The 28th Amendment KS
Rating
1467
peak 1467 · rated over 18 contests
Contests
22
in the data
First seen
2020-03-13
latest 2026-03-20
Best ToY finish
#603
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 22 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
667.11 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 657.55 (+9.56)
Walk rate
27%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.54
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.93 · weakest Brisket (159.46)
Road miles
1260
mi across 22 mapped stops · furthest 143 mi
Schedule strength
63%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)
Purse competed for
$330K
listed at 19 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 18 state-championship entries
Master avg
657.55 / 720
17 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
334.30 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 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
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Papa Bears KC Barbecue in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 15 | 3 | 12 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Cow Creek BBQ | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Barking Dog BBQ | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| MAD MUTT'S BBQ | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' SAUCED | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| Dr. Squealgood BBQ | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WOOD HOOK BBQ | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 145.0628 | 162.16 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 154.8116 | 166.33 | top 57% |
| Pork | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 153.6456 | 169.93 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 147.3716 | 159.46 | top 69% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 17 | 0 | top 69% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 15% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 76% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 40% |
| Large (40+) | 14 | 0 | top 69% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 97 | 0 | top 48% | 2025-11-05 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 378 | 0 | top 79% | 2023-09-27 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (21 of 22 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (18 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 657.55 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 334.30 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2020-03-13 — First tracked contest · 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
- 📣 2020-03-13 — First call · 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
- 📈 2020-03-13 — Peak power rating (1493) · 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
- ⭐ 2024-03-15 — Career-best overall score (690.7772) · 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.7 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | 2022-07-15 |
| +12.9 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2025-11-05 |
| +12.4 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 2024-03-15 |
| +2 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 2026-03-20 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.4 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 2021-03-19 |
| -8.1 | Saucy and Glazed | 2024-07-12 |
| -7.5 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 2020-03-13 |
| -7.1 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 2025-03-21 |
| -6.9 | Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual | 2021-06-04 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 57% | 93.5% | 93.5% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 56% | 95.7% | 93.1% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 61% | 95.9% | 93.2% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 93.9% | 92.2% |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40% | top 61% | 93.2% | 91% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 89.7% | 88.8% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 75% | 90.8% | 89.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 39 / 68 (673.0400) | 35 (169.1200) | 53 (163.9656) | 3 (177.7028) | 51 (162.2516) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 97 / 401 (689.1544) | 209 (169.7144) | 71 (174.8572) | 16 (178.2972) | 232 (166.2856) |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 62 / 70 (651.8284) | 53 (166.8228) | 57 (164.5256) | 47 (169.6684) | 68 (150.8116) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 322 / 444 (657.6000) | 302 (165.1084) | 268 (167.4172) | 211 (169.1200) | 371 (155.9544) |
| 2024-07-12 | Saucy and Glazed 🏅 Newton, KS | 10 / 12 (663.9312) | 5 (173.1544) | 11 (160.5484) | 9 (169.6800) | 10 (160.5484) |
| 2024-03-15 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 15 / 58 (690.7772) | 33 (169.6800) | 19 (172.5600) | 6 (177.7144) | 13 (170.8228) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 378 / 487 (646.6972) | 435 (157.0972) | 316 (165.0972) | 119 (172.5600) | 443 (151.9428) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-04-21 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition 🏅 Derby, KS | 18 / 28 (675.8972) | 23 (167.3828) | 17 (170.8228) | 18 (167.4172) | 11 (170.2744) |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 47 / 68 (668.5028) | 65 (151.9428) | 19 (172.0000) | 18 (173.7144) | 22 (170.8456) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 407 / 505 (640.4572) | 436 (157.6800) | 266 (166.8344) | 222 (168.5372) | 465 (147.4056) |
| 2022-07-15 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 4 / 27 (334.2972) | 4 (171.4628) | 5 (162.8344) | — | — |
| 2022-04-29 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin 🏅 Derby, KS | 11 / 16 (670.7432) | 4 (175.4172) | 12 (165.6916) | 6 (171.9772) | 13 (157.6572) |
| 2022-03-18 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 56 / 71 (640.4808) | 59 (158.8460) | 64 (155.4288) | 56 (162.2516) | 40 (163.9544) |
| 2021-09-10 | Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 40 / 53 (635.2800) | 51 (145.0628) | 19 (171.4400) | 39 (158.8344) | 37 (159.9428) |
| 2021-06-04 | Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual 🏅 Mclouth, KS | 32 / 42 (646.1368) | 38 (157.6568) | 22 (168.0000) | 39 (153.6456) | 12 (166.8344) |
| 2021-03-19 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 59 / 70 (635.9092) | 68 (149.0972) | 39 (167.4060) | 25 (170.8572) | 68 (148.5488) |
| 2020-09-11 | Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 34 / 48 (653.6800) | 43 (153.1316) | 20 (169.7256) | 16 (171.4400) | 34 (159.3828) |
| 2020-03-13 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 54 / 68 (638.1948) | 52 (160.5600) | 60 (154.8116) | 9 (175.4516) | 64 (147.3716) |
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 ↗ | Master | #894 (60 pts) | #974 (60 pts) | #1013 (60 pts) | #557 (235 pts) | #917 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #875 (120 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #1020 (120 pts) | #815 (165 pts) | #920 (120 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #603 (282 pts) | #644 (282 pts) | #713 (257 pts) | #547 (357 pts) | #616 (292 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #720 (208 pts) | #827 (183 pts) | #780 (243 pts) | #681 (243 pts) | #668 (258 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #186 (182 pts) | #225 (157 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #729 (231 pts) | #634 (311 pts) | #824 (226 pts) | #684 (276 pts) | #772 (221 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #752 (180 pts) | #805 (180 pts) | #725 (225 pts) | #776 (180 pts) | #670 (245 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #655 (120 pts) | #696 (120 pts) | #644 (145 pts) | #458 (250 pts) | #681 (120 pts) |