 (170.8228) | 11 (173.1200) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2023-08-18 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 38 / 57 (657.5424) | 41 (163.3828) | 28 (170.8228) | 30 (169.6800) | 46 (153.6568) |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS | 81 / 90 (658.6860) | 63 (169.6800) | 68 (167.3944) | 89 (160.5144) | 79 (161.0972) |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Cameron, MO | 8 / 30 (690.8116) | 20 (168.5372) | 13 (172.5716) | 4 (176.0000) | 7 (173.7028) |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | 2 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2023-06-16 | Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 10 / 42 (679.9316) | 17 (170.8572) | 21 (167.9656) | 15 (169.1200) | 10 (171.9888) |
| 2023-04-21 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ Sugar Creek, MO | 7 / 51 (690.8116) | 13 (173.1316) | 12 (173.7028) | 16 (170.8572) | 11 (173.1200) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 50 / 103 (679.3260) | 65 (167.9656) | 45 (170.8344) | 32 (171.9772) | 54 (168.5488) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 50 / 505 (690.2744) | 111 (172.5600) | 72 (174.2744) | 179 (169.7144) | 61 (173.7256) |
| 2022-09-16 | 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 14 / 33 (680.4572) | 18 (167.3944) | 12 (171.9656) | 12 (163.9544) | 7 (176.0116) |
| 2022-08-19 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 46 / 54 (639.2116) | 42 (163.3944) | 47 (157.6688) | 28 (171.9656) | 52 (146.1828) |
| 2022-08-12 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO | 13 / 25 (687.8740) | 16 (173.1084) | 15 (168.5372) | 14 (171.9656) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2022-07-15 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Cameron, MO | 18 / 27 (674.1488) | 10 (173.1084) | 3 (175.4288) | 25 (160.5144) | 17 (165.0972) |
| 2022-06-16 | Frisco BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 15 / 37 (669.0060) | 12 (171.9656) | 28 (160.5376) | 15 (169.6800) | 11 (166.8228) |
| 2022-06-03 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition Kansas City, MO | 16 / 41 (673.6116) | 10 (173.1200) | 22 (164.5488) | 17 (169.1200) | 20 (166.8228) |
| 2022-04-22 | Ozarks BBQ Fest Springfield, MO | 10 / 31 (678.1368) | 10 (173.1084) | 13 (171.4172) | 5 (174.2628) | 23 (159.3484) |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 38 / 48 (660.9600) | 42 (159.3484) | 41 (159.3716) | 28 (167.3828) | 7 (174.8572) |
| 2022-03-18 | Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 35 / 71 (673.0516) | 33 (167.3944) | 50 (161.1200) | 1 (178.2972) | 33 (166.2400) |
| 2021-10-15 | Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest Sugar Creek, MO | 9 / 27 (679.3600) | 8 (171.4172) | 5 (173.1200) | 11 (170.8228) | 15 (164.0000) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 42 / 467 (501.0856) | 133 (170.2744) | 12 (177.7372) | 341 (158.8688) | 160 (167.9772) |
| 2021-09-03 | Mozingo Lake BBQ Maryville, MO | 3 / 12 (689.0972) | 2 (174.2744) | 2 (176.5944) | 4 (169.1316) | 9 (164.5256) |
| 2021-08-21 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 2 Excelsior Springs, MO | 16 / 30 (682.7888) | 25 (167.4172) | 9 (173.1316) | 5 (174.2744) | 17 (167.9656) |
| 2021-08-13 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO | 12 / 25 (690.3204) | 7 (175.4516) | 19 (161.1660) | 4 (177.7028) | 8 (176.0000) |
| 2021-07-23 | Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS | 15 / 28 (671.8628) | 7 (171.9772) | 17 (164.5372) | 20 (165.6684) | 13 (169.6800) |
| 2021-06-18 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life Kansas City, KS | 13 / 37 (686.2172) | 24 (167.3944) | 12 (173.7028) | 8 (174.8572) | 14 (170.2628) |
| 2021-06-04 | Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual Mclouth, KS | 8 / 42 (679.9544) | 30 (165.1200) | 11 (173.1200) | 1 (176.5716) | 20 (165.1428) |
| 2021-05-28 | 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 36 / 46 (657.6232) | 36 (162.2516) | 29 (165.7028) | 20 (168.5372) | 34 (161.1316) |
| 2021-05-01 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff Columbia, MO | 10 / 39 (685.0860) | 5 (177.1544) | 34 (160.5144) | 12 (173.7144) | 10 (173.7028) |
| 2021-04-23 | Ozarks BBQ Fest Springfield, MO | 14 / 37 (678.8344) | 6 (176.0000) | 28 (158.8460) | 8 (174.2972) | 12 (169.6912) |
| 2020-08-28 | Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off Nevada, MO | 20 / 37 (682.2172) | 24 (170.2628) | 26 (168.5372) | 8 (174.8572) | 21 (168.5600) |
