GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1014

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1603

peak 1638 · rated over 116 contests ⓘ

Contests

121

in the data

First seen

2013-05-31

latest 2026-04-10

Best ToY finish

#192

Master 2021

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

26 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 121 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

698.2628 / 720

Master · Table Rock Boats and Bones

Perfect 180s

4 🔥

Current form

677.40 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 661.64 (+15.76)

Walk rate

55%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Brisket · 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

Consistency

±27.34

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.84 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.89)

Road miles

41,427

mi across 121 mapped stops · furthest 1107 mi

Schedule strength

71%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1590)

Purse competed for

$568K

listed at 33 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 39 state-championship entries

Master avg

661.64 / 720

116 Master contests · 0 GCs

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

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Storylines (10 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.

Perfect scores on the board

4 perfect 180s

4 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Chicken ×2
Brisket ×2

High-water mark

698.2628 career-best overall

97.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 698.2628 at Table Rock Boats and Bones — 97.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-09-16

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Boxer Q BBQ has finished one call ahead of GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2024 their best year

2024 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 29%.

5 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 29%

A tough matchup

49–3 behind in the head-to-head

SLAPS BBQ ahead in 94% of their meetings

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 49 of their 52 shared contests.

A strong matchup

10–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 77% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUSTY ROADS BBQ in 10 of their 13 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

37 of 52 shared chicken entries lost

SLAPS BBQ ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SLAPS BBQ has out-cooked them in 37 of 52 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

THUMP & STRUM BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A May team

Top 40% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 40% across 10 contests, versus top 51% the rest of the year.

10 May contests
top 51% the rest of the year

The long haul

41,427 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 41,427 miles across 121 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,107 miles to BBQ Jackpot.

121 mapped stops
furthest 1,107 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.

HEFTY LEFTY BBQ

#1015 of the rated field

1603 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1603

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 50 contests
last seen 2026-08-07

⚔ Head-to-head

Rio Good BBQ

#1013 of the rated field

1603 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1603

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2026-08-08
on a 5-contest top-10 run

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CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC

#1010 of the rated field

1603 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 65
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1627

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY has cooked, 65 to 121, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 65 contests
last seen 2026-08-07

⚔ Head-to-head

SWEET BELLY'S BBQ

#1011 of the rated field

1603 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 61
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1609

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 61 contests, alongside a 28% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 56 contests
last seen 2026-07-25

⚔ Head-to-head

The Real Squeal BBQ

#1016 of the rated field

1603 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 48
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1651

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 6 years after GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 45 contests
last seen 2026-03-27

⚔ Head-to-head

J&C BBQ

#1009 of the rated field

1603 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1603

No shared contest yet.

Level with GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 38 contests
last seen 2026-08-22

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SLAPS BBQ	52	3	49	6%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	37	7	30	19%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	36	6	30	17%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	34	3	31	9%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	34	1	33	3%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	33	10	23	30%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	33	5	28	15%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	32	11	21	34%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	32	3	29	9%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	28	9	19	32%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	28	5	23	18%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	27	2	25	7%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	26	6	20	23%	⚔ compare
PORKY BUTTS BBQ	25	3	22	12%	⚔ compare
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	24	10	14	42%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	117	29	4	8	180.0000 🔥	147.9084	166.84	top 51%
Pork Ribs	118	30	0	8	179.4400	145.0632	165.89	top 50%
Pork	117	21	1	3	177.1544	139.4172	166.07	top 51%
Brisket	117	28	3	7	180.0000 🔥	141.0172	165.92	top 44%

