Too Sauced To Smoke MO
Rating
1502
peak 1512 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2023-07-07
latest 2026-07-10
Best ToY finish
#129
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
336.85
last 5 Backyard vs avg 336.85 (+0.00)
Walk rate
44%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.66
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.99 · weakest Brisket (159.95)
Road miles
222
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 46 mi
Schedule strength
69%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Purse competed for
$33K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
656.40 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
336.85 / 360
5 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Too Sauced BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Big Reds Backyard BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
😤 Pork Ribs nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON has out-cooked them in 4 of 5 shared pork ribs entries.
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 39% across 3 contests, versus top 56% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Too Sauced BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 152.5028 | 165.76 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176.0000 | 161.0856 | 168.99 | top 47% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 166.2400 | 168.53 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3944 | 156.5028 | 159.95 | top 76% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 61% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 39% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 76% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD 2) | 3 | 6 | 0 | top 39% | 2026-07-10 |
| BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 2 | 42 | 0 | top 76% | 2025-08-15 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (9 of 9 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (9 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 656.40 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 336.85 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-07-07 — First tracked contest · Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- 📣 2023-07-07 — First call · Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off
- 📈 2023-07-07 — Peak power rating (1512) · Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off
- ⭐ 2025-08-15 — Career-best overall score (676.4684) · BBQ & Fly-In on the River
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.5 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off | 2023-07-07 |
| +7.2 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) | 2026-07-10 |
| +1.6 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-10-04 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.5 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 2023-08-18 |
| -4.3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 2026-03-20 |
| -2.8 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD 2) | 2026-07-10 |
| -2.6 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 2025-08-15 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 55% | 93.3% | 92.7% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 94% | 94% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 94.1% | 94.1% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 52% | 95.5% | 92% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD 2) Cameron, MO | 11 / 16 (329.6112) | 13 (165.0856) | 11 (164.5256) | — | — |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 10 / 37 (335.9428) | 15 (163.9428) | 4 (172.0000) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 23 / 33 (335.9428) | 9 (173.1428) | 24 (162.8000) | — | — |
| 2025-08-15 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 42 / 62 (676.4684) | 24 (173.1428) | 35 (169.1084) | 33 (170.8228) | 47 (163.3944) |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | 14 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Pleasant Hill, MO | 10 / 19 (338.7884) | 15 (164.5256) | 6 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-08-18 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 48 / 57 (636.3312) | 52 (152.5028) | 45 (161.0856) | 39 (166.2400) | 43 (156.5028) |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 6 / 30 (343.9656) | 11 (167.9656) | 2 (176.0000) | — | — |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | 13 (170.8228) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 | #129 (294 pts) | #124 (334 pts) | #122 (364 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | — | — | #333 (107 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1199 (65 pts) | #886 (167 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #293 (119 pts) | #339 (94 pts) | #264 (159 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #280 (110 pts) | #159 (355 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #936 (175 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |