Love BBQ KS
Rating
1509
peak 1509
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2022-09-29
latest 2025-11-05
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.85
last 5 vs career avg 645.85 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±69.75
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.41 · weakest Brisket (167.25)
Road miles
1261
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 631 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
LC BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of COOKLOUNGE BBQ in 4 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 167.9884 | 170.83 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 158.1940 | 169.80 | top 40% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 167.4172 | 171.41 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 163.4172 | 167.25 | top 53% |
“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 | 4 | 0 | top 44% |
| TX | 1 | 0 | top 99% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (5 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 645.85
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 692.4800 | 628.90 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 674.1024 | 671.29 |
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 Kansas City, KS | 42 / 158 (692.4800) | 100 (170.8228) | 21 (176.5600) | 61 (171.9772) | 43 (173.1200) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 119 / 401 (686.8000) | 198 (170.8228) | 38 (176.0000) | 163 (171.4400) | 186 (168.5372) |
| 2025-09-12 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff Waller, TX | 91 / 92 (507.4172) | 23 (170.2744) | 35 (169.7256) | 44 (167.4172) | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 177 / 249 (674.1024) | 73 (174.2628) | 241 (158.1940) | 21 (177.7028) | 206 (163.9428) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 249 / 505 (668.4684) | 234 (167.9884) | 215 (168.5372) | 227 (168.5256) | 286 (163.4172) |