Karnivor Creations BBQ MO
Rating
1499
peak 1517
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2025-03-21
latest 2026-03-20
Best ToY finish
#193
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
330.68 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 329.83 (+0.84)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±159.32
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.82 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.09)
Road miles
356
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 178 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Big Reds Backyard BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Nuttycocksbbq in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off (2025-03-21) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 33-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Big Racks BBQ.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 at their very first tracked contest, American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off (2025-03-21).
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.1312 | 165.41 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 153.6228 | 160.09 | top 71% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 170.8228 | 170.82 | top 27% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6684 | 161.6684 | 161.67 | top 58% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 4 | 1 | top 59% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 58% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (4 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off (2025-03-21)
- Wins it all in 17% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 329.83
- 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 | 1 | 341.6684 | 253.67 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 649.5880 | 367.91 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 12 / 33 (341.6684) | 1 (180.0000) | 30 (161.6684) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | 10 (165.6800) | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 93 / 159 (649.5880) | 131 (157.1312) | 115 (159.9656) | 43 (170.8228) | 93 (161.6684) |
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 20 / 36 (317.6000) | 16 (163.9772) | 21 (153.6228) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 27 / 33 (325.6116) | 29 (160.5144) | 21 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | 1 (178.8572) | — | — | — | — |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #193 (123 pts) | #124 (283 pts) | #293 (58 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #287 (131 pts) | #265 (151 pts) | #288 (146 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |