Broken Bottle BBQ KS
Rating
1576
peak 1586 · rated over 28 contests
Contests
28
in the data
First seen
2019-04-05
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#494
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 28 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
681.38 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 670.50 (+10.88)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.72
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 169.58 · weakest Chicken (164.38)
Road miles
2965
mi across 28 mapped stops · furthest 1057 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
Purse competed for
$374K
listed at 27 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 28 state-championship entries
Master avg
670.50 / 720
28 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
LOVE 2 Q has finished one call ahead of Broken Bottle BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 22 of their 23 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of KC Rib doctor in 12 of their 12 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 6 visits.
😤 Brisket nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, SLAPS BBQ has out-cooked them in 16 of 23 shared brisket entries.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 18% across 7 contests, versus top 42% the rest of the year.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (2021-06-25).
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLAPS BBQ | 23 | 1 | 22 | 4% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 18 | 3 | 15 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| MAD MUTT'S BBQ | 16 | 2 | 14 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 16 | 1 | 15 | 6% | ⚔ compare |
| Fat&Dumb BBQ | 14 | 4 | 10 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| POWER I BBQ | 13 | 12 | 1 | 92% | ⚔ compare |
| Barking Dog BBQ | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| Hoggy Style BBQ | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Rib doctor | 12 | 12 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Velvet Swine | 11 | 10 | 1 | 91% | ⚔ compare |
| This is Nice | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| Stewey Magoos BBQ | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 147.4400 | 164.38 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.2628 | 167.51 | top 43% |
| Pork | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 178.2972 | 146.2628 | 169.02 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 28 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 177.7028 | 154.2056 | 169.58 | top 34% |
“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 | 18 | 0 | top 36% |
| MO | 9 | 0 | top 50% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 20 | 0 | top 37% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 6 | 18 | 0 | top 19% | 2026-06-26 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers | 3 | 8 | 0 | top 20% | 2025-09-26 |
| Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) | 3 | 14 | 0 | top 50% | 2022-04-22 |
| Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 38% | 2022-07-23 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (18 of 28 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (28 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 670.50 / 720
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-04-05 — First tracked contest · VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits
- 📣 2019-07-19 — First call · Smokin on the Summit
- 🔥 2022-04-22 — First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) · Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL)
- ⭐ 2022-09-23 — Career-best overall score (695.3944) · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- 🎖️ 2025-06-27 — 25th tracked contest · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- 📈 2025-09-26 — Peak power rating (1586) · Shawnee Great Grillers
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.9 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 2022-07-23 |
| +13 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2022-06-24 |
| +12.5 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2022-09-23 |
| +12.3 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2021-06-25 |
| +11.3 | Shawnee Great Grillers | 2024-09-27 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2026-01-22 |
| -10.8 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 2019-09-12 |
| -10.3 | VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits | 2019-04-05 |
| -6.4 | Grasshopper '19 | 2019-05-10 |
| -6.1 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual | 2024-05-31 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 93.2% | 93% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 19% | 95.4% | 95.3% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75% | top 36% | 96.6% | 94% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 40% | 94.8% | 93.6% |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 83% | top 33% | 96.6% | 94.4% |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 45% | 93.9% | 92.8% |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17% | top 58% | 93.2% | 90.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 51 / 157 (667.8740) | 77 (165.0856) | 125 (157.1084) | 29 (173.1200) | 19 (172.5600) |