“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	Avg finish
KS	42	top 46%
MO	28	top 51%
IA	8	top 46%
OK	7	top 51%
CO	4	top 46%
MN	4	top 55%
NV	3	top 56%
FL	3	top 55%
GA	3	top 73%
IL	3	top 53%
AZ	2	top 64%
NE	2	top 63%
AR	2	top 84%
WI	1	top 65%
TX	1	top 35%
TN	1	top 60%
AL	1	top 68%
NC	1	top 77%
IN	1	top 69%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 41%
Medium (20–39)	43	top 54%
Large (40+)	72	top 50%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ & Fly-In on the River	3	7	top 36%	2025-08-15
Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ	3	14	top 61%	2021-07-23
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	91	top 40%	2025-11-05
Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES)	2	14	top 59%	2023-06-09
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	2	144	top 44%	2022-09-29
Mozingo Lake BBQ	2	6	top 37%	2021-09-03
East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	2	10	top 27%	2019-08-23
*BBQ and Fly In on the River(JUDGES FULL)	2	21	top 36%	2018-08-17
The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2	27	top 74%	2018-04-13
Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2)	2	47	top 83%	2017-11-18
*Independence Fire & Ice BBQ	2	31	top 45%	2017-10-06
Table Rock Boats and Bones	2	6	top 32%	2017-09-16
*Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	2	12	top 39%	2017-07-14
Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2)	2	16	top 52%	2017-04-29
Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest	2	11	top 53%	2016-08-05
Red, White & BBQ (Day 2)	2	17	top 38%	2016-05-28

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 12.9 yrs 2013-05-31 → 2026-04-10

Busiest season 2017 20 contests

Contests a season 8.6 across 14 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 44 of 121 contests · 20 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 99 16 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 118 entries · 0 wins · 30 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.84 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.89)

Walk rate 55% a top-10 call in 67 of 121 contests

Overall top-10 rate 15% 18 of 121 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 661.64 out of 720 · 116 contests · 0 GCs

Perfect 180s 4 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 3,339 4,308–4,034 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 41,427 121 mapped stops · furthest 1,107 mi

Schedule strength 1590 average field rating faced — tougher than 71% of rated contests

Purse competed for $568,330 listed at 33 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 39 state-championship entries

Power rating 1603 peak 1638 · #1014 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
May 31 First tracked contest McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual
May 31 First call McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual
Aug 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5028 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Aug 23 First overall top-10 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival
Oct 19 10th tracked contest 13th Annual Bordertown Bash
2015
May 8 First category win (Chicken) Wheatstock Grill Off
May 8 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Wheatstock Grill Off
Jul 31 25th tracked contest Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest
2017
Jun 30 50th tracked contest *Grillin and Chillin
Sep 16 Career-best overall score698.2628 Table Rock Boats and Bones
Nov 17 Peak power rating (1638) Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Duel
2021
Jul 9 First overall podium Sand Creek Summer Daze Saucy & Glazed BBQ Competition
Oct 29 100th tracked contest Boo-B-Que - Day 1
2026
Apr 10 Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.7	Wheatstock Grill Off	2015-05-08
+14	Cookin on the Kaw	2016-10-07
+13.4	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival	2013-08-23
+12.9	BBQ & Fly-In on the River	2023-08-18
+12.6	24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge	2017-06-16

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-17.1	25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge	2018-06-15
-14.3	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest	2015-09-11
-12.9	Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)	2026-04-10
-11.3	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2014-04-11
-10.6	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship	2022-10-28

