THE SAUCE & ALL THAT GOES WITH IT

THE SAUCE & ALL THAT GOES WITH IT is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 9th of 49 at the 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off (2017). They are ranked #3654 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,654

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1490

peak 1512 · rated over 16 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 31, 2015

latest Oct 12, 2018 · 3.2 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

6% of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

681.6576 / 720

Master · 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

638.67 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 649.20 (-10.53)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1544

Chicken · Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-Off

Consistency

±15.22

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.25 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.21)

Road miles

972

across 16 mapped stops · furthest 147 mi

Schedule strength

66%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)

Master avg

649.20 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

681.6576 career-best overall

94.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.6576 at 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off — 94.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 14, 2017

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 53%.

6 contests
1 overall top-10
1 category win
average top 53%

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY ahead in 100% of their meetings

HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.0 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.03 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 13%.

Pork Ribs avg 160.21
Chicken avg 164.25
2 calls in 16 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HAWLIN BUTTZ BBQ TEAM in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY has out-cooked them in 9 of 12 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BUTTS R US has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The metronome

±2.11% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.11% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.2% of a perfect score
16 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to THE SAUCE & ALL THAT GOES WITH IT, each with one reason worth a look.

161 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

CAROLINA BLUE SMOKE BBQ

#3,656 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1490

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to THE SAUCE & ALL THAT GOES WITH IT)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team THE SAUCE & ALL THAT GOES WITH IT has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2019

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GRILLSPITZ BBQ HUNTERS

#3,651 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1490

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Oct 5, 2019

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Red Beards BBQ

#3,638 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1515

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

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Beware of the Hog BBQ

#3,682 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1530

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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THE SMOKIN HOT JAGRD EDGE

#3,666 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 64%
Peak: 1519

Level with THE SAUCE & ALL THAT GOES WITH IT on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2024

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BURDETTE BARBEQUE

#3,673 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1490

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Mar 3, 2017

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
TOO SAUCED	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
SMOKE MONSTER BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
PORKYLICIOUS	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
EB'S BAR-B-QUE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
K & D SMOKERS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	2	0	1	177.1544	147.9884	164.25	top 61%
Pork Ribs	16	2	0	2	174.8688	150.8000	160.21	top 65%
Pork	16	3	1	1	174.2628	151.9428	162.00	top 63%
Brisket	16	2	0	1	170.8572	152.5028	162.74	top 54%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	9	0	top 68%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 57%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NC	15	0	top 64%
SC	1	0	top 56%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge	2	27	0	top 68%	Sep 21, 2018
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2	28	0	top 78%	Sep 14, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 7 contests

Contests a season 4 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 15 of 16 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 14 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 242 finished ahead 240 times, behind 365

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Oct 9, 2015 → Nov 11, 2016

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20182 milestones

Apr 20 10th tracked contest 22nd Annual Firehouse BBQ Cookoff
Oct 12 Most recent contest Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off

20174 milestones

Apr 14 First category win (Pork) 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off
Apr 14 First overall top-10 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off
Apr 14 Career-best overall score681.6576 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off
Aug 11 Peak power rating (1512) Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show

20162 milestones

Nov 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1368 Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-Off
Nov 11 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1544 Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-Off

20152 milestones

Jul 31 First tracked contest Pigs & Pedals
Jul 31 First call Pigs & Pedals

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.8	21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off	Apr 14, 2017
+6	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	Aug 11, 2017
+4.8	Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-Off	Nov 11, 2016
+4.2	Rock The Grill	Sep 28, 2018
+1.3	Jiggy With the Piggy	May 4, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 14, 2018
-8.1	Pigs & Pedals	Jul 31, 2015
-5.2	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off	Oct 12, 2018
-4.5	Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n	Oct 9, 2015
-3.1	22nd Annual Firehouse BBQ Cookoff	Apr 20, 2018

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	7	0	0	29%	top 70%	92.5%	89.2%
2017	6	1	1	50%	top 53%	94.7%	91.4%
2016	1	0	0	100%	top 48%	91.4%	91.4%
2015	2	0	0	50%	top 76%	89.6%	89.1%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 12, 2018	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC	20 / 26 (633.4744)	18 (163.9312)	21 (157.0972)	24 (155.3832)	18 (157.0628)
Sep 28, 2018	Rock The Grill Rock Hill, SC	15 / 27 (666.2060)	7 (169.6800)	19 (165.6916)	19 (162.2628)	15 (168.5716)
Sep 21, 2018	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	32 / 45 (638.1372)	26 (163.3828)	34 (154.2516)	23 (163.9884)	31 (156.5144)
Sep 14, 2018	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	28 / 29 (612.2740)	26 (156.4912)	27 (151.3372)	25 (151.9428)	25 (152.5028)
Jun 15, 2018	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	27 / 44 (643.2684)	26 (165.6800)	38 (150.8000)	39 (155.9312)	3 (170.8572)
May 4, 2018	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	40 / 70 (656.9600)	49 (163.3944)	45 (160.5144)	45 (162.2284)	16 (170.8228)
Apr 20, 2018	22nd Annual Firehouse BBQ Cookoff Kings Mountain, NC	24 / 33 (647.8284)	18 (167.9656)	18 (165.1200)	27 (156.5028)	25 (158.2400)
Nov 10, 2017	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL) Concord, NC	31 / 47 (642.6744)	35 (160.5372)	32 (159.3600)	18 (164.5716)	27 (158.2056)
Oct 13, 2017	Grillin & chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC	19 / 29 (648.4576)	14 (166.8228)	26 (153.1088)	23 (159.3944)	11 (169.1316)
Sep 22, 2017	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	27 / 41 (656.4344)	30 (165.0972)	37 (153.6572)	8 (173.1428)	24 (164.5372)
Sep 15, 2017	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	38 / 63 (656.3540)	51 (162.8000)	35 (166.2284)	42 (163.9428)	25 (163.3828)
Aug 11, 2017	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	14 / 34 (662.1484)	18 (167.3828)	16 (164.5600)	10 (168.5600)	19 (161.6456)
Apr 14, 2017	21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC	9 / 49 (681.6576)	24 (167.3944)	2 (174.8688)	1 (174.2628)	23 (165.1316)
Nov 11, 2016	Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-Off Mt. Pleasant, NC	12 / 25 (658.1368)	2 (177.1544)	22 (153.0972)	22 (158.2168)	9 (169.6684)
Oct 9, 2015	Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n Waxhaw, NC	19 / 28 (645.0520)	19 (162.2516)	16 (163.4400)	16 (164.5600)	24 (154.8004)
Jul 31, 2015	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	26 / 31 (638.1828)	31 (147.9884)	3 (170.2744)	29 (157.1200)	19 (162.8000)

THE SAUCE & ALL THAT GOES WITH IT

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)