WELL SAUCED BBQ

WELL SAUCED BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 59 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 45 at the Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge (2022), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1389 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,389

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1572

peak 1587 · rated over 56 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 9, 2013

latest Apr 10, 2026 · 12.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#195

Master 2022 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

12 podiums

Overall top-10s

15% of 59 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 57%

overall standings

Best overall

703.9656 / 720

Master · Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 2)

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

673.26 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 662.95 (+10.30)

Walk rate

53%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork Ribs · 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship

Consistency

±38.23

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.29 · weakest Brisket (161.83)

Road miles

11,267

across 59 mapped stops · furthest 973 mi

Schedule strength

76%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1598)

Purse competed for

$626K

listed at 43 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 45 state-championship entries

Master avg

662.95 / 720

56 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

0.0116 points from the title

Came within 0.0116 points of the Grand Championship at Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge (Sep 3, 2022).

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.

Pork Ribs ×1

High-water mark

703.9656 career-best overall

97.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 703.9656 at Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 2) — 97.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 30, 2022

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

PROUD SOULS BARBECUE has finished one call ahead of WELL SAUCED BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2022 their best year

2022 was the year it came together: 13 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 43%.

13 contests
4 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 43%

A tough matchup

24–10 behind in the head-to-head

MAN MEAT BBQ ahead in 71% of their meetings

MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 24 of their 34 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.46 points below their pork, and turns into a call 18% of the time against 23%.

Brisket avg 161.83
Pork avg 168.29
10 calls in 56 entries

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A strong matchup

13–5 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 72% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE in 13 of their 18 shared contests.

The comeback

2.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.8 years, then back at Central Plains Ribfest (Jun 16, 2017).

last seen Aug 30, 2014
back Jun 16, 2017

Pork nemesis

21 of 34 shared pork entries lost

MAN MEAT BBQ ahead 62% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MAN MEAT BBQ has out-cooked them in 21 of 34 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A March team

Top 42% average finish in March

Something about March: average finish in the top 42% across 3 contests, versus top 57% the rest of the year.

3 March contests
top 57% the rest of the year

The long haul

11,267 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 11,267 miles across 59 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 973 miles to Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge.

59 mapped stops
furthest 973 mi

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	#963 (80 pts)	#1093 (60 pts)	#954 (120 pts)	#914 (110 pts)	#1035 (65 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#241 (916 pts)	#230 (971 pts)	#236 (1,041 pts)	#162 (1,246 pts)	#236 (971 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#321 (675 pts)	#393 (590 pts)	#204 (1,090 pts)	#311 (720 pts)	#410 (535 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#269 (803 pts)	#242 (908 pts)	#229 (1,018 pts)	#186 (1,048 pts)	#265 (818 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#195 (1,065 pts)	#145 (1,281 pts)	#192 (1,135 pts)	#211 (1,010 pts)	#207 (1,057 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#979 (268 pts)	#888 (338 pts)	#801 (403 pts)	#757 (428 pts)	#1002 (288 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#1898 (80 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2019 (92 pts)	#2059 (97 pts)	#2051 (102 pts)	#2146 (82 pts)	#2223 (67 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2726 (59 pts)	#2128 (84 pts)	#2127 (84 pts)	#1634 (159 pts)	#2793 (54 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to WELL SAUCED BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

35 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

SMOKIN DAN

#1,386 of the rated field

1572 power rating

Contests: 79
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1632

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to WELL SAUCED BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team WELL SAUCED BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 79 contests
last seen May 20, 2023

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S&S BBQ

#1,390 of the rated field

1572 power rating

Contests: 85
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1587

2–3 in 5 shared contests (40% to WELL SAUCED BBQ)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 85 contests to 59.

rated over 84 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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WARPIG BBQ & SAUSAGE CO.

#1,387 of the rated field

1572 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1572

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to WELL SAUCED BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Nov 10, 2023

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JACK9 BBQ

#1,394 of the rated field

1572 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1572

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before WELL SAUCED BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 41 contests

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ROYAL SMOKERS

#1,384 of the rated field

1573 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1579

26 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 27% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Sep 28, 2018

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RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ