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	0	0%	top 90%	91.8%	91.8%
2025	2	0	0	50%	top 57%	94.8%	94.2%
2024	5	1	0	60%	top 29%	96.2%	95.4%
2023	2	1	0	50%	top 46%	96.9%	96.9%
2022	10	2	2	60%	top 54%	96.3%	93.7%
2021	10	2	1	70%	top 48%	95.4%	93.7%
2020	8	1	1	63%	top 62%	94.8%	92.7%
2019	6	1	0	17%	top 39%	96.5%	93.2%
2018	14	0	0	43%	top 52%	95.7%	90.1%
2017	20	4	1	65%	top 43%	97%	93.5%
2016	15	3	2	73%	top 40%	95.1%	92.7%
2015	9	1	1	56%	top 61%	95.3%	89.1%
2014	7	1	0	29%	top 66%	91.7%	88.6%
2013	12	1	0	50%	top 65%	92.2%	88.3%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-04-10	Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS	91 / 101 (661.0284)	100 (152.5372)	80 (167.3828)	64 (169.1428)	45 (171.9656)
2025-11-05	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	238 / 401 (673.0740)	310 (163.9656)	40 (176.0000)	301 (164.0000)	171 (169.1084)
2025-08-15	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	34 / 62 (682.7544)	14 (176.5600)	9 (174.8572)	46 (166.2516)	46 (165.0856)
2024-12-06	BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV	29 / 74 (681.6116)	10 (176.5600)	45 (167.9772)	46 (168.5372)	37 (168.5372)
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	91 / 444 (688.5256)	329 (163.4056)	2 (179.4400)	209 (169.1200)	25 (176.5600)
2024-08-16	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	27 / 65 (684.5032)	26 (172.5716)	19 (172.5716)	31 (169.6800)	32 (169.6800)
2024-07-19	Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ 🏅 Shenandoah, IA	6 / 36 (692.5028)	22 (167.9656)	2 (177.1544)	4 (176.5600)	14 (170.8228)
2023-08-18	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	7 / 57 (697.6572)	4 (177.7028)	2 (178.8572)	23 (172.5600)	26 (168.5372)
2023-06-09	Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Kansas City, MO	35 / 44 (666.1252)	30 (166.8456)	40 (163.3712)	27 (168.5256)	21 (167.3828)
2022-10-29	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	24 / 32 (675.9428)	31 (164.5256)	21 (170.8688)	22 (168.5828)	14 (171.9656)
2022-10-28	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	33 / 40 (666.7656)	21 (169.1200)	37 (161.1200)	13 (170.8456)	31 (165.6800)
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	286 / 505 (663.2912)	227 (168.5256)	447 (155.9772)	167 (170.8228)	190 (167.9656)
2022-09-16	34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	8 / 33 (693.6228)	1 (178.8572)	22 (163.9428)	4 (171.9772)	2 (180.0000)
2022-08-26	10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque 🏅 Washington Island, WI	17 / 26 (654.1028)	19 (162.2512)	2 (173.1200)	9 (169.6916)	22 (149.0400)
2022-07-29	Shenandoah "ShenDig" Barbeque Championship 🏅 Shenandoah, IA	9 / 27 (686.1828)	11 (169.1200)	20 (162.8000)	8 (174.2628)	1 (180.0000)
2022-06-10	Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO	14 / 36 (685.0740)	23 (170.8572)	4 (176.0000)	29 (166.2512)	17 (171.9656)
2022-05-01	KCBS Media Pro-Am Presented by Prairie Fresh KANSAS CITY, MO	—	—	4 (175.4056)	—	—
2022-01-28	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	35 / 60 (670.1372)	42 (167.3828)	47 (162.2516)	4 (176.5600)	37 (163.9428)
2021-10-30	Boo-B-Que - Day 2 🏅 Unity Village, MO	29 / 33 (673.5656)	23 (171.9656)	26 (167.3944)	25 (167.3828)	25 (166.8228)
2021-10-29	Boo-B-Que - Day 1 🏅 Unity Village, MO	20 / 41 (686.7772)	16 (172.5716)	16 (171.9772)	4 (176.5600)	33 (165.6684)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	144 / 467 (672.4568)	84 (172.5600)	124 (170.8228)	272 (163.4056)	214 (165.6684)
2021-09-03	Mozingo Lake BBQ 🏅 Maryville, MO	6 / 12 (680.4456)	7 (171.9772)	9 (165.6684)	4 (171.9656)	2 (170.8344)
2021-08-20	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	25 / 46 (659.2452)	34 (162.7884)	3 (174.8572)	33 (162.2512)	29 (159.3484)
2021-07-23	Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	14 / 28 (672.4112)	17 (165.0856)	8 (170.8228)	22 (164.5372)	8 (171.9656)
2021-07-09	Sand Creek Summer Daze Saucy & Glazed BBQ Competition 🏅 Newton, KS	3 / 21 (685.6228)	3 (177.1428)	3 (173.1316)	13 (169.1084)	8 (166.2400)
2021-05-07	Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival 🏅 Bixby, OK	19 / 53 (681.0056)	33 (165.0856)	5 (178.8572)	30 (163.9428)	8 (173.1200)
2021-04-23	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest 🏅 Washington, MO	38 / 45 (651.8400)	42 (155.9312)	23 (167.9772)	28 (162.8344)	19 (165.0972)
