WELL SAUCED BBQ KS
Rating
1551
peak 1569
Contests
49
in the data
First seen
2019-06-14
latest 2026-04-10
Best ToY finish
#195
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
12 podiums
Overall top-10s
11
of 49 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
673.26 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 648.08 (+25.17)
Walk rate
59%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±98.93
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.79 · weakest Brisket (166.38)
Road miles
10525
mi across 49 mapped stops · furthest 973 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
PROUD SOULS BARBECUE has finished one call ahead of WELL SAUCED BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 26 of their 37 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS in 11 of their 15 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smoke in the Spring is their spot: an average finish in the top 18% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0116 points of the Grand Championship at Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge (2022-09-03).
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 42% across 3 contests, versus top 52% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 46 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 178.8572 | 151.3828 | 169.42 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 45 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 143.9316 | 169.66 | top 45% |
| Pork | 46 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 178.8572 | 149.6228 | 169.79 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 46 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 143.8972 | 166.38 | top 57% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 23 | 0 | top 49% |
| NE | 9 | 0 | top 50% |
| MO | 6 | 0 | top 51% |
| IA | 3 | 0 | top 79% |
| SD | 2 | 0 | top 77% |
| CO | 2 | 0 | top 37% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 86% |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 54% |
| Medium (20–39) | 21 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 22 | 0 | top 50% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (13 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (25 of 49 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (46 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 648.08
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 671.9656 | 659.88 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 702.2400 | 683.73 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 695.9200 | 682.18 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 698.8000 | 635.83 |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 703.9656 | 606.77 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 675.3032 | 615.13 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 671.2916 | 656.43 |
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 | 97 / 101 (647.7940) | 102 (151.3828) | 40 (173.1200) | 100 (160.5028) | 88 (162.7884) |
| 2026-01-30 | SJV Winter Rub Omaha, NE | 21 / 38 (671.9656) | 27 (165.7144) | 13 (171.4284) | 15 (170.8344) | 24 (163.9884) |
| 2025-11-05 | 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) |
| 2025-11-01 | 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) |
| 2025-10-31 | 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) |
| 2025-08-15 | 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) |
| 2025-07-26 | 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) |
| 2025-07-25 | 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) |
| 2025-07-11 | Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown Papillion, NE | 6 / 24 (685.0284) | 13 (169.6684) | 10 (168.5372) | 8 (171.9772) | 4 (174.8456) |
| 2025-04-25 | 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) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 22 / 92 (690.2288) | 90 (158.2400) | 8 (176.5716) | 5 (178.8572) | 8 (176.5600) |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 50 / 70 (670.7656) | 68 (155.3828) | 5 (177.7372) | 37 (171.4172) | 45 (166.2284) |
| 2024-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 26 / 30 (653.5316) | 17 (168.5256) | 4 (173.7144) | 17 (167.3944) | 30 (143.8972) |
| 2024-08-16 | 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) |
| 2024-07-27 | 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) |
| 2024-07-26 | 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) |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Lebanon, TN | 102 / 118 (666.1372) | 100 (167.9656) | 81 (167.3944) | 101 (165.6916) | 92 (165.0856) |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 12 / 97 (695.9200) | 48 (170.8228) | 4 (177.7144) | 21 (174.2744) | 33 (173.1084) |
| 2024-03-15 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 14 / 58 (691.3372) | 22 (171.9772) | 1 (180.0000) | 7 (177.7028) | 44 (161.6572) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | 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) |
| 2023-09-08 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll Vermillion, SD | 23 / 28 (665.0172) | 22 (165.0856) | 26 (155.9772) | 4 (174.2744) | 9 (169.6800) |
| 2023-09-02 | 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) |
| 2023-08-25 | Keating Tractor Antique Tractor Show Liberal, KS | 11 / 19 (677.0856) | 8 (169.7028) | 19 (158.8344) | 9 (173.7028) | 2 (174.8456) |
| 2023-07-29 | 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) |
| 2023-07-28 | 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) |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 21 / 68 (687.3600) | 27 (171.4056) | 31 (170.2744) | 27 (172.5600) | 14 (173.1200) |
| 2023-01-13 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 37 / 45 (646.6628) | 9 (173.1200) | 32 (163.9772) | 39 (155.9428) | 36 (153.6228) |
| 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 | 126 / 505 (681.6684) | 159 (170.8456) | 128 (171.9772) | 269 (166.2856) | 81 (172.5600) |
| 2022-09-09 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll Vermillion, SD | 20 / 28 (663.9656) | 5 (172.5828) | 20 (164.5372) | 14 (167.4172) | 27 (159.4284) |
| 2022-09-03 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 2 / 45 (349.6684) | 3 (177.7144) | 19 (171.4288) | 37 (163.9428) | 4 (175.4172) |
| 2022-08-19 | 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) |
| 2022-07-30 | 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) |
| 2022-07-29 | 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) |
| 2022-06-17 | Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE | 15 / 29 (674.1368) | 20 (167.9656) | 6 (173.1200) | 11 (170.2628) | 22 (162.7884) |
| 2022-06-04 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) Greeley, CO | 18 / 34 (669.0284) | 26 (164.5484) | 7 (173.1544) | 22 (165.0856) | 20 (166.2400) |
| 2022-06-03 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) Greeley, CO | 7 / 33 (675.8968) | 22 (166.8456) | 9 (170.8572) | 12 (167.3712) | 8 (170.8228) |
| 2022-04-29 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 40 / 77 (671.2912) | 14 (174.8456) | 40 (165.6916) | 37 (168.5256) | 42 (162.2284) |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 34 / 48 (667.9316) | 24 (170.2744) | 36 (162.2972) | 12 (173.1200) | 35 (162.2400) |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Steak) Altoona, IA | 7 (168.0000) | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-08-01 | 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) |
| 2021-07-30 | 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) |
| 2021-06-19 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 Holdrege, NE | 22 / 36 (670.7316) | 33 (162.2400) | 25 (165.0972) | 9 (173.1200) | 12 (170.2744) |
| 2021-06-18 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 Holdrege, NE | 36 / 40 (619.2460) | 31 (165.6684) | 40 (143.9316) | 33 (158.8344) | 37 (150.8116) |
| 2019-09-12 | 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) |
| 2019-08-31 | 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) |
| 2019-07-26 | 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) |
| 2019-06-14 | Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE | 22 / 30 (649.5884) | 29 (151.9772) | 19 (160.5372) | 2 (177.7028) | 20 (159.3712) |
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 | #737 (80 pts) | #866 (60 pts) | #733 (120 pts) | #703 (110 pts) | #805 (65 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #241 (916 pts) | #230 (971 pts) | #236 (1041 pts) | #162 (1246 pts) | #236 (971 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #321 (675 pts) | #393 (590 pts) | #204 (1090 pts) | #311 (720 pts) | #410 (535 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #269 (803 pts) | #242 (908 pts) | #229 (1018 pts) | #186 (1048 pts) | #265 (818 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #195 (1065 pts) | #145 (1281 pts) | #192 (1135 pts) | #211 (1010 pts) | #207 (1057 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #985 (268 pts) | #894 (338 pts) | #809 (403 pts) | #761 (428 pts) | #1011 (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) |