Too Sauced To Smoke MO
Rating
1498
peak 1512
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2023-07-07
latest 2026-03-20
Best ToY finish
#247
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
466.30
last 5 vs career avg 466.30 (+0.00)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±155.76
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.19 · weakest Brisket (159.95)
Road miles
176
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 41 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
JANKY LEG BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 152.5028 | 166.26 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.0000 | 161.0856 | 169.19 | top 49% |
| 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) | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 76% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (7 of 7 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (7 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 466.30
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 335.9428 | 335.94 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 676.4684 | 676.47 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 338.7884 | 338.79 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 636.3312 | 490.15 |
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 | 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) | — | — |
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 | #247 (68 pts) | #181 (143 pts) | #260 (63 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) |