2021-03-19	3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	20 / 70 (683.4056)	1 (177.7028)	6 (176.6172)	50 (165.1200)	43 (163.9656)
2020-10-02	Ottumwa Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	41 / 66 (663.3028)	53 (162.2284)	19 (167.9772)	26 (169.1544)	42 (163.9428)
2020-09-19	The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK	27 / 56 (682.2056)	6 (177.1428)	50 (162.8228)	39 (166.8228)	11 (175.4172)
2020-09-18	The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK	42 / 56 (670.1488)	10 (173.1316)	28 (169.6800)	38 (168.5372)	50 (158.8000)
2020-09-05	Mozingo Lake BBQ 🏅 Maryville, MO	8 / 34 (682.2056)	14 (167.9656)	16 (169.6800)	13 (168.5600)	1 (176.0000)
2020-08-07	15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK	38 / 54 (651.2684)	51 (147.9084)	26 (166.2628)	8 (172.0000)	28 (165.0972)
2020-07-24	Farm Stock Smoke Off 🏅 Lane, KS	16 / 21 (673.0744)	18 (167.4172)	8 (172.5716)	19 (164.5256)	10 (168.5600)
2020-06-27	Back to Mayberry Day 2 🏅 Rodney, IA	30 / 47 (664.5028)	15 (170.2972)	16 (169.1428)	46 (158.2400)	21 (166.8228)
2020-06-26	Back to Mayberry Day 1 🏅 Rodney, IA	41 / 53 (651.8628)	49 (157.0628)	39 (161.7144)	18 (170.2628)	31 (162.8228)
2019-08-23	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS	26 / 66 (669.0856)	19 (169.1544)	33 (166.2628)	25 (169.1428)	28 (164.5256)
2019-06-14	26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO	23 / 55 (664.3884)	30 (165.6800)	13 (168.5372)	22 (167.3828)	29 (162.7884)
2019-05-10	Grasshopper '19 🏅 DeSoto, KS	8 / 53 (694.8344)	15 (174.8572)	8 (175.4172)	17 (172.5944)	16 (171.9656)
2019-05-03	Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q 🏅 Lansing, KS	24 / 37 (657.0056)	24 (163.3828)	15 (166.8572)	23 (163.3828)	20 (163.3828)
2019-04-05	VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits 🏅 Overland Park, KS	12 / 53 (679.3484)	20 (169.6684)	18 (169.1200)	12 (169.7028)	11 (170.8572)
2019-01-18	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	30 / 63 (663.3260)	33 (168.0000)	29 (165.6916)	50 (159.3716)	17 (170.2628)
2018-12-28	Arizona National BBQ Stampede Phoenix, AZ	38 / 47 (647.7712)	39 (161.0856)	43 (155.3600)	36 (162.8000)	15 (168.5256)
2018-10-12	*15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest Desoto, KS	19 / 69 (689.0628)	16 (174.8456)	10 (176.0000)	41 (168.5372)	33 (169.6800)
2018-09-15	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	132 / 467 (674.8112)	5 (180.0000)	36 (174.8800)	418 (151.4056)	142 (168.5256)
2018-09-07	Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	16 / 25 (642.0796)	4 (173.1544)	22 (152.4684)	21 (155.9656)	11 (160.4912)
2018-08-25	*HAVA Nagrilla 2018 (KOSHER SERIES)(JUDGES FULL) Wynnewood, PA	—	—	—	—	—
2018-08-17	*BBQ and Fly In on the River(JUDGES FULL) Excelsior Springs, MO	23 / 57 (666.1824)	22 (168.5600)	45 (155.9656)	13 (171.9884)	18 (169.6684)
2018-07-27	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	15 / 27 (664.4340)	18 (167.3944)	19 (164.5600)	13 (169.6912)	17 (162.7884)
2018-06-15	25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	60 / 62 (502.2056)	8 (171.9656)	—	29 (164.5600)	11 (165.6800)
2018-06-08	*Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	17 / 46 (667.9656)	13 (170.2628)	18 (167.4172)	28 (161.7256)	12 (168.5600)
2018-05-11	*The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10)(JUDGES FULL) De Soto, KS	34 / 56 (662.1828)	24 (169.6800)	26 (167.9656)	50 (159.3944)	33 (165.1428)
2018-05-04	*Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	18 / 41 (655.8052)	20 (165.6800)	8 (170.2856)	38 (151.3140)	13 (168.5256)
2018-04-20	10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	24 / 46 (655.3144)	35 (159.3828)	36 (158.2860)	5 (171.4056)	22 (166.2400)
2018-04-13	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	27 / 51 (663.2684)	26 (166.2400)	16 (170.8572)	30 (165.0856)	29 (161.0856)
2018-02-02	*Humble Rodeo and BBQ Humble, TX	51 / 145 (643.8856)	105 (147.9312)	63 (161.1200)	37 (166.8572)	26 (167.9772)
2017-11-18	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2) Cumming, GA	52 / 58 (660.3884)	48 (167.3944)	34 (169.1200)	49 (163.3828)	52 (160.4912)
2017-11-17	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Cumming, GA	47 / 62 (665.5884)	35 (169.6684)	35 (167.9888)	29 (168.5600)	56 (159.3712)
