END OF THE ROAD BBQ KS
Rating
1461
peak 1507
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
2019-03-15
latest 2026-03-20
Best ToY finish
#703
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
631.39 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 606.20 (+25.19)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±117.92
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.33 · weakest Brisket (154.53)
Road miles
131
mi across 14 mapped stops
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of POWER I BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 152.5144 | 162.68 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 154.2628 | 165.33 | top 52% |
| Pork | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.3200 | 154.8572 | 163.17 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1316 | 132.4800 | 154.53 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 11 | 0 | top 68% |
| MO | 3 | 0 | top 40% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (11 of 14 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (14 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 606.20
- 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 616.3428 | 616.34 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 651.8856 | 651.89 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 607.8172 | 607.82 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 622.1600 | 622.16 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 658.7432 | 645.01 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 664.5604 | 499.22 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 666.8456 | 666.85 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 665.6804 | 609.80 |
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 | 66 / 68 (616.3428) | 66 (152.5144) | 62 (157.0856) | 64 (157.1200) | 65 (149.6228) |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 60 / 70 (651.8856) | 61 (163.4172) | 60 (162.2400) | 52 (168.5828) | 61 (157.6456) |
| 2024-03-15 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 55 / 58 (607.8172) | 52 (157.1544) | 45 (162.8344) | 55 (155.3484) | 58 (132.4800) |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 62 / 68 (622.1600) | 42 (166.2972) | 64 (154.2628) | 63 (156.5256) | 65 (145.0744) |
| 2022-06-03 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition Kansas City, MO | 19 / 41 (658.7432) | 25 (165.6800) | 15 (167.3944) | 29 (160.5372) | 22 (165.1316) |
| 2022-03-18 | Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 60 / 71 (631.2804) | 62 (154.8116) | 55 (159.9544) | 59 (160.5600) | 56 (155.9544) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 146 / 467 (183.4284) | 381 (156.5372) | 123 (170.8228) | 314 (160.5828) | 359 (155.4284) |
| 2021-06-04 | Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) Kansas City, MO | 20 / 55 (664.5604) | 1 (180.0000) | 24 (163.4516) | 15 (170.3200) | 43 (150.7888) |
| 2021-03-19 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 52 / 70 (649.6572) | 61 (158.7884) | 18 (172.0000) | 33 (169.1772) | 65 (149.6916) |
| 2020-03-13 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 36 / 68 (666.8456) | 25 (169.1428) | 44 (164.5944) | 28 (169.7028) | 39 (163.4056) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 100 / 468 (475.9540) | 263 (163.9884) | 109 (170.2744) | 121 (170.2628) | 303 (159.4172) |
| 2019-05-31 | Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) Kansas City, MO | 21 / 56 (655.9428) | 39 (155.4172) | 9 (171.4172) | 25 (164.5484) | 21 (164.5600) |
| 2019-04-05 | VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits Overland Park, KS | 25 / 53 (665.6804) | 21 (169.1200) | 20 (167.9888) | 25 (166.2744) | 31 (162.2972) |
| 2019-03-15 | Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 43 / 64 (641.6112) | 36 (164.5828) | 14 (170.2628) | 54 (154.8572) | 57 (151.9084) |
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 | #791 (60 pts) | #866 (60 pts) | #903 (60 pts) | #823 (60 pts) | #814 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #909 (150 pts) | #1051 (120 pts) | #960 (170 pts) | #1046 (120 pts) | #969 (135 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #703 (205 pts) | #477 (405 pts) | #741 (220 pts) | #681 (230 pts) | #782 (180 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1957 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2028 (60 pts) | #2032 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1722 (120 pts) | #1802 (120 pts) | #1822 (120 pts) | #1799 (120 pts) | #1678 (145 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1317 (210 pts) | #1442 (200 pts) | #1156 (290 pts) | #1322 (240 pts) | #1686 (150 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1487 (162 pts) | #1767 (122 pts) | #1637 (152 pts) | #1399 (212 pts) | #1550 (162 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1545 (158 pts) | #1807 (138 pts) | #1431 (203 pts) | #1320 (233 pts) | #1823 (133 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1807 (106 pts) | #1797 (121 pts) | #2013 (81 pts) | #1413 (181 pts) | #1860 (106 pts) |