High-water mark
684.6284
career-best overall
95.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 684.6284 at 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) — 95.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2018-09-15
Sauced BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1530
peak 1530 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-06-07
latest 2018-09-15
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
607.41 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 620.47 (-13.06)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±120.94
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.18 · weakest Pork (161.34)
Road miles
4,427
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 945 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
Master avg
620.47 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (7 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−9.8
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.84 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 29%.
- Pork avg 161.34
- Pork Ribs avg 171.18
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of ROADKILL BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
4.2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4.2 years, then back at Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (One Meat Ribs) (2022-11-17).
- last seen 2018-09-15
- back 2022-11-17
Boom or bust
±16.80%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±16.80% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 86.2% of a perfect score
- best 95.1%
The long haul
4,427
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,427 miles across 8 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 945 miles to Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off.
- 8 mapped stops
- furthest 945 mi
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
76 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2228 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1529
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Sauced BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Sauced BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2216 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1532
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Sauced BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2214 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1530
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Sauced BBQ)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 15 contests to 8.
⚔ Head-to-head#2212 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1540
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after Sauced BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#2220 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1530
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before Sauced BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2219 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1536
No shared contest yet.
Level with Sauced BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.3316 | 165.6912 | 170.08 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 178.2972 | 161.7144 | 171.18 | top 23% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 152.0000 | 161.34 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 158.2858 | 165.80 | top 43% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 34% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 30% |
| MI | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 18% |
| NC | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 38% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2 | 58 | 0 | top 34% | 2018-09-15 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.3 yrs
2013-06-07 → 2018-09-15
Busiest season
2018
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
2 of 8 contests · 6 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
7 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 171.18 · weakest Pork (161.34)
Walk rate
38%
a top-10 call in 3 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
13%
1 of 8 contests
Master average
620.47
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
1,000
1,067–388 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
4,427
8 mapped stops · furthest 945 mi
Schedule strength
1536
average field rating faced — tougher than 26% of rated contests
Longest layoff
4.2 yrs
2018-09-15 → 2022-11-17
Power rating
1530
peak 1530 · #2221 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Lincolnton Hog Happenin'
- First call Lincolnton Hog Happenin'
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.1430 Lincolnton Hog Happenin'
- 2014
- First overall top-10 Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off
- 2018
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.2972 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)
- Career-best overall score684.6284 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Peak power rating (1530) 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- 2022
- Most recent contest Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (One Meat Ribs)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.7 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2018-09-15 |
| +11.5 | Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off | 2014-08-22 |
| +9.8 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2013-10-03 |
| +2.9 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' | 2013-06-07 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.4 | *Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | 2018-09-14 |
Category scores over time
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
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 50% | 95.1% | 78.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 18% | 94.4% | 94.4% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 35% | 92.7% | 91.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (One Meat Ribs) Cumming, GA | — | — | 30 (163.9544) | — | — |
| 2018-09-15 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 58 / 467 (684.6284) | 45 (174.3316) | 14 (176.5828) | 106 (170.2856) | 243 (163.4284) |
| 2018-09-14 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 92 / 164 (679.9768) | 109 (169.6684) | 6 (178.2972) | 124 (166.3200) | 118 (165.6912) |
| 2018-09-14 | *Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI | 39 / 48 (325.6800) | — | — | — | — |
| 2014-08-22 | Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off Amelia Island, FL | 7 / 40 (679.4056) | 14 (169.6912) | 6 (172.0000) | 17 (167.4400) | 11 (170.2744) |
| 2013-10-03 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 119 / 535 (657.0856) | 167 (165.6912) | 44 (171.4056) | 422 (152.0000) | 86 (167.9888) |
| 2013-10-03 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 65 / 174 (667.3484) | 37 (171.4056) | 12 (174.2856) | 165 (152.5372) | 56 (169.1200) |
| 2013-06-07 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' Lincolnton, NC | 15 / 34 (649.1430) | 8 (169.7142) | 11 (161.7144) | 18 (159.4286) | 19 (158.2858) |