2017-11-17	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Duel Cumming, GA	31 / 58 (680.4224)	27 (171.9656)	15 (171.9656)	44 (163.3828)	20 (173.1084)
2017-10-06	*Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	31 / 76 (664.4688)	44 (162.8000)	41 (159.9772)	28 (167.4288)	7 (174.2628)
2017-09-22	Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	5 / 37 (694.8000)	15 (170.8228)	9 (171.4172)	1 (177.1544)	3 (175.4056)
2017-09-16	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling, MO	6 / 47 (698.2628)	4 (176.5600)	16 (170.8800)	9 (174.2628)	4 (176.5600)
2017-09-01	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	33 / 407 (690.2628)	157 (169.1200)	70 (172.5600)	84 (172.0000)	10 (176.5828)
2017-08-18	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	21 / 65 (674.1712)	44 (163.9428)	3 (176.0228)	11 (173.1084)	39 (161.0972)
2017-08-05	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2 Omaha, NE	30 / 50 (669.5656)	33 (167.3944)	43 (159.9428)	28 (167.3828)	9 (174.8456)
2017-08-04	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -1 Omaha, NE	36 / 54 (654.1488)	24 (168.5372)	52 (147.9544)	24 (167.3944)	13 (170.2628)
2017-07-21	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Eagan, MN	17 / 30 (657.5884)	22 (163.9428)	26 (155.3944)	5 (169.7256)	9 (168.5256)
2017-07-14	*Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	12 / 58 (678.7656)	3 (177.7028)	12 (173.7028)	17 (170.2744)	46 (157.0856)
2017-07-07	Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge Warrensburg, MO	13 / 35 (679.8972)	3 (176.5600)	19 (167.3944)	22 (166.2400)	10 (169.7028)
2017-06-30	*Grillin and Chillin Chillicothe, MO	8 / 27 (673.0856)	4 (173.1084)	22 (160.5600)	13 (167.3944)	3 (172.0228)
2017-06-16	24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	7 / 59 (682.2056)	8 (172.5600)	17 (165.1316)	4 (175.4056)	11 (169.1084)
2017-04-29	Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2) Boone, IA	16 / 35 (670.7428)	25 (164.5372)	18 (167.3828)	26 (164.5600)	4 (174.2628)
2017-04-28	Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1) Boone, IA	18 / 31 (654.6856)	21 (163.3828)	22 (159.9544)	11 (168.5256)	22 (162.8228)
2017-04-21	9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	20 / 64 (673.5888)	24 (169.1316)	20 (167.3944)	29 (168.5256)	19 (168.5372)
2017-03-31	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Savannah, TN	29 / 48 (672.4456)	44 (161.6916)	21 (169.6800)	15 (173.7028)	28 (167.3712)
2017-03-24	Smoked & Sauced a BBQ for Badges Spring Hill, KS	17 / 27 (668.4456)	20 (163.9656)	23 (159.3828)	4 (171.9772)	5 (173.1200)
2016-12-02	When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL	13 / 36 (674.1828)	1 (174.2628)	22 (161.6916)	10 (169.6684)	13 (168.5600)
2016-10-07	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	10 / 56 (684.5256)	30 (167.3828)	6 (174.9144)	18 (172.5484)	12 (169.6800)
2016-09-30	3rd Annual Smokin in Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK	8 / 37 (677.7028)	5 (174.2628)	11 (168.0228)	22 (166.2400)	10 (169.1772)
2016-09-17	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	22 / 43 (669.6000)	26 (167.3828)	21 (167.9772)	12 (173.1200)	33 (161.1200)
2016-09-09	*Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	38 / 76 (661.6576)	18 (170.2744)	46 (162.8460)	32 (168.5600)	54 (159.9772)
2016-08-05	Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	11 / 29 (678.8568)	6 (174.8800)	14 (168.0000)	16 (167.9884)	11 (167.9884)
2016-07-22	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	11 / 30 (664.4568)	14 (167.3944)	16 (162.8456)	3 (173.1428)	16 (161.0740)
2016-07-15	Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ Burlington, KS	23 / 46 (665.5656)	33 (163.3944)	8 (173.1200)	20 (169.1200)	31 (159.9312)
2016-06-17	23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	20 / 58 (663.9088)	38 (161.6800)	33 (159.9544)	5 (175.4172)	12 (166.8572)
2016-06-03	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	31 / 55 (656.4800)	39 (161.0972)	34 (161.1428)	23 (167.4172)	14 (166.8228)
2016-05-28	Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	19 / 55 (667.2684)	51 (157.0856)	3 (176.5600)	13 (170.8344)	26 (162.7884)
2016-05-27	Red, White & BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL	17 / 42 (660.4568)	34 (159.3712)	31 (159.9656)	3 (170.8572)	9 (170.2628)
2016-05-06	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	8 / 30 (671.3488)	8 (170.8344)	25 (152.5488)	5 (173.1200)	1 (174.8456)
