Otter's Den BBQ KS
Rating
1477
peak 1477
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2025-08-08
latest 2026-04-10
Best ToY finish
#791
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 98%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.98 · weakest Brisket (135.37)
Road miles
36
mi across 2 mapped stops
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9888 | 141.1544 | 146.57 | top 100% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6456 | 133.0628 | 143.35 | top 97% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 153.1084 | 157.98 | top 93% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139.9316 | 130.8116 | 135.37 | top 100% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in KS (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 583.28
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 | 578.0916 | 578.09 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 588.4688 | 588.47 |
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 | 101 / 101 (578.0916) | 101 (151.9888) | 103 (133.0628) | 101 (153.1084) | 103 (139.9316) |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 51 / 53 (588.4688) | 53 (141.1544) | 49 (153.6456) | 46 (162.8572) | 52 (130.8116) |
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) |