#1,391 of the rated field

1572 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1572

Level with WELL SAUCED BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 21 contests
last seen May 1, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SCORE ONE SMOKIN'	38	14	24	37%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	34	10	24	29%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	32	12	20	38%	⚔ compare
FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	27	7	20	26%	⚔ compare
WHEN PIGS DIE	25	5	20	20%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	21	3	18	14%	⚔ compare
HELPING U BBQ	19	8	11	42%	⚔ compare
Damn Fine Beef & Swine	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE	18	13	5	72%	⚔ compare
TEAM CRAWFORD	18	5	13	28%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	18	4	14	22%	⚔ compare
JANKY LEG BBQ	18	3	15	17%	⚔ compare
Cities Edge BBQ	17	8	9	47%	⚔ compare
Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	17	8	9	47%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	56	10	0	4	178.8572	151.3712	168.02	top 54%
Pork Ribs	55	18	1	4	180 🔥	141.1316	167.82	top 48%
Pork	56	13	0	3	178.8572	149.6228	168.29	top 49%
Brisket	56	10	0	1	176.5600	20	161.83	top 60%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 54%
Medium (20–39)	29	top 61%
Large (40+)	24	top 52%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	23	top 49%
NE	19	top 62%
MO	6	top 51%
IA	3	top 79%
SD	2	top 77%
CO	2	top 37%
TN	1	top 86%
AZ	1	top 82%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Central Plains Ribfest	4	15	top 68%	Jun 17, 2022
Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)	3	12	top 44%	Apr 10, 2026
BBQ & Fly-In on the River	3	17	top 51%	Aug 15, 2025
Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2)	2	26	top 53%	Nov 1, 2025
Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2)	2	4	top 52%	Jul 26, 2025
Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2)	2	11	top 60%	Jul 27, 2024
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	126	top 36%	Sep 27, 2023
Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll	2	20	top 77%	Sep 8, 2023
The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 2)	2	7	top 33%	Jul 29, 2023
Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge	2	2	top 23%	Sep 3, 2022
Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 2)	2	4	top 33%	Jul 30, 2022
Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2)	2	7	top 37%	Jun 4, 2022
Iowa State BBQ Championship	2	7	top 71%	Apr 1, 2022
Cass County	2	18	top 64%	Aug 8, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 13 contests

Contests a season 5.4 across 11 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 25 of 59 contests · 8 states in all

Contests visited 39 14 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,640 finished ahead 1,963 times, behind 2,128

Longest layoff 2.8 yrs Aug 30, 2014 → Jun 16, 2017

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

20261 milestone

Apr 10 Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)

20252 milestones

Apr 25 50th tracked contest Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest
Nov 1 Peak power rating (1587) Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2)

20242 milestones

Mar 15 First category win (Pork Ribs) 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
Mar 15 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship

20225 milestones

Apr 1 First overall top-10 Iowa State BBQ Championship (Steak)
Jul 29 25th tracked contest Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 1)
Jul 30 Career-best overall score703.9656 Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 2)
Sep 3 First overall podium Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge
Sep 3 First Reserve Championship Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge

20181 milestone

Jun 15 10th tracked contest Central Plains Ribfest

20133 milestones

Aug 9 First tracked contest Cass County
Aug 31 First call Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff Challenge
Aug 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.8000 Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+20.1	Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge	Sep 3, 2022
+17.7	Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 2)	Jul 30, 2022
+14.8	Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1)	Jun 3, 2022
+14.5	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 5, 2024
+13.5	Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2)	Jul 26, 2025

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.8	North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival	May 2, 2014
-13.2	Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)	Apr 10, 2026
-12.6	Tri City BBQ Fest	Sep 20, 2024
-10.8	22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska	Aug 15, 2014
-10.7	Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1)	Jul 25, 2025

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	0	0	0%	top 76%	93.3%	91.6%
2025	10	2	0	60%	top 50%	97.5%	95%
2024	7	0	1	71%	top 51%	96.7%	94.7%
2023	9	3	0	67%	top 48%	97.1%	94.3%
2022	13	4	0	62%	top 43%	97.8%	94.2%
2021	4	0	0	50%	top 80%	93.8%	85.4%
2019	4	0	0	50%	top 62%	93.2%	91.2%
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 83%	88.7%	88.7%
2017	1	0	0	0%	top 63%	87.4%	87.4%
2014	5	0	0	20%	top 82%	89.2%	84.1%
2013	3	0	0	33%	top 60%	93.2%	89.7%