2016-04-08	Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL	17 / 25 (664.4228)	10 (170.2628)	19 (162.2400)	19 (161.0972)	10 (170.8228)
2016-03-04	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Isle, MN	26 / 59 (651.3372)	33 (162.8456)	48 (153.1088)	19 (166.2400)	11 (169.1428)
2015-12-11	2015 Downtown Barbecue Throwdown Las Vegas, NV	18 / 30 (647.8740)	25 (155.9312)	17 (165.1084)	23 (161.1200)	14 (165.7144)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	359 / 606 (645.6232)	470 (157.0972)	477 (154.8000)	420 (159.4288)	36 (174.2972)
2015-09-11	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	28 / 28 (521.7144)	4 (174.8572)	10 (175.4172)	—	5 (171.4400)
2015-07-31	Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	31 / 46 (649.6000)	39 (159.9656)	4 (172.0000)	31 (162.8116)	35 (154.8228)
2015-07-24	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	20 / 26 (657.6232)	16 (165.1316)	21 (161.1200)	14 (166.8344)	18 (164.5372)
2015-06-05	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC	23 / 30 (657.0056)	29 (149.0856)	17 (167.4172)	21 (166.2400)	5 (174.2628)
2015-05-08	Wheatstock Grill Off Abilene, KS	4 / 32 (686.2516)	1 (180.0000)	7 (171.9888)	23 (161.1200)	5 (173.1428)
2015-04-17	VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	18 / 47 (655.8168)	33 (159.3600)	7 (171.9772)	37 (155.3712)	12 (169.1084)
2015-04-03	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(Judges Full) Pleasant Hill, MO	44 / 71 (651.8856)	56 (157.6800)	32 (165.1200)	38 (165.7028)	34 (163.3828)
2014-12-12	2014 Down Town Throw Down Las Vegas, NV	18 / 26 (644.3888)	14 (167.9656)	20 (157.6688)	24 (154.8000)	15 (163.9544)
2014-09-12	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Kansas City, MO	24 / 30 (648.9940)	11 (170.2972)	26 (157.0744)	13 (168.5484)	29 (153.0740)
2014-08-15	Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship Kirksville, MO	5 / 16 (654.7768)	4 (166.8456)	4 (167.4172)	8 (158.2512)	6 (162.2628)
2014-08-08	Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway Kansas City, KS	23 / 53 (660.5372)	8 (174.8800)	36 (158.8344)	33 (163.4284)	30 (163.3944)
2014-06-06	McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual McLouth, KS	28 / 36 (615.3256)	27 (151.9656)	28 (153.1200)	21 (159.4400)	28 (150.8000)
2014-04-11	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	51 / 54 (602.0228)	47 (155.9084)	53 (146.2400)	49 (155.9428)	49 (143.9316)
2014-04-03	2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN	44 / 64 (641.5084)	38 (162.2512)	45 (158.8000)	29 (163.9428)	45 (156.5144)
2013-11-15	When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL	35 / 49 (628.9144)	36 (154.8116)	32 (159.3944)	30 (161.6340)	38 (153.0744)
2013-11-01	Cookin' on the Creek BBQ Cookoff Harrison, AR	22 / 25 (616.9376)	16 (168.0000)	23 (145.0632)	24 (150.2172)	18 (153.6572)
2013-10-19	13th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	20 / 25 (618.5940)	11 (168.5256)	13 (160.5256)	24 (148.5256)	23 (141.0172)
2013-10-18	Bikes Balloons & BBQ Poteau, OK	11 / 20 (650.1260)	10 (167.4172)	9 (164.5372)	8 (166.8344)	13 (151.3372)
2013-09-13	5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off Yates Center, KS	14 / 25 (647.3028)	15 (160.0000)	14 (160.5372)	12 (163.3828)	12 (163.3828)
2013-08-23	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	10 / 68 (663.9200)	36 (159.9772)	19 (168.5600)	23 (163.9772)	10 (171.4056)
2013-08-09	CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition Woodward, OK	15 / 30 (654.1944)	10 (168.5600)	10 (168.5828)	21 (162.8344)	20 (154.2172)
2013-08-02	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	24 / 51 (652.5028)	4 (172.0228)	26 (162.8456)	23 (166.2628)	40 (151.3716)
2013-07-19	Blues, BBQ & Bargains Hays, KS	36 / 42 (611.4520)	29 (155.4400)	31 (154.9032)	41 (139.4172)	19 (161.6916)
2013-07-05	Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest St. Charles, IL	29 / 34 (607.4288)	30 (153.1428)	32 (148.5714)	32 (144.5716)	9 (161.1430)
2013-06-28	Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off Mankato, MN	25 / 30 (632.5710)	20 (162.2856)	20 (158.2854)	30 (151.4284)	18 (160.5716)
2013-05-31	McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual McLouth, KS	23 / 37 (644.5712)	3 (172.0000)	22 (161.1430)	23 (160.5712)	31 (150.8570)

