Totally Bodacious BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2246

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1529

peak 1529 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2022-09-29

latest 2025-11-05

Best ToY finish

#825

Master 2024

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 55%

overall standings

Best overall

701.1200 / 720

Master · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

681.26 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 676.23 (+5.03)

Walk rate

15%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1544

Pork · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

Consistency

±11.45

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 170.34 · weakest Brisket (165.74)

Road miles

2,021

mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 621 mi

Schedule strength

74%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1594)

Purse competed for

$261K

listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

676.23 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

701.1200 career-best overall

97.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 701.1200 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest — 97.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2025-11-05

Their season

2025 their best year

2025 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 29%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 29%

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

RAZORRACKS ahead in 100% of their meetings

RAZORRACKS has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.60 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 11%.

Brisket avg 165.74
Pork avg 170.34
0 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of GRILLBILLYS in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

7 of 7 shared pork entries lost

Heavy Smoke BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Heavy Smoke BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±1.59% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.59% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.9% of a perfect score
13 contests

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

The Chopping Block

#2250 of the rated field

1528 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1542

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to Totally Bodacious BBQ)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Totally Bodacious BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

The Drunken Sailor

#2241 of the rated field

1529 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1529

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Totally Bodacious BBQ)

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 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

S&S Pit Crew

#2231 of the rated field

1529 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1535

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Totally Bodacious BBQ)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 24 contests to 13.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY

#2243 of the rated field

1529 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 40
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1550

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Totally Bodacious BBQ)

40 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 18% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 38 contests
last seen 2025-10-31

⚔ Head-to-head

Tear Jerk BBQ

#2247 of the rated field

1529 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1529

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2022.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2023-09-23

⚔ Head-to-head

SOUTHERN YANKS BARBEQUE

#2235 of the rated field

1529 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1541

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 5 years before Totally Bodacious BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Smoke Show BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Kith n' Kin	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
SmokinGhost BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Sure Shot BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Crossed Rifles BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Heavy Smoke BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
MUDVILLE BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Shiggin aint easy	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
TRIPLE H BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
TINY E BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Kanned Heat	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	1	0	176.5600	161.1084	170.21	top 46%
Pork Ribs	10	0	0	176.5600	163.3828	169.29	top 55%
Pork	9	1	1	177.1544	160.5600	170.34	top 47%
Brisket	9	0	0	174.2628	159.3600	165.74	top 60%

“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	Avg finish
KS	6	top 53%
IN	1	top 71%
TN	1	top 72%
TX	1	top 30%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 72%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 50%

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	188	0	top 50%	2023-09-27
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest	2	180	0	top 80%	2023-09-27

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.1 yrs 2022-09-29 → 2025-11-05

Busiest season 2024 4 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 9 of 13 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 10 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 170.34 · weakest Brisket (165.74)

Walk rate 15% a top-10 call in 2 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 13 contests

Master average 676.23 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 875 1,087–1,017 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,021 13 mapped stops · furthest 621 mi

Schedule strength 1594 average field rating faced — tougher than 74% of rated contests

Purse competed for $260,590 listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 6 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.4 yrs 2024-06-07 → 2025-11-05

Power rating 1529 peak 1529 · #2246 of 6,413 rated

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

2022
Sep 29 First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
Sep 29 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3260 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
2024
Apr 5 First call Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
Jun 7 10th tracked contest Hoosier BBQ Classic
2025
Nov 5 Career-best overall score701.1200 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Nov 5 Career-best single call (Pork)177.1544 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Nov 5 Peak power rating (1529) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Nov 5 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.9	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2025-11-05
+7.8	Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff	2024-04-05
+7.3	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2023-09-27

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-2.9	Hoosier BBQ Classic	2024-06-07
-1.1	Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival	2024-05-31
-0.4	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	2022-09-29

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	3	0%	top 29%	97.4%	96.3%
2024	4	50%	top 58%	94.1%	93.5%
2023	3	0%	top 62%	94.3%	93.6%
2022	3	0%	top 69%	93.4%	92.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-11-05	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2025-11-05	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS	85 / 158 (686.1596)	38 (176.5600)	112 (169.6684)	106 (169.6684)	77 (170.2628)
2025-11-05	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	14 / 401 (701.1200)	119 (173.1428)	28 (176.5600)	35 (177.1544)	77 (174.2628)
2024-06-07	Hoosier BBQ Classic 🏅 Franklin, IN	27 / 38 (666.1140)	18 (170.8228)	22 (167.3828)	28 (167.3828)	30 (160.5256)
2024-06-07	Hoosier BBQ Classic (ONE MEAT RIBS) Franklin, IN	—	—	14 (163.3828)	—	—
2024-05-31	Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival 🏅 Covington, TN	18 / 25 (677.6116)	10 (174.2628)	19 (168.5372)	13 (170.8572)	20 (163.9544)
2024-04-05	Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	12 / 40 (675.2912)	11 (169.1084)	13 (170.8228)	2 (176.0000)	25 (159.3600)
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	188 / 487 (678.7884)	387 (161.1084)	80 (174.2744)	103 (173.1428)	152 (170.2628)
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS	180 / 211 (669.1088)	141 (168.5944)	158 (167.4400)	142 (168.5372)	168 (164.5372)
2022-10-01	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS	187 / 249 (672.5256)	121 (171.4172)	187 (166.2628)	140 (169.7256)	195 (165.1200)
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	315 / 505 (659.3260)	269 (166.8460)	217 (168.5372)	384 (160.5600)	290 (163.3828)

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
2024 ↗	Master	#825 (145 pts)	#743 (220 pts)	#726 (250 pts)	#824 (170 pts)	#882 (135 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#938 (120 pts)	#1011 (120 pts)	#1118 (120 pts)	#989 (120 pts)	#989 (120 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#986 (120 pts)	#1051 (120 pts)	#1107 (120 pts)	#1046 (120 pts)	#1021 (120 pts)