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	97 / 101 (647.7940)	102 (151.3828)	40 (173.1200)	100 (160.5028)	88 (162.7884)
Jan 30, 2026	SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE	21 / 38 (671.9656)	27 (165.7144)	13 (171.4284)	15 (170.8344)	24 (163.9884)
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	228 / 401 (674.1484)	90 (174.2628)	284 (165.1200)	273 (166.2400)	193 (168.5256)
Nov 1, 2025	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	28 / 50 (684.4572)	26 (174.2628)	46 (165.0856)	6 (177.7144)	29 (167.3944)
Oct 31, 2025	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	26 / 53 (687.9200)	14 (175.4172)	26 (172.5600)	12 (176.5600)	51 (163.3828)
Aug 15, 2025	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	41 / 62 (679.8972)	45 (168.5256)	34 (169.1200)	40 (167.9888)	18 (174.2628)
Jul 26, 2025	Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) 🏅 Dodge City, KS	4 / 19 (702.2400)	2 (178.8572)	8 (173.7144)	2 (177.7028)	12 (171.9656)
Jul 25, 2025	Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) 🏅 Dodge City, KS	15 / 18 (678.1600)	15 (170.8228)	8 (173.7144)	12 (173.1200)	16 (160.5028)
Jul 11, 2025	Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown 🏅 Papillion, NE	6 / 24 (685.0284)	13 (169.6684)	10 (168.5372)	8 (171.9772)	4 (174.8456)
Apr 25, 2025	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	19 / 40 (684.4916)	15 (174.2744)	26 (169.7144)	20 (170.8344)	20 (169.6684)
Apr 11, 2025	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	22 / 92 (690.2288)	90 (158.2400)	8 (176.5716)	5 (178.8572)	8 (176.5600)
Mar 21, 2025	7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	50 / 70 (670.7656)	68 (155.3828)	5 (177.7372)	37 (171.4172)	45 (166.2284)
Sep 20, 2024	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	26 / 30 (653.5316)	17 (168.5256)	4 (173.7144)	17 (167.3944)	30 (143.8972)
Aug 16, 2024	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	17 / 65 (691.3256)	24 (173.1316)	15 (174.2628)	18 (175.4056)	36 (168.5256)
Jul 27, 2024	Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) 🏅 Dodge City, KS	13 / 20 (687.9200)	11 (174.2628)	9 (173.1544)	12 (170.8228)	14 (169.6800)
Jul 26, 2024	Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) 🏅 Dodge City, KS	11 / 20 (689.0744)	10 (174.2628)	16 (167.4288)	11 (174.2628)	8 (173.1200)
May 24, 2024	6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN	102 / 118 (666.1372)	100 (167.9656)	81 (167.3944)	101 (165.6916)	92 (165.0856)
Apr 5, 2024	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	12 / 97 (695.9200)	48 (170.8228)	4 (177.7144)	21 (174.2744)	33 (173.1084)
Mar 15, 2024	6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	14 / 58 (691.3372)	22 (171.9772)	1 (180)	7 (177.7028)	44 (161.6572)
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	229 / 487 (674.6852)	395 (160.5028)	134 (172.5484)	234 (168.5256)	83 (173.1084)
Sep 8, 2023	Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD	23 / 28 (665.0172)	22 (165.0856)	26 (155.9772)	4 (174.2744)	9 (169.6800)
Sep 2, 2023	Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE	6 / 34 (346.8228)	17 (170.2628)	4 (173.1316)	2 (176.5600)	28 (161.1088)
Aug 25, 2023	Keating Tractor Antique Tractor Show 🏅 Liberal, KS	11 / 19 (677.0856)	8 (169.7028)	19 (158.8344)	9 (173.7028)	2 (174.8456)
Jul 29, 2023	The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 2) 🏅 Dodge City, KS	7 / 27 (698.8000)	3 (178.8572)	2 (177.1428)	13 (171.9772)	19 (170.8228)
Jul 28, 2023	The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 1) 🏅 Dodge City, KS	10 / 25 (690.1828)	13 (173.1200)	2 (178.8572)	6 (176.5600)	23 (161.6456)
Mar 17, 2023	5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	21 / 68 (687.3600)	27 (171.4056)	31 (170.2744)	27 (172.5600)	14 (173.1200)
Jan 13, 2023	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	37 / 45 (646.6628)	9 (173.1200)	32 (163.9772)	39 (155.9428)	36 (153.6228)
Oct 1, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	126 / 505 (681.6684)	159 (170.8456)	128 (171.9772)	269 (166.2856)	81 (172.5600)
Sep 9, 2022	Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD	20 / 28 (663.9656)	5 (172.5828)	20 (164.5372)	14 (167.4172)	27 (159.4284)
