UMB Bank MO
Rating
1532
peak 1532
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2024-09-12
latest 2025-09-04
Grand champs
2
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 3%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 177.71
Road miles
2
mi across 2 mapped stops
Storylines
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 41-team field at Wings 4 Water IV (COMPETITOR SERIES).
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Wings 4 Water VIII (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2024-09-12) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 22-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, AMERICAN FIRE BBQ.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 37 at their very first tracked contest, Wings 4 Water VIII (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2024-09-12).
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 177.7144 | 177.7144 | 177.71 | top 2% |
| Pork Ribs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 1 | top 2% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in MO (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (1 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Wings 4 Water VIII (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2024-09-12)
- Wins it all in 100% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 177.14
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 177.7144 | 177.71 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 176.5600 | 176.56 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-04 | Wings 4 Water IV (COMPETITOR SERIES) Lee's Summit, MO | 1 / 41 (177.7144) | 1 (177.7144) | — | — | — |
| 2024-09-12 | Wings 4 Water VIII (COMPETITOR SERIES) Lee's Summit, MO | 1 / 37 (176.5600) | — | — | — | — |