PS I LOVE YOU BBQ TX
Rating
1544
peak 1544
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2022-04-01
latest 2026-04-10
Best ToY finish
#374
Master 2026
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
672.84 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 674.30 (-1.46)
Walk rate
62%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±13.91
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 169.02 · weakest Chicken (167.41)
Road miles
2667
mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 591 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Texas Smoke Whisperer has finished one call ahead of PS I LOVE YOU BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
LC BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of PAPPO'S BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 41-team field at Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off (2026-04-10) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 28-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Glamping Grillers.
Teams like this (closest power rating, TX first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.3200 | 158.2400 | 167.41 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 161.1200 | 168.98 | top 42% |
| Pork | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.8572 | 168.89 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 163.9428 | 169.02 | top 39% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 9 | 1 | top 35% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 68% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 56% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 1 | top 39% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TX (9 of 13 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (12 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off (2026-04-10)
- Wins it all in 8% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 674.30
- 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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 702.8228 | 702.82 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 680.5600 | 673.96 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 667.8856 | 667.89 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 682.2516 | 663.91 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 687.3712 | 674.20 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off Cedar Park, TX | 1 / 41 (702.8228) | 9 (174.2628) | 16 (169.7028) | 1 (180.0000) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2025-09-12 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff Waller, TX | 22 / 92 (680.5600) | 9 (174.3200) | 26 (172.5600) | 36 (169.7028) | 42 (163.9772) |
| 2025-03-28 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff Cedar Park, TX | 22 / 48 (667.3600) | 12 (170.8800) | 31 (161.1200) | 29 (164.5372) | 8 (170.8228) |
| 2024-09-13 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff Waller, TX | 35 / 67 (667.8856) | 59 (158.2400) | 18 (171.9656) | 48 (163.3944) | 5 (174.2856) |
| 2023-09-08 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff Waller, TX | 70 / 99 (645.5772) | 68 (161.1200) | 74 (161.6572) | 82 (158.8572) | 53 (163.9428) |
| 2023-03-31 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff Cedar Park, TX | 16 / 57 (682.2516) | 23 (167.3828) | 2 (178.8572) | 19 (170.8572) | 26 (165.1544) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 231 / 249 (658.7772) | 245 (158.2628) | 230 (161.6800) | 112 (170.8572) | 150 (167.9772) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 217 / 505 (672.4456) | 98 (173.1200) | 197 (169.1200) | 315 (164.5256) | 243 (165.6800) |
| 2022-08-19 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships Lubbock, TX | 6 / 59 (687.3712) | 15 (169.7028) | 11 (172.5484) | 10 (172.0000) | 5 (173.1200) |
| 2022-06-24 | Lake Murvaul BBQ Cook-Off Carthage, TX | 9 / 16 (675.3484) | 10 (165.6912) | 7 (169.7028) | 5 (173.1316) | 13 (166.8228) |
| 2022-05-27 | Bombers & BBQ Hot Springs, AR | 19 / 28 (669.5772) | 19 (163.3828) | 19 (164.5372) | 16 (169.6916) | 13 (171.9656) |
| 2022-04-01 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 13 / 56 (681.6804) | 13 (172.5716) | 6 (174.2860) | 19 (169.1428) | 28 (165.6800) |
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 | #374 (285 pts) | #641 (145 pts) | #806 (105 pts) | #398 (285 pts) | #409 (260 pts) |