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
- 2024-04-05
One Love BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1457
peak 1457 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2022-04-29
latest 2026-04-10
Best ToY finish
#788
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
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
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.51 · weakest Brisket (152.31)
Road miles
94
mi 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 🏅
GCs in 9 state-championship entries
Master avg
646.62 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (8 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.
Their season
2022
their best year
2022 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 68%.
- 3 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 68%
A tough matchup
9–0
behind in the head-to-head
ROCK N BLUES BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
ROCK N BLUES BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
The weak link
−14.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 14.20 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 11%.
- Brisket avg 152.31
- Pork Ribs avg 166.51
- 0 calls in 9 entries
A strong matchup
5–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 83% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of DB Que in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
Pork Ribs nemesis
7 of 8
shared pork ribs entries lost
LOVE 2 Q ahead 88% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, LOVE 2 Q has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared pork ribs entries.
Looking over their shoulder
3×
one call behind them
Blaz'n Weazel BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.
- 4 visits in all
- best finish 69th
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.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5188 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
5–3 in 8 shared contests (63% to One Love BBQ)
These two have cooked 8 of the same contests — One Love BBQ ahead 5–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#5214 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5217 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#5183 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5205 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before One Love BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#5213 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
Level with One Love 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 83% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2026-04-10 |
| Smoke on the Water | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 73% | 2023-10-13 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.9 yrs
2022-04-29 → 2026-04-10
Busiest season
2023
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
9 of 9 contests
Contests visited
5
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 166.51 · weakest Brisket (152.31)
Walk rate
11%
a top-10 call in 1 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 9 contests
Master average
646.62
out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
293
107–513 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
94
9 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1598
average field rating faced — tougher than 76% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$132,110
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 9 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2024-04-05 → 2025-04-11
Power rating
1457
peak 1457 · #5199 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2022
- 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
- 2024
- Career-best overall score666.7088 Smoke in the Spring
- 2026
- Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.2 | Smoke in the Spring | 2023-04-07 |
| -7.7 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 2026-04-10 |
| -7 | Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition | 2023-06-30 |
| -5.7 | Smoke on the Water | 2023-10-13 |
| -5.1 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition | 2022-04-29 |
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | 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) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 69 / 92 (666.1836) | 25 (174.8688) | 78 (164.5372) | 60 (167.3944) | 77 (159.3832) |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 74 / 97 (666.7088) | 85 (162.8000) | 46 (170.8344) | 41 (171.4172) | 83 (161.6572) |
| 2023-10-13 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS | 32 / 39 (641.4976) | 19 (170.8228) | 26 (167.3944) | 22 (163.9544) | 36 (139.3260) |
| 2023-06-30 | Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 29 / 33 (655.2684) | 25 (167.9540) | 20 (170.2744) | 27 (162.8000) | 28 (154.2400) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 97 / 103 (609.9772) | 94 (154.2056) | 88 (158.8000) | 84 (160.5256) | 101 (136.4460) |
| 2022-10-14 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS | 18 / 28 (659.9088) | 26 (154.8228) | 2 (176.0116) | 11 (169.1200) | 18 (159.9544) |
| 2022-07-01 | Happy Basset 2nd Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 15 / 24 (648.9944) | 15 (164.5600) | 17 (161.6800) | 15 (163.3828) | 18 (159.3716) |
| 2022-04-29 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 59 / 77 (613.4972) | 59 (160.5716) | 56 (157.0972) | 67 (150.7884) | 64 (145.0400) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 | #927 (60 pts) | #1010 (60 pts) | #1051 (60 pts) | #970 (60 pts) | #950 (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) |