One Love BBQ KS
Rating
1450
peak 1450
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 vs career avg 646.62 (+10.82)
Walk rate
11%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.08
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.51 · weakest Brisket (152.31)
Road miles
94
mi across 9 mapped stops
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Blaz'n Weazel BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
ROCK N BLUES BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of DB Que in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
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% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (9 of 9 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (9 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 646.62
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 657.5428 | 657.54 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 666.1836 | 666.18 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 666.7088 | 666.71 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 655.2684 | 635.58 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 659.9088 | 640.80 |
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) |
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 | #791 (60 pts) | #866 (60 pts) | #903 (60 pts) | #823 (60 pts) | #814 (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) |