High-water mark
666.7088
career-best overall
92.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.7088 at Smoke in the Spring — 92.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 5, 2024
One Love BBQ
One Love BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 15th of 24 at the Happy Basset 2nd Annual BBQ Competition (2022). They are ranked #5232 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1457
peak 1457 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Apr 29, 2022
latest Apr 10, 2026 · 3.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.44 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 646.62 (+10.82)
Walk rate
11%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.08
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.51 · weakest Brisket (152.31)
Road miles
94
across 9 mapped stops
Schedule strength
76%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1598)
Purse competed for
$132K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 9 state-championship entries
Master avg
646.62 / 720
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1065 (60 pts) | #1141 (60 pts) | #1203 (60 pts) | #1111 (60 pts) | #1102 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #788 (178 pts) | #775 (208 pts) | #859 (203 pts) | #774 (193 pts) | #832 (178 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to One Love BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
117 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,236 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,250 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before One Love BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,243 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1457
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,244 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
They were already cooking in 2016, 6 years before One Love BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,226 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1458
Level with One Love BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,237 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who's Cookin' | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCK N BLUES BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Blaz'n Weazel BBQ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| Bocephus BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 777 BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| MAD MUTT'S BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DB Que | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Cities Edge BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Meat Sweats | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Shark Q | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| INDIGO PIG | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| M Squared Smokin' Q | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8688 | 154.2056 | 164.10 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.0116 | 157.0972 | 166.51 | top 61% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 150.7884 | 163.70 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6572 | 136.4460 | 152.31 | top 85% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 83% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 4 | 69 | 0 | top 85% | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Smoke on the Water | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 73% | Oct 13, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
9 of 9 contests
Contests visited
5
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
293
finished ahead 107 times, behind 513
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Apr 5, 2024 → Apr 11, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)
20241 milestone
- Career-best overall score666.7088 Smoke in the Spring
20225 milestones
- First tracked contest Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1495) Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.9944 Happy Basset 2nd Annual BBQ Competition
- First call Smoke on the Water
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.0116 Smoke on the Water
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.2 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 7, 2023 |
| -7.7 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | Apr 10, 2026 |
| -7 | Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition | Jun 30, 2023 |
| -5.7 | Smoke on the Water | Oct 13, 2023 |
| -5.1 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition | Apr 29, 2022 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 92.6% | 92.6% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 91% | 88.3% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 68% | 91.7% | 89% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS | 94 / 101 (657.5428) | 86 (166.2516) | 50 (171.9772) | 92 (163.9428) | 99 (155.3712) |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 69 / 92 (666.1836) | 25 (174.8688) | 78 (164.5372) | 60 (167.3944) | 77 (159.3832) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 74 / 97 (666.7088) | 85 (162.8000) | 46 (170.8344) | 41 (171.4172) | 83 (161.6572) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS | 32 / 39 (641.4976) | 19 (170.8228) | 26 (167.3944) | 22 (163.9544) | 36 (139.3260) |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 29 / 33 (655.2684) | 25 (167.9540) | 20 (170.2744) | 27 (162.8000) | 28 (154.2400) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 97 / 103 (609.9772) | 94 (154.2056) | 88 (158.8000) | 84 (160.5256) | 101 (136.4460) |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS | 18 / 28 (659.9088) | 26 (154.8228) | 2 (176.0116) | 11 (169.1200) | 18 (159.9544) |
| Jul 1, 2022 | Happy Basset 2nd Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 15 / 24 (648.9944) | 15 (164.5600) | 17 (161.6800) | 15 (163.3828) | 18 (159.3716) |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 59 / 77 (613.4972) | 59 (160.5716) | 56 (157.0972) | 67 (150.7884) | 64 (145.0400) |