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 48 / 63 (670.7200) | 38 (170.2744) | 16 (175.4056) | 56 (158.8000) | 46 (166.2400) |
| 2025-09-26 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 16 / 67 (686.2056) | 37 (166.8228) | 20 (171.9656) | 9 (175.4400) | 17 (171.9772) |
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 22 / 159 (686.7884) | 52 (168.5600) | 68 (167.3712) | 17 (175.4516) | 9 (175.4056) |
| 2024-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 8 / 73 (695.3368) | 11 (174.8456) | 4 (176.5600) | 11 (175.4056) | 21 (168.5256) |
| 2024-08-16 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 37 / 65 (673.0404) | 45 (165.0972) | 27 (170.2860) | 49 (164.5372) | 22 (173.1200) |
| 2024-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 18 / 172 (681.1316) | 71 (165.1544) | 73 (164.5716) | 14 (174.8456) | 5 (176.5600) |
| 2024-05-31 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS | 23 / 35 (657.0400) | 34 (148.5488) | 10 (172.0000) | 18 (167.3828) | 14 (169.1084) |
| 2023-09-22 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 18 / 73 (682.7540) | 57 (159.9312) | 28 (169.1200) | 5 (177.7028) | 4 (176.0000) |
| 2023-07-28 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS | 17 / 25 (666.7200) | 12 (170.8228) | 18 (162.2516) | 14 (166.2628) | 15 (167.3828) |
| 2023-06-23 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 36 / 167 (673.0628) | 41 (169.6800) | 80 (163.9772) | 105 (161.7028) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2023-04-21 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 24 / 51 (674.1828) | 41 (155.9200) | 9 (174.2628) | 14 (171.4400) | 12 (172.5600) |
| 2022-09-23 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 8 / 87 (695.3944) | 24 (170.8456) | 22 (171.9772) | 6 (178.2972) | 10 (174.2744) |
| 2022-08-26 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 22 / 48 (676.4340) | 26 (165.6800) | 9 (171.9656) | 25 (167.3828) | 17 (171.4056) |
| 2022-07-23 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 3 / 26 (691.9772) | 19 (166.8572) | 12 (170.8228) | 1 (178.2972) | 3 (176.0000) |
| 2022-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 18 / 28 (665.0400) | 14 (170.2972) | 26 (158.8000) | 12 (169.1200) | 14 (166.8228) |
| 2022-06-24 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 18 / 164 (679.4628) | 56 (166.2628) | 10 (173.1772) | 32 (170.8800) | 31 (169.1428) |
| 2022-04-22 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 20 / 35 (670.1712) | 27 (160.5256) | 1 (180.0000) | 26 (163.4056) | 23 (166.2400) |
| 2021-10-15 | Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 14 / 27 (672.4800) | 15 (164.5256) | 16 (162.2744) | 12 (170.2628) | 3 (175.4172) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 175 / 467 (668.5716) | 412 (152.5600) | 107 (170.8800) | 40 (174.8572) | 108 (170.2744) |
| 2021-08-13 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO | 19 / 25 (655.3256) | 21 (159.4172) | 12 (168.5600) | 17 (164.5484) | 18 (162.8000) |
| 2021-06-25 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 21 / 145 (675.9544) | 6 (174.3200) | 46 (166.2744) | 71 (162.2400) | 11 (173.1200) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 371 / 468 (633.6000) | 364 (158.8228) | 269 (163.9888) | 444 (146.2628) | 224 (164.5256) |
| 2019-07-19 | Smokin on the Summit 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 16 / 35 (671.3256) | 27 (159.3600) | 17 (167.4284) | 8 (174.8572) | 11 (169.6800) |
| 2019-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 42 / 183 (658.6968) | 85 (161.6572) | 79 (162.8456) | 21 (171.9656) | 80 (162.2284) |
| 2019-05-10 | Grasshopper '19 🏅 DeSoto, KS | 39 / 53 (654.6968) | 24 (170.8228) | 33 (165.1428) | 38 (164.5256) | 46 (154.2056) |
| 2019-04-26 | Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 17 / 42 (664.4684) | 13 (172.5600) | 33 (157.0856) | 24 (165.7028) | 12 (169.1200) |
| 2019-04-05 | VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits 🏅 Overland Park, KS | 44 / 53 (625.6000) | 50 (147.4400) | 44 (154.2628) | 19 (167.9772) | 43 (155.9200) |
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 | #715 (120 pts) | #772 (120 pts) | #728 (165 pts) | #744 (120 pts) | #679 (150 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #726 (180 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #940 (145 pts) | #668 (245 pts) | #648 (245 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #494 (380 pts) | #605 (310 pts) | #509 (465 pts) | #503 (400 pts) | #473 (455 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #563 (310 pts) | #625 (295 pts) | #614 (350 pts) | #447 (465 pts) | #327 (670 pts) |