Sturdy Boys BBQ
Sturdy Boys BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 13th of 15 at the Crimson & Blue BBQ (2019). They finished #1330 in the 2019 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1494
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2019
latest Sep 26, 2020 · 1.3 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±3.20
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.45 · weakest Brisket (157.47)
Road miles
101
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 68 mi
Schedule strength
56%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)
Purse competed for
$18K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
657.41 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1330 (160 pts) | #1150 (225 pts) | #1347 (170 pts) | #1434 (150 pts) | #1407 (150 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 164.5600 | 167.81 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 168.5256 | 170.45 | top 41% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 156.5144 | 161.68 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6684 | 157.0856 | 157.47 | top 83% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
223
finished ahead 151 times, behind 80
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Aug 31, 2019 → Sep 26, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20202 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2744 West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest
- Most recent contest West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest
20195 milestones
- First tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4800 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Career-best overall score660.4800 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1510) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- First call Crimson & Blue BBQ
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2020 | West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest 🏅 Cameron, MO | 31 / 36 (658.7544) | 19 (170.2972) | 11 (174.2744) | 36 (156.5144) | 33 (157.6684) |
| Aug 31, 2019 | Crimson & Blue BBQ 🏅 Lawrence, KS | 13 / 15 (652.9944) | 5 (168.5716) | 11 (168.5256) | 15 (158.2400) | 15 (157.6572) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 39 / 183 (660.4800) | 62 (164.5600) | 37 (168.5600) | 29 (170.2744) | 107 (157.0856) |