Otter's Den BBQ
Otter's Den BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 51st of 53 at the Smoke on the Bricks (2025). They finished #1065 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Aug 8, 2025
latest Apr 10, 2026
Avg finish
top 98%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.98 · weakest Brisket (135.37)
Road miles
36
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$33K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
583.28 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)
20253 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Bricks
- Career-best overall score588.4688 Smoke on the Bricks
- Career-best single call (Pork)162.8572 Smoke on the Bricks
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 | 101 / 101 (578.0916) | 101 (151.9888) | 103 (133.0628) | 101 (153.1084) | 103 (139.9316) |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 51 / 53 (588.4688) | 53 (141.1544) | 49 (153.6456) | 46 (162.8572) | 52 (130.8116) |