| 2020-08-21 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 34 / 43 (661.0520) | 33 (166.8460) | 34 (163.9772) | 27 (167.9772) | 34 (162.2516) |
| 2020-08-07 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO | 17 / 30 (679.3712) | 3 (177.1428) | 22 (164.0000) | 24 (169.1200) | 17 (169.1084) |
| 2020-07-17 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Cameron, MO | 9 / 42 (689.0628) | 29 (166.8228) | 12 (174.8572) | 13 (174.2628) | 13 (173.1200) |
| 2020-07-10 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 46 / 61 (658.7428) | 59 (154.2400) | 50 (160.5600) | 2 (177.7028) | 39 (166.2400) |
| 2020-06-26 | Grillin and Chillin Chillicothe, MO | 22 / 34 (671.3712) | 13 (172.5600) | 3 (176.5828) | 24 (166.2628) | 32 (155.9656) |
| 2020-06-19 | Black Silo Winery Trenton, MO | 18 / 31 (674.7776) | 17 (169.7144) | 28 (158.8232) | 2 (177.7028) | 16 (168.5372) |
| 2019-09-20 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 8 / 31 (682.8232) | 21 (163.9772) | 8 (170.2744) | 4 (173.7144) | 5 (174.8572) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 22 / 468 (509.6912) | 422 (154.2056) | 176 (167.4056) | 159 (168.5600) | 182 (166.8344) |
| 2019-08-30 | Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off Nevada, MO | 14 / 22 (668.4456) | 16 (161.6800) | 15 (166.2516) | 10 (170.2512) | 11 (170.2628) |
| 2019-08-16 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 41 / 68 (662.7888) | 47 (165.6800) | 33 (168.5944) | 14 (173.1200) | 56 (155.3944) |
| 2019-08-09 | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO | 11 / 30 (679.3944) | 10 (169.6916) | 14 (165.7144) | 4 (176.5828) | 12 (167.4056) |
| 2019-07-12 | 2nd Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) Cameron, MO | 15 / 35 (675.3600) | 27 (163.3828) | 18 (166.2972) | 14 (171.9772) | 6 (173.7028) |
| 2019-07-05 | Johnson County BBQ Challenge Warrensburg, MO | 15 / 37 (672.4684) | 23 (167.4056) | 11 (169.6800) | 2 (174.2628) | 24 (161.1200) |
| 2019-06-21 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest Leadville, CO | 8 / 26 (657.5544) | 11 (165.6800) | 9 (165.1088) | 18 (155.3600) | 5 (171.4056) |
| 2019-06-14 | 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 27 / 55 (656.9824) | 25 (167.9772) | 35 (159.9884) | 21 (167.3828) | 32 (161.6340) |
| 2019-05-31 | Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO | 4 / 25 (684.5368) | 6 (172.0000) | 3 (172.5828) | 3 (175.4056) | 14 (164.5484) |
| 2019-05-10 | Grasshopper '19 DeSoto, KS | 13 / 53 (688.0004) | 39 (165.6916) | 26 (169.1544) | 2 (178.2972) | 8 (174.8572) |
| 2019-05-03 | Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character St. Joseph, MO | 15 / 39 (670.1944) | 28 (161.6800) | 16 (166.8344) | 6 (173.1200) | 13 (168.5600) |
| 2019-04-26 | Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO | 4 / 40 (686.8000) | 5 (172.5944) | 6 (171.4172) | 6 (171.9656) | 9 (170.8228) |
| 2019-04-12 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 18 / 54 (671.3144) | 7 (171.9772) | 25 (165.1316) | 18 (169.6684) | 28 (164.5372) |
| 2014-10-02 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | 3 (512.5368) | 6 (172.0000) | 3 (172.5828) | 3 (175.4056) | 14 (164.5484) |
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 | #559 (148 pts) | #440 (278 pts) | #790 (113 pts) | #368 (313 pts) | #571 (163 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #398 (530 pts) | #496 (440 pts) | #483 (475 pts) | #413 (520 pts) | #316 (750 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #373 (583 pts) | #411 (543 pts) | #397 (603 pts) | #528 (378 pts) | #367 (618 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #230 (916 pts) | #288 (791 pts) | #250 (941 pts) | #279 (781 pts) | #235 (916 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #254 (896 pts) | #241 (946 pts) | #260 (941 pts) | #191 (1081 pts) | #211 (1036 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #135 (1247 pts) | #122 (1297 pts) | #162 (1162 pts) | #77 (1597 pts) | #158 (1097 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #198 (605 pts) | #177 (690 pts) | #175 (665 pts) | #104 (975 pts) | #203 (575 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #180 (1384 pts) | #301 (1019 pts) | #203 (1284 pts) | #73 (1858 pts) | #172 (1359 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #171 (1523 pts) | #89 (1827 pts) | #131 (1578 pts) | #125 (1588 pts) | #234 (1273 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #404 (924 pts) | #408 (925 pts) | #350 (1059 pts) | #306 (1149 pts) | #428 (924 pts) |