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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	#755 (120 pts)	#815 (120 pts)	#714 (190 pts)	#779 (120 pts)	#720 (145 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#726 (180 pts)	#601 (310 pts)	#695 (265 pts)	#774 (180 pts)	#774 (180 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#581 (295 pts)	#779 (195 pts)	#395 (610 pts)	#575 (330 pts)	#701 (235 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#683 (225 pts)	#657 (270 pts)	#654 (320 pts)	#950 (130 pts)	#989 (120 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#365 (623 pts)	#325 (743 pts)	#306 (839 pts)	#281 (863 pts)	#257 (893 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#192 (979 pts)	#152 (1154 pts)	#114 (1379 pts)	#208 (929 pts)	#165 (1069 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#198 (605 pts)	#145 (795 pts)	#167 (680 pts)	#174 (685 pts)	#122 (855 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#501 (655 pts)	#586 (590 pts)	#480 (720 pts)	#569 (610 pts)	#475 (710 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#446 (797 pts)	#278 (1137 pts)	#415 (877 pts)	#426 (847 pts)	#369 (937 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#258 (1300 pts)	#190 (1435 pts)	#293 (1170 pts)	#151 (1600 pts)	#112 (1779 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#297 (1174 pts)	#237 (1299 pts)	#291 (1199 pts)	#178 (1494 pts)	#221 (1424 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#496 (766 pts)	#410 (931 pts)	#342 (1046 pts)	#688 (553 pts)	#342 (1041 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#614 (608 pts)	#477 (803 pts)	#629 (608 pts)	#626 (613 pts)	#614 (598 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#341 (908 pts)	#209 (1256 pts)	#316 (953 pts)	#379 (827 pts)	#297 (1015 pts)