Sep 3, 2022	Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE	2 / 45 (349.6684)	3 (177.7144)	19 (171.4288)	37 (163.9428)	4 (175.4172)
Aug 19, 2022	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	32 / 54 (678.7428)	2 (177.7144)	28 (169.1200)	42 (164.5256)	35 (167.3828)
Jul 30, 2022	Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 2) 🏅 Dodge City, KS	4 / 25 (703.9656)	9 (174.2972)	3 (176.5600)	7 (177.7028)	7 (175.4056)
Jul 29, 2022	Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 1) 🏅 Dodge City, KS	13 / 26 (676.9940)	19 (165.0856)	18 (166.8228)	11 (171.9772)	8 (173.1084)
Jun 17, 2022	Central Plains Ribfest 🏅 Holdrege, NE	15 / 29 (674.1368)	20 (167.9656)	6 (173.1200)	11 (170.2628)	22 (162.7884)
Jun 4, 2022	Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) 🏅 Greeley, CO	18 / 34 (669.0284)	26 (164.5484)	7 (173.1544)	22 (165.0856)	20 (166.2400)
Jun 3, 2022	Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) 🏅 Greeley, CO	7 / 33 (675.8968)	22 (166.8456)	9 (170.8572)	12 (167.3712)	8 (170.8228)
Apr 29, 2022	Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS	40 / 77 (671.2912)	14 (174.8456)	40 (165.6916)	37 (168.5256)	42 (162.2284)
Apr 1, 2022	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	34 / 48 (667.9316)	24 (170.2744)	36 (162.2972)	12 (173.1200)	35 (162.2400)
Apr 1, 2022	Iowa State BBQ Championship (Steak) Altoona, IA	7 (168)	—	—	—	—
Aug 1, 2021	Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 2 🏅 Dodge City, KS	26 / 26 (495.2568)	18 (167.3712)	—	19 (165.0972)	23 (162.7884)
Jul 30, 2021	Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 1 🏅 Dodge City, KS	19 / 27 (675.3032)	5 (178.8572)	16 (170.8460)	26 (162.8000)	22 (162.8000)
Jun 19, 2021	Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 🏅 Holdrege, NE	22 / 36 (670.7316)	33 (162.2400)	25 (165.0972)	9 (173.1200)	12 (170.2744)
Jun 18, 2021	Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 🏅 Holdrege, NE	36 / 40 (619.2460)	31 (165.6684)	40 (143.9316)	33 (158.8344)	37 (150.8116)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	155 / 468 (671.2916)	199 (167.3944)	197 (166.8228)	62 (173.1200)	232 (163.9544)
Aug 31, 2019	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE	20 / 28 (647.8056)	17 (165.0972)	6 (172.5944)	27 (149.6228)	20 (160.4912)
Jul 26, 2019	Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition 🏅 Dodge City, KS	28 / 39 (657.0172)	11 (172.0228)	19 (168.5372)	35 (154.2172)	23 (162.2400)
Jun 14, 2019	Central Plains Ribfest 🏅 Holdrege, NE	22 / 30 (649.5884)	29 (151.9772)	19 (160.5372)	2 (177.7028)	20 (159.3712)
Jun 15, 2018	Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE	29 / 35 (638.8232)	21 (166.8572)	32 (156.5944)	28 (162.2628)	31 (153.1088)
Jun 16, 2017	Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE	17 / 27 (629.5200)	16 (163.3828)	15 (159.9772)	19 (156.5028)	22 (149.6572)
Aug 30, 2014	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	24 / 29 (637.6688)	19 (162.2856)	19 (160.0004)	7 (168.5484)	26 (146.8344)
Aug 15, 2014	22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE	35 / 38 (623.8172)	23 (160.5372)	28 (158.2516)	11 (166.8112)	37 (138.2172)
Aug 8, 2014	Cass County Weeping Water, NE	18 / 35 (642.1940)	18 (162.2740)	24 (153.6572)	16 (163.4056)	16 (162.8572)
May 2, 2014	North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival North Platte, NE	25 / 25 (498.7772)	17 (155.9772)	14 (163.9772)	16 (158.8228)	25 (20)
Apr 25, 2014	Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE	23 / 28 (626.0912)	27 (151.3712)	11 (166.8344)	20 (155.9312)	23 (151.9544)
Sep 27, 2013	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE	34 / 56 (639.9772)	31 (164.5256)	27 (162.2972)	48 (152)	31 (161.1544)
Aug 31, 2013	Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	13 / 32 (670.8000)	28 (159.3828)	6 (172.5716)	17 (167.3828)	9 (171.4628)
Aug 9, 2013	Cass County Weeping Water, NE	34 / 44 (626.2288)	12 (169.1428)	41 (141.1316)	16 (162.2744)	33 (153.6800)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

WELL SAUCED BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A March team

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)