High-water mark
672.9940
career-best overall
93.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 672.9940 at Open Barbecue Championship — 93.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 18, 2026
Nuss BBQ
Nuss BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 18th of 20 at the Open Barbecue Championship (2026). They finished #496 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1491
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Jul 18, 2026
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.98 · weakest Brisket (165.09)
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Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #496 (333 pts) | #583 (293 pts) | #568 (343 pts) | #524 (333 pts) | #369 (543 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3940 | 167.3940 | 167.39 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 171.9772 | 171.98 | top 45% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 168.5372 | 168.54 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 165.0856 | 165.09 | top 70% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2026 | Open Barbecue Championship Wilhering | 18 / 20 (672.9940) | 15 (167.3940) | 9 (171.9772) | 14 (168.5372) | 14 (165.0856) |